Northampton, New Brunswick
Northampton is a Canadian community in Carleton County, New Brunswick.
History
Located on the eastern shore of the Saint John River, 10 km SSE of Woodstock, Northampton is a rural community lying along Route 105: Northampton Parish, Carleton County: PO 1853-1914: in 1866 Northampton was a farming community with about 68 resident families: in 1871 it had a population of 250: in 1898 Northampton had 1 post office, 1 sawmill, 1 church and a population of 200: included the community of Ferryville, which was named for the ferry operated by Aaron Putnam in 1809: PO Ferryville 1865-1910: in 1898 Ferryville was a settlement with 1 post office, 1 church and a population of 150.[1]
Notable people
- Charles Connell - Politician
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gollark: Anyway, apparently the tendency to try and tightly manage children is a more modern thing.
gollark: Except a lot of them will be used to constant surveillance by parents, and also by that point governments and corporations.
gollark: According to a very trustworthy random internet article I happened to read yesterday, last century it was fairly common for young children to just be allowed to wander around outside on their own or with friends for ages.
gollark: To some extent, this is a modern trend.
See also
References
- "Provincial Archives of New Brunswick". Where is Home? New Brunswick Communities Past and Present. Provincial Archives of New Brunswick. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
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