Northampton, New Brunswick

Northampton is a Canadian community in Carleton County, New Brunswick.

This article is about the community. For the civil parish and former local service district, see Northampton Parish, New Brunswick.

History
See also: History of New Brunswick and List of historic places in Carleton County, New Brunswick

Located on the eastern shore of the Saint John River, 10 km SSE of Woodstock, Northampton is a rural community lying along Route 105: Northampton Parish, Carleton County: PO 1853-1914: in 1866 Northampton was a farming community with about 68 resident families: in 1871 it had a population of 250: in 1898 Northampton had 1 post office, 1 sawmill, 1 church and a population of 200: included the community of Ferryville, which was named for the ferry operated by Aaron Putnam in 1809: PO Ferryville 1865-1910: in 1898 Ferryville was a settlement with 1 post office, 1 church and a population of 150.[1]

Notable people
Main article: List of people from Carleton County, New Brunswick

See also

References
  1. "Provincial Archives of New Brunswick". Where is Home? New Brunswick Communities Past and Present. Provincial Archives of New Brunswick. Retrieved 1 May 2013.

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