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Borden, Perry, 1738-1805
Person · 1738-1805

Perry Borden was born in Tiverton, Rhode Island on November 9, 1738, the son of Samuel Borden and Peace Mumford) Borden. His father was one of the surveyors hired by the Nova Scotia Government in 1760 and he was a grantee in the Township of Cornwallis. After his return to New England, Samuel gave his grant to his son, Perry, who became the progenitor of the family in Kings County. Perry Borden was married twice, in 1761 to Emma Perry/Percy(?) and in 1767 to Mary Ells/Ellis(?), with two sons in the first family and nine in the second. His descendants included his great-grandsons, Sir Robert Borden and Sir Frederick Borden. He died on January 27, 1805.

Borden, F.W., Sir, 1847-1917
Person · 1847-1917

Frederick William Borden, physican, businessman, militia officer, and politician, was born on 14 May 1847 at Upper Canard, N.S., the only son of Dr. Jonathan Borden and Maria Frances (Brown). He received a BA from Kings College in 1866 and began a long service in the militia, joining as a cadet while he was a student at Halifax. After completing his MD at Harvard in 1868, Borden returned to Nova Scotia and settled in Canning, where he practiced medicine and entered into various business ventures as a bank agent, investor, and shareholder. In 1895 his assets were incorporated as the F.W. Borden Company (later known as the Supply Company Limited). Borden served as MP for Kings County from 1874 to 1911 (except for 1882-1887) and was a founding member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Association. In 1896 he joined Laurier's cabinet as minister of militia and defense, serving for 15 years. His numerous awards and honours included a KCMG in 1902, two honourary degrees, and being named honourary surgeon-general of the British army. He died at Canning on 6 January 1917. Borden married his first wife, Julia (Clarke) at Canning on 1 October 1873 and had three children. Julia died in 1880 and Borden married her sister, Bessie (Clarke) on 12 June 1884.

Bonyman, John
Person · 1770-1790

John Bonyman was a general merchant in the Keith area of Scotland. Circa 1781 Bonyman settled in Nova Scotia.

Boner, Larry, 1925-2012
Person · 1925-2012

Lawrence "Larry" James Boner was born on 24 May 1925, the son of Frederick Joseph (1904-1976) and Ada Adelle (nee Julian) (1903-1970) Bonner [sic]. He was educated at St. Patrick's School in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Between 1941 and 1946 he worked at the Casino Theatre on Gottingen Street. He had a keen interest in photography and started working for the Nova Scotia Government in the 1940s, first with the Department of Trade and Industry. He subsequently worked for the Nova Scotia Travel Service, Nova Scotia Bureau of Information, and Nova Scotia Communications and Information Centre. He was for many years supervisor of still photography, and retired from government service circa 1992. Larry passed away October 16, 2012.

Bond, Ethel Jane, 1888-1958
Person · 1888-1958

Ethel Jane Bond was born on 3 November 1888, the daughter of Alexander (1858-1917) and Margaret (née Kellough) Bond (1858-1903). She graduated with a BA in 1911 from Mount Allison University. She was engaged to be married to Frederick Hockin (1884-1917), son of Rev. Arthur Hockin, a minister of the Kaye Street Methodist Church in Halifax. He was killed on 27 July 1917 serving with the Canadian Infantry – 1st Battalion in Europe. At the time of the Halifax Explosion she was living with her father and sister, Bertha, at 35 Kaye Street in Halifax. Her father was killed instantly and she and her sister were displaced. At some time after the explosion a roommate from Mount Allison contacted her from Winnipeg because she was struggling with tuberculosis. Miss Bond travelled out to Winnipeg to care for her and assist in her job conducting social welfare in the city. This led her to undertake a diploma in social welfare at the University of Manitoba, where she studied under J.S. Woodsworth. During this time she lived with her uncle, Murray Kellough. While living in Winnipeg she renewed a friendship with Harold M. Hockin, the younger brother of her deceased fiancé. They were subsequently married in 1919 and lived the balance of their lives in Winnipeg. Mrs. Hockin died in December 1958.

Person · 1909-2001

Professional photographer and filmmaker Edward Arthur Bollinger, son of Edward and Nelllie Bollinger, was born 6 September 1909 at Buffalo, N.Y. He graduated from the Buffalo School of Fine Arts and taught art in the public schools from 1927 to 1939. While in Buffalo he met artist Esther Baker, of Melvern Square, Annapolis Co., N.S., whom he married on 15 July 1933. Bollinger spent several summers in Nova Scotia before moving to Halifax where he opened The Camera Shop on Blowers Street with his brother-in-law Reid Sweet in June 1939. In 1941, Bollinger returned to the U.S. and worked for the Motion Picture Division of Bell Aircraft Corp. In 1947 Reid Sweet opened his own business and Bollinger's Camera Shop became the Camera Shop of the Maritimes which he operated until 1974. In addition to photographic services, he ran a small animation studio where he produced sports films for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, commercials for various businesses, and films for the Nova Scotia government. Bollinger was also a founding member of the Camera Obscurists Club and the Color Photographic Guild of the Maritimes. Following the sale of his business, Bollinger retired to Satellite Beach, Fla. where he ran a photo equipment servicing business for several years. He died there on 20 March 2001.

Bleakney, Sherman, b. 1928
Person · 1928-

Dr. J. Sherman Bleakney graduated from Acadia with a B.Sc. (1949) and a M.Sc. (1951); he graduated from McGill with a Ph.D. (1956). In 1957, he returned to the Biology Department at Acadia as a professor of Zoology, taking a position vacated by the retirement of Dr. H.G. Perry. Bleakney worked with Robie Tufts and Harrison Flint Lewis in the Biology Department. In 1987, he received the Alumni Award for Teaching Excellence. He retired in 1988 but continued to work closely with Acadia as a University Fellow from 1988 to 1993. Bleakney is noted for this book on sea slugs, entitled "Sea Slugs of Atlantic Canada and the Gulf of Maine", and for his book on dykes and marshlands, entitled "Sods, Soil, and Spades".

Bleakney, Nancy, 1927-1999
Person · 1927-1999

Nancy (Tyler) Bleakney (1927-1999) was born in Letchworth, England. By 1948, her family lived in Montreal. She received a B.A. from Acadia in 1950 and a MSc in Botany from McGill in 1952. Sherman Bleakney and Nancy Tyler were married in Wolfville on December 20, 1952 and have two children.