Wellington Parish, New Brunswick

The parish was named for the Marquess of Wellington,[lower-alpha 4] British commander in the Peninsular War.[5]

Wellington was erected in 1814 as part of Northumberland County from Newcastle Parish.[6] It included modern Dundas and Sainte-Marie Parishes plus most of Saint-Paul Parish.

In 1827 Dundas was erected as its own parish.[7]

In 1828 the boundary with Dundas was adjusted.[8]

In 1862 the boundary with Dundas was adjusted again.[9]

In 1867 Sainte-Marie was erected, including Saint-Paul.[10]

In 1871 part of Sainte-Marie was returned.[11]

Wellington Parish is defined in the Territorial Division Act[2] as being bounded:

South by Dundas Parish; north by Chockpish River and a line running south sixty-eight degrees west from the forks thereof; east by the Gulf of Saint Lawrence; and west by a line commencing where the southerly prolongation of the line between lots U and V, on the Little Buctouche River, strikes the northern boundary of Dundas Parish; thence along the prolongation of the said line north forty-three degrees west to the Little Buctouche River; thence down stream to the westerly line of lot number 7, granted to Joshua White; thence along the said westerly line of said lot to the northwest corner thereof; thence in a direct line to the southeast corner of lot number 13, granted to Michael Basterache, on the south side of the Buctouche River; thence along the eastern line of that lot northerly to the Buctouche River; thence to the mouth of Mill Creek; thence following the course of the said creek up stream to the eastern line of the grant to John W. Holderness, on said creek; thence northerly along that line to the rear line of said grant; thence westerly along said line to the western line of lots granted to Angus Cameron; thence northerly along that line and its prolongation to Mill Creek; thence following the various courses thereof up stream to the eastern line of lot number 101, granted to John McEachran; thence northerly along that line and its northern prolongation to the northern line of lot number 95, granted to John McNairn; thence westerly along the said last mentioned line and its western prolongation to meet the eastern line of lot number 138, granted to George Holder; thence along said eastern line and its prolongation in a northerly direction to the northern line of lot number 110 in Block O; thence along that line in an easterly direction to meet the southern prolongation of the eastern line of lot number 52, granted to John Cochrane; thence along said prolongation and eastern line of said last mentioned grant to the northern line of the parish, including the islands in front.

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