Hello List: Am wondering if present day Belleisle Creek was once known as just Belleisle, the birthplace of Charles Titus White? Thanks Clemm _________________________________________________________________ Off to school, going on a trip, or moving? Windows Live (MSN) Messenger lets you stay in touch with friends and family wherever you go. Click here to find out how to sign up! http://www.live.com/?mkt=en-ca

Hi, The name "Belleisle" creates all kinds of confusion for those not "of the area". In some old accounts and by many modern "outsiders" (e.g. people whose only real knowledge of the area is in relation to summer homes, etc.) "Belleisle" is applied indiscriminately in reference to almost any place in the vicinity of the shores of the Belleisle Bay. Older people with more local connections sometimes refer to such an extended area (i.e the Bay and its immediate shoreline) as "the Belleisle" in the same way that a river and its immediate environs might be referred to as "the Kennebecasis". To local people the name "Belleisle" without the definite article "the" is often used synonymously with Belleisle Creek. For example, in my family, "going to Belleisle" would be clearly understood to mean Belleisle Creek, while a trip to "the Belleisle" would mean a journey further downstream to some indefinite area along the shores of the Bay. This is all the more confusing in that Belleisle Creek is far enough upstream beyond the head of the Belleisle Bay to be completely separated (with the community of Springfield between) from the areas around the Bay which might be generally grouped together as "the Belleisle". If I am not mistaken, the homestead of the White family was above the head of the Belleisle Bay in the area known for many years by the community name of Springfield - not to be confused with the Parish of Springfield, which includes all of the aforementioned locations! In fact, the present community of Springfield (or at least a portion of it) was once known as White's Corner. This is all still well downstream from Belleisle Creek. Hope this helps a little - or maybe I've just muddied the waters even further. Regards John Elliott > -----Original Message----- > From: newbrunswick-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:newbrunswick-bounces@rootsweb.com]On Behalf Of Clemm Larsen > Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2006 12:05 AM > To: newbrunswick@rootsweb.com > Subject: [ NB ] Belleisle and Belleisle Creek, Kings County, NB > > > Hello List: > > Am wondering if present day Belleisle Creek was once known as just > Belleisle, the birthplace of Charles Titus White? > > Thanks > > Clemm > > _________________________________________________________________ > Off to school, going on a trip, or moving? Windows Live (MSN) > Messenger lets > you stay in touch with friends and family wherever you go. Click here to > find out how to sign up! http://www.live.com/?mkt=en-ca > > > ------------------------------- > 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 >