Mill Cove, Nova Scotia
Encyclopedia
Mill Cove is a community in the Canadian
province of Nova Scotia
, located in the Chester Municipal District
on the Aspotogan Peninsula
on the Lighthouse Route
(Nova Scotia Route 329
). The community was home to CFS Mill Cove
from 1967 til the 1990s.
James Lewis Jollimore was born Lunenburg and was the first to settle at Mill Cove with his wife Catherine (c.1778). They had nine children at Mill Cove. James father was a French Protestant who came from Montbeliard, France to settle Lunenburg. James’ father was part of the “foreign protestant” migration from Europe to Nova Scotia. Jacques Louis’ name was later anglicized to James Lewis. He died a year after he was officially granted 500 acres (2 km²) of land at Mill Cove at age 79 (1782). He is buried in Mill Cove.
John Troop arrived in Nova Scotia in 1774. 18 years later Troop received 500 acres (2 km²) at Mill Cove (1792). Two years later, Troop purchased a lot on the burial ground of St. Peters (1810) church across St. Margaret’s Bay at Hacketts Cove (formerly Haggets Cove). The burial ground was the first in St. Margaret’s Bay (1794).
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
province of Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...
, located in the Chester Municipal District
Chester Municipal District, Nova Scotia
The Municipality of the District of Chester is a municipal district in Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia.Occupying the northeastern half of Lunenburg County, the district's administrative seat is the village of Chester.- Demographics :Population trend...
on the Aspotogan Peninsula
Aspotogan Peninsula
The Aspotogan Peninsula is a peninsula in the eastern part of Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia, situated between St. Margarets Bay in the east from Mahone Bay in the west. The Peninsula was originally settled by second generation French immigrants on the eastside of the Aspotogan and second...
on the Lighthouse Route
Lighthouse Route
The Lighthouse Route is a scenic roadway in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.It follows the province's South Shore for from Halifax to Yarmouth.-Numbered:*Trunk 3*Highway 103*Route 309*Route 329*Route 330*Route 331*Route 332*Route 333...
(Nova Scotia Route 329
Nova Scotia Route 329
Route 329 is a collector road in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.It is located in Lunenburg County and connects East River at Trunk 3 with Hubbards at Trunk 3.It runs around the perimeter of the Aspotogan Peninsula.-Communities:*East River...
). The community was home to CFS Mill Cove
CFS Mill Cove
Canadian Forces Station Mill Cove is a former Canadian Forces Station and currently a naval radio station in Nova Scotia operated by the Canadian Forces.-History:...
from 1967 til the 1990s.
History
Mill Cove was originally granted to Jacque Louis Jollimore (1754-1833) age 38 and John Troop (1792), after both men and their families had lived in the community for many decades.James Lewis Jollimore was born Lunenburg and was the first to settle at Mill Cove with his wife Catherine (c.1778). They had nine children at Mill Cove. James father was a French Protestant who came from Montbeliard, France to settle Lunenburg. James’ father was part of the “foreign protestant” migration from Europe to Nova Scotia. Jacques Louis’ name was later anglicized to James Lewis. He died a year after he was officially granted 500 acres (2 km²) of land at Mill Cove at age 79 (1782). He is buried in Mill Cove.
John Troop arrived in Nova Scotia in 1774. 18 years later Troop received 500 acres (2 km²) at Mill Cove (1792). Two years later, Troop purchased a lot on the burial ground of St. Peters (1810) church across St. Margaret’s Bay at Hacketts Cove (formerly Haggets Cove). The burial ground was the first in St. Margaret’s Bay (1794).