ACADIAN TATAMAGOUCHE

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The first appearance of the word itself, that the writer has been able to find was on a map of Isle St. Jean about 1715.* The copy of the map is however, too indistinct to make out the spelling of the word.

*See Tradgedie D’un Peuple, ibid.

The spelling through the years of Tatamagouche has varied greatly as can be seen from the documents and plans which are listed below with their dates and spellings:

Date Document Spelling
1744 Carte De L’Accadie 
Par N. B. Ing. Et Hyd.
Patameragouche
De la Marine. Tatamagouche

This is the earliest occurrence of the name in its now accepted spelling. On this map and others, the village at the meeting of the Rivers was named "Patameragouche", while "Tatamagouche" was applied to a small settlement near Brule or Barrachois. What significance, if any, there is in the difference in spelling is not known to the writer.

1755 A Chart for the Peninsula of Nova Scotia by Charles Morris, Chief Surveyor of Nova Scotia. Tatmagouch
1755  A Map of the Survey’d Parts of Nova Scotia, Captain Lewis. Tatmagouche
1759 Order-in-Council describing the boundaries of King’s County. Tatmaguash

1768 

Map of Nova Scotia or Acadia, Captain Montresor  Patamergouch
Tatinagouche
1774
(about)
Plan of Tatamagouche Harbour in DesBarres’ Atlantic Neptune. Tatmegouche
1804-05 A plan of the DesBarres lands at Tatamagouche made by James Miller, with the assistance of Wellwood Waugh.  Tatamagoushe
1829  Haliburton’s History of Nova Scotia. Tatmaguish
Tatamagouch

1834  

Map of Nova Scotia.
William MacKay.
Tatmagouche
1837 Plan of lands of DesBarres Estate at Tatamagouche. James Macnab.  Tatamagouche
1847  Chart of the Eastern Part of Northumberland Strait by Capt. H. W. Bayfield F. A. S.  Tatamagouche



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