Hector ( ship ) - Wikipedia Hector ( ship ) Hector Location Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada. Type Museum ship Website shiphector.com Part of a series on the History of Nova Scotia Bluenose Events Port Royal established 1605 Conquest of Acadia 1710 Halifax established 1749 Bay of Fundy Campaign 1755 Fall of Louisbourg 1758 Representative Government established 1758 Halifax Treaties 1760 - 61 First significant Scottish immigration 1773 Battle of Fort Cumberland 1776 Birchtown established 1783 Capture of USS Chesapeake 1813 Freedom of the Press 1835 First Acadian MLA elected 1837 Responsible Government established 1848 ‪ Chesapeake Affair 1861 Co Op Movement begins 1861 ‪ Anti-Confederation Party elected 1867 Saxby Gale 1869 Launch of William D. Lawrence 1873 First airplane in the British Commonwealth 1909 Halifax Explosion 1917 Nova Scotia ( Women 's ) Franchise Act 1918 Launch of Bluenose 1922 Coal Miners ' Memorial Day 1925 Pugwash Conferences established 1957 Springhill mining disaster 1958 NS Human Rights Commission established 1967 Acadian Federation of Nova Scotia established 1968 First ' Treaty Day ' 1986 Westray Mine explosion First Black MLA elected Mi'kmaq - Nova Scotia - Canada Tripartite Forum Viola Desmond Apology Other Military history of Nova Scotia Military history of the Acadians Military history of the Mi'kmaq people History of Halifax Black Nova Scotians Nova Scotia portal History of Canada portal Hector was a ship famous for having been part of the first significant migration of Scottish settlers to Nova Scotia in 1773. The replica of the original ship is located at the Hector Heritage Quay, a heritage center run by local volunteers, in Pictou. Contents 1 History 2 Replica 3 Specifications 4 Bibliography 5 References 6 External links History Hector at Heritage Quay, 2012 Hector Pioneer Monument, Pictou, Nova Scotia by internationally renowned Nova Scotian sculptor John Wilson. A full rigged Fluyt, Hector ( built in the Netherlands before 1750 ) was employed in local trade in waters off the British Isles as well as the immigrant trade to North America, having made at least one trip c. 1770 carrying Scottish emigrants to Boston, Massachusetts. In 1762 the earliest of the Fuadaich nan Gàidheal ( Scottish Highland Clearances ) forced many Gaelic families off their ancestral lands. The first ship loaded with Hebridean colonists arrived on `` St. - John 's Island '' ( Prince Edward Island ) in 1770, with later ships following in 1772, and 1774. In 1773 a ship named The Hector landed in Pictou, Nova Scotia, with 189 settlers, mostly originating from Lochbroom. In 1784 the last barrier to Scottish settlement -- a law restricting land - ownership on Cape Breton Island -- was repealed, and soon both PEI and Nova Scotia were predominantly Gaelic - speaking. It is estimated more than 50,000 Gaelic settlers emigrated to Nova Scotia and Cape Breton Island between 1815 and 1870. Her famous voyage took place in 1773 with a departure date around the second week of July, carrying 189 Highlanders who were immigrating to Nova Scotia. The vessel 's owner, Mr. John Pagan, along with Dr. John Witherspoon, purchased three shares of land near Pictou, Nova Scotia. Pagan and Witherspoon hired John Ross as a recruiting agent for settlers willing to emigrate to Pictou with an offer of free passage, 1 year of free provisions, and a farm. The settlers ( 23 families, 25 single men ) were recruited at Greenock Renfrewshire and at Lochbroom ( Ross - shire ) with the majority being from Lochbroom. The settlers that boarded Hector were poor, `` obscure, illiterate crofters and artisans from Northern ( Scotland ), who spoke Gaelic. '' The school teacher, William McKenzie was one of the few passengers on the Hector to speak both Gaelic and English. Hector was an old ship and in poor condition when she left Europe. The arduous voyage to Pictou took 11 weeks, with a gale off Newfoundland causing a 14 - day delay. Dysentery and smallpox claimed 18 lives amongst the passengers. The vessel arrived in Pictou Harbour on September 15, landing at Brown 's Point, immediately west of the present - day town of Pictou. The year 's free provisions never materialized for the passengers of Hector. They had to hurry to build shelter without those provisions before winter set in and starved them. Replica During the late 1980s and early 1990s, heritage officials in Nova Scotia sought to commemorate the Hector 's contribution to Nova Scotia 's Scottish history. In 1992, the Ship Hector Foundation was formed from a group of volunteers in Pictou County and elsewhere who began to raise funds for the construction, maintenance and operation of a replica of Hector. The Hector Heritage Quay, along with the Ship Hector Company Store were opened on the Pictou waterfront in the ensuing years. The marine architect firm J.B. McGuire Marine Associates Ltd. was commissioned to research the particulars of the original Hector and to develop blueprints for an accurate replica. Scotia Trawlers of Lunenburg, Nova Scotia were commissioned to complete phase one and two of the construction at the Hector Heritage Quay, which allowed visitors to the Pictou waterfront to observe the ship 's progress, making it an important local attraction. After several years of construction, the replica Hector was launched with great fanfare and media coverage on September 17, 2000. The date had been delayed due to poor weather on the 16th. The Quay, opened May to October, offers a three story interpretive centre, along with blacksmith, carpentry, and rigger shops. Specifications Year built : before 1750 Location : Netherlands Deck length overall : 25.9 m ( 85 ft ) Beam : 6.7 m ( 22 ft ) Gross tonnage : 200 Number of masts : 3 Owner : Mr. John Pagan, a merchant in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland Bibliography Boudreau, Michael. `` A ' Rare and Unusual Treat of Historical Significance ' : The 1923 Hector Celebration and the Political Economy of the Past. '' Journal of Canadian Studies 28 ( 4 ) ( 1993 ) : 28 - 48. Bumsted, J.M. ( 1981 ). Scottish Emigration to the Maritimes, 1770 - 1815 : A New Look at an Old Theme. 10. pp. 65 -- 85. Campey, Lucille H. `` After the Hector '' Toronto : Natural Heritage / Natural History Inc., 2004 MacKay, Donald. Scotland Farewell : The People of the Hector. Toronto : Natural Heritage / Natural History Inc., 2001. Reid, Leonard M. Sons of the Hector. New Glasgow, Nova Scotia : Hector Publishing Co., 1973. References Jump up ^ Historian Ian McKay and Robin Bates note that there were many Scots already in Nova Scotia prior to the arrival of the Hector ( See In the Province of History. McGill - Queens. 2010. p. 271 - 272 ^ Jump up to : Leonard M. Reid, Sons of the Hector ( New Glasgow, Nova Scotia : Hector Publishing Co., 1973 ), 9. ^ Jump up to : `` The Case of Gaelic ( selection from The Encyclopedia of Canada 's Peoples / Scots / J.m. Bumsted ) ''. Archived from the original on December 26, 2012. Retrieved August 28, 2013. Jump up ^ unknown ( 2005 ). `` Hector Festival ''. DeCoste Centre. Archived from the original on February 21, 2009. Retrieved November 19, 2015. Jump up ^ Kennedy, Michael ( 2002 ). `` Gaelic Economic - impact Study '' ( PDF ). Nova Scotia Museum. Archived from the original ( PDF ) on 2006 - 08 - 28. Retrieved 2006 - 08 - 30. Jump up ^ Ron Wallis, `` History of Pictou '', Town of Pictou Nova Scotia, accessed November 2, 2008. Jump up ^ Donald MacKay, Scotland Farewell : The People of the Hector ( Toronto : Natural Heritage / Natural History Inc, 2001 ), vii. Jump up ^ Leonard M. Reid, Sons of the Hector ( New Glasgow, Nova Scotia : Hector Publishing Co., 1973 ), 13 Jump up ^ Randal W. Oulton and Penelope Chrisholm, `` The Hector Passenger List, Arrived in Pictou 1773 '', Pictou County Nova Scotia GenWeb, accessed November 2, 2008. Jump up ^ `` The Hector Story '', Town of Pictou Nova Scotia, accessed November 2, 2008. Jump up ^ Leonard M. Reid, Sons of the Hector ( New Glasgow, Nova Scotia : Hector Publishing Co., 1973 ), 18. 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Question: when did the ship hector arrived in pictou
Answer: 1773; 1773; 1773