History
Fords Mills is named for John Prall Ford, born August 1, 1789, at Hammond River, who died suddenly on August 2, 1869, at Hammond River, New Brunswick at age 80 years, burial at St. Paul's Church of England, Hampton, New Brunswick. He married Phoebe Townsend, she died March 24, 1887, age 95, at Coal Branch, New Brunswick. He was son of Captain John Ford, born 1746 who died in 1823 and was an Officer with the New Jersey Volunteers and married to Alcha Prall of Dutch ancestry. Mr. J. P. Ford, formerly of Halifax, built The Fords Mill on the Richibucto River about the year 1825.
Daniel F. Johnson's New Brunswick Newspaper Transcripts at Provincial Archives New Brunswick - "August 4, 1869 County : Saint John Place : Saint John Newspaper : Morning News John P. FORD, Esq., nearly 80 years old, resident of Kings Co. suddenly dropped dead just outside his house at Hammond River, Monday morn., directly after taking his breakfast."
There was a Post Office in Coal Branch from 1868–1883 and in 1871 Coal Branch had a population of 200. The community was renamed Fords Mills in 1883 and had a Post Office from 1883-1966. In 1904 Ford's Mills was a lumbering settlement with 2 stores, 1 sawmill, 1 grist mill and a population of 150.
Richibucto is a civil parish in Kent County, New Brunswick, Canada.
John Wesley Weldon was a lawyer, judge and political figure in the Province of New Brunswick, Canada. He represented Kent County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1828.
Acadieville is a civil parish in Kent County, New Brunswick, Canada.
for the community named Molus River, see Molus River
The Richibucto River is a river in eastern New Brunswick, Canada which empties into the Northumberland Strait north of Richibucto. It is 80 kilometres long.
Molus River is a settlement in Weldford Parish, New Brunswick on Route 116 on the Molus River.
Saint-Charles is a civil parish in Kent County, New Brunswick, Canada.
Weldford is a civil parish in Kent County, New Brunswick, Canada.
Harcourt is a civil parish in Kent County, New Brunswick, Canada.
Bright is a civil parish in York County, New Brunswick, Canada.
Coal Branch is a Canadian unincorporated community, located in Kent County, New Brunswick. The community is situated in southeastern New Brunswick, to the northwest of Moncton. Coal Branch is located mainly at the intersection of New Brunswick Route 126 and New Brunswick Route 465 on the Coal Branch River. Coal Branch is a tributary of the Richibucto River.
Route 126 is a North/South provincial highway in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. The road runs from Route 117 intersection in Miramichi. The road has a length of approximately 121 kilometres, and services small, otherwise isolated rural communities. In these areas, the highway is often unofficially referred to as "Main Street." The road parallels the New Brunswick East Coast Railway directly to the east. When the highway enters Moncton it changes to Ensley Drive, then Mountain Road.
Route 465 is an 25-kilometre (16 mi) long north-east secondary highway in the northwest portion of New Brunswick, Canada.
Route 470 is an 18-kilometre (11 mi) long west–east secondary highway in the northwest portion of New Brunswick, Canada.
Browns Yard is a community in Weldford Parish, New Brunswick located 4.5 km NE of Fords Mills close to the intersection of Route 490 and Route 510.
Cails Mills is a community in Weldford Parish, New Brunswick, located 4.26 km ENE of Bryants Corner and 3.83 km W of Fords Mills.
Route 495 is a 23-kilometre (14 mi) long north–south secondary highway in the northwest portion of New Brunswick, Canada.
Mundleville is a community in Weldford located at the confluence of the Richibucto River and the St. Nicholas River. Today the community features some of the most beautiful homes along the Richibucto River, has a few small businesses and hosts an Annual Winter Carnival. Mundleville is located mainly around the Intersection of Route 510 and Route 470.
Route 510 is a 40-kilometre (25 mi) long north–south secondary highway in the northwest portion of New Brunswick, Canada.
Smiths Corner is a community in Weldford Parish located on the Richibucto River, 6.75 kilometres (4.19 mi) southwest of Bass River, on Route 116 and Route 465 to Harcourt.
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