Famous Graves in Nova Scotia
40 records found
Alexander Graham Bell
3 Mar 1847 – 2 Aug 1922Inventor, Educator. He is famous not only as an inventor, but...
Baddeck, Victoria County, Nova Scotia, Canada
RMS Titanic Disaster Victims Mass Burial Site
15 Apr 1912 – 15 Apr 1912The following is a list of people buried in the mass grave:...
Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada
RMS Titanic Victims Mass Burial Site
unknown – 15 Apr 1912The following is a list of people buried in the mass grave:...
Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Robert Hampton “Hammy” Gray
2 Nov 1917 – 9 Aug 1945World War II Victoria Cross Recipient. A native of Canada, he was...
Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Denny Doherty
29 Nov 1940 – 19 Jan 2007Singer, Songwriter. He started his music career in Montreal in...
Lower Sackville, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Raylene Rankin
15 Sep 1960 – 30 Sep 2012Singer. She shall be remembered as a key member of the award...
Mabou, Inverness County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Abraham Pineo Gesner
2 May 1797 – 29 Apr 1864Scientist, Inventor. He was the first to distill and liquid fuel...
Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Halifax Explosion Memorial
29 Jul 1892 – 6 Dec 1917On December 6, 1917, the world's largest man-made explosion...
Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Arthur Kennedy
17 Feb 1914 – 5 Jan 1990Actor. He had an acting career that included the theater and...
Lequille, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Robert Ross
1766 – 12 Sep 1814British Army Major General. After successfully fighting in the...
Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Sir John Wentworth
9 Aug 1737 – 8 Apr 1820New Hampshire Colonial Governor. Born into a New Hampshire family...
Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Alexander Keith
5 Oct 1795 – 14 Dec 1873Businessman, Politician. He was the founder of Alexander Keith's...
Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada
John Morris Rankin
28 Apr 1959 – 16 Jan 2000Celtic Musician. A native of Mabou, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia,...
Mabou, Inverness County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Vince Coleman
13 Mar 1874 – 6 Dec 1917Folk Figure. Coleman was a dispatch operator working at a...
Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada
John Taylor Wood
13 Aug 1830 – 19 Jul 1904Civil War Confederate Naval Officer. He was born at Fort...
Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Gen Harry Wickwire Foster
2 Apr 1902 – 16 Aug 1964Canadian Army General. He commanded two Canadian army divisions...
Kentville, Kings County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Viola Irene Davis Desmond
6 Jul 1914 – 7 Feb 1965Civil Rights Figure, Activist. She was a Canadian Black Nova...
Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Don Messer
9 May 1909 – 26 Mar 1973Country Musician. A native of Tweedside, New Brunswick, Canada,...
Lower Sackville, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Simon Hugh Holmes
30 Jul 1831 – 14 Oct 19194th Premier of Nova Scotia. A member of the Conservative Party,...
Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Jonathan McCully
25 Jul 1809 – 2 Jan 1877Canadian Statesman. He was admitted to the bar in 1837 and he...
Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada
