The Early Settlers of the Bahamas and Colonists of North AmericaPersons searching for Bahamian ancestors will want to study the various lists of names which appear throughout this work, including the census of inhabitants for New Providence in 1671, a mid-17th-century list of the first settlers of Eleuthra, a list of some 800 Loyalists who fled to the Bahamas from East Florida in 1784, a 1791 census of lot owners on Harbour Island, and various lists of Bahamian officials. Also includes biographical sketches of descent of more than 200 contemporary Bahamians of distinction. |
Contents
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A BRIEF ACCOUNT OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION | 34 |
EARLY HISTORY OF THE BAHAMAS | 63 |
NAMES OF REFUGEES | 99 |
PUBLIC SERVICES AND GENERAL INFORMATION | 110 |
SCHOOLS | 118 |
LAND SALE | 128 |
GRAVEYARDS AND MONUMENTS | 139 |
THE CHOLERA | 145 |
PIRACIES AND PROTESTS | 152 |
PIRACIES AND ROBBERIES | 162 |
GOVERNORS OF THE BAHAMAS 16711937 | 175 |
BIOGRAPHIES | 184 |
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Common terms and phrases
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