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 Rebecca Byles Almon - Halifax, Nova Scotia Posted by:  T0SHEA
N 44° 38.871 W 063° 34.192
20T E 454811 N 4943990
In the Halifax Harbourwalk, along the pier of the C.S.S. Acadia, the only Ship to serve the Royal Canadian Navy in Both World Wars, stands a series of historical markers which relate stories of the War of 1812.
Waymark Code: WMZK1E
Location: Nova Scotia, Canada
Date Posted: 11/21/2018
Views: 1
One of the more interesting and all encompassing locations in Halifax is the waterfront boardwalk, known locally as The Harbourwalk. It stretches for about 1½ kilometres along the Halifax waterfront. On the harbourwalk one will find active warships, the ONLY - Ship to serve the Royal Canadian Navy in Both World Wars, the ONLY - Remaining Royal Canadian Navy Corvette, ferry rides across the bay, sculpture, monuments and memorials to historic persons and war veterans, the OLDEST and LARGEST Maritime Museum in Canada, the OLDEST - Working Clock in Canada, a Segway Rental Business, seafood restaurants, historic sites and buildings and, of course historic markers. The historical markers tell the story of the city of Halifax and its people.
This marker remembers Rebecca Byles Almon, a Halifax native married to a doctor shortly before the War of 1812.
When the War of 1812 broke out, Rebecca Byles Almon was recently married to Dr. William Almon of Halifax. She was an educated woman and the letters she wrote to relatives in Boston during the war provide us with a rare glimpse of an upper-class woman's perspective on the conflict.
Image: Robert Field (artist), National Gallery of Canada
From the marker
Rebecca “Becca” Byles Almon
BIRTH October 31, 1762
New London, New London County, Connecticut, USA
MARRIED August 4, 1785 at Halifax Nova Scotia
to William James ALMON
DEATH June 5, 1853 (aged 90)
Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada
BURIAL Old Burying Ground
Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Children of Rebecca & William are:
i. William Bruce ALMON
Born October 25, 1787 Halifax, Nova Scotia
Died July 12, 1840 Halifax, Nova Scotia
ii. Mather Byles ALMON
Born 1796 Halifax, Nova Scotia
Died July 30, 1871 Halifax, Nova Scotia
iii. Amelia Elizabeth ALMON Born ca.1802
Died March 1837
Parents: Byles, Rev. Mather Jr. D.D.
Born January 12, 1734 or 1735 at Boston, MA USA
Died March 12, 1814 at Saint John, NB(Age 79 yrs)
Married May 12, 1761 at Roxbury, MA USA to
Rebecca WALTER Born April 17, 1739 Died - unknown
From Find A Grave 
Who put it there? Private/Government?: Parks Canada
Location/Address:
Halifax Waterfront
C.S.S. Acadia Pier
Halifax, NS Canada
County/Province: Halifax County/Canada
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Photos Will Be Uploaded: yes
Date Erected/Dedicated: Not listed
Website (related) if available: Not listed
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