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18TH-CENTURY CAPE BRETON ISLAND 

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Coroner's Inquest, 7 Sept on the body of Mr. J. E. Acres - Halifax

• "body of Mr J. E. Acres, lately a Drawing Master and Portrait Painter here, who had been missing above two months ..."

• "had been discovered in the woods near the North Farm, in a state of great decay ..." 

• "a verdict was returned that deceased had hanged himself while insane..."

• Note: Governor's North Farm in the north end of the Halifax peninsula, Richmond.

Acadian Recorder Saturday, 13 September 1828

http://gov.ns.ca/nsarm/virtual/newspapers/archives.asp?ID=1577&Page=201116287

• One notable victim included in the sample was John Edward Acres, often shortened to J.E. Acres. Acres was baptized on May 14, 1780 at St. Mary-at-Lambeth Parish in Surrey County England. He remained in London for around 35 years, where he studied art at the Royal Academy. In 1803, Acres married Sarah Sparrow, and in 1815, temporarily moved to Sydney, Cape Breton. In September of that year, Acres relocated to Halifax, where he worked as a renowned drawing-master and miniature painter. From 1817 to 1828, Acres travelled between Sydney and Halifax, working as a professional artist and teacher of “very considerable skill,” focusing primarily on miniature work. John Edward Acres died of suicide in 1828, as reported by The New Brunswick Royal Gazette.   [Harrison Dressler]

The New Brunswick Royal Gazette [13 September?, 1828]

https://loyalist.lib.unb.ca/atlantic-loyalist-connections/death-and-suicide-new-brunswick-and-nova-scotia-1784-1850

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