Nicholas Denys is an unincorporated community in Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada.[1]
Nicholas Denys | |
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  Nicholas Denys Location within New Brunswick. | |
| Coordinates: 47°41′53″N 65°53′08″W / 47.698055°N 65.88555°W | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  New Brunswick |
| County | Gloucester |
| Parish | Beresford |
| Electoral Districts Federal | Acadie—Bathurst |
| Provincial | Restigouche-Chaleur |
| Government | |
| • Type | Local service district |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (ADT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code | 506 |
| Highways | None |
Commemorates the career of Nicolas Denys (1598-1688), one of the leading figures in seventeenth-century Acadia. In 1654 he was appointed governor of the "coasts and islands of the Gulf of St. Laurence from Canso to Gaspe". Died probably at Nepisiguit, in 1688. Post office from 1940 to 1970.[2]
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edit- ^ New Brunswick Provincial Archives - Nicholas Denys
- ^ Hamilton, William (1978). The Macmillan Book of Canadian Place Names. Toronto: Macmillan. p. 82. ISBN 0-7715-9754-1.
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