Nicholas Austin the Quaker and the township of Bolton; reflections, recollections, romance, eastern townships history, by Harry B. Shufelt.

Main entry:

Shufelt, Harry Ball, 1896-

Title & Author:

Nicholas Austin the Quaker and the township of Bolton; reflections, recollections, romance, eastern townships history, by Harry B. Shufelt.

Edition:

[1st ed.].

Publication:

Knowlton, Que., Brome County Historical Society, 1971.

Description:

ix, 230 pages illustrations 23 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.

Summary:

Biography and family history of Nicholas Austin (1736-1821), a Quaker who was probably a son of Benjamin Austin and Sarah Pinkham of Dover, New Hampshire. Nicholas married Phebe Chesley in 1768, and after several moves in New Hampshire, began petitioning in the 1790s for land in Quebec province in Canada. Eventually he (and other Quakers) were granted land in Bolton Township, Richelieu County, Quebec. Descendants and relatives lived in Quebec and elsewhere.

Subject:

Austin, Nicholas, 1736-1821.
Austin family.
Austin (Famille)
Austin.
Ball.
Brill.
Perkins.
Ruiter.
Taylor.
Whittier.
Quakers New Hampshire.
Quakers Québec (Province)
Bolton (Québec) History.
United States, New Hampshire, Strafford, Middleton History.
Canada, Quebec Minorities.
United States, New Hampshire Minorities.
Canada, Quebec, Brome, Bolton (canton) History.

Form/genre:

History

Holdings:

Location: Library main canada 66449
Call No.: PO6892 CAN; ID:85-B9565
Status: Available

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