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.[1]
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.[2]
The Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada has erected a monument to Sir Charles G.D. Roberts in Westcock.[2]
Notable people
edit- Elizabeth Roberts MacDonald (1864-1922), writer, suffragist
- Sir Charles G.D. Roberts (1860-1943), poet, writer
History
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References
edit- ^ "Provincial Archives of New Brunswick". archives.gnb.ca. Retrieved 2019-06-10.
- ^ a b Thomas Hodd, "Charles G.D. Roberts," New Brunswick Literary Encyclopedia, STU.ca, Web, Apr. 16, 2011.
45°52′2″N 64°22′17.2″W / 45.86722°N 64.371444°W
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