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Jailletville is a community in Weldford located 5.33 km SE of Beersville.


History

Beersville was first called Girvan Settlement for Albert Girvan, Russel Girvan and Samuel Girvan, who were early settlers here. It was renamed Jailletville with the creation of the post office 1906-1958 with Charles F. Jaillet as first postmaster. The community of Ford Bank located 2.25 km NW of Normandie, had a Post Office 1917-1960 but the area is now considered a part of Jailletville as is the area known as Pine Ridge which is located 3.83 km E of Fords Mill, on the road to Ford Bank and it one time included the community of Girvan Settlement. Jailletville is located on the Jailletville Road between Route 465 and Route 490 Girvan Settlement had a Post Office 1871-1874, Pine Ridge had a Post Office 1874-1959: and in 1898 Pine Ridge was a farming settlement with 1 post office and a population of 150. Today the old Girvan Farm is the home of The Green Festival, an annual celebration of family and green energy and a weekend music festival with camping. *In 2016, the
Evolve Festival Evolve Festival is an annual multi-genre music and cultural festival in New Brunswick. The festival is dedicated to the promotion of sustainable living and environmental awareness. It uses renewable energy sources (aided by diesel generators), ...
moved here from
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.Evolve Location
Moving from Antigonish to Jailletville.


Notable people

{{Main, List of people from Kent County, New Brunswick


See also

*
List of communities in New Brunswick This is a list of communities in New Brunswick, a province in Canada. For the purposes of this list, a community is defined as either an incorporated municipality, an Indian reserve, or an unincorporated community inside or outside a municipalit ...


References

Settlements in New Brunswick Communities in Kent County, New Brunswick