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Place-nomencJaiure. 



Francfort, — This Pre-Loyalist township was very probably named for the 

 place of that name near Philadelphia (shown on a map of 1777), rather 

 than, as supposed by Johnson, from being at or near the French 

 Fort [at Nashwaak]. 



Frenchmans Creek (Musquash). This is very probably connected with the 

 fact mentioned in the Quebec Documents, II, 152, under date 1694, 

 which says that in the Harbour of Nigarscorf [misprint and corrup- 

 tion of 'Mes-gos-guelk, the Indian name of Musquash Harbour], three 

 leagues from the River St. John, Captain Baptiste with his corvette 

 La Bonne spent the winter of 1694-95. Compare Gesner's note. I find 

 it as Frenchman's Brook In a plan of 1820. 



French River, Bay du Vin. — Settled by Acadian families, as described in the 

 Settlements Monograph. 



Gallows Hill. (Kingston, opposite Gondola Point). — So named for the two 

 executions Avhich took place there while the King's County Court 

 House stood in the vicinity (St John Telegraph, Aug. 23, 1905.) 



Geary. — I have at length been able to determine the origin of this name 

 The earliest use of the word I have found is in the Land Memorials 

 of 1811, where it is called New Gary, though under 1807 it appears 

 to be mentioned as a " new settlement back of French Lake." Mr. 

 Thos. E. Smith, of Geary, tells me the name was suggested by his 

 grandmother, his .grandfather, Samuel Smith, being the first settler 

 there. They came to New Brunswick from the United States as Loyal- 

 ists, 2nd remained for a time at Niagara, then locally pronounced 

 " Niagary." Later they came to New Brunswick, and in settling here 

 gave the name New Xiagnnj to the new settlement, which name be- 

 came changed to Xew Clary, and finally the New was dropped, and it 

 became Gary or Geary. The same explanation has been given me 

 by Mr. Leslie Carr, of French Lake. This tradition is finely con- 

 firmed by a mention of the settlement I have found in the Royal 

 Gazette for Apr. 14, 1818, which calls it New Niagara, and I have no 

 question the explanation is correct. It appears as Geary in 1818 in 

 a MS. Journal of C. Campbell. 



Geologists Range (in Restigouche- Victoria). — So named in 1899, as described 

 in Bull. N. H. S., IV, 251; V, 87. 



Geordie Lake, on Rocky Brook. — Named for an old hunter, as fully explained 

 in Forest and Stream, May 17, 1902, 386. 



George, Lake. — Raymond (St. John River. 7) says, this name is explained 

 locally as given for John McGeorge, who settled there in 1816; he 

 was killed by Indians in 1822. The same explanation is also given 

 locally. 



It is also stated in the New Brunswick Courier for Feb. 2, 1822, 

 that it took its name from him, which seems conclusive. 



Earlier its name appears to have been Nine-mile Lake, as shown 

 by a notice of the settlement there in Royal Gazette, Feb. 29, 1820. 



