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Fredericton, York, New Brunswick, Canada



 


Notes:
Located on the St. John River: York County: capital of New Brunswick: William Francis Ganong identified the Maliseet name for Fredericton as Seedahn'sis: called Sainte-Anne by the Acadians, then Saint Anne's Point by the New England Planters, and renamed Fredericton in 1785: named for Prince Frederick-Augustus, the Duke of York (1763-1827), Bishop of Osnaburg, and second son of King GeorgeIII: PO from 1785: in 1871 it had a population of 6,000: in 1898 Fredericton was a port of entry with 1 post office, numerous stores, 10 hotels, 4 sawmills, 2 planing mills, 2 shingle mills, 1 grist mill, 1 sash and door factory, 1 tannery, 6 carriage factories, 2 foundries, 1 machine shop, 1 broom factory, 1 leather factory, 1 creamery, 8 churches and a population of about 8,000: included Victoria Mills, located 3 km SE of city centre: PO Victoria Mills 1938-1962 was located at the site of Alexander Shives' mill, which was established in 1854: also included the community of Wisely, located 5 km SE of city centre: PO 1888-1909 with A. Wisely as postmaster: in 1898 Wisely had 1 post office and a population of 70: Fredericton was incorporated as a city in 1848.

City/Town : Latitude: 45.9635895, Longitude: -66.64311509999999


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   Last Name, Given Name(s)    Death    Person ID 
101 WILMOT, Lemuel Allan Hon.  20 May 1878Fredericton, York, New Brunswick, Canada I4517
102 WILSON, Harlan William  20 Feb 2019Fredericton, York, New Brunswick, Canada I105554
103 WILSON, Horace Ellwood  12 Mar 2003Fredericton, York, New Brunswick, Canada I2476
104 WOOD, Lionel Blair  20 Feb 1991Fredericton, York, New Brunswick, Canada I83574

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