Harvey Gardner Poole is listed as drowned 12 May 1884, in "Yarmouth County Nova Scotia Genealogies" by George S. Brown, Page 65. This is an error in the book.
The following was provided by member Sandra #48206823:
Date May 16 1887
County Saint John
Place Saint John
Newspaper The Daily Telegraph
A dispatch from Yarmouth Friday says: Harvey G. POOLE of Arcadia, N.S. left his home early Thursday morn. alone in a sail boat for his lobster factory at Hurry's Island. Several hours afterwards his boat was discovered bottom up on the shore of Murder Island and nothing since has been seen of him. Very little doubt exists, but that he had been drowned. Mr. Poole, aged about 43, leaves a widow and four children.
Harvey Gardner Poole is listed as drowned 12 May 1884, in "Yarmouth County Nova Scotia Genealogies" by George S. Brown, Page 65. This is an error in the book.
The following was provided by member Sandra #48206823:
Date May 16 1887
County Saint John
Place Saint John
Newspaper The Daily Telegraph
A dispatch from Yarmouth Friday says: Harvey G. POOLE of Arcadia, N.S. left his home early Thursday morn. alone in a sail boat for his lobster factory at Hurry's Island. Several hours afterwards his boat was discovered bottom up on the shore of Murder Island and nothing since has been seen of him. Very little doubt exists, but that he had been drowned. Mr. Poole, aged about 43, leaves a widow and four children.
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