Seeleys Cove, New Brunswick Explained

Seeleys Cove
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:New Brunswick
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within New Brunswick.
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Type3:Parish
Subdivision Name3:Pennfield
Seat Type:Electoral Districts
Federal
Seat:
New Brunswick Southwest
Parts Type:Provincial
Parts:Charlotte-The Isles
Government Type:Local service district
Timezone:AST
Utc Offset:-4
Timezone Dst:ADT
Utc Offset Dst:-3
Coordinates:45.0881°N -66.6578°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code(s)
Postal Code:E5H
Area Code:506
Blank Name:Highways
Blank Info:None

Seeleys Cove is a Canadian unincorporated community in Charlotte County, New Brunswick.[1]

History

Seeleys Cove is named after Justus Seelye, a Loyalist from Connecticut who had served with the King's American Dragoons on Long Island.[2] Seelye moved to the area with his wife and four sons in 1783. He was a descendant of Robert Seeley, one of the original Puritan settlers of Massachusetts.

See also: History of New Brunswick and List of historic places in Charlotte County, New Brunswick.

Notable people

See main article: List of people from Charlotte County, New Brunswick.

See also

References

  1. http://archives.gnb.ca/Exhibits/Communities/Details.aspx?culture=en-CA&community=3687/ New Brunswick Provincial Archives - Seeleys Cove
  2. http://archives.gnb.ca/Exhibits/Communities/Details.aspx?culture=en-CA&community=3687/ New Brunswick Provincial Archives - Seeleys Cove