These are Peter’s ancestors on his mother’s side, who came to
Halifax, Nova Scotia abord the ship “Betty” in May, 1752. At that time, the population of Halifax is estimated to have been about 3,000. Click on
any of the following for more information about this person.
| Johann Georg Jost | Strasbourg, France | 1727 |
| John Casper Jost | Halifax, Nova Scotia | 1763 |
| Christopher Jost | Halifax, Nova Scotia | 1805 |
| Burton A Jost | Guysborough, Nova Scotia | 1842 |
| Christopher Arnaud Jost | Guysborough, Nova Scotia | 1879 |
| Gladys Maude Jost | Guysborough, Nova Scotia | 1916 |
| Peter Tremaine Spurr | Halifax, Nova Scotia | 1943 |