Hi Marilyn, A lot of placenames in NB were spelled differently years ago, or had at least 2 spellings in use at the same time. I had a photo sent to me 2 years ago - the road sign on the Trans-Canada highway had the wrong spelling for Apohaqui in Kings Co. The obits in the NB newspapers even today carry on this tradition and are very innovative. I felt like writing to ask when they began putting a hyphen in "Saint-John." And when I read them, I often remind myself that NB is officially bilingual, so, it's French and what's the second language? In your case, your first stab at reading the handwriting was correct. "Magaguadavic" is identified as a dispersed community in Prince William Parish, York Co., according to the 1972 NB Gazetteer. Magaguadavic River was (& is?) near St. George in Charlotte Co. Now that you're up to speed on the spelling, there's a 2 month course on how to pronounce NB placenames. Bill Marilyn Morrow wrote: > Trying to sort out a birth place as recorded in a Saint John marriage registration. The bride lived in Welford, Queens Co., but gave her place of birth as Maguaguadavic or Magisaguadivic - can't make out the writing. Can a native New Brunswicker help me decipher this please? > Marilyn in Vancouver > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NEWBRUNSWICK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Is there an online outline of ward boundariess in Fredericton in the various census years? Bill

Magaguadavic River >From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search "Magaguadavic" (pronounced "mack-uh-day-vick" or "mack-uh-day-vee") is a Maliseet (Maliseet-Passamaquoddy) Native word meaning "River of Eels". The Magaguadavic River is the sixth largest river in the Canadian province of New Brunswick, measuring approximately 129 kilometers (80 miles) in length. The river has 103 named tributaries and 55 lakes in a drainage of 1812 square km. The river begins as an outlet on the southeastern bank of Magaguadavic Lake and, at that point, flows south through a controlled dam, ultimately emptying into the Passamaquoddy Bay. The Magaguadavic River flows through the rural communities of Wilmot, Upper and Lower Brockway, Flume Ridge, Pomeroy, Lee Settlement, Bonny River, Second Falls and into St. George. At St. George, the Magaguadavic River is a source of hydroelectric power as its waters pass through a dam. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marilyn Morrow" <cammor@axionet.com> To: <newbrunswick@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, March 19, 2007 8:51 PM Subject: [ NB ] Where is "Maguaguadevic"? > Trying to sort out a birth place as recorded in a Saint John marriage > registration. The bride lived in Welford, Queens Co., but gave her place > of birth as Maguaguadavic or Magisaguadivic - can't make out the writing. > Can a native New Brunswicker help me decipher this please? > Marilyn in Vancouver > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NEWBRUNSWICK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Hello Bill, The ward boundaries are shown in the 1878 atlas of York County: http://www.familyheritage.ca/atlas1.html Cheers, Rob _______________________________ www.familyheritage.ca -----Original Message----- From: newbrunswick-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:newbrunswick-bounces@rootsweb.com]On Behalf Of Bill Tufts Sent: February 19, 2007 7:59 PM To: newbrunswick-l@rootsweb.com Subject: [ NB ] Ward Boundaries in Fredericton Is there an online outline of ward boundariess in Fredericton in the various census years? Bill ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NEWBRUNSWICK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.441 / Virus Database: 268.18.2/692 - Release Date: 18/02/2007 4:35 PM -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.441 / Virus Database: 268.18.2/692 - Release Date: 18/02/2007 4:35 PM

Magaguadavic Is also a town. Look at a good map of New Brunswick and you will find it located very near the lake of the same name. My great-grandfather was born there and I visited there two years ago. Jim Roaix

Is there an online outline of ward boundariess in Fredericton in the various census years? Bill

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Thank you for this information. I have an ancestor Peter Smart who is buried near Pomeroy and had lived at Pleasant Ridge. Also, had Nathan Niblock with 300 acres near the river who died in or about 1830. His nephew, William Smart married Ann Brockway and inherited Nathan's land according to the will. William had small acreage nearer the river. Do these names mean anything to you folks or anyone else who reads this? Marilyn in Olympia, WA, USA at homes_4u@comcast.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike & Carol" <carmik@nbnet.nb.ca> To: <newbrunswick@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, February 19, 2007 4:57 PM Subject: Re: [ NB ] Where is "Maguaguadevic"? > Magaguadavic River >>From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia > Jump to: navigation, search > "Magaguadavic" (pronounced "mack-uh-day-vick" or "mack-uh-day-vee") is a > Maliseet (Maliseet-Passamaquoddy) Native word meaning "River of Eels". The > Magaguadavic River is the sixth largest river in the Canadian province of > New Brunswick, measuring approximately 129 kilometers (80 miles) in > length. > The river has 103 named tributaries and 55 lakes in a drainage of 1812 > square km. The river begins as an outlet on the southeastern bank of > Magaguadavic Lake and, at that point, flows south through a controlled > dam, > ultimately emptying into the Passamaquoddy Bay. The Magaguadavic River > flows > through the rural communities of Wilmot, Upper and Lower Brockway, Flume > Ridge, Pomeroy, Lee Settlement, Bonny River, Second Falls and into St. > George. At St. George, the Magaguadavic River is a source of hydroelectric > power as its waters pass through a dam. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Marilyn Morrow" <cammor@axionet.com> > To: <newbrunswick@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, March 19, 2007 8:51 PM > Subject: [ NB ] Where is "Maguaguadevic"? > > >> Trying to sort out a birth place as recorded in a Saint John marriage >> registration. The bride lived in Welford, Queens Co., but gave her place >> of birth as Maguaguadavic or Magisaguadivic - can't make out the writing. >> Can a native New Brunswicker help me decipher this please? >> Marilyn in Vancouver >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> NEWBRUNSWICK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NEWBRUNSWICK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.441 / Virus Database: 268.18.3/693 - Release Date: 2/19/2007 > 5:01 PM > >

hello I was wondering if anyone could tell me where I can find city directories online for New Brunswick around 1940 and on Cheryl

If you google "Fredericton Fire 1893" you will get the whole story including a mention of Mr. Ruel. Joy Scheifele wrote: > I wonder if there is anyone can help me with information about a “Gibson > fire”? From the July 08, 1893 issue of the Carleton Sentinel, Woodstock, > I discovered one of my ancestors, J.W.M. RUEL, died as a result of this > fire. The article reads: “Reference was made last week to the case of J.W. > RUEL, injured at the Gibson (York Co.) fire. His sufferings terminated in > death at the Victoria Hospital on Sunday. He was 77 years old. He was a > superannuated Inland Revenue officer”. Is there anyone who could tell me > more about the fire, or about John W.M. RUEL himself? I’d appreciate any > information. Thank you. ~ Joy > > >

Google says: Sewell House, 714 Union Street Devon, was built after the "Gibson Fire" of June 20 1893, to house the family of lumberman Arthur Sewell, and later provided early offices for the South Devon Fuel and Tugboat Company Ltd. and Carleton Park Approximately 4.41 hectares (11 acres), or eleven acres. Originally in the Old Village of Gibson, the park was developed after the Town of Devon was amalgamated with Fredericton in 1945. During the last quarter of the 19th Century, the Park area was used as a railway yard. After the Gibson Fire of 1893 the site was occupied for 50 years by a succession of lumber mills. Was used as a site where granite was unloaded to build the first train bridge across Fredericton in 1888. Park area was leased from the Van Buskirk family by Canadian Pacific Railways and when it was discontinued as a railway yard the Park area was leased to the City of Fredericton. The Irving group of companies purchased the rail line from Canadian Pacific in the 1990's and now hold the lease on the property. The Irving's were also major contributor's to the construction of the Duck's Unlimited Conservation Center and Office now situated on the Northside of the Park. It is now a passive park area on the banks of the St. John River where many people enjoy eating picnics and lunches among the Park flowers and trees. The Park has become in the last ten years a popular spot for people to launch their small boats. Directions: Between Union Street and the St. John River on Fredericton's Northside. <http://www.devonparkbaptist.com/history.htm> has a piece on the loss of two churches in the fire. >From York County GenWeb: History site subsite York County Historical Events at <http://www.rootsweb.com/~nbyork/history/gibsonash.htm> there is a three part story about the fire and a map. The source is cited as the UNB Library. The Daily Gleaner Microfilm. June 20, 1893. It makes for very interesting reading. Thanks for asking the question. Gordon in Ottawa. -----Original Message----- From: newbrunswick-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:newbrunswick-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Joy Scheifele Sent: February 19, 2007 11:32 AM To: NEWBRUNSWICK@rootsweb.com Subject: [ NB ] Gibson Fire I wonder if there is anyone can help me with information about a "Gibson fire"? From the July 08, 1893 issue of the Carleton Sentinel, Woodstock, I discovered one of my ancestors, J.W.M. RUEL, died as a result of this fire. The article reads: "Reference was made last week to the case of J.W. RUEL, injured at the Gibson (York Co.) fire. His sufferings terminated in death at the Victoria Hospital on Sunday. He was 77 years old. He was a superannuated Inland Revenue officer". Is there anyone who could tell me more about the fire, or about John W.M. RUEL himself? I'd appreciate any information. Thank you. ~ Joy -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.412 / Virus Database: 268.18.2/692 - Release Date: 2/18/2007 ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NEWBRUNSWICK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi C B, Have you checked out the new Advanced Search Engine for the mailing lists that Rootsweb now has. http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search I went there and put in Salter in the Body field, 1999 in the year, New Brunswick in the List... Guess what . . . your message with your old email address came up 1st along with 7 other "hits". Leaving off the year, I got 33 "hits". Once you click on the message, you can see the entire thread and if there were any replies. There's also a new pilot project in the works for indexing all the "state" sites at US GenWeb They're working on indexing all the states' web sites, but have the original 13 done now. http://www.usgenweb-search.us/FAQ.html Ah, haven't we all changed out email address at some point or another. Have you signed up for an account at Rootsweb? By doing this, you can "link" all the "postems" at SSDI, and the World Connect Project; it will show you ALL the lists you are subscribed to and provide an automated link to unsubscribe to them as well as a link to view the archives. Visit https://myaccount.rootsweb.com/signin You are also able to link all the IDs that you had previously created when posting to various locations on Rootsweb. Check Password Central out as well http://passwordcentral.rootsweb.com/ Good luck, Marilyn ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~``` C B Knox wrote: > I posted this same question to the list back in 1999, and still need an > answer. Meanwhile, my email address had changed, and I wonder if I > missed any replies because of that. Let's try again . . .

I wonder if there is anyone can help me with information about a “Gibson fire”? From the July 08, 1893 issue of the Carleton Sentinel, Woodstock, I discovered one of my ancestors, J.W.M. RUEL, died as a result of this fire. The article reads: “Reference was made last week to the case of J.W. RUEL, injured at the Gibson (York Co.) fire. His sufferings terminated in death at the Victoria Hospital on Sunday. He was 77 years old. He was a superannuated Inland Revenue officer”. Is there anyone who could tell me more about the fire, or about John W.M. RUEL himself? I’d appreciate any information. Thank you. ~ Joy -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.412 / Virus Database: 268.18.2/692 - Release Date: 2/18/2007

Shirley, If you use the following url it will work. Just a little hint - if you get another instance like this one try deleting one section (after a /) at a time from the right hand side of the url - this time it was just the unwlad.html. http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Meadows/8429/ Good luck, Sandra ----- Original Message ----- From: "Shirley Pineo" <shirleypineo@eastlink.ca> To: "Gerry MF" <caroline@istar.ca>; <newbrunswick@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, February 18, 2007 6:30 PM Subject: Re: [ NB ] Fw: New Brunswick Genealogical Society > Hi, I tried to access the internet site you sent but I cannot get to it. > I keep > getting a message that the page cannot be found. Can you help? > > Thanks > Shirley > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Gerry MF" <caroline@istar.ca> > To: <newbrunswick@rootsweb.com>; <shirleypineo@eastlink.ca> > Sent: Saturday, February 17, 2007 3:39 AM > Subject: Re: [ NB ] Fw: New Brunswick Genealogical Society >> Shirley >> The only information on Thomas Blackburn is as follows: >> The list of passengers all from Yorkshire who sailed from the Port of >> Scarborough, England, 12 April 1774. It is said by some that the ship(s) >> were destined for a New England port but were blown off course during the >> voyage and the passengers were disembarked in Halifrax, Nova Scotis, May >> 14/16 1774. Peter Wilson Coldham in Emigrants from England to the >> American Colonies 1773-1776 said the name of the ship(s) were unknown. A >> current >> internet site http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Meadows/8429/unwlad.html >> refers to the ship as The Thomas & William or Prince George and lists the >> same passengers as does Peter Wilson Coldham. >> Thomas Blackburn, farmer, aged 28, wife & 2 children; same reason. >> one of the earlier passengers mentioned the reason was the high price of >> provisions. >> >> Gerry MF >

Hi, I tried to access the internet site you sent but I cannot get to it. I keep getting a message that the page cannot be found. Can you help? Thanks Shirley ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gerry MF" <caroline@istar.ca> To: <newbrunswick@rootsweb.com>; <shirleypineo@eastlink.ca> Sent: Saturday, February 17, 2007 3:39 AM Subject: Re: [ NB ] Fw: New Brunswick Genealogical Society > Shirley > The only information on Thomas Blackburn is as follows: > The list of passengers all from Yorkshire who sailed from the Port of > Scarborough, England, 12 April 1774. It is said by some that the ship(s) > were destined for a New England port but were blown off course during the > voyage and the passengers were disembarked in Halifrax, Nova Scotis, May > 14/16 1774. Peter Wilson Coldham in Emigrants from England to the > American > Colonies 1773-1776 said the name of the ship(s) were unknown. A current > internet site http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Meadows/8429/unwlad.html > refers to the ship as The Thomas & William or Prince George and lists the > same passengers as does Peter Wilson Coldham. > Thomas Blackburn, farmer, aged 28, wife & 2 children; same reason. > one of the earlier passengers mentioned the reason was the high price of > provisions. > > Gerry MF > > >> >> >> Could someone who has access to "Generations", volume 20:2 (Summer 1998) > pp. 26-27 do a lookup for me and give me any information regarding Thomas > Blackburn. >> >> Thank you >> >> Shirley >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NEWBRUNSWICK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >

I posted this same question to the list back in 1999, and still need an answer. Meanwhile, my email address had changed, and I wonder if I missed any replies because of that. Let's try again . . . Mary (Salter) Knox's first husband, John KNOX died at Gagetown, NB on 18 Nov 1819, the day before their 41st wedding anniversary. The widow Mary KNOX was remarried to George PORTER at Gagetown on 9 Dec 1824. After that they both seemed to disappear, even though George had owned a farm on Lot 27 at Maquapit Lake in Sheffield, NB. I later discovered that George Porter was drowned on 9 Oct 1834 and buried at Gagetown. But what became of his widow, Mary (Salter) Knox-Porter? Does anyone have any information on where or when she might have died and been buried? -------------------------------------------------- Those who say something cannot be done should not interrupt the one doing it. (Chinese Proverb)

Hi, I believe Walter John Biggar (14 Mar 1853 - 26 Apr 1937) was a s/o James Biggar & Sarah Norrie. Walter married Evelene d/o Levi & Elizabeth (McEwen) Parlee on 15 Nov 1883 and they had 5 sons, two of whom died young. Walter's brother William Norrie Biggar (1862-1938) married Frances M. d/o Allen W. & Margaret D. (Wanamaker) Parlee. Hope this helps. John Elliott > -----Original Message----- > From: newbrunswick-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:newbrunswick-bounces@rootsweb.com]On Behalf Of Don Cooper > Sent: Sunday, February 18, 2007 2:55 PM > To: newbrunswick@rootsweb.com > Subject: [ NB ] Walter J BIGGAR of Studholm - born 1853 > > > Does anyone have the parents of Walter J BIGGAR, husband of Evelyn PARLEE? > > Thanks, > > Don Cooper > New Glasgow, NS > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NEWBRUNSWICK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Does anyone have the parents of Walter J BIGGAR, husband of Evelyn PARLEE? Thanks, Don Cooper New Glasgow, NS

Dear Don, Absolutely! Walter John Biggar's parents were: James E. Biggar, born 1825, Mount Hebron, Kings County & Sarah Norrie, born 1825 in Londonderry, Ireland They married April 4, 1851 in Studholm,, Kings County. I have no further ancestry on Sarah Norrie, but James E. Biggar's parets were: Walter Biggar, born 1784 (not known where) & Hannah Hayter, born 1786 at Brandy Point, Westfield, Kings County They married in Saint John on Sep 1, 1812 Hannah Hayter was the daughter of John Hayter & Mary Monk. If you need further info, feel free to e-mail me. Lisa Z (Simzadi@charter.net)

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: My gggrandparents, John and Margaret Carmichael lived in Restigouche, New Brunswick, Canada when they had my grandmother Louisa in 1851 or 53. I would appreciate a lookup in any census which might apply. Thank you in advance. mjp2lap@sbcglobal.net.