ry bro ok . ▁ ▁The ▁area ▁was ▁settled ▁by ▁African ▁Nova ▁Scot ians ▁following ▁the ▁American ▁Revolution ary ▁War . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Comm un ities ▁in ▁Hal if ax , ▁Nova ▁Scot ia <0x0A> </s> ▁Dor r ▁may ▁refer ▁to : ▁▁ ▁Dor r ▁( s urname ) ▁ ▁Dor r , ▁Iran , ▁a ▁village ▁in ▁Is fah an ▁Province , ▁Iran ▁ ▁Dor r ▁Township , ▁Mc Hen ry ▁County , ▁Illinois ▁ ▁Dor r ▁Township , ▁Michigan ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁Do or ▁( disambiguation ) ▁ ▁Dor r ▁Reb ell ion ▁ ▁Wil mer ▁C ut ler ▁Pick ering ▁H ale ▁and ▁Dor r , ▁American ▁law ▁firm <0x0A> </s> ▁Oct avia ▁Grace ▁R itch ie ▁England ▁( 1 6 ▁January ▁ 1 8 6 8 ▁– ▁ 1 ▁February ▁ 1 9 4 8 ) ▁was ▁a ▁Canadian ▁phys ician ▁and ▁suff rag ist . ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 1 ▁she ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁woman ▁to ▁receive ▁a ▁medical ▁degree ▁in ▁Québec . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁Oct avia ▁Grace ▁R itch ie ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Montreal , ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁Thomas ▁West on ▁R itch ie ▁and ▁Jess ie ▁Tor rance ▁Fish er . ▁Her ▁father ▁was ▁a ▁lawyer . ▁She ▁attended ▁the ▁Montreal ▁High ▁School ▁for ▁Girls . ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 8 , ▁she ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁woman ▁v aled ict or ian ▁at ▁McG ill ▁University . ▁She ▁wanted ▁to ▁continue ▁into ▁medical ▁school ▁at ▁McG ill