Correction to dates, re capture of Louisbourg, in my previous posting;
Joseph Frederick Wallet
DesBarres
1722-1824
A distinguished military engineer, of Huguenot descent., DesBarres served in the British Army in North America during the Seven Year's War, and participated in the capture of Louisbourg in 1758 and of Quebec in 1759.
>From 1763 to 1773 he was employed by the British Government to survey and chart the coasts of Nova Scotia and Cape Breton, and as a result earned great fame as a marine surveyor, second perhaps only to Captain Cook.
He was the first Lieutenant Governor of Cape Breton, 1784-87, the founder of Sydney, and Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island, 1804-12.
He died in Halifax at the age of 102.
Source; In Commemoration of Sir J.G. Bourinot - J.F.W. DesBarres Booklet; June-10, 1971, Sydney, N.S.
Thanks.
Take care.
Rick
Regards,
R.W. Rick Redmond
Medicine Hat, Alberta Canada
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Our ideals resemble the stars, which illuminate the night. No one will ever be able to touch them. But the men who, like the sailors on the ocean, take them for guides, will undoubtedly reach their goal. Carl Schurz
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