Barnabas Collins O'BRIEN
Born: 1 April 1770, Onslow, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: abt. 1834, , Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: abt. 1834, , Nova Scotia, Canada
Married: Catharine DOWNING 23 November 1793
Nathaniel N
O'BRIEN
Born
abt. 1745
,
Acadie
Died
April 1770
,
Nova Scotia, Canada
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Born: abt. 1745 in Acadie
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Nathaniel N married Jemima POLLEY abt. 1770 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jemima POLLEY was born abt. 1751 in Malden, Province of Massachusetts Bay. Jemima died 31 December 1818 in River Philip, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Nathaniel N O'BRIEN died April 1770 in Nova Scotia, Canada.
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1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.
Death — 1770April 1770
Nova Scotia, Canada
1770 Birth of ChildBarnabas Collins O'BRIEN was born 1 April 1770, Onslow, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada
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