Place:Bristol, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada

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NameBristol
Alt namesShikatehawksource: former name
TypeVillage
Coordinates46.471°N 67.581°W
Located inCarleton, New Brunswick, Canada
See alsoSimonds, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canadaparish in which it was located
Florenceville-Bristol, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canadatown into which it amalgamated in 2008
source: Family History Library Catalog


Bristol is located on east side of the St. John River, 4.26 km east northeast of Florenceville. It was on the border between Kent Parish and Simonds Parish, Carleton County. It was first known as Shikatehawk after the name of a nearby stream. William Francis Ganong identified the name Shikatehawk as a derivitive of the Maliseet word "Shigateehawg". The settlement had a post office under the name Shikatehawk 1866-1878. In 1866 Shikatehawk was a farming settlement with about 20 families; in 1871 it had a population of 150. It was renamed Bristol for the city of Bristol in England and had a post office under that name from 1878. In 1898 Bristol was a station on the Canadian Pacific Railway and a community with 1 post office, 6 stores, 2 hotels, 1 sawmill, 1 grist mill, 1 carding mill, 1 woodworking factory, 1 church and a population of 300. It included Kent Station (now known as Bristol Junction). Bristol was incorporated as a village in 1966. It amalgamated with the adjacent village of Florenceville in 2008 to form Florenceville-Bristol. (Source:Place Names of New Brunswick)


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