Dixson, Thomas National Historic Person
Aulac, New Brunswick
Plaque photo
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Address :
111 Fort Beauséjour Road, Fort Beauséjour – Fort Cumberland National Historic Site of Canada, Aulac, New Brunswick
Recognition Statute:
Historic Sites and Monuments Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. H-4)
Designation Date:
1938-05-19
Life Date:
1733 to 1809
Other Name(s):
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Dixson, Thomas
(Designation Name)
Importance:
Soldier, brought reinforcements in 1776 to end siege of Fort Beauséjour
Plaque(s)
Existing plaque: 111 Fort Beauséjour Road, Aulac, New Brunswick
In mid-November, 1776, a poorly-armed band of American sympathizers under Jonathan Eddy invested Fort Cumberland, hoping to capture it and induce Nova Scotians to join the rebelling colonies. Captain Thomas Dixson and three volunteers sailed across Minas Basin and went on to Halifax to warn the authorities, securing the assistance of a force which helped rout the invaders. Dixson later represented Cumberland Town in the Nova Scotia Assembly (1777-1785) and Westmorland in the New Brunswick Legislature (1792-1802). He died at his Point de Bute farm.