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Dr. Robert Eustace Sr. of Canso, Nova Scotia

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Death of Dr. Robert Eustace

HALIFAX, May 1, 1883-Dr. Robert Eustace of Canso, Guysboro County, died very suddenly at his home in that place under very mysterious circumstance. He was sick but little over twenty four hours, and during that time suffered great agony, showing every symptom of poison. He also said himself (that he had been poisoned, and another physician, who, unfortunately, arrived too late to be of any service, expressed the same opinion. The remains however, were consigned to the grave without any official investigation into the cause of the sudden death having been made. The British Colonist; Halifax, Nova Scotia; May 15, 1883. Dr. Robert Eustace was educated in Edinburgh, Scotland in medicine and became the first doctor in Canso, Nova Scotia. Robert Eustace was the son of James Eustace of Newstown, County Carlow and Elizabeth Ann Stack. They were married in 1838 and had 11children.

Robert Eustace Grave Marker at Canso, Nova Scotia	Canso, Nova Scotia (near Fox Island looking from west side)
Robert EUSTACE, born July 24th 1840, was the son of James Eustace; High Sheriff of Carlow in 1874, and Emily Catherine Stack, a Roman Catholic, born in India about 1839. She was the daughter of General Sir Maurice Stack, K.C.B., of Broomville, Co. Carlow. Robert Eustace was born around July 24th 1840, in Tullow. He became an army doctor and married Jessie Belfour in Ireland. They had a son Robert Eustace who was born Aug. 6th 1873. Robert and Jessie with their son left for Canada in approximately 1878 on the boat called Jeanie Johnson that left Ireland and landed in St. Andrews, New Brunswick. Jessie Belfour died on Jan. 4th 1877 at the age of 25 years soon after arriving in New Brunswick. She is buried in St John. Robert Eustace was told that a doctor was needed in Canso, Nova Scotia so he went there with his 5 year old son. In Canso, Robert married to Agnes Hanlon from Canso and had 2 boys, Harding and Edward. Agnes took her two sons to the United States (possibly Gloucester, Massachusetts) after his death. Harding Eustace died young.

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