November 3, 1850
Fredericton is illuminated by gas lights for the first time.
November 3, 1886
A major fire occurs in Dalhousie.
November 3, 1923
Unable to walk because of a childhood disability, Joseph Pierre Lacasse, of Campbellton, and his faithful horse “Kitty” climb Sugarloaf Mountain. The difficult journey, with no marked trail, takes them an hour and 30 minutes.
November 3, 1991
Allan Legere is convicted of four counts of first-degree murder in the torture and beating deaths of three women and a priest, during a reign of terror on the Miramichi, after his 1989 jail break.
November 4, 1758
A British raiding party, under Colonel Robert Monckton, destroys the Acadian village of Grimross (Gagetown), burning 50 buildings and all of the winter’s supply of food.
November 4, 1871
Marie-Louise Allard Blanchard is born in Pictou (Nova Scotia). Living most of her life in Pokemouche and Caraquet, she establishes a commercial craft operation in Caraquet using traditional weaving and rug hooking techniques.
November 4, 1990
After a 46-year absence, Professor Northrop Frye, one of the 20th century’s foremost literary critics, returns to his boyhood home of Moncton, where he is made an honorary citizen.
November 5, 1969
The village of Cap-Pelé is incorporated.
November 5, 1976
After resisting expropriation in Fontaine (Kouchibouguac National Park), Jackie Vautour and his family are evicted from their home and watch as their property is bulldozed to the ground.
November 6, 1691
Commander Joseph Robineau de Villebon begins construction of the first home at Fort Saint-Joseph (Fredericton).
November 6, 1845
In Fredericton, Benjamin F. Tibbitts patents a practical Marine Compound Steam Engine. Considered one of the greatest mechanical achievements of the 19th century, this invention increases the speed of steamships worldwide.
November 6, 1867
The first Parliament of Canada's new Confederation opens in Ottawa.
November 6, 1879
Maritimers celebrate Thanksgiving for the first time, as a celebration for “the blessings of the harvest”.
November 6, 1917
The Honourable William Pugsley, of Saint John, is appointed Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick.
November 7, 1885
William Van Horne drives the last spike in the Canadian Pacific Railway at Craigellachie (British Columbia). Seven years later, Van Horne falls in love with Minister’s Island (near St. Andrews), and purchases it for his summer retreat.
November 8, 1603
Pierre Dugua de Mons receives a royal charter from Henry IV of France that calls for the colonization of Acadia. As Governor of Acadia, de Mons is later granted a monopoly on the fur trade for ten years.
November 8, 1750
Upon hearing of British attempts to construct a fort at Beaubassin (Amherst, Nova Scotia), the Marquis de la Jonquière, Governor General of Canada, orders Captain Des Chaillons at Chignecto to build a fortress at Pointe à Beauséjour.
November 8, 1875
The Intercolonial Railway line between Moncton and Campbellton is officially opened.
November 8, 1904
The town of St. George is incorporated.
November 8, 1928
Police arrest five men digging a tunnel under the Chatham to Newcastle highway. The leader of the digging caper, George Bulger, is outraged at the forced work stoppage, claiming to be within striking distance of Captain Kidd's treasure.
November 9, 1849
The first telegraph message is transmitted between Saint John and Halifax.
November 9, 1865
At South Bay (Saint John), the first sod is turned on New Brunswick’s Western Extension into Maine of the European and North American Railway. Financial problems have delayed construction.
November 9, 1930
Acadian scholar and genealogist Placide Gaudet dies in Shediac after a life devoted to scholarship in the field of Acadian studies.
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