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John
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Catharine Ann DeWolf
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The earliest image of an known
Scott family home is the house occupied by John Scott and his second
wife Catharine Ann
DeWolf in Wolfville N.S., in the township of Horton, a community
that
had previously been called Mud Creek until two cousins of Catharine Ann
were
successful in convincing their uncle, the postmaster to rename the town
after
their distinguished ancestors - the DeWolf family. As John
Scott's
family had previously lived in Ste Croix, this house may have been
occupied
by the Scott family from the time of the marriage of John, a widower
with
five children, to Catharine Ann in 1839. Catharine Ann has grown up in
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Widowed again in 1845,
records indicate John, now with seven children was still conducting
business at "Scotts' Corner"
in 1847 but some time around then he moved the family to Boston.
An
inventory of houses indicated that Scott, a trader had located his
store across
the road (Main Street) from his home. Individuals living at the
corner
of Maple and Main, (now called Kennys' Corner after a local farm
market)
in 2000 recalled hearing the Scotts' Corner term in use into the 1940's
to
1950's "by older folks."
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To find a house standing 240
years after it was first built, is always gratifying but when it
is a family home
that you walked by for years without knowing its history then the event
takes
on new meaning. On Sunday afternoon Sept. 3, 2000, the home of
John
Scott and Catharine Ann DeWolf from the 1840's was discovered to be
still
standing. Located in the town where Ruth, Lillian and Ian Scott
had
lived in the 1960's the three descendants of John Scott located the
house
near Scotts' Corner through a photograph sent from Nettie Poorman, also
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Currently occupied as the Edwards family
home and restored by prior owners the house has doubled the original
size with various additions to create a spacious modern house which has
retained most
original features. Originally constructed in the 1760's the house
retains
a cellar open hearth kitchen and a unique chimney system that allow the
centre
hall to bisect the large chimney that joins into a large square chimney
servicing
the four fireplaces of the original house.
The "cross and open bible" design of the
hall
doors remain as do the nine panes over six panes of the four front
windows
on the main floor. The original twin dormers have been enlarged
slightly
but are in keeping with the original lines of the house.
Fireplaces also have survived the
changes of
time. Located on a small acreage within the college town, the
currently
owners enjoy views of Blomidon Mountain over the water of the Minas
Basin
and can exercise their horses on adjoining land.
Although images or the early part of the
century
are scarce the scenes of the harbour and setting captures at a later
date
were typical of the area throughout the century.
The harbour and waterfront were a major focus of transportation during
the
19th century.
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