Grand Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador
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Grand Bay is a small bay immediately to the west of Channel-Port aux Basques
, Newfoundland
, Canada
. Two communities line the bay, on the east is Grand Bay East and on the west, Grand Bay West.
Grand Bay first appeared on Captain James Cook
1766 chart of the south coast of Newfoundland. It was the landing place for Micmac and French
groups who crossed the Cabot Strait
in the early 18th century in contravention of the terms of the Treaty of Utrecht
(1713).
Kettle and Lomond where common surnames among the settlers in the Grand Bay area, most notably is Wilson Kettle
who was entered in the Guinness World Records
as having the largest number of living descendants.
Channel-Port aux Basques, Newfoundland and Labrador
Channel-Port aux Basques is a town at the extreme southwestern tip of the island of Newfoundland fronting on the eastern end of the Cabot Strait. A Marine Atlantic ferry terminal is located in the town which is the primary entry point onto the island of Newfoundland and the western terminus of...
, Newfoundland
Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador is the easternmost province of Canada. Situated in the country's Atlantic region, it incorporates the island of Newfoundland and mainland Labrador with a combined area of . As of April 2011, the province's estimated population is 508,400...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. Two communities line the bay, on the east is Grand Bay East and on the west, Grand Bay West.
Grand Bay first appeared on Captain James Cook
James Cook
Captain James Cook, FRS, RN was a British explorer, navigator and cartographer who ultimately rose to the rank of captain in the Royal Navy...
1766 chart of the south coast of Newfoundland. It was the landing place for Micmac and French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
groups who crossed the Cabot Strait
Cabot Strait
Cabot Strait is a strait in eastern Canada approximately 110 kilometres wide between Cape Ray, Newfoundland and Cape North, Cape Breton Island. It is the widest of the three outlets for the Gulf of Saint Lawrence into the Atlantic Ocean, the others being the Strait of Belle Isle and Strait of Canso...
in the early 18th century in contravention of the terms of the Treaty of Utrecht
Treaty of Utrecht
The Treaty of Utrecht, which established the Peace of Utrecht, comprises a series of individual peace treaties, rather than a single document, signed by the belligerents in the War of Spanish Succession, in the Dutch city of Utrecht in March and April 1713...
(1713).
Kettle and Lomond where common surnames among the settlers in the Grand Bay area, most notably is Wilson Kettle
Wilson Kettle
William Wilson Kettle was a Canadian centenarian.As did his father, who had emigrated from Dorset, England, Kettle worked as a mariner and a fisherman. At age 44, he worked as diver after the diver he had hired quit; he was 84 when he made his last dive...
who was entered in the Guinness World Records
Guinness World Records
Guinness World Records, known until 2000 as The Guinness Book of Records , is a reference book published annually, containing a collection of world records, both human achievements and the extremes of the natural world...
as having the largest number of living descendants.