Carleton is a former community in New Brunswick

New Brunswick

New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...

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It was located in Saint John West. It was probably named for Sir Guy Carleton, 1st Baron of Dorchester

Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester

Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester, KB , known between 1776 and 1786 as Sir Guy Carleton, was an Irish-British soldier and administrator...

 (1724-1808) and Commander in Chief of the British forces in North America. Other sources say General Carleton

Thomas Carleton

Thomas Carleton was a British army officer who was promoted to Colonel during the American Revolutionary War after relieving the siege of Quebec in 1776. After the war, he was appointed as Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick, and supervised the resettlement of Loyalists from the United States in...

, first Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick.

The Loyalist

Loyalist

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-dominated communities of Parr Town and Carleton developed around Fort Howe

Fort Howe

Fort Howe was built during the American Revolution shortly after the American Siege of Saint John to protect Saint John from further American raids. The 18th and 19th century British Army fortification is built in present-day New Brunswick, Canada at the mouth of the Saint John River where it...

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Members of the Black Watch

Black Watch

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 settled here in 1783.

In 1785, both towns were amalgamated by royal charter

Royal Charter

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 to become the City of Saint John, New Brunswick

Saint John, New Brunswick

City of Saint John , or commonly Saint John, is the largest city in the province of New Brunswick, and the first incorporated city in Canada. The city is situated along the north shore of the Bay of Fundy at the mouth of the Saint John River. In 2006 the city proper had a population of 74,043...

, making it the first incorporated city in British North America

British North America

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(present-day Canada).

In 1871, the suburb of Carleton had a population of 5000 people.