Annapolis Royal

American  

noun

1. a town in W Nova Scotia, in SE Canada, on an arm of the Bay of Fundy: the first settlement in Canada 1605.

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Annapolis Royal British  

noun

1. Former name (until 1710): Port Royal.  a town in SE Canada in W Nova Scotia on an arm of the Bay of Fundy: the first settlement in Canada (1605). Pop: 550 (2001)

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Annapolis Royal

Paul Mascarene, who so gallantly and successfully defended Annapolis Royal against the French and Indians, was born in the south of France in 1684.

From Glimpses of the Past History of the River St. John, A.D. 1604-1784 by Raymond, W. O. (William Odber)

Then it received the name of Annapolis Royal in honour of Queen Anne, and was formally ceded with all of Acadia "according to its ancient limits" to England by the treaty of Utrecht.

From Canada under British Rule 1760-1900 by Bourinot, John George, Sir

The wedding took place at Annapolis Royal, January 16, 1737, the officiating priest being St. Poncy de Lavennede.

From Glimpses of the Past History of the River St. John, A.D. 1604-1784 by Raymond, W. O. (William Odber)

Annapolis Royal was the nearest settlement belonging to the English; but he did not know in which direction it lay.

From The Lily and the Cross A Tale of Acadia by De Mille, James

Served in Flanders, 1742; sent to Nova Scotia, 1752, and appointed lieutenant-governor of Annapolis Royal, 1754.

From The Makers of Canada: Index and Dictionary of Canadian History by Various