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Rockport, New Brunswick One Place Study

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Rockport, New Brunswick One Place Study

Rockport ca 1872.The view is to the southeast. The water is an arm of the Bay of Fundy called Cumberland Basin.

The goal of this project is to track the original settlers in Rockport, New Brunswick and their descendants. More importantly is to provide one location to go to for a variety of information about the Rockport area. This is meant to compliment the existing categorization structure or Wikitree, the Rockport & Area History and Genealogy Facebook Page and existing books and publications on the area.

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This profile is part of the Rockport, New Brunswick One Place Study.

Name

Rockport; North Joggins (to 1881); Joggins P.O. (for postal use, ca 1872); Cape Maringouin Peninsula

Communities

Neighbouring communities:

Geography

Continent: North America
Country: Canada
Province: New Brunswick
County: Westmorland
GPS Coordinates: 45.7324551,-64.5033218
Elevation: 0 m or 0 feet

History

Located on the Cumberland Basin, 16.93 km E of Harvey: Sackville Parish, Westmorland County: PO 1864-1939: in 1871 it had a population of 100: in 1898 Rockport was a seaport, a sub-port of entry and a farming, fishing and lumbering settlement with 1 post office, 1 store, grindstone quarries, 1 lighthouse, 1 church and a population of 200: included the community of North Joggins: PO 1853-1875: in 1866 North Joggins was a farming settlement with approximately 36 families, including 7 Tower families: in 1871 it had a population of 150: included the settlement of Upper Rockport: PO Upper Rockport 1875-1967.

Latitude : 45° 44'

Longitude : 64° 30'

County : Westmorland

Parish : Sackville

Population

  • Included as part of Sackville parish on census reports until the 1911 census.
  • The are about 588 names in the 1911 census. This does not include Johnsons Mills.
  • There are 280 names in the 1921 census
  • There are 218 names in the 1931 census.

Early Settlers

Honour Roll

These men served in WWI. For many years, the Honour Roll hung in the Rockport United Church.

Rockport United Church - WWI "Roll of Honor" posted on the wall

Following are links to the profiles for the men listed above.

Education

Rockport School

List of pupils enrolled in 1929 (from a register):

Migrations

So many people from Rockport left for the "Boston States" that I created a page for it some time ago. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Migration_from_Rockport%2C_New_Brunswick_to_the_Boston_States?

Notables

Bibliography

  • Head of the Bay: A History of the Maringouin (Rockport) Peninsula by Jeffrey Ward[1]
  • The Cumberland Basin Grindstone Industry: A Compendium of Sources & Illustrations Compiled and Edited by Paul Bogaard[2]
  • Roberts Country: Sir Charles G.D. Roberts and the Tantramar by Charles H.H. Scobie[3]

In the news

Sources

  1. ↑ https://tantramarheritage.ca/publications/books/head-of-the-bay-a-history-of-the-maringouin-rockport-peninsula/
  2. ↑ https://tantramarheritage.ca/publications/books/the-cumberland-basin-grindstone-industry/
  3. ↑ https://tantramarheritage.ca/publications/books/roberts-country-sir-charles-g-d-roberts-and-the-tantramar/




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Rockport ca 1872
Rockport ca 1872
Rockport United Church - WWI Roll of Honor posted on the wall
Rockport United Church - WWI Roll of Honor posted on the wall
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