A mill located on the the Little Montreal River (L'Acadie
River) about 1.5mi (2.5km) SE of Sherrington.
(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 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. 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. 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-Timothèe. (45.303N/74.033W)
Baie-des-Brises
A small bay on Lake St-Francis, just on west end of Hungry
Bay, about 3.5 mi (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
unknown? Some say that it may have been named after a Mr. Bean
but there is no evidence of his existance. 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.
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 Point 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 was probably next to or behind it, but the exact
location is to be verified?.
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-Timothèe. It has been
disused and partially leveled after the opening of the New
Beauharnois Power Canal in the mid 1930s. The main evidence now
of its existance 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-Timothèe.
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
Ste-Timothèe. 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 Water &
Power Company hydroelectric generating plant at Beauharnois.
(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
A protestant cemetery located on Rue St-George near the
corner of Rue Richardson. (45.312N/73.874W)
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 7 mi (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)
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 miltary
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 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. (45.187N/73.672W)
Beechridge, Chemin (Rang) de
An old name for Le Grand Rang de St-Clothilde
(Rte 209). (45.178N/73.689W)
Beechridge Church
The Beechridge Presbyterian Church was first located at the
corner of modern Rtes 205 and 209. (45.181N/73.688W)
It is now located on Rte 209, 0.8mi (1.3km) NE of
the junction of Rte 205. (45.187N/73.672W)
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-Regis). 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, 0.3mi
(0.5km) west of the corner with the Stevenson Sideroad.
(45.019N/73.843W) It was first established to serve the nearby
Bethel Honerite Church (now demolished).
Big Bangall
See: Bangall.
Big Cow Island (St-Regis)
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
(St-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-Regis 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-Regis 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 1.2mi (1.9km) SW of
St-Urbain-Premier on Rte 205. (45.200N/73.709W)
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 Mitchel 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 Noir
(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.
Black River (St-Urbain)
See: Rivière de Noir (St-Urbain).
Blairfindie
An old name for L'Acadie, shown on a county map published in
1855, although the age of the map data is unknown. The name of
the catholic parish in 1834 was
Ste-Margarite-de-Blairfindie.
Blank land (Hemmingford)
An area of Hemmingford Township lying between the Crown
Reserves and the Clergy Reserves that was left unsurveyed when
the original townsip 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 Point 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 Rapids
A rapids on the Chateaugauy 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 consistant 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 Chateaugauy 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).
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.
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
Somewhere in Elgin?, probably on Oak Creek.
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 boundry 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 (Domain du Buisson)
A strip of land running from Point 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 priviledges
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.
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 possibly? 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 old 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 boundry 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.