Ethel Anne Thompson's
An Eye
to the Future
A History of Pocologan, New River, Lepreau and Little Lepreau
Dad and Gramp had been in the woods for less than a
week cutting next year’s firewood. A little black cloud of trouble
seemed to be hovering over them. First the leather tug on Chief’s
harness broke, next the link in one of the traces came apart and today
Dan lost one of his winter calked shoes.
Cliff and I listened as they discussed the contacting of a farrier. Dan
was usually a really gentle
horse. When it came time for shoes to be put on him, he let it be known
in no uncertain terms which blacksmith could shoe him.
In Pocologan, in the 1800s, Enos Justason opened a blacksmith shop
which was much in demand. His expertise brought customers as far away
as Woodstock to have their horses shod.
Enos first married Lois Saye and they had eight children. After her
death, he married Laura Boyd and they had two sons.
Ethel Thompson’s 1992 publication, “An Eye to the Future” gives
accounts of the families of the past and present as she details the
history of Pocologan, New River, Lepreau and Little Lepreau.
Margaret, wife of James Dawson was the first grantee of land in
Pocologan in 1809 and Moses Vernon was the first settler to build a
sawmill on the stream.
Ned Chittick, a coachman to a prominent family in England, fell in love
with the boss’s daughter and she with him. The father of the girl
refused to give his consent to the marriage so the young couple ran
away and were married. They immigrated to Canada and settled in New
River where they built a house on land above a beach which bears the
name Chittick’s Beach.
Robert Varden Hanson, who was born in 1805, and members of his family
were the first settlers in Little Lepreau arriving in 1836. His father,
John Hanson, had come from England and settled in Pittsburg,
Pennsylvania. Robert married Priscilla Knight, a sister of Gideon and
Joshua Knight who came with the Quakers to Beaver Harbour.
William Rothwell Lomax, his wife and their family arrived in Little
Lepreau on one of the returning Hanson boats from England.
William Faquharson, who with his wife and two sons immigrated to New
Brunswick from Scotland in 1923 and settled on a grant of land in
Pocologan, brought his gold-tipped bagpipes with him.
In 1864, William Boyne was granted a tract of land in the Parish of
Lepreau.
In “An Eye to the Future”,
Ethel Anne Thompson not only tells the history of Pocologan, New River,
Lepreau and Little Lepreau, but she gives us a glimpse of the early
settlers and their descendants, through text and the many photos that
are included in the publication. It is available for viewing at several
research institutions.
Query 1424
World War I - Miramichi:
I am interested in information concerning men of the Miramichi area who
served in the Great War. Letters, pictures, diaries, etc.
BRUCE CAUGHILL
54 Confederation Dr.
RR #3 Niagara on the Lake
Ontario, Canada, L0S 1J0
E-mail Bcaughill@FallsviewCasinoResort.com
Query 1425
Buchanan - Connor - Kerr - Slater:
Mathew Buchanan, son of George Buchanan and Catherine Connor, was born
in Scotland. He and his wife, Mary Kerr lived on the Douglas Valley
Road in Queens County, New Brunswick, near their daughter and
son-in-law, Thomas Slater. They moved to South Boston and were buried
in Chelsea, Massachusetts in 1908.
JOY LYLE
256A Washington Street
Peabody, MA
01960, USA
E-mail cairolyle@netzero.net
Query 1426
Olsen - Falconer: I am
looking for information on Christian H. Olsen, who was born in 1848 in
Norway - location unknown and died in 1916 at Molus River, New
Brunswick. Also I need information on his wife Sarah Jane Falconer, who
was born in 1851 (location unknown) and died in 1935 at Molus River.
Seeking marriage record, immigration record (1873), naturalization
record (1860) or ship crew records as Christian H. Olsen was a
carpenter on a ship that sank in the Northumberland Strait or any other
records that might indicate from where in Norway he came.
NATALIE WARD
2-1370 Kingston Ave.
Ottawa, ON
Canada, K1Z 8L2
E-mail nward2@connect.carleton.ca
Query 1427
McInelly - Grant:
Looking for information on John McInelly born Sharon, Windsor, Vermont
26 Sep 1796 and died 22 Mar 1857 Charlotte, New Brunswick, Canada.
Wife, Sarah Grant born Saint John, 18 Apr 1798. Married in Houlton, 4
Apr 1818. One child, Arthur listed as being buried in Hillman Cemetery,
Temple, York County, New Brunswick.
SERIA BARKER
1060 Rambler Dr.
Salt Lake City, UT
84116, USA
E-mail barker0106@aol.com
Query 1428
Rogers - Kedgwick River Lodge:
I am seeking information on the Rogers family, who built the Kedgwick
River Lodge. The family is mentioned in "Memories of Kedgwick River" by
B. M. Boderick.
CARNEY RHINEVAULT
6 Main Street
Hyde Park, NY
12538,
USA
E-mail carneytatiana@yahoo.com
Telephone (845) 454-9440
Query 1429
Pitfield: Information
sought on the Pitfield family, in particular the origins of George
Pitfield who came to Nova Scotia / New Brunswick on the Spring Fleet of
1783. Information concerning him and his is on my website
http://freespace.virgin.net/hugh.pitfield/. Keen to find out where in
America he came from and to hear from any descendants.
Hugh Pitfield, 146 Church Lane East, Aldershot, Hants, GU11
3SS, England email: hugh-pitfield@supanet.com
