Early Families of "The Mackadavy"
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Over 500 pages, details include:-
Settlers - Before, during, and following the Loyalist Period: - Magaguadavic Valley, Parish of St. George, Southwestern New Brunswick, Canada.
Background and Land Grants: Description of River, International Border, early French settlement, St. Georges at LeTang, grants along the river - listed geographically, west & east side, north to south, 500!
History and Notable Characters: Including: St. George Town, The Royal Fencible Americans and other Loyalist Regiments, Lieut. Peter CLINCH, Capt. Philip BAILEY, Gillam TAILER, Dr. William PAINE, Lieut. Hugh MacKAY, Lieut. Samuel BLISS, The Royal Highland Emigrants, (84th Regt.), notable events, and heritage sites.
Selected Chronology: covering various periods - 1200 -1900.
Village Histories:
St. George: Capt. CLINCH, et al, grants, development, buildings, parish officers, Vinegar Hill & references to "History of St. George" and "Seven Deserted Settlements of Charlotte Co.", by Lew Spinney and Anita Grearson.
Bonny River/ Second Falls: Description, Joel BONNEY a Pre-Loyalist, then the influx of 1783/85 and Land Grants to Lieut. Hugh MacKAY, Ens. Samuel McDOUGALD, Capt. Geo. DAWSON, Digory SPARKS, Lieut. Sam. BLISS, John CRAIG/ CRAIGE, John GOSS, Ronald CAMPBELL and others. Details on settlement, Musters, industry at "Upper Falls, stores, hotel, major forest fire of 1903, listing of over 80 early homes, (thanks to Anita Grearson and the late Edith Davis etc.).
Lee Settlement: Description, Grantees & early settlers, settlement, listing of over 20 early homes, Lee family and others, the Post Office, old Cemetery, the Old River Rd., "Summerville" etc.
Piskahegan: Description, spelling of the name, Grantees, ( including Pomeroy & those of the Kedron and Piskahegan Rivers), the Blockhouse and the Fredericton to St. Andrews military road, cemetery, Mike Carry Hill, notable characters and events.
Thirty-Eight Genealogies/Family Histories/Notes:
Researched, compiled, submitted , (and/or otherwise assisted ), by over 60 interested persons to whom we owe a real debt of gratitude. Primary names include:
ASH; BENEY; BLISS; BONNEY; BROCKWAY; CAMPBELL; CAMPBELL; CLINCH; CORNING; COX; CRAIG; DAVIDSON; DAWSON;. DILLMAN; ESSENSA; FROST; GARNETT; GILLMOR; GOSS; GREARSON/GRIERSON; HARMON; LEE; MORELAND; MacKAY; MILNE/MYLNE; MUNSON; NASH; NEAL/NEIL; NICHOLS; O'NEILL; PRATT; RADLEY; SHERWOOD; SPINNEY; STEWART; SUNDERLAND; WALTMAN; and WILLIAMSON.
Other Names for study and future documentation are listed in the book for 'up and coming' researchers. Photographs and Illustrations, Bibliography, Sources and Index.
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