the Perez Coldwell Memorial Web Site
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Perez Coldwell and his twin sister Sarah were born on 29 February 1808, the children of John and Eliphal (Bishop) Coldwell. He was named after his uncle, the local Inn Keeper, Perez Martin Sr. One of the descendants of Perez's brother, John Coldwell, has a powder horn which belonged to Perez, on which a sailboat is etched. This leads one to surmise that Perez had an interest in sailing as well as hunting. Perez Coldwell died on 7 June, 1852 as a result of drowning in the Minas Basin.
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This is a sketch of
the powder horn
owned by Perez Coldwell.
Cape Blomidon is seen
in the background and
a SHIP is etched on the horn!
On April 11, 2000 five people gathered at the home of L. Ross Potter, Wolfville to officially form the Perez Monument Committee. Mr. Potter shared the following introduction:
"One day last fall, David Coldwell had been up in the Gaspereau Cemetary looking for the grave-marker for Perez Coldwell, "a man from Gaspereau". Did I know where it was? We came to the conclusion there was no monument".
It was agreed that L. Ross Potter would serve as Chairman; Shirley Johnson, Treasurer and Lolita Crosby, Secretary. It was also agreed that Alex Smith and David Coldwell would form a "mini-heritage" committee to estimate the cost of erecting a monument and also to make arrangements with Gaspereau Cemetary officials regarding the location and placement of the monument in the cemetary.
The Perez Coldwell Monument
Gaspereau Cemetary
Gaspereau, Nova Scotia, Canada
A VIEW OF THE COURSE THE SHIP TOOK ON ITS RETURN FROM THE BLOMIDON EXPEDITION
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