Brudenell ( ) was a municipality that held community status in

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, Canada. It was located along the Brudenell and Montague rivers. Brudenell Point, located at the confluence of the two rivers, was the site of the

Jean Pierre Roma Jean Pierre Roma was a French settler from the 18th century who settled at Three Rivers Roma which is now a National Historic Site of Canada. It is located within what is now the small community of Brudenell, Prince Edward Island Brudenell ( ) was ...

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settlement in the 18th century, the first here by French colonists.. This small portion of Brudenell is now a

National Historic Site of Canada National Historic Sites of Canada (french: Lieux historiques nationaux du Canada) are places that have been designated by the federal Minister of the Environment An environment minister (sometimes minister of the environment or secretary of t ...

called Roma Three Rivers. This French settlement built several significant roads on the island (which they called Isle St. Jean). These are still used today. After taking control of this territory from the French after the Seven Years' War, the English burned the settlement to the ground. Later that same piece of land was resettled, mostly by ethnic British. In 1829

Andrew Archibald Macdonald Andrew Archibald Macdonald, (14 February 1829 – 21 March 1912) served as the fourth Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island from 1 August 1884 to 2 September 1889, and was one of the fathers of Canadian Confederation. Birth and ea ...

was born here, later considered the "Father of Confederation" in Canada. On September 28, 2018, Brudenell was merged with six other municipalities to form the town of Three Rivers.

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Neighbourhoods in Montague, Prince Edward Island Communities in Kings County, Prince Edward Island Former rural municipalities in Prince Edward Island Populated places disestablished in 2018 {{PrinceEdwardIsland-geo-stub