Kingston, New Brunswick

Coordinates : 45°30′09″N 65°58′31″W  /  45.50250°N 65.97528°W  / 45.50250; -65.97528
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Kingston
Trinity Church (Anglican)
Trinity Church ( Anglican )
Kingston is located in New Brunswick
Kingston
Kingston
Location of Kingston in New Brunswick
Coordinates: 45°30′09″N 65°58′31″W  /  45.50250°N 65.97528°W  / 45.50250; -65.97528
Country Canada
Province New Brunswick
County Kings
Parish Kingston
Settled 1783
Government
 ? MP Rob Moore
 ? Provincial Representative Bill Oliver
Time zone UTC-4 ( Atlantic (AST) )
 ? Summer ( DST ) UTC-3 (ADT)
GNBC code DALRC

Kingston is an unincorporated rural community in Kings County , New Brunswick , Canada. The village centre is located at the intersection of New Brunswick Routes 845 and 850 . The square features a school, church, and a general store built in 1788. The Macdonald Consolidated School also houses a museum. There is also a farmers market in Kingston which draws buyers from such areas as Quispamsis and Rothesay, New Brunswick .

Kingston is home to the Trinity Church, the oldest Anglican church in New Brunswick. [1] [2] [3] Built in 1789, the church as well as its rectory across the street is a National Historic Site of Canada . [4]

History [ edit ]

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

Located on the Kingston Peninsula , Kingston was first settled in 1783 by Loyalists at the end of the American Revolution . It was previously the shire town for Kings County , before being switched to Hampton . [5]

The Kings County Gaol was once located in the community but it was moved to nearby Hampton one stone at a time. [6] The famous horse thief Henry More Smith once escaped from the jail.

Notable people [ edit ]

Main article: List of people from New Brunswick

See also [ edit ]

References [ edit ]

  1. ^ "Trinity, Kingston" . nb.anglican.ca . Retrieved 4 January 2024 .
  2. ^ "Trinity Anglican Church - Kingston" . MyNewBrunswick . MyNewBrunswick. 15 July 2018 . Retrieved 4 January 2024 .
  3. ^ "Trinity, Kingston | Our History | The Anglican Parish of Kingston" . parishofkingston.ca . Retrieved 4 January 2024 .
  4. ^ "HistoricPlaces.ca - HistoricPlaces.ca" . www.historicplaces.ca . Retrieved 4 January 2024 .
  5. ^ "Loyalist History On the Ground in Kings County, New Brunswick, Part 2 | The Loyalist Collection" . loyalist.lib.unb.ca . University of New Brunswick . Retrieved 3 January 2024 .
  6. ^ New Brunswick.net
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