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Westcock is a Canadian rural community in Westmorland County, about eight kilometres southwest of Sackville. In 1866, Westcock was a farming and lumbering settlement with about 62 families, while in 1898, Westcock had 1 post office, 1 sawmill, 1 grist mill, 1 church and a population of 150.
Canadian poet and story writer Sir Charles G.D. Roberts grew up in Westcock, moving there with his family in 1861 at 1 year old and living there for the next 12 years.
Roberts' sister, author Jane Elizabeth Gostwycke Roberts, was born there.Thomas Hodd,
Charles G.D. Roberts
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The
Charles G.D. Roberts
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The Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada
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has erected a monument to Sir Charles G.D. Roberts in Westcock.
Notable people
* Elizabeth Roberts MacDonald (1864-1922), writer, suffragistHistory
See also
* List of communities in New BrunswickReferences