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Country
  
Canada

Census subdivision
  
Subdivision C

Local time
  
Friday 2:32 PM

Area code
  
709

Census division
  
Division 1

Population
  
97 (2006)

Province
  
Newfoundland and Labrador

Patrick's Cove-Angels Cove

Time zone
  
Newfoundland Time (UTC-3:30)

Weather
  
-6°C, Wind W at 24 km/h, 74% Humidity

Patrick's Cove-Angels Cove is a designated place on the Cape Shore of the Avalon Peninsula of Newfoundland, Canada. The area was first settled by James Coffey in the early 19th century. James had moved to Newfoundland from County Waterford, Ireland to work at Placentia's Saunders and Sweetman firm (often referred to as Sweetman's). Sweetman's firm had sent some of their employees outward from Placentia to start farms in which to supply Sweetman's with produce. James, excited at this possibility, became the first resident of this community.

Map of Angels Cove, NL, Canada

James married a woman name Catherine McGrath, daughter of Bartholomew McGrath. Together they had ten children. One of these children, Ellen, married a man named James Follet. Follet commanded a schooner that traded on the Cape Shore, bringing provisions to the small communities and freighting their fish to St. John's.

Although Angel's Cove began primarily as a farming community, by 1870 the inhabitants had begun to fish as well, three fishing rooms becoming established by 1874. The first Post master was Henry Coffey. Today's Angel's Cove is made up entirely of those with the last name Coffey and had a population of 51 in 1981. In 1911 the population was 40, in 1951 there were 141and in 1956 there were 166 people there.

The Patrick's Cove-Angels Cove DPL had a population of 97 in the Canada 2006 Census.

References

Patrick's Cove-Angels Cove Wikipedia