Nicholas-Denys

Nicholas Denys is an unincorporated community in Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada.[1]

Nicholas Denys
Unincorporated community
Nicholas Denys
Location within New Brunswick.
Coordinates: 47.698055°N 65.88555°W / 47.698055; -65.88555
Country Canada
Province New Brunswick
CountyGloucester
ParishBeresford
Electoral Districts   
Federal
Acadie—Bathurst
ProvincialRestigouche-Chaleur
Government
 • TypeLocal service district
Time zoneUTC-4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (ADT)
Postal code(s)
E8K
Area code(s)506
HighwaysNone

Commemorates the career of Nicolas Denys (1598-1688), one of the leading figures in seventeenth-century Acadia. In 1654 he was appointed governor of the "coasts and ilsands of the Gulf of St. Laurence from Canso to Gaspe". Died probably at Nepisiguit, in 1688. Post office from 1940 to 1970.[2]

History
See also: History of New Brunswick and List of historic places in Gloucester County, New Brunswick

Notable people
Main article: List of people from Gloucester County, New Brunswick

See also

References
  1. New Brunswick Provincial Archives - Nicholas Denys
  2. Hamilton, William (1978). The Macmillan Book of Canadian Place Names. Toronto: Macmillan. p. 82. ISBN 0-7715-9754-1.



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