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Six months later, in June 1959, at Durelle's home village of Baie-Ste-Anne, thirty-five fishermen died when they were swept out to sea by 40-foot tidal waves that pounded the wharf. Distraught at the loss of friends and relatives, in August he lost in a world title fight rematch with Archie Moore by a third-round knockout.
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W.R. McCloskey Home 6158 Route 8 Upper Miramichi NB Upper Miramichi municipality ...
pioneer Irish leader on the Miramichi Joseph Cunard: 1799: 1865: politician, shipbuilder and businessman; former MLA; brother of Samuel Cunard: William Davidson: 1740: 1790: First Permanent English speaking resident businessman, shipbuilder, politician, MLA Nicolas Denys: 1598? 1688: with his son Richard Denys, pioneer fur traders Jason Dickson ...
Historically, a bell would be rung on three occasions around the time of a death. The first was the "passing bell" to warn of impending death, followed by the death knell which was the ringing of a bell immediately after the death, and the last was the "lych bell", or "corpse bell" which was rung at the funeral as the procession approached the church. [1]
Andrew J. Bell Jr. (1907-June 4, 2000), was an African American business owner, a funeral director, a community leader, and a civil rights activist. Bell was posthumously inducted into the Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame in 2007.
Lena Derriecott Bell King (January 27, 1923 – January 18, 2024) was a member of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, the only all-Black, all-female unit to serve overseas during World War II. [1]
Allan Joseph Legere (born February 13, 1948), also known as the Monster of the Miramichi, is a Canadian rapist, arsonist, and serial killer.In 1989, he escaped while receiving care in a nearby hospital and was recaptured and returned to prison where he is serving a life sentence.