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Baby's Mills
A mill located on the Little Montreal River (L'Acadie River) about 1.5mi
(2.5km) SE of Sherrington. Named after Sieur François Baby who
presumably owned the mill, along with a large area of land in the area.
(45.148N/73.504W)
Babyville
This one is vague. Besides the post Office reference putting it in
Sherrington Municipality between 1832 and 1867, there are some other
conflicting references to Baby. A "Baby's Mill" is shown on an old map
on the Little Montreal River (L'Acadie River) about 1.5mi (2.5km) SE of
Sherrington. (45.148N/73.504W) This is the most likely candidate for a
location. A Sherrington 130th Anniversary booklet seems to confirm this
location and that it was named for Sieur François Baby. Another old map
refers to "Baby's Property" in the same area. Finally Babyville is shown
on a 1867 Eastern Townships map as being the name of Sherrington
Village. The same map has Sherrington where Douglas Corners should be.
It would appear that that mapmaker was a little confused.
Babyville Post Office
A post office somewhere in Sherrington Municipality, probably at the
"Baby's Mill" location on the Little Montreal River. It started before
1832 and operated until 1867. Refer to Babyville for possible locations.
Back Bush Road
A road running from the end of Chemin St-Joseph (St-Chrysostome)
(45.084N/73.713W) to Rte 219 0.8mi (1.3km) south of Barrington.
(45.100N/73.581W) It is sometimes incorrectly called the 'Black Bush
Road'.
Back Ridge (Godmanchester)
The first road NW of the Ridge Road, running from the Plank Road (Chemin
de Planche) to the Smellie Sideroad (Montée Smellie). It is about 2.5mi
(4km) NW of Huntingdon. It is the westward continuation of the Teafield
Road (Chemin Teafield). The name Back Ridge may also designate the range
of farms along that road.
Back Street (Howick)
See: Colville Street.
Baie Bayard
A small bay between Pointe-Bayard and Île-Saveuse, 0.7mi (1.1km) NW of
St-Timothée. (45.303N/74.033W)
Baie-des-Brises
A small bay on Lake St-Francis, just on west end of Hungry Bay, about
3.5mi (5.6km) SW of Valleyfield. (45.200N/74.175W)
Baie-de-la-Faim (Hungry Bay)
See: Hungry Bay.
Baie-de-Perron (Perron Bay)
A bay on Lake St-Francis, 2.4mi (3.8km) NW of Cazaville.
(45.103N/74.411W)
Baie St-Anicet
A bay on Lake St-Francis, just on the east side of St-Anicet Village.
(45.146N/74.355W)
Baie St-François
The long open bay of Lake St-Francis in front of downtown Valleyfield.
(45.257N/74.145W) It was originally the upstream end of the St-Charles
River (or south channel of the St-Lawrence) until the Old Beauharnois
Canal was built in the mid 1840s and the dams were installed to power
the local mills in following years.
Bangall
There are two Bangall names, Little Bangall and Big Bangall,
corresponding to the two southeastern concessions in Sherrington
Municipality, next to the northeast corner of Hemmingford Township.
Little Bangall runs along the Hardee Farm Road (Hemmingford) or Rang
St-Pierre Est (Sherrington) (45.115N/73.542W) and Big Bangall runs
parallel to Little Bangall on its northeast side. The origin of the name
is unknown but may be related to a Bangall village in Duchess County
(NY), a county which was the origin of many United Empire Loyalists.
Little Bangall was probably the basis for the corrupted french name "Le
Petite Bagnole" applied to the Hardee Farm Road.
Barony of Longueuil
A later name (c1700) for the Seigniory of Longueuil. The Seigniory of
Longueuil was first granted in 1657 to Charles LeMoyne, Sieur de
Longueuil. It was raised to the label of Barony of Longueuil in 1700.
The seigniory expanded in several steps and by 1710, it included land
from the St-Lawrence River to the Richelieu River and south along the
west side of the river to the Seigniory of DeLéry. One document
suggested that the Barony of Longueuil name applied to the original
county of Huntingdon, that is all the territory west of the Richelieu.
This designation is not correct.
Barrette
The name on a modern map for the old hamlet of Baurette at the mouth of
the Tortue River near Candiac. (45.401N/73.538W)
Barrington
A hamlet in Hemmingford Township, located at the junction of Rte 219 and
Fisher Road. (45.111N/73.573W) It was previously called Johnson's
Corners. Barrington was Mr. Johnson's middle name.
Barrington Post Office
The Barrington Post Office operated from a store at Barrington from 1861
until 1969. It was previously called Johnson's Corners Post Office.
Barrington Road
An old name for the section of Rte 219 (locally called Rte 219 North)
from Hemmingford to the Sherrington County line.
Barrington Station
A railway station about 0.6mi (1km) north of Barrington at the junction
of the Canada Atlantic Railway line to Cantic and the Grand Trunk
Railway line to Hemmingford (both now abandoned). (45.121N/73.573W) On a
recent map (c1989), the same spot is called 'The Crutch' - meaning
unknown. Previously called Johnson's Station.
Bas-Châteauguay
Lower Châteauguay (Village) or Châteauguay Basin on the west side of the
Châteauguay River.
Bas-du-Fleuve
A possible old name for Maple Grove.
Basin, The
See: Châteauguay Basin
Baskin Road (Hemmingford)
Another name for the present day Poupart Road.
Bassin-de-Châteauguay, Le
See: Châteauguay Basin
Baudet
an old spelling for Beaudette on the north shore of the St-Lawrence
River.
Baurette
A hamlet near the mouth of the Tortue River,north of Delson, which is
shown as Barrette on a modern map. (45.401N/73.538W)
Beach Ridge (Williamstown)
A corrupted misspelling of Beechridge.
Bean River (Rivière-des-Fèves)
A tributary of the Châteauguay River with its mouth 1.1mi (1.8km) SW of
Ste-Martine village (45.232N/73.815W) and its source south near the
Norton Creek. The origin of the name is vague. There are a number of
Bean family members buried in the local catholic cemetery and the name
probably derives from one of their ancestors. If true, this would make
the french translation of Rivière-des-Fèves inappropriate since proper
names are not to be translated. The Rivière-des-Fèves Post Office,
located at the corner of the Chemin Rivière-des-Fèves-Nord and Montée
Rivière-des-Fèves, operated from 1889 until 1914.
Beauce Concession (Ste-Martine)
A range of farms on the west side of the Châteauguay River, north of
Ste-Martine, along the Chemin-de-la-Beauce. The origin of the name
'Beauce' is vague but one source suggests that it is derived from
'boisèe' meaning 'wooded'.
Beauce Road
In modern terms, the Beauce Road is Rte 205 from where it joins Rte 138
north of Ste-Martine to Beauharnois. In the old days it was limited to
the stretch of that road west of the Châteauguay River.
(45.288N/73.834W)
Beaudette
A town on the north shore of the St-Lawrence River just east of the
Ontario border. On an old map, it was marked 'Baudet' meaning donkey in
french. Also on some old maps, shown as Bodet, probably a corrupted
spelling. (45.204N/74.324W) See also: Rivière Beaudette and Pointe
Beaudette.
Beaudette Station
A railway station at Rivière Beaudette Village.
Beauharnois
The name Beauharnois can apply to a number of entities. First the
Seigniory of Beauharnois, then its principal town Beauharnois, the Old
and New Beauharnois Canals, the County of Beauharnois, and the
Beauharnois Districts number 1 and 2 that appeared briefly in the mid
19th century to name a few. Named after the original owners of the
Seigniory of Beauharnois, Marquis Charles de Beauharnois and his brother
Claude de Beauharnois (spelt Beauharnais in the old french). Alexander
Ellice renamed the Seigniory "Annfield" when he bought the seigniory in
1794, but that name did not persist.
Beauharnois Anglican Cemetery
The Beauharnois Anglican Church was located on Rue Ste-Catherine between
St-George and St-Charles. The associated cemetery is behind it. The
church and cemetery are now being used by a french Evangelical Church.
Beauharnois Canal, New
See: Beauharnois Power Canal.
Beauharnois Canal, 0ld
A navigation canal built in the mid 1840s to replace the small canals on
the north shore that bypassed the rapids from Pointe-des Cascades to
Coteau Landing. It ran on the south shore of the St-Charles River or
South Channel of the St-Lawrence River, from the east end of Lake
St-Francis, at present day Valleyfield, to a point just west of
Beauharnois, now called Melocheville. In 1901 it was replaced by the
Soulanges Canal on the north shore. In 1907, the old canal was rented to
the Canadian Light, Heat and Power Co. as a water source for their new
hydroelectric plant in St-Timothée. It has been disused and partially
levelled after the opening of the New Beauharnois Power Canal in the mid
1930s. The main evidence now of its existence is a canal running through
downtown Valleyfield.
Beauharnois Catholic Cemetery
There have been several St-Clément cemeteries over the years. See:
Cimetière de St-Clément.
Beauharnois Channel
An old name for the south channel of the St-Lawrence River between
Grande-Île and the south shore. Also known as Rivière St-Charles and
Lost Channel.
Beauharnois County
A county created in 1829 by merging the west (Godmanchester and
Hinchinbrooke) and south (Hemmingford) parts of the old Huntingdon
County with the Seigniory of Beauharnois. It was replaced in 1841 by the
Municipal District of Beauharnois. In 1855, the County of Beauharnois
was resurrected in a new form that included only the north half of the
Seigniory of Beauharnois, northwest of the Châteauguay River including
the parishes of St-Clément, St-Louis-de-Gonzague and St-Timothée.
Beauharnois District No 1, Municipal District of
One of two political District Council Divisions created in 1847 in an
effort to reorganize local government in the region covered by the old
county of Huntingdon. Beauharnois District Number One included the
Parishes of St-Clément (Beauharnois), Ste-Martine, St-Chrysostome, and
St-Timothée. It was replaced in 1855 by new counties of Châteauguay and
Beauharnois
Beauharnois District No 2, Municipal District of
One of two political District Council Divisions created in 1847 in an
effort to reorganize local government in the region covered by the old
county of Huntingdon. Beauharnois District Number Two included the
Townships of Godmanchester, Dundee, Hinchinbrooke, Hemmingford, The
Parish of St-Anicet and part of Russelltown. It was replaced in 1855 by
new counties of Huntingdon and Châteauguay.
Beauharnois Junction Railway
A railway constructed in 1887-8 that ran from the Grand Trunk Rail line
at Ste-Martine Junction to Valleyfield via Beauharnois. It was later
part of the Grand Trunk Railroad system, which in turn was merged into
the CNR system.
Beauharnois, Municipal District of
A political structure created in 1841 after the Act of Union in 1840
joined Upper and Lower Canada. It was intended to give the residents of
the old County of Huntingdon (including the Seigniory of Beauharnois)
some local control in their affairs as recommended by the report on the
Rebellions of 1837-8 by Lord Durham. It was shortlived, being replaced
in 1845 by a hodge podge of local townships and parishes. In 1847, this
in turn was replaced by Municipal Districts of Beauharnois, number 1 and
2. These in turn were replaced in 1855 with the Counties of Beauharnois,
Châteauguay and Huntingdon.
Beauharnois Post Office
The Beauharnois Post Office first opened in 1829 in the Village of
Beauharnois.
Beauharnois Power Canal
The Beauharnois Power Canal was built in the early 1930s to provide
water from Lake St-Francis to the new Shawinigan Light, Heat & Power
Company hydroelectric generating plant at Melocheville.
(45.245N/73.977W) It became part of the St-Lawrence Seaway when the
Seaway was built in the mid 1950s to replace the Soulanges Canal.
Beauharnois Presbyterian Cemetery
See: St Edwards Presbyterian Cemetery (Beauharnois).
Beauharnois Road
The road along the south side of the Rivière St-Louis, now called Rte
236.
Beauharnois, Seigniory of
See: Seigniory of Beauharnois.
Beauharnois Station
A railway station on the New York Central (Conrail) line, located in the
town of Beauharnois. (45.311N/73.872W)
Beauharnois, Village of
A large village on the St-Lawrence river about 7mi (12km) southwest of
Châteauguay at the mouth of the St-Louis River. (45.312N/73.874W) Old
names included Annstown, Annfield Mills and Ann's Mills. It was the
headquarters of the Seigniory agent in the early 1800s. The Village of
Beauharnois was officially incorporated in 1846. In 1963 it became
incorporated as a town named Ville-de-Beauharnois.
Beauharnois, Ville de
The Ville-de-Beauharnois was incorporated as a town or city in 1963.
Previously it was the Village of Beauharnois. (45.312N/73.874W)
Beaver (Dundee)
See: Beaver Crossing, Beaver Flats, Beaver Settlement.
Beaver Brook (Creek) (Dundee)
A tributary of the Trout River with its source in the US, crossing the
border 1.6mi (2.6km) east of Ste-Agnes (44.993N/74.360W) and joining the
Trout River close to the junction of the Carr Sideroad and Rte 138.
(45.045N/74.267W)
Beaver Creek (Lacolle)
This creek was mentioned in dispatches during the military actions
against the Rebellion in 1838. It is probably a stream draining Beaver
Meadow (Lacolle). There is a Ruisseau Beaver Meadow east of Autoroute 15
but it is not in the same area as the Beaver Meadow (Lacolle) between
the Glass Road and Rte 202, west of Autoroute 15 indicated on an old
map. There may be more than one Beaver Meadow in the Lacolle area.
Beaver Crossing
The junction of the CNR line and the Arnold Sideroad in Dundee.
(45.013N/74.360W)
Beaver Flats (Dundee)
The area around the junction of Chemin Pitt and Montée Smallman, 1.2mi
(2km) SW of St-Agnes-de-Dundee. (45.002N/74.382W)
beaver meadows
Any one of a number of grassy areas growing up around swamps or ponds
created by beaver dams or on floodplains. It is mentioned several times
in Sellar without further clarification as to exact location. They were
often used by the early settlers as a source of hay for feeding cattle.
Beaver Meadow (Lacolle)
A large swampy area that was located 5mi (8km) west of Hemmingford,
between Rte 202 and the Glass Road. (45.047N/73.485W) There may? also be
another Beaver Meadow (Lacolle) on the east side of Autoroute 15,
evidenced by a Ruisseau Beaver Meadow and the Beaver Meadow Cemetery in
that area.
Beaver Meadow Cemetery (Lacolle)
See: Jackson Cemetery.
Beaver Post Office
A post office located at Beaver Crossing (45.013N/74.360W), that
operated from 1898 until 1914.
Beaver Settlement (Godmanchester)
An area on the SW end of Fifth Range Godmanchester or in adjacent
Dundee, in the area of the Beaver Creek headwaters. (45.02N/74.33W)
Beaver Swamp (St-Anicet)
A swampy area located about 1mi (1.6km) northeast of Dupuis Corners.
(45.11N/74.38W)
Beechridge (Beech Ridge)
A double range of farms in the east corner of Williamstown, running NE
from the Norton Creek. (45.175N/73.704W) It is now in the Municipality
of Ste-Clotilde. Named for the number of large beech trees on the ridge
when first opened. It was sometimes spelt Beach Ridge. Also the name of
the Presbyterian Church located nearby on Rte 209. (45.074N/73.250W) See
also: Scotch Settlement. Not to be confused with another Beechridge
located in Argenteuil County.
Beechridge Cemetery
A protestant cemetery located on Rte 209, 0.8mi (1.3km) NE of the
junction of Rte 205, at the back of the Beechridge Presbyterian Church.
(45.188N/73.673W)
Beechridge, Chemin (Rang) de
An old name for Le Grand Rang de Ste-Clothilde (Rte 209).
(45.178N/73.689W)
Beith
A hamlet that was located on the First Concession Road (Elgin) at the
corner with the Wattie Sideroad, close to where the NY Central (Conrail)
railway line crossed the road. (45.007N/74.230W) It was named after a
village in Ayrshire, Scotland of the same name.
Beith Post Office
The Beith Post Office operated from 1903 to 1917.
Bellerive
Now part of Valleyfield, QC, Bellerive was a separate town, located on
the north side of Baie St-François. (45.261N/74.142W)
Bellerive Post Office
The Bellerive Post Office operated from 1891 until 1936 when it was
renamed Valleyfield-Bellerive (Sub Office).
Bellevue Station
A railway station on the NY Central (Conrail) line at Léry, QC.
(45.335N/73.815W)
Belle-Vallee (Pleasant Valley)
A hamlet that was located near Lacolle, QC, on Rte 217, 0.7mi (1.1km)
south of the junction with Rte 202. (45.057N/73.434W) A 1902 map shows
it at the corner of Rtes 217 and 202. (45.067N/73.434W) There was
another Pleasant Valley, 2.6mi (4.1km) to the WNW, on Rte 202 marked on
an 1839 map. (45.070N/73.486W) My guess is that there was only one
Belle-Vallee/Pleasant Valley and it was located at the corner of Rtes
202 and 217.
Belle-Vallee Post Office
The Belle-Vallee Post Office operated from 1875 until 1913.
Berry Island
The old name of an island in the St-Lawrence River, in or next to the
Akwesasne Indian Reserve (St-Régis). It was located near the mouth of
Bittern Creek. The shape and names of these islands have changed over
the years. It seems to be called Île-Goose on a modern map.
Bethel Cemetery
The Bethel Cemetery is located on Covey Hill Road, a short distance west
of the corner with the Stevenson Sideroad. (45.019N/73.838W) It was
first established to serve the nearby Bethel Honerite Church (now
demolished).
Big Bangall
See: Bangall.
Big Cow Island (St-Régis)
The old name of a small island in the St-Lawrence River, within the
Akwesasne Indian Reserve in the west end of Dundee. It is located 0.4mi
(0.6km) north of the eastern tip of Île-Jaune. (45.023N/74.609W) It is
now called Île-Cattle.
Biggar Creek
A tributary of the Châteauguay River with its mouth 0.6mi (1km) east of
Huntingdon (45.092N/74.164W) and its source along the Ridge Road. It is
now called Huntingdon Creek.
Biggar Settlement
A settlement along the Ridge Road near Clydes's Corners.
(45.080N/74.216W) Named after James Biggar, an early settler.
Biggar Sideroad
A now abandoned sideroad that ran NW from the Ridge road near where it
makes a 30 deg turn north half way between the Smellie Sideroad and the
Plank Road. It ran to the Back Ridge Road on the next concession.
(45.087N/74.215W) Named after the family that owned the farm along which
it ran.
Biggar's Swamp
A swamp area between the Laird Settlement on the Fourth concession
(Godmanchester) and Huntingdon, probably in the headwaters of Biggar's
Creek (now Huntingdon Creek) along the present day Ridge Road.
Bill Power Road
An old name for present day Chemin de la Rivière (Ste-Clothilde) or the
Chemin de l'Eglise (Ste-Clothilde).
Bisaillon Post Office
A post office located somewhere within the Laprairie-Napierville Federal
Electorial District. Exact location yet to be determined?. It operated
from 1911 until 1924.
Bittern Creek
A small creek in the St-Régis Indian Reserve with its source on the US
side and its mouth at the St-Lawrence River 3.9mi (6.2km) WNW of Dundee
Village. (45.021N/74.569W)
Bittern Island
A marsh island in the western end of Dundee, located 2.9mi (4.7km) west
of Dundee Village, between Pike Creek and Bittern Creek.
(45.008N/74.565W) It was first settled by lease from the indians around
1820 according to Sellar. Later it was repurchased and added to the
St-Régis Indian Reserve. Sometimes spelt Bettern Island.
Blackberry Island
An island in the St-Charles River or South Channel of the St-Lawrence
between Grande-Île and the South Shore. Shown on Bouchettes 1815 topo
map, it no longer exists and was probably altered during the
construction of the old Beauharnois Canal or during construction of
railway crossings.
Blackburn's Corners
A hamlet that was located about 1.7mi (2.7km) SW of St-Urbain-Premier on
Rte 205 at the corner of Montée Gervais. (45.202N/73.715W) Named for a
man who kept a tavern on the corner.
Black Bush Road
A corruption of the name Back Bush Road (Hemmingford).
Black Cattle Road
A trail starting near Chateaugay (NY), and ending near present day
St-Constant. Its name derives from its use to drive smuggled cattle from
the US to Montréal to feed the British solders during the War of 1812.
Black Creek
A creek starting 1mi (1.6km) south of Rockburn (45.008N/74.002W) and
merging with Mitchell Brook, 0.5mi (0.8km) north of the junction of the
Rockburn Sideroad and the Botreaux Range. It eventually flows into the
Outarde River East Branch. On an 1896 map, the Outarde River East Branch
up to the mouth of Black Creek is also called Black Creek. Not to be
confused with the Black River (St-Chrysostome) and Rivière Noire
(St-Urbain).
Blackman('s) Corners (NY)
An old hamlet that was located NW of Mooer's Forks (NY). It was located
at the corner of the Blackman Corners Road and North Star/Bush Road.
(44.976N/73.660W)
Blackpool Customs
The Canadian Customs Port of Entry opposite Champlain (NY).
(45.009N/73.452W)
Black River (St-Chrysostome)
A tributary of the English River with its mouth at St-Chrysostome
(45.101N/73.763W) and its headwaters on the north side of
St-Antoine-d'Abbe. The origin of the name is vague but it is reported
that it was named after a Mr. Black who was an early settler. If true,
then the french translation of Rivière Noire is inappropriate since
proper names should not be translated.
Black River (St-Urbain)
See: Rivière Noire (St-Urbain).
Black's Cemetery
An old name for Hillside Cemetery. Named after Black's Church.
Blairfindie
An old name for L'Acadie, shown on a county map published in 1855,
although the age of the map data is unknown. Named after David Alexander
Grant de Blairfindie who married the owner of the Barony of Longueuil in
1781. The name of the catholic parish in 1834, and probably earlier, was
Ste-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie which was the name adopted by the
municipal parish in 1854.
Blank land (Hemmingford)
An area of Hemmingford Township lying between the Crown Reserves and the
Clergy Reserves that was left unsurveyed when the original township
survey was done in 1790s. It later became the Sixth, Seventh and Eighth
concessions.
Blueberry Plains
See: Blueberry Rock.
Blueberry Rock
A large, flat area of almost solid rock with very little soil located in
Jamestown south of the Fertile Creek Concession (Rang 4 Ormstown) with
some overlap into South Georgetown area. (45.10N/73.90W) It grew nothing
but small brush (including blueberry bushes) in the limited soil
available. Also named the Flat Rock, the Rock or the french "Le Rocher"
by the locals.
Bodet
An old misspelling or verbal translation of Baudette. See: Rivière
Baudette and Pointe Baudette.
Bogtown (Bogton)
A hamlet that was located at the corner of Rte 202 and Rang Bogton,
4.1mi (6.6km) NE of Hemmingford, QC. (45.069N/73.509W)
Boisbriand Post Office
The Boisbriand Post Office was located in Ville de Léry and operated
from 1906 until 1915. A 1911 map had the name spelt Boisbrunal but the
Post Office Archives show Boisbriand.
Bombay (NY)
A hamlet in northern New York State, located 5mi (8km) SW of Dundee
Village. (44.938N/74.568W)
Botreaux
A hamlet that was located at the center of the Botreaux range at the
junction of Rang-des-Botreaux and Montée Guerin. (45.077N/73.986W)
Botreaux Post Office
The Botreaux Post Office operated from 1884 until 1915.
Botreaux Range (Jamestown)
The Fourth and Fifth ranges in the Jamestown region of the Seigniory of
Beauharnois. (45.07N/74.00W) Also the road that ran between them, now
named Rang-des-Botreaux.
Boundary Line (Hemmingford)
A later name for Province Line on the rail line from Hemmingford to
Mooers (NY).
Bowron Street (Huntingdon)
An old name for Rue François-Cleyn in the Town of Huntingdon.
(45.094N/74.177W)
Bowron Village
The previous name for the Town of Huntingdon dating from 1824.
(45.087N/74.174W) Named after William Bowron, a prominent citizen and
mill owner.
Bowronville
See: Bowron Village.
Boyd's Lines (Hinchinbrooke)
A border crossing somewhere? in Hinchinbrooke Township.
Boyd's Rapids
A rapids on the Châteauguay River about 0.5mi (0.8km) upstream from
Georgetown Church. (45.196N/73.871W) Named after a nearby settler.
Boyd('s) Settlement
The Fourth and Fifth concessions (Hinchinbrooke). The two rows of lots
south of the Châteauguay river and straddling the Outarde River in the
NE corner of Hinchinbrooke Township. (45.08N/74.12W)
Boyd Settlement Post Office
The Boyd Settlement Post Office operated from 1909 until 1913. Its exact
location is uncertain but was probably on the south side of the Boyd
Settlement Road, 2mi (3.2km) NE of the junction with Rte 202.
(45.085N/74.111W) There were two farms owned by Robson families at that
general location in 1881 and Miss Emily Robson was Postmistress in 1909.
This is reasonably consistent with a 1913 map.
Brandy Brook (Station) (NY)
A railway station on the Northern Railroad of New York line. It was
located where the line crossed Brandy Brook between Ellenburg Depot and
Clinton Mills. (44.916N/73.831W)
Brethour Creek
An old name for Dewitt Creek, a tributary of the Châteauguay River at
Dewittville.
Bridge, <xxxx>
See also: Pont <xxxx>.
Bridgetown
A hamlet that was located 1.4mi (2.2km) west of Franklin Centre, on Rte
202 where the Outarde River East Branch crosses the road.
(45.025N/73.950W) On one 1896 map, it is called Franklin. The
Manningville Post Office moved there from the old Manningville hamlet
(Stacey's Corners) about 1844 and operated there until closing in 1868.
Brighton Hollow
The site of an early flour mill located in New York State, 2.6mi (4.1km)
NW of Chateaugay (NY), and 3.5mi (5.5km) south of the Canadian border.
(44.942N/74.127W) This mill was used by early settlers in Hinchinbrooke
Township.
Briscoe Sideroad (Franklin)
A now abandoned road that ran between the First Concession Road at a
point 0.4mi (0.7km) east of Rte 209 (Dorea) (45.005N/73.933W) and Rte
202 at a point just west of Bridgetown. (45.024N/73.953W)
Broad Island
An island in the north channel of the St-Lawrence River between Coteau
and Grand-Île. It is now called Île-Dondaine. (45.280N/74.165W)
Brodie's Bridge
The railway bridge across the Châteauguay River on the Canada Atlantic
Railway line, 2.2mi (3.5km) west of Howick. (45.188N/73.894W) Also
called the Châteauguay River Bridge (Canada Atlantic Railway). It was
removed when the rail line was decommissioned.
Brogan Road (Hemmingford)
An old name for Back Bush Road (Hemmingford).
Broken Front
The area of shoreline along the western end of Lake St-Francis between
the Salmon River and Isle of Skye. (45.03N/74.49W)
Broken Front Cemetery
Another name for the Isle of Skye Cemetery, an early cemetery located on
lot 12 Broken Front.
Brook Road (Chemin Brook) (Hinchinbrooke)
A road running from Herdman to Athelstan. (45.029N/74.128W) Not to be
confused with Chemin Brooks (Franklin)
Brooklet
A hamlet that was located on the First Concession (Hinchinbrooke) at the
corner of Rennie's Sideroad, 2.2mi (3.6km) SW of Rockburn.
(45.008N/74.047W)
Brooklet Post Office
The Brooklet Post Office operated from 1900 to 1915.
Brossard
A city on the Montréal South shore opposite Verdun, 1.6mi (2.6km) north
of LaPrairie. (45.44N/73.47W) It was created in 1958 from part of the
parish of Notre Dame de Laprairie de la Madeleine (Laprairie).
Brossard Post Office
The Brossard Post Office operated from 1959 until 1962 when its name
changed to Cité de Jacques-Cartier Sub-Station no 20.
Brosseau Post Office
The Brosseau Post Office operated from 1952 until 1959 when it changed
name to Brossard Post Office.
Brosseau Station
A rail junction between the Grand Trunk Railway lines from the
Châteauguay Valley and from St-Jean in the Richelieu Valley. It was
located in present day Brossard. (45.433N/73.457W)
Brosseau Station Post Office
The Brosseau Station Post Office operated from 1889 until 1952 when it
became Brosseau Post Office.
Brownlee Road (Hemmingford)
A road crossing Rte 202, 1.8mi (3.0km) east of Hemmingford Village.
(45.045N/73.549W) It is named in two parts, Brownlee Road North (north
of Rte 202) and Brownlee Road South.
Brownlee Road North (Hemmingford)
The portion of the Brownlee Road north of Rte 202. (45.054N/73.549W)
Brownlee Road South (Hemmingford)
That portion of the Brownlee Road running south of Rte 202. Locally
called the Alf Kenny Road and originally called Cleveland Street or
Trail. (45.035N/73.549W)
Brown's Rapids
A rapids on Oak Creek in Elgin, on the north side of the First
Concession.
Brownville
The name assigned to the first Norton Creek village built at the site of
a grist mill on the Norton Creek. (45.151N/73.704W) Named for Col.
Brown, the Seigniory agent who promoted it. Not only did the Brownville
name not persist, but the Norton Creek Village name moved downstream to
the previously named McGill's Corners.(45.159N/73.716W) See: Norton
Creek.
Brunson's Point (Dundee)
A point or marsh island on the south shore of Lake St-Francis in Dundee
Township. Its exact location has not been determined? but it is possibly
an older name for Fraser Point at the mouth of the Fraser Creek. A
modern reference lists a Brunson's Creek as a tributary of Fraser Creek.
It was named after Orlando Brunston, an early american squatter.
Bryson('s)
See: Bryson's Station, Brysonville. Not to be confused with the Bryson
Township in Pontiac County (Previously named Havelock).
Bryson's Creek
A tributary of the Châteauguay River with its mouth 0.3mi (0.5km) SW of
Allan's Corners, close to the present site of the Parks Canada
Interpretation Center. It was the exact location of the main encounter
in the Battle of Châteauguay. (45.157N/73.930W) The creek is no longer
visible having been replaced by a number of drainage ditches on the
farms.
Bryson Sideroad (Montée Bryson)
Better known as the Brysonville Sideroad.
Bryson's Station
The railway station at Brysonville. It was located on the Grand Trunk
Railway (CNR) line at the south end of the Point Round bridge where the
line crossed the Châteauguay River and Rte 138 half way between Howick
and Ormstown. (45.149N/73.929W) It closed in 1948. It was also the
location of Brysonville Post Office from 1899 until the station closed.
Brysonville
A hamlet located on Rte 138, halfway between Howick and Ormstown, next
to Bryson's Station and the railway crossing. (45.150N/73.929W) It was
named after the Bryson family who first owned the farm and who operated
the general store.
Brysonville Post Office
The Brysonville Post Office operated at Bryson's railway station from
1899 until 1948 and then from the Brysonville store until 1956. Not to
be confused with the Bryson Post Office in Pontiac County.
Brysonville Sideroad (Montée Bryson)
The road running SE from Rte 138 near Brysonville, through Tullochgorum
Road (Rang 3) to Village St-Pierre. (45.144N/73.926W) It is the boundary
line between Ormstown Municipality and Très-St-Sacrement Parish. It
continues as the Montée du Rocher across the Blueberry Rock. The section
between Tullochgorum and Village St-Pierre used to be called the
Cairnside Sideroad after the name of the Post Office opposite Village
St-Pierre, on the Ormstown side of the sideroad.
Buchanan Island (Dundee)
An island in Lake St-Francis, 1.3mi (2.2km) NE of Fraser Point.
(45.063N/74.451W) It is now called Île-Rene-Lapierre.
Buck's Mills
An old name for Powerscourt.
Buisson Domain (Domaine du Buisson)
A strip of land running from Pointe du Buisson on the St-Lawrence south
to the St-Louis River. (45.30N/73.95W) It divided Annstown and
Helenstown regions of the Seigniory of Beauharnois and was shown on the
1840 map of the Seigniory. It was largest of a number of lots of bush
land that were set aside by the previous Seigniory owners as private
hunting and fishing areas and as reserved areas for future development.
These privileges probably lasted until the Seigniories were abolished in
1854.
Buisson Point
See: Pointe-Buisson.
Burke (NY)
A village in Northern NY, located approximately halfway between
Chateaugay (NY), and Malone (NY). (44.905N/74.170W) It was also a
railway station on the Northern Railroad of New York rail line.
Burke Center (NY)
A hamlet in Franklin County in northern New York State. It is located at
the corner of Callahan Road and US RT11, 5mi (7.9km) west of Chateaugay
(NY).
Burton Street (Huntingdon)
An old name for the present Dalhousie Street in the Town of Huntingdon.
(45.092N/74.179W)
Burtonville
Burtonville is described in one publication as a township but Bouchettes
1815 Topo map showed it as a hamlet. A modern topo map shows it on Rte
221, 1.4mi (2.2km) north of Lacolle, adjacent to the Burtonville
Cemetery (45.102N/73.372W) It was probably named after Napier Christie
Burton who owned the Seigniory of Lacolle during the early 1800s. Others
say that there was a blacksmith by the name of Burton at that location.
Burtonville Cemetery
An active protestant cemetery located 1.4mi (2.2km) north of Lacolle on
Rte 221. (45.102N/73.372W)
Burtonville Woods
An old wooded area, located in a swampy area (called Cranberry Marsh)
about halfway between Napierville and the Richelieu River.
(45.17N/73.33W) Also known as Woods of L'Acadie.
Butternut Island
An island in the western end of Lake St-Francis on the Ontario side of
the provincial boundary line. It is located 3.3mi (5.3km) NNW of Fraser
Point. (45.090N/74.488W) It is now part of the Akwesasne Indian Reserve.