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The first appearance of the word itself, that the writer has been able to
find was on a map of Isle St. Jean about 1715.* The copy of the map is however,
too indistinct to make out the spelling of the word.
*See Tradgedie D’un
Peuple, ibid.
The spelling through the years of Tatamagouche has varied greatly as can be
seen from the documents and plans which are listed below with their dates and
spellings:
| Date |
Document |
Spelling |
| 1744 |
Carte De L’Accadie
Par N. B. Ing. Et Hyd. |
Patameragouche |
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De la Marine. |
Tatamagouche |
This is the earliest occurrence of the name in its now accepted spelling. On
this map and others, the village at the meeting of the Rivers was named "Patameragouche",
while "Tatamagouche" was applied to a small settlement near Brule or
Barrachois. What significance, if any, there is in the difference in spelling is
not known to the writer.
| 1755 |
A Chart for the Peninsula of Nova Scotia by Charles
Morris, Chief Surveyor of Nova Scotia. |
Tatmagouch |
| 1755 |
A Map of the Survey’d Parts of Nova Scotia, Captain Lewis. |
Tatmagouche |
| 1759 |
Order-in-Council describing
the boundaries of King’s County. |
Tatmaguash |
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1768
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Map of Nova Scotia or Acadia,
Captain Montresor |
Patamergouch
Tatinagouche |
1774
(about) |
Plan of Tatamagouche Harbour in
DesBarres’ Atlantic Neptune. |
Tatmegouche |
| 1804-05 |
A plan of the DesBarres lands at Tatamagouche made by James
Miller, with the assistance of
Wellwood Waugh. |
Tatamagoushe |
| 1829 |
Haliburton’s History of
Nova Scotia. |
Tatmaguish
Tatamagouch |
1834
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Map of Nova Scotia.
William
MacKay. |
Tatmagouche |
| 1837 |
Plan of lands of DesBarres Estate at
Tatamagouche. James Macnab. |
Tatamagouche |
| 1847 |
Chart of the Eastern Part of Northumberland Strait by Capt.
H. W. Bayfield F. A. S. |
Tatamagouche |
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