In the 1820’s, New Brunswick was a destination for industrious young men seeking adventure. John Foggin was such a man, having a skill in woodworking that would earn his passage across the sea. Like his father William, he worked in the trade of joiners and cabinet...
In the 1820’s, New Brunswick was a destination for industrious young men seeking adventure. John Foggin was such a man, having a skill in woodworking that would earn his passage across the sea. Like his father William, he worked in the trade of joiners and cabinet...
Although James was born in Bathurst, N.B., he grew up in the Chatham area. When only two, his mother Mary died suddenly and the widowed father moved back to Bathurst with only the family he could support. James stayed and was adopted into the Thomas Brooks household...
Born in 1882 in Newcastle, John K. married into an existing family with six children, then served overseas in World War One. Returning shell-shocked, John could not adjust to a family life. The stepsons expelled him from the house, and John spent his remaining years...
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