Jacquet River, New Brunswick
Jacquet River is a community in the village of Belledune in Restigouche County, New Brunswick. Previously, it was a village until 1994, when it amalgamated into Belledune.
It has an elementary and middle school, which is also used by the surrounding communities. It has a grocery store, along with a few locally owned convenience stores. It has a municipal park, which is maintained by the village. A song from the 1970s by Canadian artist Ray Griff references Jacquet River.
History
In 1994, the Village of Jacquet River, along with a few unincorporated communities, amalgamated with the Village of Belledune to form a larger village known as Belledune. Due to Belledune retaining its village status, it was nicknamed "The Super Village".Jacquet River is a multilingual community. The community was named after James Augustus Doyle, a disbanded veteran of the American War of Independence, whose family, speaking French, referred to him as "Jacques." An unusual spelling of the letter 's' in official papers led to the name "Jacquet River".
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