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Botsford. The two latter were loyalists, and the first residents to be 

 thus honoured, but it shows a dawning recognition of native rights ; and 

 perhaps awakening local pride is shown also in the adoption as parish 

 names of Campobello, Grand Manan. Sul/sburij is of doubtful origin. 



New settlements gave origin to Jtiehmoiul, Jacksontoicn, Maryland^ 

 Neic Canaan, The Barony, and perhaps Geary. Loeh Lomond originated 

 at this time. 



At this time there came into use veiy many of our local descriptive 

 names, particularly ownership names of brooks, points, coves, etc., and 

 also, doubtless, the remarkable series of ownershi]) names of rivers along 

 Bay Chaleur, Charlo, Benjamin, JVashs, Louison, Jacquet and probably 

 Peters Rivers. The origin of these names is not certain, but local 

 tradition is probably correct in saying the}' record the names of re.sidents 

 more or less temporary, whose names, as pronounced by the Acadians, 

 resulted in these forms. At this time, also, the Acadians were forming 

 definite settlements along the North Shore and at Madawaska. They 

 built churches, which were named, as their custom is, for saints, and 

 these gave names to the missions of which they were the centres, and in 

 at least one case, though much later, to a parish, as in i^t. Basil. The 

 causes of the naming of the French parishes, so many of which bear 

 the names of saints, are of interest. These parishes usually take the 

 name of the church in them, and this is always chosen or approved by 

 the Bishop of the Diocese. It may be suggested hy various circum- 

 stances, as the name of the saint whose feast most nearly coincides with 

 the dedication of the church (St. Basile), the ])alron saint of the new 

 settlers, or the name of a benefactor of the church, if it is the same as a 

 saint recognized by the church (St. Hilaire), in honour of a bishop (St. 

 Jacques), or the name of a river or other prominent place (St. Francis). 

 How little voice the Acadians had in atfairs at this time is shown by the 

 English names given to the new parishes in Kent. 



During this time the International boundary was in dispute, and 

 in connection with it careful surveys were made of the St. Croix and 

 Magaguadavic in 1*796-98. In 1786 the Restigouche had been surveyed 

 for the Quebec government, and these surveys established the nomencla- 

 clature of these rivers. To this period belong Eichmond, Jackso7itoicn, 

 Maryland, Neio Canaan, Geary, Barony, Loch Lomond. 



About 1819 extensive immigration began from Cxreat Britain, and 

 has continued with great fluctuations down to the present, giving us 

 many names recalling the former homes of the settlers as English, Scotch 

 and Irish Settlements, JVew Baiidoii., Cardigan. Tay, and much later many 

 others. A few of these have given names to parishes, as in New Bandon. 

 From 1819 up to about 1830, the pai'ish names still show a strong admir- 

 ation for eminent Englishmen, as Canning, Beresford, Bathiirst, Dalhow 

 sie, Kent, Addington, Eldon, Dundas, Huskisson, Harcourt and perhaps 



