{"id":10362,"date":"2025-01-28T15:10:27","date_gmt":"2025-01-28T19:10:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/baileyhouse.ca\/?page_id=10362"},"modified":"2025-12-29T16:17:41","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T20:17:41","slug":"stories-canada-most-historic-estate","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/baileyhouse.ca\/fr\/blog\/stories-canada-most-historic-estate\/","title":{"rendered":"Stories from one of Canada&#8217;s Most Historic Estates"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"10362\" class=\"elementor elementor-10362\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16b69c5d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"16b69c5d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-154d124 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"154d124\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Stories from One of Canada's Oldest Estates<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4312955 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4312955\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c42627a elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c42627a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">For over 400 years, the Bailey House and its estate have been a crossroads of history, woven with the stories of the French, Acadians, Scots, English, Nova Scotians, and Canadians.\n\nDiscover the captivating stories of those who shaped the history of Bailey House and its estate.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-753a5a9 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"753a5a9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9767f44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9767f44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/baileyhouse.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/JPEG-image-496D-B2D8-9A-0.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10365 lazyload\" alt=\"Poutrincourt\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/baileyhouse.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/JPEG-image-496D-B2D8-9A-0.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/baileyhouse.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/JPEG-image-496D-B2D8-9A-0-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/baileyhouse.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/JPEG-image-496D-B2D8-9A-0-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/baileyhouse.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/JPEG-image-496D-B2D8-9A-0.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10365 lazyload\" alt=\"Poutrincourt\" srcset=\"https:\/\/baileyhouse.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/JPEG-image-496D-B2D8-9A-0.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/baileyhouse.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/JPEG-image-496D-B2D8-9A-0-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/baileyhouse.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/JPEG-image-496D-B2D8-9A-0-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d50a271 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d50a271\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Seigneur Jean de Poutrincourt, <\/strong><strong>Seigneur en exercice <\/strong><strong style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; text-align: var(--text-align); letter-spacing: var(--theme-letter-spacing); text-transform: var(--theme-text-transform); text-decoration: var(--theme-text-decoration);\">1610-1615<\/strong><\/p><p>Bienvenue en Acadie ! Je suis Jean de Poutrincourt, un fid\u00e8le serviteur du roi Henri IV. En 1604, je suis venu avec Pierre Dugua de Mons et Samuel de Champlain pour explorer ces terres. J\u2019ai tout de suite vu que Port-Royal \u00e9tait un endroit id\u00e9al pour fonder une colonie fran\u00e7aise. Nous avons construit des habitations, cultiv\u00e9 la terre et appris des Mi\u2019kmaq, qui nous ont beaucoup aid\u00e9s.<\/p><p>Mais la colonie a d\u00fb \u00eatre abandonn\u00e9e quelque temps. Pourtant, je n\u2019ai jamais perdu espoir. En 1610, je suis revenu avec de nouveaux colons, bien d\u00e9cid\u00e9 \u00e0 faire de Port-Royal un \u00e9tablissement prosp\u00e8re. J\u2019ai voulu cr\u00e9er ici un lieu de paix, o\u00f9 Fran\u00e7ais et Mi\u2019kmaq pourraient vivre ensemble.<\/p><p>Malgr\u00e9 les d\u00e9fis, je crois toujours en l\u2019Acadie. C\u2019est une terre riche, pleine d\u2019avenir. Avec courage et travail, nous pouvons b\u00e2tir ici un foyer durable pour la France. Que cette colonie grandisse et prosp\u00e8re, pour la gloire de Dieu et de notre roi !&#8221;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7b48e9 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c7b48e9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33b1766 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"33b1766\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Sir Claude De La Tour, \u00a0propri\u00e9taire potentiel 1629-1631<\/strong><\/p><p>Je suis Claude de La Tour, un homme d\u2019Acadie et de grands voyages. En 1610, je suis arriv\u00e9 sur cette terre avec mon fils, Charles, aux c\u00f4t\u00e9s de Jean de Poutrincourt. Nous avons travaill\u00e9 \u00e0 \u00e9tablir Port-Royal, \u00e0 b\u00e2tir une colonie forte et \u00e0 nouer des alliances avec les Mi\u2019kmaq.<\/p><p>Mais l\u2019histoire de cette terre est faite de bouleversements. En 1629, je suis revenu en Acadie, cette fois avec les \u00c9cossais, sous les ordres de Sir William Alexander. J\u2019ai accept\u00e9 de servir le roi d\u2019Angleterre, esp\u00e9rant ainsi assurer un avenir \u00e0 cette colonie que j\u2019aimais tant. Cependant, en 1632, lorsque la France a repris possession de l\u2019Acadie par le trait\u00e9 de Saint-Germain-en-Laye, j\u2019ai quitt\u00e9 l\u2019\u00e9tablissement \u00e9cossais et suis retourn\u00e9 en France.<\/p><p>Mon fils Charles, lui, est rest\u00e9 en Acadie et a continu\u00e9 \u00e0 d\u00e9fendre les int\u00e9r\u00eats fran\u00e7ais. Nos chemins se sont s\u00e9par\u00e9s, mais notre attachement \u00e0 cette terre est rest\u00e9 le m\u00eame. Que l\u2019Acadie continue de prosp\u00e9rer et que l\u2019on se souvienne de ceux qui ont tent\u00e9, chacun \u00e0 leur mani\u00e8re, de la d\u00e9fendre et de la faire grandir.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-051e19a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"051e19a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/baileyhouse.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3026.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10368 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/baileyhouse.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3026.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/baileyhouse.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3026-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/baileyhouse.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3026-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/baileyhouse.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3026.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10368 lazyload\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/baileyhouse.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3026.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/baileyhouse.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3026-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/baileyhouse.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3026-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e46dda7 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e46dda7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a777ffa elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a777ffa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"http:\/\/baileyhouse.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3004-1.jpeg\" title=\"\" alt=\"La Tour\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/baileyhouse.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3004-1.jpeg\" title=\"\" alt=\"La Tour\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-156822e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"156822e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Sir Charles De La Tour, propri\u00e9taire suppos\u00e9 1657-1666<\/strong><\/p><p>Je suis Charles de La Tour, un homme d\u2019Acadie depuis ma jeunesse. En 1610, \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e2ge de 17 ans, je suis arriv\u00e9 ici avec mon p\u00e8re, Claude de La Tour, pour b\u00e2tir une nouvelle vie sur cette terre encore sauvage mais pleine de promesses. D\u00e8s mon arriv\u00e9e, j\u2019ai appris \u00e0 conna\u00eetre l\u2019Acadie, ses rivi\u00e8res, ses for\u00eats et ses habitants, les Mi\u2019kmaq, avec qui j\u2019ai nou\u00e9 de solides alliances.<\/p><p>En 1654, j\u2019ai \u00e9t\u00e9 captur\u00e9 par les Anglais, un \u00e9v\u00e9nement qui m\u2019a marqu\u00e9 profond\u00e9ment. Cependant, apr\u00e8s un temps de captivit\u00e9, j\u2019ai retrouv\u00e9 ma libert\u00e9 et suis retourn\u00e9 vivre en Acadie, un retour \u00e0 la terre qui m\u2019avait vu grandir et que j\u2019avais jur\u00e9 de prot\u00e9ger.<\/p><p>Pendant plus de 50 ans, j\u2019ai d\u00e9fendu cette colonie contre les Anglais et m\u00eame contre d\u2019autres Fran\u00e7ais. J\u2019ai combattu pour prot\u00e9ger ce territoire qui \u00e9tait devenu mon foyer. J\u2019ai construit des forts, gouvern\u00e9 avec fermet\u00e9 et cherch\u00e9 \u00e0 assurer l\u2019avenir de l\u2019Acadie. Il semble m\u00eame que j\u2019aie eu un lien avec une propri\u00e9t\u00e9 sur l\u2019actuelle Prince William Street, autrefois appel\u00e9e Rue Dauphin, o\u00f9 j\u2019aurais pu b\u00e2tir une maison.<\/p><p>En 1666, apr\u00e8s une vie de luttes et de devoir, j\u2019ai quitt\u00e9 ce monde, mais l\u2019Acadie demeure. Mon espoir est que cette terre continue de prosp\u00e9rer, et que ceux qui y vivent aujourd\u2019hui se souviennent des sacrifices faits pour elle.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a2a078 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5a2a078\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a15485b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a15485b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Sieur Alexandre Le Borgne de Belleisle, propri\u00e9taire 1668-1692<\/strong><\/p><p>Je suis Alexandre Le Borgne de Belleisle, seigneur de Port Royal en Acadie. Arriv\u00e9 dans les ann\u00e9es 1630, j&#8217;ai consacr\u00e9 ma vie \u00e0 la d\u00e9fense et au d\u00e9veloppement de cette colonie fran\u00e7aise. En tant que seigneur, j&#8217;ai jou\u00e9 un r\u00f4le cl\u00e9 dans l&#8217;organisation et la protection de Port Royal, un fort strat\u00e9gique que j&#8217;ai renforc\u00e9 avec ma famille et nos alli\u00e9s Mi\u2019kmaq.<\/p><p>Mon r\u00f4le \u00e9tait difficile, car nous \u00e9tions constamment en guerre contre les Anglais et d&#8217;autres puissances europ\u00e9ennes. J\u2019ai \u00e9galement \u00e9t\u00e9 nomm\u00e9 gouverneur de l\u2019Acadie en 1650, ce qui m\u2019a permis d\u2019exercer une autorit\u00e9 plus directe sur la colonie. Malgr\u00e9 les attaques constantes, j\u2019ai cherch\u00e9 \u00e0 assurer la prosp\u00e9rit\u00e9 de la terre et \u00e0 maintenir l\u2019ordre.<\/p><p>En d\u00e9pit de la perte de ma seigneurie face aux forces britanniques, l&#8217;Acadie et Port Royal restent une partie de mon h\u00e9ritage. Je suis d\u00e9c\u00e9d\u00e9 dans les ann\u00e9es 1660, mais je reste fier de ce que nous avons accompli ici.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e67fa31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e67fa31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/baileyhouse.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3028-1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10369 lazyload\" alt=\"Belleisle\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/baileyhouse.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3028-1.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/baileyhouse.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3028-1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/baileyhouse.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3028-1-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/baileyhouse.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3028-1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10369 lazyload\" alt=\"Belleisle\" srcset=\"https:\/\/baileyhouse.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3028-1.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/baileyhouse.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3028-1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/baileyhouse.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3028-1-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b43174 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1b43174\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-475283d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"475283d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/baileyhouse.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3019.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10370 lazyload\" alt=\"Marie De La Tour\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/baileyhouse.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3019.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/baileyhouse.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3019-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/baileyhouse.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3019-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/baileyhouse.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3019.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10370 lazyload\" alt=\"Marie De La Tour\" srcset=\"https:\/\/baileyhouse.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3019.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/baileyhouse.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3019-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/baileyhouse.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3019-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5814a8f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5814a8f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Dame Marie De La Tour, propri\u00e9taire 1693 &#8211; 1703<\/strong><\/p><p>Je suis Marie de Saint-\u00c9tienne de La Tour, n\u00e9e vers 1654, fille de Charles de Saint-\u00c9tienne de La Tour et de Jeanne Motin de Reux, veuve de Charles de Menou d&#8217;Aulnay. Mes parents se sont mari\u00e9s en 1653 \u00e0 Port-Royal, mettant ainsi fin au conflit qui opposait nos familles. J&#8217;ai grandi dans un environnement o\u00f9 la vie \u00e9tait marqu\u00e9e par les luttes pour la survie et la prosp\u00e9rit\u00e9 de l&#8217;Acadie. Avec mes fr\u00e8res et s\u0153urs, Jacques, Charles, Marguerite et Anne, nous avons \u00e9t\u00e9 \u00e9duqu\u00e9s dans les valeurs de cette terre que nos anc\u00eatres avaient tant d\u00e9fendue.<\/p><p>En 1675, j\u2019ai \u00e9pous\u00e9 Alexandre Le Borgne de Belle-Isle, le seigneur de Port-Royal. Notre union a permis de r\u00e9concilier diff\u00e9rentes parties, notamment en raison des liens financiers entre nos familles. Ensemble, nous avons eu sept enfants: Emmanuel, Marie, Alexandre, Jeanne, Charles, Marie-Fran\u00e7oise et Anne.<\/p><p>Lorsque mon mari est d\u00e9c\u00e9d\u00e9 en 1692, j\u2019ai pris la rel\u00e8ve en tant que seigneuresse de Port-Royal, administrant avec soin et d\u00e9termination les affaires de la seigneurie. J&#8217;ai veill\u00e9 \u00e0 la gestion des terres, des cultures et du b\u00e9tail.<\/p><p>J\u2019ai continu\u00e9 \u00e0 administrer Port-Royal avec une grande r\u00e9silience jusqu\u2019\u00e0 ma mort, le 28 mai 1739, \u00e0 l&#8217;\u00e2ge de 87 ans<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76cb8c5 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"76cb8c5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-162f854 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"162f854\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Sieur Fran\u00e7ois Du Pont Duvivier, propri\u00e9taire 1703 &#8211; 1707<\/strong><\/p><p>Je suis Fran\u00e7ois Du Pont Duvivier, n\u00e9 1676 \u00e0 S\u00e9rignac en Saintonge. Deuxi\u00e8me de dix enfants, j&#8217;ai servi comme enseigne de vaisseau, puis capitaine dans la marine en Acadie et sur l&#8217;\u00cele Royale. En 1705, j&#8217;ai \u00e9pous\u00e9 Marie Mius d&#8217;Entremont, avec qui j&#8217;ai eu sept enfants, dont Fran\u00e7ois et Joseph.<\/p><p>Ma carri\u00e8re militaire a \u00e9t\u00e9 marqu\u00e9e par une promotion en 1702, et j&#8217;ai pris part \u00e0 la d\u00e9fense de Port-Royal lors de l&#8217;attaque anglaise en 1707. Toutefois, ma conduite maritale m&#8217;a rendu c\u00e9l\u00e8bre. En 1705, j&#8217;ai \u00e9pous\u00e9 Marie sans l&#8217;accord de ma famille ni du commandant local, ce qui a suscit\u00e9 des critiques et des r\u00e9primandes.<\/p><p>Apr\u00e8s la capture de Port-Royal par les Anglais en 1710, je suis retourn\u00e9 en France, mais ma n\u00e9gligence m&#8217;a valu une r\u00e9primande s\u00e9v\u00e8re. En 1713, j&#8217;ai particip\u00e9 \u00e0 l&#8217;exp\u00e9dition de fondation de l&#8217;\u00cele Royale. L&#8217;ann\u00e9e suivante, ma mission a \u00e9t\u00e9 de convaincre les Acadiens de s&#8217;\u00e9tablir sur la nouvelle colonie, avant de mourir en 1714.<\/p><p>Ma veuve a re\u00e7u une petite pension apr\u00e8s ma mort, et mes enfants ont poursuivi leur vie sur l&#8217;\u00cele Royale, certains s&#8217;engageant dans l&#8217;arm\u00e9e.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d286c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2d286c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/baileyhouse.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3018.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10375 lazyload\" alt=\"Duvivier\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/baileyhouse.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3018.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/baileyhouse.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3018-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/baileyhouse.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3018-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/baileyhouse.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3018.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10375 lazyload\" alt=\"Duvivier\" srcset=\"https:\/\/baileyhouse.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3018.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/baileyhouse.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3018-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/baileyhouse.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3018-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7b62f9 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d7b62f9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3f572d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d3f572d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/baileyhouse.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3016.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10377 lazyload\" alt=\"Anne Le Borgne\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/baileyhouse.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3016.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/baileyhouse.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3016-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/baileyhouse.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3016-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/baileyhouse.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3016.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10377 lazyload\" alt=\"Anne Le Borgne\" srcset=\"https:\/\/baileyhouse.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3016.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/baileyhouse.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3016-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/baileyhouse.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3016-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f6f7ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1f6f7ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Anne Le Borgne, habitante\u00a01710<\/strong><\/p><p>Je suis Anne La Borgne de Belle Isle, n\u00e9e vers 1690, fille d&#8217;Alexandre Le Borgne et de Marie De La Tour. Ma m\u00e8re est devenue veuve lorsque j&#8217;avais seulement deux ans. En 1693, nous vivions \u00e0 Port Royal avec mes six fr\u00e8res et s\u0153urs, et nous poss\u00e9dions des terres, du b\u00e9tail et des armes \u00e0 feu.<\/p><p>En 1710, j&#8217;\u00e9tais d\u00e9j\u00e0 mari\u00e9e \u00e0 Jean De Fonds dit Rodrigue, et nous vivions dans la maison o\u00f9 je suis n\u00e9e \u00e0 Port Royal. Le 16 mars 1707, nous avons c\u00e9l\u00e9br\u00e9 notre mariage, et ensemble, nous avons eu au moins huit enfants. Apr\u00e8s la mort de mon mari en 1733, j&#8217;ai pris la direction de notre entreprise familiale avec mes deux fils, Michel et Pierre. Nous g\u00e9rions l&#8217;une des entreprises les plus prosp\u00e8res de l&#8217;\u00cele Royale.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66a9340 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"66a9340\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8366d5a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8366d5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Jean-Fran\u00e7ois Flan, propri\u00e9taire 1707 -1733<\/strong><\/p><p>Je suis Jean Fran\u00e7ois Flan, n\u00e9 vers 1682 \u00e0 Paris. J&#8217;ai occup\u00e9 le poste de commis des fortifications \u00e0 Port Royal, un r\u00f4le qui exigeait une certaine \u00e9ducation, comme en t\u00e9moigne ma capacit\u00e9 \u00e0 signer mes actes de mariage et ceux de mes filles. Depuis d\u00e9cembre 1704, j&#8217;\u00e9tais charg\u00e9 de superviser les travaux de reconstruction du fort, pour un salaire annuel de 600 livres, en plus de ma ration de nourriture.<\/p><p>En 1706, j&#8217;ai \u00e9pous\u00e9 Marie Dupuis, fille de Michel Dupuy et Marie Gautrot, \u00e0 Port Royal. Peu apr\u00e8s, j&#8217;ai achet\u00e9 cette maison le 30 mars 1707, de Fran\u00e7ois du Pont Duvivier et de sa femme Marie Mius d&#8217;Entremont. Entre 1707 et 1718, Marie et moi avons eu cinq enfants : Marie-Josephe, Fran\u00e7ois-Marie, Anne, Madeleine et Marguerite.<\/p><p>En 1724, suite aux restrictions impos\u00e9es aux Acadiens dans le bas de Port Royal, j&#8217;ai vendu ma propri\u00e9t\u00e9 \u00e0 Samuel Douglas en 1733. Finalement, nous avons v\u00e9cu \u00e0 Riviere de Canards en 1732, et j&#8217;ai conserv\u00e9 ma propri\u00e9t\u00e9 d&#8217;Annapolis Royal jusqu&#8217;en 1733.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43db500 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"43db500\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/baileyhouse.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3017.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10376 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/baileyhouse.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3017.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/baileyhouse.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3017-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/baileyhouse.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3017-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/baileyhouse.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3017.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10376 lazyload\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/baileyhouse.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3017.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/baileyhouse.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3017-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/baileyhouse.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3017-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c6d740 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7c6d740\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-baed4d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"baed4d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/baileyhouse.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3015.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10378 lazyload\" alt=\"Douglass\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/baileyhouse.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3015.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/baileyhouse.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3015-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/baileyhouse.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3015-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/baileyhouse.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3015.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10378 lazyload\" alt=\"Douglass\" srcset=\"https:\/\/baileyhouse.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3015.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/baileyhouse.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3015-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/baileyhouse.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3015-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6b2711 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f6b2711\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Samuel Douglass, owner 1733 &#8211; 1743<\/strong><\/p><p>I am Samuel Douglas, born about the year 1680 and departed this life in 1743. I was a prominent trader in Port Royal, owning several properties within the lower town. I was married thrice, the first to Bathiah Douglas, whose gravestone remains the oldest in all of Canada. The inscription upon her stone reads:<\/p><p><em>Here lyes ye body of Bathiah Douglass wife to Samuel Douglass who Departed this Life, Octo the 1st, 1720 in the 37th Year of her Age<\/em><\/p><p>I held a senior position in the train of artillery at Fort Anne, and it is likely I partook in the siege of 1710. I also had designs to build a wharf, which may indeed be the very one whose remains endure near the Bailey House to this day. Upon my passing in 1743, my third wife, Anna, sold the estate and moved to Boston.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f954cb e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6f954cb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91c97c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"91c97c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Captain Edward How, owner 1743 &#8211; 1750<\/strong><\/p><p>I am Captain Edward How, born around 1702 and arriving in Nova Scotia in 1722, starting as a merchant in Canso. By 1725, I had become part of the community, receiving land in Canso Harbour and helping to build the town. I was appointed justice of the peace and sheriff in 1730, roles I took seriously, always working to serve my fellow settlers.<\/p><p>I became commissary of musters in 1736, later joining the provincial council. Over the years, I worked to improve the region\u2019s defenses and protect our colony. After Canso was destroyed by the French in 1744, I tried to secure the loyalty of the Acadians and French settlers, but tensions continued to rise.<\/p><p>In 1746, I was severely wounded during a French attack at Grand Pr\u00e9, losing the use of my left arm. Still, I pressed on. In 1749, I was called to Halifax, thinking peace might finally be within reach.<\/p><p>On October 4, 1750, I was killed while negotiating with the French near Fort Beaus\u00e9jour. The exact details of my death are unclear, but I know my passing marked a turning point for Acadia. I leave behind a legacy of loyalty to my family and colony. My widow, Marie-Madeleine, and our children will carry on.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f17eb3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5f17eb3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/baileyhouse.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3014.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10379 lazyload\" alt=\"How\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/baileyhouse.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3014.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/baileyhouse.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3014-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/baileyhouse.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3014-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/baileyhouse.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3014.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10379 lazyload\" alt=\"How\" srcset=\"https:\/\/baileyhouse.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3014.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/baileyhouse.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3014-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/baileyhouse.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3014-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a3fa83 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8a3fa83\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e046601 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e046601\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/baileyhouse.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3013.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10380 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/baileyhouse.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3013.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/baileyhouse.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3013-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/baileyhouse.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3013-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/baileyhouse.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3013.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10380 lazyload\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/baileyhouse.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3013.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/baileyhouse.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3013-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/baileyhouse.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3013-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c42ca9c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c42ca9c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Marie-Madeleine Winniet, owner 1750 &#8211; 1770<\/strong><\/p><p>I am Marie-Madeleine Winniett, born in 1718, daughter of William Winniett and Marie-Madeleine Maisonat. My mother came from a notable family, as her father was the infamous French pirate Pierre \u201cBaptiste\u201d Maisonnat. I grew up surrounded by strong family ties and influential figures in the region.<\/p><p>My sister Anne married Major Alexander Crosby, and they lived in what is now the de-Gannes Cosby House in Annapolis Royal. Another sister, Elizabeth, married Lieutenant-Colonel John Handfield, and they resided in another prominent house in the area.<\/p><p>In 1744, I married Edward How, a respected figure in Nova Scotia\u2019s government. We had a family, and I remained deeply connected to both my children and the community. Throughout my life, I witnessed the changing tides of history, including the growing tensions and the eventual British control over our lands. After Edward&#8217;s passing in 1750, I continued to be involved in my community, supporting my family and making sure that we held on to what had been built.<\/p><p>I passed away in 1793, leaving behind a legacy intertwined with my family\u2019s history and the region&#8217;s growth.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46495fb e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"46495fb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18614c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"18614c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>John Easson, owner 1770 &#8211; 1783<\/strong><\/p><p>I am John Easson, a Scottish master artificer who left my homeland in 1734 to start a new life in Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia. It was a quiet and isolated outpost, but it was here that I began not only my career in imperial service but also the process of establishing one of the first English families in what would later become Canada. Over time, I built a legacy defined by an entrepreneurial spirit, strong religious beliefs, and a commitment to education.<\/p><p>While my family has always maintained these traditions, we\u2019ve also held a curious aversion to civic duty and public service. Through the years, successive generations of my family upheld the values I set forth\u2014creating a unique family culture marked by persistence and resilience. My contributions, as well as those of my descendants, helped shape not only our family structure but also our place in colonial society.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e73db47 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e73db47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/baileyhouse.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3012.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10385 lazyload\" alt=\"Easson\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/baileyhouse.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3012.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/baileyhouse.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3012-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/baileyhouse.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3012-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/baileyhouse.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3012.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10385 lazyload\" alt=\"Easson\" srcset=\"https:\/\/baileyhouse.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3012.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/baileyhouse.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3012-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/baileyhouse.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3012-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f30c73a e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f30c73a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6754b64 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6754b64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/baileyhouse.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10386 lazyload\" alt=\"Joseph Totten\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/baileyhouse.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/baileyhouse.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3024-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/baileyhouse.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3024-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/baileyhouse.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10386 lazyload\" alt=\"Joseph Totten\" srcset=\"https:\/\/baileyhouse.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/baileyhouse.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3024-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/baileyhouse.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3024-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-838d9cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"838d9cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Joseph Totten, owner 1783 &#8211; 1788<\/strong><\/p><p>I am Joseph Totten, a Loyalist who, like so many others, was forced to leave my home in New York after the American Revolution. In 1783, with my wife Susannah and our family, we sought refuge in Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia\u2014a town that had seen its own share of conflict but promised stability and opportunity.<\/p><p>Upon our arrival, we purchased a fine property on the waterfront, where I set up a shipbuilding business. My skills and experience in maritime construction served me well, and I worked to rebuild a life for my family in this new land. Like many Loyalists, we brought with us not only our possessions but also the traditions and ways of life we had known in New York.<\/p><p>Our household included four enslaved individuals, whose labor was integral to maintaining our estate and business. Annapolis Royal, though distant from the turmoil of the Revolution, was still a place of uncertainty. Fear of further American raids lingered until the war\u2019s official end, but in time, the town became a haven for many displaced Loyalists like myself.<\/p><p>Though I lived only a few years in this new home, I take pride in knowing that my family and our legacy endured. Annapolis Royal, once a place of exile, became our refuge and our future.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1ee45e e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d1ee45e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8bdf5d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8bdf5d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Susannah Totten, resident 1788 &#8211; 1811<\/strong><\/p><p>I am Susannah Totten, n\u00e9e Tavau, a Loyalist who, like so many others, was forced to leave my home in New York after the American Revolution. In 1783, my husband Joseph and I, along with our family, arrived in Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia, seeking refuge from the turmoil that had upended our lives. We purchased a fine property overlooking the Annapolis Basin, and set about rebuilding our lives in this distant but promising land.<\/p><p>Joseph, ever resourceful, established a shipbuilding business, likely using the wharf attached to our property. Our household, like many of our station, included four enslaved individuals whose labour was essential to maintaining our home and business.<\/p><p>Despite our trials, there were moments of honour and distinction. Around 1794, our family had the privilege of hosting His Royal Highness Prince Edward, father of the future Queen Victoria. His visit was a grand occasion, a reminder that even in exile, we remained subjects of the Crown, part of an empire that had not abandoned us.<\/p><p>Though I outlived my dear Joseph by many years, I remained in Annapolis Royal, watching as the town grew and changed.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8163e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b8163e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/baileyhouse.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3007.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10392 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/baileyhouse.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3007.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/baileyhouse.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3007-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/baileyhouse.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3007-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/baileyhouse.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3007.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10392 lazyload\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/baileyhouse.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3007.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/baileyhouse.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3007-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/baileyhouse.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3007-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-884fa15 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"884fa15\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b95bbd7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b95bbd7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/baileyhouse.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3025.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10396 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/baileyhouse.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3025.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/baileyhouse.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3025-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/baileyhouse.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3025-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/baileyhouse.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3025.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10396 lazyload\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/baileyhouse.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3025.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/baileyhouse.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3025-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/baileyhouse.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3025-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9314d80 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9314d80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Gilbert Totten, owner 1811 &#8211; 1816<\/strong><\/p><p>I am Gilbert Totten, a Loyalist of Westchester County, New York, who fought fiercely for the Crown during the American Revolution. Some called me a terror, but I did only what was necessary in a time of war. I led men in raids against the rebels, capturing officers and striking at their forces. Some tales have painted me as a villain, but war is a cruel master, and we who remained faithful to our King paid a steep price.<\/p><p>When the Revolution was lost, my father Joseph, my mother Susannah, and I fled to Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia, in 1783. There, my family bought the Bailey House property, and I took up land dealings. In time, I sold the land upon which the Bailey House stood, likely dividing the lot further. Though I built a life in Nova Scotia, my journey did not end there.<\/p><p>Eventually, I left Annapolis Royal, crossing back into the United States. My final years were spent in Connecticut, where I lived with my wife. I have been called many things\u2014loyalist, soldier, landowner\u2014but I am, above all, a man shaped by war and exile, forever bound to a cause that history will judge as it will.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-694c525 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"694c525\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-971dbf9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"971dbf9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>James Robertson, owner 1816 &#8211; 1832<\/strong><\/p><div class=\"group\/conversation-turn relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\"><div class=\"flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\"><div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col flex-grow\"><div class=\"min-h-8 text-message flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 whitespace-normal break-words text-start [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"84aac4be-f1f8-4e8b-9d84-e1f50050adec\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o\"><div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\"><div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\"><p>I am James Robertson, a man of enterprise and the owner of the land upon which the Bailey House stands. In 1816, I purchased this property in Annapolis Royal, seeing its promise and potential. It has been said that around 1817, I built the grand inn that still graces this place, its sturdy frame and fine architecture a testament to careful craftsmanship and ambition.<\/p><p>Some say I was a major investor in the <em>Matilda<\/em>, one of the most profitable privateering ships of the War of 1812. If so, she served her purpose well, striking at enemy commerce and bringing wealth to those bold enough to seize opportunity in perilous times. Whether by land or sea, fortune favours those who dare.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ccc2b5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ccc2b5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/baileyhouse.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3029.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10401 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/baileyhouse.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3029.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/baileyhouse.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3029-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/baileyhouse.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3029-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/baileyhouse.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3029.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10401 lazyload\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/baileyhouse.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3029.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/baileyhouse.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3029-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/baileyhouse.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3029-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf9a81d e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cf9a81d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3be554 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c3be554\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/baileyhouse.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3008.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10407 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/baileyhouse.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3008.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/baileyhouse.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3008-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/baileyhouse.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3008-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/baileyhouse.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3008.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10407 lazyload\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/baileyhouse.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3008.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/baileyhouse.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3008-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/baileyhouse.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3008-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d602fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7d602fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Elizabeth Bailey, resident\/owner 1832 &#8211; 1882<\/strong><\/p><div class=\"group\/conversation-turn relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\"><div class=\"flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\"><div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col flex-grow\"><div class=\"min-h-8 text-message flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 whitespace-normal break-words text-start [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"84aac4be-f1f8-4e8b-9d84-e1f50050adec\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o\"><div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\"><div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\"><p>I am Elizabeth Bailey, n\u00e9e Ward, and for many years, I was the mistress of the finest boarding house in Annapolis Royal. Widowed too soon in 1824, with three young daughters to support, I turned necessity into opportunity, opening what became known as the <em>la Bailey House<\/em>\u2014a haven for travellers, officials, and the distinguished guests of Canada.<\/p><p>Between 1832 and 1835, I welcomed my first boarders, and by 1837, I owned the house outright. My guests included governors, noblemen, and literary minds such as Thomas Chandler Haliburton, who, with his sharp wit, affectionately called me \u201cMarm.\u201d It was a name that suited me, for I ran my house with authority and warmth.<\/p><p>The <em>la Bailey House<\/em> stood at the heart of a bustling travel route. By 1833, the <em>Maid of the Mist<\/em>, Canada\u2019s first Atlantic steamship, docked at the wharves just outside my door, and the ever-reliable Rose Fortune assisted my guests with their luggage. My cooking became the talk of the town, and even now, my recipes can still be found among the records of Parks Canada.<\/p><p>Though no guest register remains, history remembers the many who passed through my doors\u2014lords and governors, authors and adventurers. 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