Carleton, New Brunswick

Carleton is a former community in New Brunswick.

Carleton

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Former location of Carleton in New Brunswick

This article is about the former community. For Carleton County, see Carleton County, New Brunswick. For the geographic parish, census subdivision and former local service district in Kent County, see Carleton Parish, New Brunswick.

It was located in Saint John West. It was probably named for Sir Guy Carleton, 1st Baron of Dorchester (1724-1808) and Commander in Chief of the British forces in North America.^[1] Other sources say General Carleton, first Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick.^[2]

The Loyalist-dominated communities of Parr Town and Carleton developed around Fort Howe.

Members of the Black Watch settled here in 1783.^[3]

In 1785, both towns were amalgamated by royal charter to become the City of Saint John, New Brunswick, making it the first incorporated city in British North America (present-day Canada).

In 1871, the suburb of Carleton had a population of 5000 people.^[1]

Notable people

Main article: List of people from Saint John, New Brunswick

• May Agnes Fleming, writer (1840-1880)

References

1. "Carleton". Where is Home? New Brunswick Communities Past and Present. Provincial Archives of New Brunswick. Retrieved 3 November 2010.
2. Moine, Sir James MacPherson Le (1878). The chronicles of the St. Lawrence. Dawson Bros. p. 163. Retrieved 3 November 2010.
3. Pugh, Margaret. . pp. 69–71. Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2010-11-03.

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