Captain Silas Sr brought his family to Nova Scotia to settle as a planter in the mid 18th century, and from there his children settled in mostly the Kings and Cumberland county areas, many of them also becoming planters and sea farers like their father.

Kings (N.S. : County) — History
Kings (N.S. : County) — Biography
Kings (N.S. : County) — Genealogy
Cumberland (N.S. : County) — History
Cumberland (N.S. : County) — Biography
Cumberland (N.S. : County) — Genealogy

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Cape Chignecto (N.S.) — History
Cumberland County (N.S.) — History
Apple River (N.S.) — History
Birch Cove (N.S.) — History
New Salem (N.S.) — History
Sand River (N.S.) — History

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Biographical sketches of over 250 centenarians who have lived in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia. Includes bibliographical references.

Centenarians — Nova Scotia — Cumberland (County)
Obituaries — Nova Scotia — Cumberland (County)
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Once By Sea, Once By Land" is a three volume 1100 page collection of genealogy and history based upon the ancestry and descendants of Elijah Brown (31 March 1780 - 30 September 1855). The story begins in England 1635, to Boston, then New Hampshire and Maine before his marriage 1802 in Parrsboro, Nova Scotia. The families of Elijah and Henrietta (Cannon) Brown spread across Colchester and Cumberland counties of Nova Scotia, Westmorland County of New Brunswick and Elgin County, Ontario. The wide span of family names include Siddall, Piers, Carter, Welton, Hughes, Fife, Brundage, Jeffers, Skidmore, Kennedy, Tabor, Edwards, Pettigrew, Thompson, Allen, Canning, Harrison, Hoeg, Bird, Atkinson, Cochrane, Bowden, Dowe, Quinn and of course, Brown; and so many more. Pages also include over 300 photographs and numerous obituaries. Authored by Bliss Brown (Elijah's great-great-great-grandson), after more than 40 years of research. Volume 1: Once by Sea. Book 1, Genealogy of Elijah Brown, 31 March 1780 - 30 September 1855. His Ancestors Volume 2: Once by Land. Book 2, Genealogy of Elijah Brown, 31 March 1780 - 30 September 1855. His Descendants Volume 3: Once by Land. Book 2 Continued, Genealogy of Elijah Brown, 31 March 1780 - 30 September 1855. His Descendants.

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Brown, Elijah, — 1780-1855 — Family
Cumberland (N.S. : County) — Genealogy
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Series : Bulletin of the Public Archives of Nova Scotia. No. 23.

Fergusson, Charles Bruce, 1911-1978

Archives — Nova Scotia — Periodicals
Seaman, Amos Peck, 1788-1864
Cumberland County (N.S.) — History

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