Westcock, New Brunswick

Westcock is a Canadian rural community in Westmorland County, about eight kilometres southwest of Sackville. In 1866, Westcock was a farming and lumbering settlement with about 62 families, while in 1898, Westcock had 1 post office, 1 sawmill, 1 grist mill, 1 church and a population of 150.[1]

Westcock in New Brunswick

Canadian poet and story writer Sir Charles G.D. Roberts grew up in Westcock, moving there with his family in 1861 at 1 year old and living there for the next 12 years. Roberts' sister, author Jane Elizabeth Gostwycke Roberts, was born there.[2]

St. Ann's Anglican Church at Westcock

The Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada has erected a monument to Sir Charles G.D. Roberts in Westcock.[2]

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

See also

References
  1. "Provincial Archives of New Brunswick". archives.gnb.ca. Retrieved 2019-06-10.
  2. Thomas Hodd, "Charles G.D. Roberts," New Brunswick Literary Encyclopedia, STU.ca, Web, Apr. 16, 2011.


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