For Sale - A HISTORY OF BOTSFORD - In 1933, W. M. Burns set on an undertaking to place before the public some facts concerning the Parish of Botsford, Westmorland County with the idea to establish a guide post that might aid someone in the future to write a more complete historical sketch. He felt that someone should collect the facts about the early days of the parish. The result was his “A History and Story of Botsford” - a publication of one hundred and six pages of information on fishing, travel to Prince Edward Island, entertainment, churches, ministers and much more.

“A History and Story of Botsford ” - New Brunswick, Canada - by W. M. Burns

Book 8236 First published in 1933. This is a second printing done in 1962 by Tribune Printing Co, Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada. Book is soft covered shows shelf and handling wear - someone had re-enforced hinges with glue but for a book printed in 1962 - more than fifty years ago - interior is in good shape. There does not seem to be mamy copies still on the markrt - in my opinion a scarce book and very hard to find.

Book 8236 $95.00 Canadian Currency plus $10.00 shipping and handling within North America.

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In 1933, W. M. Burns set on an undertaking to place before the public some facts concerning the Parish of Botsford, Westmorland County with the idea to establish a guide post that might aid someone in the future to write a more complete historical sketch.

He felt that someone should collect the facts about the early days of the parish. The result was his “A History and Story of Botsford” - a publication of one hundred and six pages of information on fishing, travel to Prince Edward Island, entertainment, churches, ministers and much more.

To the family researcher, the fifty-five pages of information on some of the original families is a fountain of knowledge that would probably be difficult to find now - seventy plus years later.

The first Allen in connection with the early settlement of Botsford, was Benjamin, a Scotchman born in 1735. He came with the Loyalists to Fort Cumberland and married a Miss Somers. He died on 14 April 1823 at age eighty-eight years. Details are given on the next two generations of the family.

John Cadman came from the north of Ireland and in 1826, he secured a grant of land. His wife was Anne Robinson.

Around 1800 or earlier, Thomas Joyce arrived at Point de Bute from Waterford, Ireland. He married Elizabeth Ryan, of Loyalist stock who was able to trace her lineage back to Irish nobility.

James Main came from Langholm, Dumfresshire. With him he brought the works and wood to build a nine-foot clock. One hundred and five years later it was still standing in the home of one of his descendants. He was a mill owner and had the misfortune to lose his right arm in a mill accident.

John McGlashing immigrated from Scotland in 1810, destined for the Miramichi. The vessel on which he came was wrecked on the North Reef of Prince Edward Island, so he landed at Cape Tormentine. His wife was a Miss Seaman of Nova Scotia. They raised a family of five sons and two daughters.

Daniel Savage was one of the earliest settlers on the Emigrant Road. His family consisted of three sons and four daughters.

In 1855, Alexander Scrimgeour and his wife Martha Shaw left their home in Forfarshire, Scotland. Their grandson, the Rev. J. A. Scrimgeour became the Principal of the Theological Training School at San Fernando, Trinidad.

CHAPTER HEADINGS

I. Geography - Early Settlement - Professional Men

II. The Cape Tormentine Marsh - Church - School - Fishing - The Railway

III. Railways - Ice Boats - Car Ferry

IV Land Grants - Boundary - Place Names - Romance

V The Emigrant Road - Churches - Vicissitudes - Early Families

VI French Settlement - Churches - Families (HEBERT, LEGER)

VII Cape Tormentine Methodism - Baptist Church - Founders - Churches Built

VII The Reformed Presbyterian Church - The Founder Dr. Clarke - Church Unions - Clergy

IX Some of the Original Families
ALLEN; AMOS; AVARD; ANDERSON; ATKINSON; BUTLER; BARRY; BASS; BLACKLOCK; BURNS); CADMAN; CHAPMAN; CARROLL; CRAWFORD; DAVIS;   DOBSON; DUNCAN; FIELD; FILLMORE; GOODWIN; GRANT; HARTNETT; HASTINGS ; JOHNSON; JOHNSTON; JONES; The JOYCES and the MCBRIDES; LAMB; LANCHESTER); LOWTHER; MAGEE; MAHONEY; MAIN; MARVEN; MITTON; MURRAY; MURPHY; MCMORRIS; MCKAY; MCGLASHING; OULTON; The PEACOCKS and the BOYCES; STEPHENS; RAWORTH; REILLY; ROBINSON; SAVAGE; SPENCE; STRANG; SMITH; SCOTT; SIMPSON; SOMERS; SCRIMGEOUR; STACK; SWEENEY; TINGLEY; TRENHOLM; TAYLOR; WARD; WELLS; WALL; WELCH) and WALTON.