Ste. Anne du Ruisseau, Nova Scotia
Ste-Anne-du-Ruisseau is a community in Municipalité Argyle Municipality in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.
Name
Originally known as "Eel Brook", an English translation of the Mi'kmaq name for this place which was "Wiplomesgokum", meaning "place of eels, but they were poor and lean". The name was changed in the 1950s to reflect the name of the local parish, Sainte-Anne. Ruisseau is a French word meaning "a small brook."
History
The village was settled in 1767 by Acadians who escaped deportation and those who returned to Nova Scotia from exile. The original settlement was in an area now called Pointe-à-Rocco, where the initial settlers built a chapel and a few homes. This chapel was used until the new church, Sainte-Anne, was constructed in the early 19th century. A replica of the original chapel was built to commemorate the early settlement.
Four families are considered to be the first settlers here. These include Pierre LeBlanc (a descendant of Daniel Leblanc, brothers Louis and Pierre Mius (descendants of Philippe Mius d’Entremont, and Pierre II Surette. These four leased 1193 acres from a Rev. Breyton in 1773. [1]
External links
43°50′15″N 65°56′3″W / 43.83750°N 65.93417°W
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- ^ d'Entermont, Père Clarence J. Histoire de Sainte-Anne-du-Ruisseau, Belleville, Rivière-Abram. Self published:Pubnico, NS, March 1995.