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Winsor is a settlement in the municipality of New-Wes-Valley in Newfoundland and Labrador.
The community is named for the John Winsor (1759-1822) who first settled in nearby Swain's Island in 1810.[1]
During the 19th and early 20th Century many members of the Winsor family became involved in sealing, working as steamer captains:[2]
Descendants of John Winsor served in pre-Confederation House of Assembly of the Newfoundland as for Bonavista Bay and Bonavista North:[3]
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