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Grand Manan, — C. Early temporary settlement of New Englanders soon 

 abandoned (Hist. Sites, 325). Its modern settlement begins in 1783, 

 when Moses Gerrish with a few other Loyalist families settled near 

 Grand Harbour, where they were later joined by various immigrants 

 from the United States. These settlers and their descendants, joined 

 by others from the United States, have formed the prosperous fishing 

 settlements on that island. Parish in 1816. (History by Howe in 

 Coll. N.B. Hist. Soc, I, 341; important matter by Lorimer, History of 

 Islands, 11; Winslow Papers, 490; valuable Ms. Notes of 1803 by 

 McDonald in Crown Land Office). 



Grande Plaine, — G. Former early French settlement, in the early seventeenth 

 century, at the extreme north of Miscou for the capture of the sea-cow 

 (walrus) there very abundant. (Perley, Fisheries, 33; Hist. Sites, 296). 



Grand River, — M. Acadian farming and lumbering settlement, established 

 after 1853 (survey that year) by expansion from the St. John. (Loc. 

 inf.; C. L. R.). 



Greenfield, — Cn. Native expansion farming settlement, formed about 1827 by 

 expansion from the St. John. (C. L. R. ; Ward, 71). 



Green Hill,— Y. N.B. and N.S. Land Company settlement, an extension of 

 Cross Creek. (Loc. inf.). 



Green Point, — G. Acadian settlement, an expansion from Pokemouchc about 

 1830 and later. (Loc. inf.). 



Green Point Settlement, — Y. Formed about 1868 by men who had worked on 

 construction of the railway, now mostly abandoned. (Loc. inf.). 



Greenville, — Cn. Settled about 1840 by expansion from Keswick. (Loc. inf.). 



Greenwich,— K. Parish est. 1795. Settled along the St. John in 1785 by Loyal- 

 ists, who, from Oak Point to Queens purchased their lands from Kem- 

 bles Manor, and whose descendants have expanded to the backlands. 



Grimross, — Q. Former important Acadian village on the site of Gagetown and 

 vicinity; founded by Acadian refugees from Beauséjour after 1755, 

 and abandoned after its destruction by Monckton in 1758. (Hist. Sites, 

 271; Coll. N.B. Hist. Soc, II, 170, 175). 



Gueguen, — Kt. Acadian, an early expansion from Cocagne. 



Hammond, — K. Parish est. 1858. Settled along the upper course of Hammond 

 river, probably after 1810, by expansion of Loyalist settlements from 

 the river below, and along the Shepody road by later, chiefly Irish, 

 immigrants, as noted under the names of the settlements. 



Hammond River, — K. Settled first at French Tillage by Acadians about 1767, 

 and later along its lower course by Loyalists in 1784-86, and along its 

 upper course by expansion of their descendants. (Winslow Papers, 494). 



Hampstead, — Q. Parish est. 1786; settled by Loyalists in 1784-85 along the 

 St. John (below Long Island, by purchase from Kemble Manor), and 

 by later immigrants in the interior, with a negro settlement at Otnabof. 



