Nova Scotia Archives
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Account of Mi'kmaq belinging to Queens County
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57. An Account of Indians that belongs to Queens County
Number
Joseph Groad self 4 Children & Mother 6
Joseph Atley dead Mother & sister & 2 Children 4
Peter [?Beatle] self wife & 2 Boys 4
Andrew [?Beatle] wife & 2 Children 4
Paul Williams & 3 Children 4
John Williams wife & 1 Child 3
Sutton [?Groade] wife & 3 Children 5
Peter Thomas wife & 2 Children 4
Molta Groad & Wife 2
Martin Groad wife & 6 Children 8
[Pelig] Groad wife & 6 Children 8
Joseph [Groade] 2nd wife & 4 Children 6
Andrew Groad wife & 6 Children 8
Joseph Groad 3rd wife & 5 Children Mother & daughter 9
Nicolas Groad single man 1
Frances Groad Yong [young] man 1
Peter Groad 1
Newel & Mother wife & 2 Children 5
Joseph Pigtoe wife & Child 3
Lewey Pigtoe & [?Molti] Pigtoe 2
Paul Pigtoe Mother & son 3
the Priest belonging to [?Secabo] ----------------- [1 - crossed off]
Charles [Groade] wife and 3 Children 5
Retrieval no.: Commissioner of Public Records — Mi'kmaq and Government Relations series Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 430 number 57
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