Maugerville, New Brunswick
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Maugerville is a community in Sunbury County in the Canadian province of New Brunswick
. In 1759, members of the Perley Colony, land-seekers from present-day Maine, settled in the area. A generation later many of them were displaced farther upriver to Carleton County by newly-arrived United Empire Loyalists.
, in 1776 George Washington
sent a letter to the Maliseet of the Saint John River asking for their support in their contest with Britain. Led by Chief Ambroise Saint Aubin, the Maliseet immediately began to plunder the loyalists in the community, burning some of their homes and taking others prisoner back to New England. (Shortly after, the rebellion continued at the near-by Battle of Fort Cumberland
.) In 1779, Maugerville was raided again by Maliseet working with John Allan
in Machias, Maine. A vessel was captured and two or three residents homes were plundered. In response a blockhouse was built at the mouth of Oromocto
River named Fort Hughes (named after the Lt Governor of NS Sir Richard Hughes).
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...
. In 1759, members of the Perley Colony, land-seekers from present-day Maine, settled in the area. A generation later many of them were displaced farther upriver to Carleton County by newly-arrived United Empire Loyalists.
Maugerville Rebellion
During the American RevolutionAmerican Revolution
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, in 1776 George Washington
George Washington
George Washington was the dominant military and political leader of the new United States of America from 1775 to 1799. He led the American victory over Great Britain in the American Revolutionary War as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army from 1775 to 1783, and presided over the writing of...
sent a letter to the Maliseet of the Saint John River asking for their support in their contest with Britain. Led by Chief Ambroise Saint Aubin, the Maliseet immediately began to plunder the loyalists in the community, burning some of their homes and taking others prisoner back to New England. (Shortly after, the rebellion continued at the near-by Battle of Fort Cumberland
Battle of Fort Cumberland
The Battle of Fort Cumberland was an attempt by a small number of militia commanded by Jonathan Eddy to bring the American Revolutionary War to Nova Scotia in late 1776...
.) In 1779, Maugerville was raided again by Maliseet working with John Allan
John Allan
John Allan was a Canadian politician. Allan was the Member of Provincial Parliament for the seat of Hamilton West from 1914 to 1919....
in Machias, Maine. A vessel was captured and two or three residents homes were plundered. In response a blockhouse was built at the mouth of Oromocto
Oromocto, New Brunswick
Oromocto is a Canadian town in Sunbury County, New Brunswick.The town is located on the west bank of the St. John River at the mouth of the Oromocto River, approximately 20 kilometres southeast of Fredericton...
River named Fort Hughes (named after the Lt Governor of NS Sir Richard Hughes).