Getting To Know:

New Brunswick II:

by F.E. McConvey

Published 02 March 1988

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A. St. John County. County Seat --Saint John City

Figure 8 outlines the present parishes of this county: (1) City of Saint John, (2) St. Martins, (3) Simonds and (4) Musquash

Changes incurred since its formation are as follows:

1786	Parishes of Portland, St.Martins, Lancaster and Saint John City were estblished.
1837	A portion of St. Martins became Alma Parish, Albert County.
1839	The Parish of Simonds was derived from Portland Parish
1877	Musquash Parish was form part of Lancaster
1889	Portland Parish became part of the City of Saint John
1967	Lancaster Parish was incorporated into the City of Saint John

B. Westmoreland County. County Seat -- Dorchester.

The current parish of this county are outlined by Fig. 9. They are: (1) Westmoreland, (2) Sackville, (3) Moncton, (4) Dorchester, (5) Salisbury, (6), Botsford and (7) Shediac.

Changes throughout the years:

1786	Parishes of Dorchester, Sackville, Hopewell, Hillsborough and Moncton were established
1787	Parishes of Dorchester and Salisbury were formed
1805	Botsford was carved out of Sackvile Parish
1827	Parts of the Parishes of Dorchester, Sackville and Westmoreland were taken to create the Parish of Shediac.
1835	Part of Dorchester became the Parish of Moncton
1845	The Parishes of Hopewell and Hillsborough became parishes in the new County of Albert.

C. Kings County. County Seat - Hampton

Present parishes: (1) Westfield, (2) Sussex, (3) Springfield, (4) Kingston, (5) Norton, (6) Greenwich, (7) Hampton, (8) Upham, (9) Studholm, (10) Havelock, (11) Hammond, (12) Kars, (13) Rothesay, (14) Cardwell and (15) Waterford. (Fig. 10)

Changes since it's formation:

1786	Establishment of Parishes of Westfield, Sussex, Springfield, and Kingston
1795	The Parishes of Norton and Hampton were formed from portions of Sussex and Kingston
1835	Hampton Parish was divided to create Upham
1840	Part of the Parish of Sussex became Studholm. Hammond Parish was created from Studholm
1858	Havelock Parish was created from a portion of Upham
1859	The parish of Kingston yielded territory to create Kars
1870	Rothesay Parish was set off from Hampton
1874	Parts of Sussex became Parishes of Cardwell and Waterford.

QUERIES

25a. JAMES HOWLAND (HOLDEN, HOLDIN). b. c 1799 in Wexford Co., Ireland. d. in St. Andrews on Mar 22, 1879. CH. JAMES, MYLES, MARGARET, ELLEN, MICHAEL CATHERINE. Seek any info on parents, siblings, children.

25b. WILLIAM DRISCOLL. b. 1800 Ireland, d at St. Andrews 1882 = MARY McCARTHY in Ireland. Came to St. Andrews in 1839. CH. MARY ANN, CHARLES, PATRICK, CATHERINE, MARGARET. m. MICHAEL HOWLAND (HOLDEN, HOLDIN) in 1869. Seek any info.

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