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Matching Articles"18th Century" (Total 13)

Robert Hayman (1575-1629)

Robert Hayman is often credited as being the first known Canadian and Newfoundland poet.
Journal Provides Glimpse of Dangers at Sea

The life of Lieut. Howard Douglas and his account of the wreck of the British ship Phillis off the southwest coast of Newfoundland in October 1795.
John Mitchels [Captain HMS WARWICK]; 2 December, 1708

A List of the Inhabitants Names etc., for Ferryland, 1708
William Keen Witnessed the Capture of St. John's

An outline of the efforts of William Keen to establish a judicial system in Newfoundland in the early 18th century.
Captain Graydon; 20 September, 1701

An Account of the Fishery etc. at Ferryland, 1701
[Captain] Stafford Fairbourne; 11 September, 1700

An Account of the Fishery etc. at Ferryland and Caplin Bay in the year 1700
Eleanor Power (? - 1754)

Biography of Eleanor Power (? - 1754), the first woman hanged in English Canada.
Mary Travers (1783-1854)

Overview of the polling station at Mary Travers' tavern.
Proprietary Governors, 1610-1728

A history of proprietary governors in Newfoundland which began in 1610, with the appointment of its first governor, John Guy and ended in 1728 with the appointment of the first naval governor.
Women and Government House

Overview of the women who lived at Government House.
The Congregational Church in Newfoundland

This article is about the Congregational Church in Newfoundland, its origins and ultimate merger with the Presbyterian Church
LSPU Hall (St. John's)

About the LSPU Hall, a Registered Heritage Structure located on 3 Victoria Street in St. John's and initially built in the late eighteenth century.
Presentation Sisters

Overview of the history of the Presentation Sisters in Newfoundland.

Matching Articles"18th Century" (Total 13)

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