Brian - Great video. Although the German settlers were known as the Foreign Protestants some were in fact Catholic. As I mentioned in one of the other videos, the Port Royal (Habitation) pictured here is not the location of the Port Royal/Annapolis Royal. The Habitation site is located on the opposite shore of the Annapolis Basin and a few miles to the southwest. The latter Port Royal was initially established as the Scottish Charles Fort. The location was taken over by the French in the 1630s after Acadia was returned to France under the Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye. Under the Treaty of Utrecht, the French retained the Islands in the Gulf of St Lawrence and this included Île Saint-Jean (Prince Edward Island) not just Île-Royale Acadie: pronounced A-Kaa-Dee. (Draw out the aa and ee) Under the Treaty of Utrecht there was a period under which the Acadian had to remove themselves from Acadia/Nova Scotia if they wished to remain French subjects. Any who stayed would become subjects of the British king. By staying the Acadian tacitly accepted the fact they were British subjects. It was usual for subjects to provide oaths of loyalty from time to time. In the case of the Acadians, they took a negotiated position that after a number of years concluded in an understanding of neutrality. In other words, a qualified oath. No so sure your idea that climate was behind why the German Foreign Protectants came to Nova Scotia versus settlers from England. New England does not exactly have balmy weather and it was being settled successfully by the British. Shortly after the founding of Halifax there certainly was a drifting away of British colonists to the larger centers in New England. It was easier to settle there then in the new unbroken lands of Nova Scotia. A number of the German states were allied to Britain because the British Royal house were Germans. Times were hard in the German states and this combined with the relationship to Britain made it a fertile place to look for a cohesive group of people to settle in Nova Scotia. These people's customs and language being foreign to that of New England would have a higher chance of keeping them together in Nova Scotia, and not looking for better and easier opportunities in the other British American colonies. Dutch Village was settled by some of the Germans. Lunenburg was called Mirliguèche (mer-la-gwish) by the Acadians. Other Interesting information about the Foreign Protestants: - The land grants to the Foreign Protestants were quite generous. They were given a house lot and garden lot in Lunenburg. Nearby they were granted 30 acre lots and a little further afield, 300 acre lots. The records for these grants are quite extensive. - Shortly after the 1755 deportation of the Acadians, the settlers at Lunenburg organized groups of men to travel overland to Grand Pré where they rounded up cattle and livestock and drove them back to Lunenburg. I suspect they took any valuable and useable items they found and could carry away.
Awesome, thanks! for watching there is a lot of information out there about this group of settlers. They truly were pioneers. On wikitree you'll find a lot of resources in their "Montbélliard Emigrations to Nova Scotia, 1749-1752" Project.
Thank you so much for that great information. Am excited to check it out! Without a doubt they were survivors and builders, and I’m proud to be part of this family. Best wishes for continued success. Sincerely, Linda
I have ancestors among the Foreign Protestants (Hubley). Nice job. Have you looked at the Scots in Pictou County starting with the Hector? Abt WW2 German... my mother’s uncle was German in Bridgewater. He told of being mightily abused for having the name Karl with a K because people thought as Germans they would be disloyal.
The Port Royal destroyed in 1613 was not the same settlement of Port Royal that became Annapolis Royal (not just Annapolis as stated in the video). The original Port Royal is located at the Canadian NHS Habitation, located further to the southwest and on the opposite shore of the Annapolis Basin from that of Annapolis Royal.
A large number of Nova Scotians and even Canadians in general can track at least part of their lineage to this group of settlers. It's quite amazing to see the impact they made.
Also DeMont you might know more then me. We’re we originally “Demone” or “Timon” I heard a few different ones that could be possible. My grandfather was from gold river outside Chester
@@HowWeGotHere my mother is from Glace Bay too! My great grandmother was a gallant from there and my moms mother is a MacLeod from that way. Mostly from the pier area though. I never been to Gold River Chester area but it’s on my bucket list to visit for sure. Keep up the great work on the videos!
I have a quick question. My last name is DeMont and I did my tree and if don’t correctly I would be a Demone before they made it DeMont. Is that correct? And if so would you know the DeMont family crest? I can’t find anything
Hi Bradley - There were not any Demones or Demonts amongst the Montbelliard group There was a Pierre Demet . Demont is of a Northern German Origin, French variation is Dumont as far as Heraldry and Arms beware when looking as most families do not have have Coats of Arms or Official Ones as they tended to be created for Indivduals though you will find plent of Websites that will try and sell you your "official" Coat of Arms often they were made up and have no legitemacy other than having been propogated for years. I'm not a specialist in Heraldry but I can say if there are Demont or Demone Coats of Arms that are legitimate they most likely would have been bestowed upon a specific individual as opposed and were not meant to be passed down from one generation to the next. I could be wrong on your specifics but that is almost always the case. That being said many families do have crests they have adopted and accepted by a large amount of family members just not they are different from an official coat of arms.
I think the modern Germans would have stood out because of their dialect. The locals, even if they only spoke German, would have had a distinctive dialect that had evolved since their 18th century ancestors' separation from Germany. Over 200 years, language changes a lot. I'm guessing that's a tall tale.
I have heard it enough and even today Germans move to the area so I would think it would have continued as a location for Germans to emigrate to and that would keep it more authentic. As well there would already be various dialects present in the area.
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Brian - Great video.
Although the German settlers were known as the Foreign Protestants some were in fact Catholic.
As I mentioned in one of the other videos, the Port Royal (Habitation) pictured here is not the location of the Port Royal/Annapolis Royal. The Habitation site is located on the opposite shore of the Annapolis Basin and a few miles to the southwest. The latter Port Royal was initially established as the Scottish Charles Fort. The location was taken over by the French in the 1630s after Acadia was returned to France under the Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye.
Under the Treaty of Utrecht, the French retained the Islands in the Gulf of St Lawrence and this included Île Saint-Jean (Prince Edward Island) not just Île-Royale
Acadie: pronounced A-Kaa-Dee. (Draw out the aa and ee)
Under the Treaty of Utrecht there was a period under which the Acadian had to remove themselves from Acadia/Nova Scotia if they wished to remain French subjects. Any who stayed would become subjects of the British king. By staying the Acadian tacitly accepted the fact they were British subjects. It was usual for subjects to provide oaths of loyalty from time to time. In the case of the Acadians, they took a negotiated position that after a number of years concluded in an understanding of neutrality. In other words, a qualified oath.
No so sure your idea that climate was behind why the German Foreign Protectants came to Nova Scotia versus settlers from England. New England does not exactly have balmy weather and it was being settled successfully by the British. Shortly after the founding of Halifax there certainly was a drifting away of British colonists to the larger centers in New England. It was easier to settle there then in the new unbroken lands of Nova Scotia. A number of the German states were allied to Britain because the British Royal house were Germans. Times were hard in the German states and this combined with the relationship to Britain made it a fertile place to look for a cohesive group of people to settle in Nova Scotia. These people's customs and language being foreign to that of New England would have a higher chance of keeping them together in Nova Scotia, and not looking for better and easier opportunities in the other British American colonies.
Dutch Village was settled by some of the Germans.
Lunenburg was called Mirliguèche (mer-la-gwish) by the Acadians.
Other Interesting information about the Foreign Protestants:
- The land grants to the Foreign Protestants were quite generous. They were given a house lot and garden lot in Lunenburg. Nearby they were granted 30 acre lots and a little further afield, 300 acre lots. The records for these grants are quite extensive.
- Shortly after the 1755 deportation of the Acadians, the settlers at Lunenburg organized groups of men to travel overland to Grand Pré where they rounded up cattle and livestock and drove them back to Lunenburg. I suspect they took any valuable and useable items they found and could carry away.
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I’m discovering my “Masson” family that arrived via the Speedwell in 1752 and settled in Lunenburg County. Thanks for the great video!
Awesome, thanks! for watching there is a lot of information out there about this group of settlers. They truly were pioneers. On wikitree you'll find a lot of resources in their "Montbélliard Emigrations to Nova Scotia, 1749-1752" Project.
Thank you so much for that great information. Am excited to check it out! Without a doubt they were survivors and builders, and I’m proud to be part of this family. Best wishes for continued success. Sincerely, Linda
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Isle Saint-Jean (PEI) remained as possession of France as well under the Treaty of Utrecht.
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I have ancestors among the Foreign Protestants (Hubley). Nice job. Have you looked at the Scots in Pictou County starting with the Hector? Abt WW2 German... my mother’s uncle was German in Bridgewater. He told of being mightily abused for having the name Karl with a K because people thought as Germans they would be disloyal.
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The Port Royal destroyed in 1613 was not the same settlement of Port Royal that became Annapolis Royal (not just Annapolis as stated in the video). The original Port Royal is located at the Canadian NHS Habitation, located further to the southwest and on the opposite shore of the Annapolis Basin from that of Annapolis Royal.
Thank you for the correction
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A large number of Nova Scotians and even Canadians in general can track at least part of their lineage to this group of settlers. It's quite amazing to see the impact they made.
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Awesome video! I’m a MacNeil-DeMont. MacNeil is from Cape Breton and DeMont is from lunenburg. Swiss I believe!
Gold River to be exact!
Also DeMont you might know more then me. We’re we originally “Demone” or “Timon” I heard a few different ones that could be possible. My grandfather was from gold river outside Chester
I Graduated High School with DeMont's from Gold River and my mom is from Glace Bay no relatives that are MacNeil's that I'm aware of.
@@HowWeGotHere my mother is from Glace Bay too! My great grandmother was a gallant from there and my moms mother is a MacLeod from that way. Mostly from the pier area though.
I never been to Gold River Chester area but it’s on my bucket list to visit for sure.
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I have a quick question. My last name is DeMont and I did my tree and if don’t correctly I would be a Demone before they made it DeMont. Is that correct? And if so would you know the DeMont family crest? I can’t find anything
Hi Bradley - There were not any Demones or Demonts amongst the Montbelliard group There was a Pierre Demet . Demont is of a Northern German Origin, French variation is Dumont as far as Heraldry and Arms beware when looking as most families do not have have Coats of Arms or Official Ones as they tended to be created for Indivduals though you will find plent of Websites that will try and sell you your "official" Coat of Arms often they were made up and have no legitemacy other than having been propogated for years. I'm not a specialist in Heraldry but I can say if there are Demont or Demone Coats of Arms that are legitimate they most likely would have been bestowed upon a specific individual as opposed and were not meant to be passed down from one generation to the next. I could be wrong on your specifics but that is almost always the case. That being said many families do have crests they have adopted and accepted by a large amount of family members just not they are different from an official coat of arms.
The old name for Lunenburg was pronounced 'Mer-la-gwish'
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I think the modern Germans would have stood out because of their dialect. The locals, even if they only spoke German, would have had a distinctive dialect that had evolved since their 18th century ancestors' separation from Germany. Over 200 years, language changes a lot. I'm guessing that's a tall tale.
I have heard it enough and even today Germans move to the area so I would think it would have continued as a location for Germans to emigrate to and that would keep it more authentic. As well there would already be various dialects present in the area.
Have you done anything on the Yorkshire Emigration to Nova Scotia?
This was my first specific settler group video but open to suggestions. The next is on the short lived idea of the colony of New Ireland
@@HowWeGotHere cool :) looking forward to it
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