Getting To Know:

New Brunswick V:

by F.E. McConvey

Published no date

J. Gloucester County. County Seat - Bathrust

The parishes of this county are: (1) Saumarez, (2) Beresford, (3) Bathurst, (4) New Bandon, (5) Caraquet, (6) Shippegan, (7) Inkerman, (8) Saint-Isidore, (9) Paquetville and (10) Allarville. Fig. 17

Changes noted throughout the years:

1827	Glouscester County was created from Northumberland County with Parishes of Suamarez, Bereford, Bathurst, Addington and Eldon.
1831	Saumarez was partitioned to create the Parishes of New Bandon and Caraquet
1837	The Parishes of Addinton and Eldon became parishes in the newly established County of Restigouche
1851	Shippegan Parish was set off from Saumarez
1855	Saumarez was further partitioned to create Inkerman Parish
1881	Saumarez and Inkerman yielded territory to create Saint-Isiodore.
1897	Inkerman and Caraquet were partitioned to establish Paquetville Parish
1946	Allardville Parish was established.

K. Carleton County. County Seat - Woodstock.

The parishesat this time outlined, in Fig. 18 area: (1) Woodstock, (2) Northampton, (3) Wakefield, (4) Kent, (5) Brighton, (6) Wicklow, (7) Simonds, (8) Richmond, (9) Peel, (10) Aberdeen and (11) Wilmot.

These changes have been noted since its beginning:

1832	Formation of Carleton County from a portion of York, with the Parishes of Woodstock, Northampton, Wakefield, Kent and Brighton
1833	Ken Parish was partitioned to create Wicklow. Creation of the Parishes of Perth, Andover, Madawaska
1842	A portion of of Wakefield became Simonds Parish
1850	The Parishes of Perth and Andover becomes parishes in the new county of Madawaska
1853	Richmond Parish was created out of a portion of Woodstock
1859	Brighton was partitioned to eastablish the Parish of Peel
1863	Portions of Kent and Brighton were taken to form Aberdeen Parish
1867	Wilmot Parish was set off from Simond Parish
1873	Madawaska became a parish in the newly created county of the same name.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to space limitations, county maps do not necessarily appear in north-south direction

L. Restigouche County. County Seat -Dalhousie

Parishes of this county: (1) Addington, (2) Eldon, (3) Durham, (4) Colborne, (5) Dalhousie, (6) Balmoral, (7) Grimmer and (8) Saint-Quentin. Fig. 19.

Changes in the parish lines over the years:

1838	Formation of Restigouche County with the Parishes of Beresford, Addington and Eldon
1839	Durham Parish replaced Beresford. Part of the Parish of Addinton became Colborne. Dalhousie Parish was partitioned to create Addington
1879	Balmoral parish was set off from Dalhousie
1916	Creation of Grimmer Parish
c1920	Saint-Quentin created.

QUERIES:

28a. JOHN BROWN = KATHERINE KEENAN. Came to NB from Ireland in early 1800's. CH. JOHN, BARTHOLOMEW, GEORGE and a girl. After the death of JOHN BROWN, KATHERINE moved to to Quebec and married GALE. Sons of JOHN and BARTHOLOMEW remained in NB and farmed near Fredericton. Seek any infor on this family.

28b. Have any readers used professional researchers in either Ireland or the Quebec City area? If so, can any recommendations be made?

29. WILLIAM MCCUTCHEON buried in the Old Cedar Hill Cemetery in Saint John. CH. JOHN, RUBIN, JAMES and SAM. Seek any info on parents, siblings, wife and children of this family.

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