LOCATION:
Along Route #333 between Seabright and Hackett's Cove.
WHAT'S IN A NAME?
As the name suggests, Scottish Loyalists first settled the
community of Glen Margaret. This district was first known as Lower
Ward. It was changed to Glen Margaret in honour of the wife of John
Fraser, one of the early Scottish Loyalist settlers.
COMMUNITY HIGHLIGHTS:
In 1801, John Fraser purchased much of the land that had been
originally granted to John Creighton. He had come from Virginia and
had settled in Shelburne with his father and brothers following the
American Revolution. After his father died, John, who was still a
young lad, stowed away on one of the vessels belonging to the
Boutilier family that was brining supplies up in the family's
fishing business. He fell in love and married Suzanne, one of
Captain Boutilier's daughters. One of the Fraser houses he built
still stands in the community. On the chimney is painted a wide
black band to signify the family who lived there were Loyalists.
In addition, the William Black Memorial Church, Nova Scotia's
oldest Methodist Church, is located in Glen Margaret. It was erected
by the community in 1821 and is now a registered heritage property.
GENEALOGY:
Among the early Scottish settlers were John Creighton, Alexander
and Hugh MacDonald and Donald Patterson. Other Loyalists with such
names as Renfrew, Moore, Marven, Redmond and Munroe also settled
here.
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