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a French chart of 1760, the larger is called Mt Ridge, descriptive; Jumeau, 



1085, and de Meulles, 1686, haxQpte- rnemelngan. 

 Bonny River.— Probably for Joel Bonny, a pre-loyalist settler in this region. On 



the 1798 map, Mufkacksis, the Passamaquoddy name, and the Oxbow at its 



mouih. Bad-kick. See Paticake. 

 Boston Brook.— Origin ? Wilkinson, 1859. 

 Botsford. — P. 1805. In honour, of course, of Amos Botsford, loyalist settler at 



Sackville, speaker of the House of Assembly, 1786-1812. 

 Boundary Creek.— On plan of 1786. Doubtless because W. boundary of Moncton. 

 Brandy Point. — Said locally to be for tlie appearance of the water there, which 



rarely or never freezes. In a grant of 1765. Point au Ognonetle {ognonet ^ 



summer pear) on Monckton, 1758. 

 Breadalhane.—'è. 1856 (p 208). 

 Bretons, Riviere des 6- — On the survey map, 1755, as R. demibreton and 



located distinctly at Bartibog ; on d'Anville, 1755, it appears as R. des 6 



Bretons and similarly located; it becomes on Jeffereys, 1757, R. of 



Britons, but does not appear again. It may originate in an incident given 



by Cooney (see Cache, R. du). 

 Breiiil. — Seigniory, 1689. In Rothesay and Hampton. 

 Bright. — P. 1869. In honour, no doubt, of John Bright, English statesman, then 



prominent. 

 Brighton. — P. 1830. Origin ? Tliere is a Brighton in Sussex, England. 

 Brockway. — S. For Artemas Brock way, grantee at this place. 

 Brothers.— See Salkelds Islands. 

 Brothers. — (Three small islands near Millidgeville). Origin no doubt from their 



likeness and proximity. One of them appears to be in Maliseet Mo-ee-an- 



e.t^-cook =z bear island. 

 Brûlé Cape. — French ^ Burnt Cape. Rand gives for what is apparently this 



point, Wospooijiklook = seal hunt. This appears to be the cape called on 



.lumeau, 1685, C. au Jman ; de Meulles, 1686, Cap au Har an, and on later 



maps Hareng and Herring. 

 Brundages Point. — On plan of lS2(i as Brundige's Point. 

 Brunswick. — P. 1816. Probably in honour of the Duke of Brunswick, who fell 



at Waterloo the year before, and, perhaps, at the same time, in compliment 



to the reigning house in England. 

 Bivhe't,r. — In Wicklow Parish, on Wilkinson. 1859. Bubear is a common 



Carleton County name (see also Tay River). 

 Buctouche. — By Rand, given as Micmac Chebookloosk = a small big harbour ; 



others connect it with buktw, fire. The first syllable has been dropped. In 



tlie seigniorial grant to Sieur d'Amours, 1684, as Chibouctouche, and thus 



on most maps to 1831 ; doc. of 1760 (Col. Mass. Hist. Soc. X., 1809), has 



Bouetox (misprint), and the short form is in other early documents. 

 Budagan Brook. — Related, no doubt to Napudagan, which see. 

 Bulls Creek. — For Lieutenant George Bull, loyalist, who was grantee of land at 



its mouth (Raymond)- In ^laliseet Sig-a-hosk' = fire-flint place, descriptive ; 



(The act of striking a flint is (Sig-a-hahs). On D. Campbell, 1785, as Shuk- 



ataJuiivk or Steel River. 

 Bumfrau. — R. R. Sta. Said by Edward Jack to be an Indian corruption of the 



Acadian Boin franc, = hardwood, applied to Hardwood Creek (which see). 



Mr. Jack told me tliere was evidence of this on plans in the Crown Land 



office, but I could not find it. The region about the mouth of the creek was 



