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3212 EAST POINT RD
Elmira,
Prince Edward Island
C0A 2B0
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Prince Edward Island Tourism Region : Points East Coastal Drive
Description From Owner:
- 9 mi N of Souris in Lot 46. Named for Admiral Henry Wolsey Bayfield (1795-1885) who surveyed the coast of PEI for the Admiralty between 1842 and 1845 and lived in Charlottetown from 1841 until his death.
- P.O. Bull Creek 1873-1881; P.O. Priest Pond 1881-1892; P.O. Bayfield 1892-1914.
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Surveyed eastern North America:
Adm. Henry Wolsey Bayfield (1795-1885) launched his naval career at the age of 10 when he volunteered for service aboard the Royal Navy ship HMS Pompee in 1806. At the age of 16 he was in command of HMS Wanderer. By 1816 he was helping Capt. William 'Fitz' William Owen in surveying various Canadian rivers and lakes. In 1817 he was made admiralty surveyor for North America, surveyed the Great Lakes, St. Lawrence River and then Atlantic Canada. In 1841 his headquarters were moved to Charlottetown where he lived with his wife and six children and died in retirement at the age of 90.
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