Manners-Sutton Parish: York County: created in 1855 from Kingsclear
and Prince William Parishes: named for Sir John Henry Thomas Manners-Sutton
(1814-1877), Lieutenant Governor of NB 1854-1861: included part of McAdam
Parish until 1894.
The following were once part of Manners-Sutton
Parish ---
Kingsclear Parish: York County: established
1786: probably named for clearings left by the cutting of the King's woods
for the Royal Navy: included New Maryland Parish until 1846 and Manners
Sutton Parish until 1855.
McAdam Parish: York County: set up
from Prince William, Dumfries and Manners Sutton Parishes in 1894: named
for John McAdam (1807-1893), Member of the House of Assembly and local
lumberman.
Prince William Parish: York County:
established 1786: named for Prince William, later King William IV, patron
of the King's American Dragoons who settled there: included parts of Dumfries
Parish until 1833, Manners Sutton Parish until 1855, and McAdam Parish
until 1894.
COMMUNITY PLACE NAMES IN NEW BRUNSWICK,
CANADA, compiled by Robert F. Fellows - areas listed in Manners-Sutton
Parish are:
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Acton: Settlement, 3 mi. NE of Harvey, 2 mi. NW of Cork: Manners
Sutton Parish, York County: settled by Irish in 1842: possibly named for
John Emerich Edward Dalberg, 1st Baron Acton (1834-1902) proponent of Irish
home rule: PO Acton 1865-1870: in 1866 Acton was a farming settlement with
approximately 70 resident families: PO Cork Station and 1870-1967: today
Acton is a dispersed community: see also Cork.
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Brockway: Settlement, 7 mi. N of Lawrence Station: Manners Sutton
Parish, York County: named for Reuben and Rufus Brockway who came from
New Hampshire about 1818, and for Artemus and Alvia Brockway, later settlers:
PO Magaguadavic 1852-1898: PO Brockway 1898-1913: in 1904 Brockway was
a farming settlement with a population of 50 and today it is a dispersed
community.
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Christie Ridge: Settlement, 1 mi. S of Thomaston Corner: Manners
Sutton Parish, York County: in 1837 it was known as Wooler Settlement for
settlers from Wooler, Northumberland, England: later renamed Christie Ridge
which today is a dispersed community.
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Coburn: Settlement, 1 mi. W of Manners Sutton and 3 mi. N of York
Mills: Manners Sutton Parish, York County: John and Thomas Cockburn were
settlers in 1837: PO 1902-1946 with John Coburn as first postmaster: today
Coburn is a dispersed community.
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Cork: Settlement, 23 mi. SW of Fredericton: Manners Sutton Parish,
York County: settled 1842 by Irish immigrants: PO Acton 1865-1870: PO Cork
Station 1870-1967 which in 1898 was a station on the Intercolonial Railway
and a farming community with 1 store, 1 church and a population of 150:
also known as Teetotal Settlement because many settlers had taken the pledge
in Ireland: today Cork is a dispersed community. In 1898 it was a flag
station on the Canadian Pacific Railway, 5 mi. from Harvey: York County.
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Ensor Settlement: See Tweedside (Manners Sutton Par., York Co.)
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Frog Lake: Settlement, 4 mi. S of Harvey: Manners Sutton Parish,
York County: today Frog Lake is a dispersed community.
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Gass Settlement: Former settlement, 12 mi. NE of McAdam: Manners
Sutton Parish, York County: Thomas and Joseph Gass were early settlers.
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Harvey: Settlement, 24 mi. SW of Fredericton: Manners Sutton Parish,
York County: in 1866 Harvey was a farming community with approximately
120 resident families including 5 Cockburn, 6 Little, 6 Nesbit and 6 Piercy
families: PO Harvey Station from 1870 which in 1898 was a station on the
Canadian Pacific Railway and a community with 5 stores, 2 hotels, 3 churches
and a population of 250: Harvey was incorporated as a village in 1966.
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Harvey Settlement: 3 mi. S of Harvey: Manners Sutton Parish, York
County: PO 1842-1873.
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Harvey Station: See Harvey (Manners Sutton Par., York Co.)
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Hurley Corner: Settlement, 20 mi. SW of Fredericton: Manners Sutton
Parish, York County: Daniel Hurley was a settler from Ireland in 1842:
PO 1909-1918: today Hurley Corner is a locality.
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Little Settlement: 14 mi. NE of McAdam: Manners Sutton Parish, York
County: named for John Little (c1786-1872), from England to Maryland 1832,
to Harvey 1842: also, David, William, James and Matthew Little were settlers:
became part of Upper Mills.
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Magaguadavic: See Brockway (Manners Sutton Par., York Co.)
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Manners Sutton: Settlement, 15 mi. NE of McAdam: Manners Sutton
Parish, York County: PO 1852-1969: in 1866 Manners Sutton was a farming
settlement with approximately 5 resident families: in 1898 Manners Sutton
had 1 store, 1 church and a population of 150 and today it is a dispersed
community.
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Patterson Road: Former settlement, 1 mi. S of Harvey: Manners Sutton
Parish, York County.
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Prince William Station: Settlement, 13 mi. NE of McAdam: Manners
Sutton Parish, York County: PO 1875-1969: in 1898 Prince William Station
was a flag station on the Canadian Pacific Railway and a settlement with
1 hotel, 1 church and a population of 75 and today it is a dispersed community.
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Roach: Settlement, 26 mi. SW of Fredericton and 3 mi. S of Cork:
Manners Sutton Parish, York County: settled about 1850: named for Michael
Roach, a settler: abandoned by 1903: today Roach is a locality.
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South Tweedside: 14 mi. E of McAdam: Manners Sutton Parish, York
County: PO 1908-1913: today South Tweedside is a dispersed community.
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Swans Shore: Settlement, 1 mi. W of Tweedside: Manners Sutton Parish,
York County: today Swans Shore is a locality.
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Teetotal Settlement: See Cork (Manners Sutton Par., York Co.)
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Thomaston Corner: Settlement, 10 mi. E of McAdam: Manners Sutton
Parish, York County: included Wilmot: PO Thomaston 1902-1914 with Richard
Thomas as postmaster: today Thomaston Corner and Wilmot are dispersed communities.
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Tweedside: Settlement, 16 mi. E of McAdam: Manners Sutton Parish,
York County: named by settlers from Scotland: PO 1860-1913: in 1866 Tweedside
was a farming community with approximately 40 resident families: in 1898
Tweedside had 1 church and a population of 200: formerly called Ensor Settlement:
Charles Ensor had a grant there in 1834 but abandoned it by 1841: today
Tweedside is a dispersed community.
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Upper Brockway: Settlement, 11 mi. E of McAdam: Manners Sutton Parish,
York County: PO Warren 1902-1913 with Warren L. Davis as postmaster: today
Upper Brockway is a dispersed community.
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Warren: See Upper Brockway (Manners Sutton Par., York Co.)
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Wilmot: Settlement, 10 mi. E of McAdam, adjacent Thomaston Corner:
Manners Sutton Parish, York County: named for Lemuel Allan Wilmot (1809-1878),
commissioner of lands in the Harvey and Cork areas, who helped settlers
in 1838: today Wilmot and Thomaston Corner are dispersed communities.
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Wooler Settlement: See Christie Ridge (Manners Sutton Par., York
Co.)
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York Mills: Settlement, 12 mi. NE of McAdam: Manners Sutton Parish,
York County: PO 1884-1916: today York Mills is a dispersed community.
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