Thomas Dixson - Aulac, New Brunswick - Grave of a Famous Person on Waymarking.com

A Hero Takes His Place (from The Springhill Record, Thursday, July 28, 1938) A soldier who saved the Maritimes for the Empire was honored on Sunday, 129 years after his death, when the ashes of major Thomas Dixson, brought from a bramble-covered and neglected grave, were reverently re-interred on the site of the old parade ground of historic Fort Beauséjour with an impressive military service in the presence of thousands of people who witnessed the ceremony in silence. The only cannon left by the French when they were driven out from the fort was heard in a salute which reverberated over the Tantramar marshes. A bell tolled - the bell used to summon the parishoners of the Abbe La Loutre, bitter enemy of the English, in the old Acadian days. Speakers eulogized the bravery of this soldier of other days and recalled how he had braved the Bay of Fundy in an open boat to bring reinforcements when the fort was besieged by American rebels. Participating in the ceremony were more than 500 uniformed troops "paying tribute to the indomitable spirit of old major Dixson. Once more he rests beneath his original tombstone, for it was carefully restored and placed upon a stone base. This was unveiled by Lieutenant-Governor Murray McLaren. A bronze tablet placed on the outer wall of Beauséjour Museum in honor of Major Dixson, by the Historic sites and Monuments Board was unveiled by Mrs. Wycoff Rogers (Grace McLeod Rogers) of Amherst and mother of Hon. Norman McLeod Rogers, Federal Minister of Labor. She was escorted by J. Bacon Dickson, a direct descendent of Major Dixson. Source:

Source:https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/174625838/thomas-dixson

Inscription on the monument:

Sacred to the memory of Major Thomas Dixson who departed this life November 8th, 1809.

Inscription on Thomas Dixson historic plaque located on site:

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Description: Major Thomas Dixson - British Colonial militiaman and politician serving in Canada Married Catherine Wethered in (1741-1826), in 1761 - Children Catherine Dixson Knapp and James Dickson Date of birth: 03/05/1733 Date of death: 11/08/1809 Area of notoriety: Military Marker Type: Monument Setting: Outdoor Visiting Hours/Restrictions: 9: a.m. 5:p.m. Fee required?: Yes Web site: [Web Link]

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