Brief Life History of Francis
When Francis Millett was born before 1752, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America, his father, Nathaniel Millet, was 24 and his mother, Mary Crompton, was 22.
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1758 · Legislature Established
October 2, 1758, the Nova Scotia legislature was established. They met in a wooden building and consisted of 22 men.
1820 · Cape Breton Island
In 1820, Cape Breton Island rejoined Nova Scotia. It is located on the Northeastern part of Nova Scotia. Until then it had been owned by the French until 1763. Than was in British control and a separate colony in 1784.
1848 · Self-Governing
In 1848, Nova Scotia became the first self-governing colony in the British Empire.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Millet .
Irish (Tipperary, Galway and Mayo): from Míolóid or its variant Méalóid, a byname based on Latin miles, militis ‘soldier’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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