Fortune Families and Connections 1763-1900

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This is a history of the pioneer families of Fortune, as well as connections in Grand Bank, Lamaline, Burin, Garnish, St. Lawrence, Jacques Fontaine, Harbour Mille, Brunette, Bay L’Argent, Great Harbour, Stone’s Cove, Anderson’s Cove, Little Bay West, Hare Harbour, Jersey Harbour, Sagona and others. Some families have no obvious connection with Fortune but are included as a matter of interest.

Nearly 1400 pages cover around 300 families, listed in alphabetical order.

A few of the old, old families of this south coast area are: Lake, Snook, Anderson, Higgins, Gallop, Collier, Kearley, Rogers, Spencer, Mauger, Pierce, Piercey, Spencer, Thornhill, Keeping, Mavin, Hickman, Forsey, Patten, Matthews, Nicolle, Osmond, Comben, Tibbo, Harris, Bonnell, Pitman, Cruse, Ayers, Hillier, Cake, Purchase, Malzard, Pike, Hollett, Beck, Inkpen, Woundy, Moulton, Emberley, Burfitt, Wagg, Crew, Gorman, Caines, Anstey, Cluett, Pardy, Barnes, Miles, Price, Scott, Osbourne, Pope, Hatcher, Blagdon, Stone, Williams, Forward and Lee.

Fortune Origins, an extensive list of acknowledgements, and a number of dedications are at the beginning. Also: I owe a profound debt of gratitude to Fay Herridge for her typing of this lengthy work; to Randell Pope for all his printing and binding and his invaluable help; and to Molly Harris for her tireless searching for my Hillier family in England.

- Margaret (Hillier) Mullins

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