Nicholas-Denys

Nicholas Denys is an unincorporated community in Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada.[1]

Nicholas Denys
Nicholas Denys is located in New Brunswick
Nicholas Denys
Nicholas Denys
Location within New Brunswick.
Coordinates: 47.698055°N 65.88555°W / 47.698055; -65.88555
Country Canada
Province New Brunswick
CountyGloucester
ParishBeresford
Electoral Districts   
Federal

Acadie—Bathurst
ProvincialRestigouche-Chaleur
Government
  TypeLocal service district
Time zoneUTC-4 (AST)
  Summer (DST)UTC-3 (ADT)
Postal code(s)
Area code506
HighwaysNone

Commemorates the career of Nicolas Denys (1598-1688), one of the leading figures in seventeenth-century Acadia. In 1654 he was appointed governor of the "coasts and islands of the Gulf of St. Laurence from Canso to Gaspe". Died probably at Nepisiguit, in 1688. Post office from 1940 to 1970.[2]

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References

  1. New Brunswick Provincial Archives - Nicholas Denys
  2. Hamilton, William (1978). The Macmillan Book of Canadian Place Names. Toronto: Macmillan. p. 82. ISBN 0-7715-9754-1.



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