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Corporate body
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Burwash Robinson General Store and Tannery
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Dates of existence
circa 1902 to 1960s
History
Alfred Burwash Robinson was born on August 6, 1874, in Shediac, New Brunswick, to John Mathias Robinson (1823-1887) and Jane Amos (1838-1912). He died in 1969 in Sackville, New Brunswick. He is buried next to his wife Margaret I. Cook (1871-1939) at the Four Corners Upper Sackville Cemetery.
Burwash opened a general store in 1902-1903, adding a post office at the same location shortly afterwards. Burwash lived nearby in a small house near Harper Lane (now 352 Main Street, Middle Sackville) and was assisted by his son-in-law George Creasy. He operated a grocery store in 1927 and owned and operated a tannery, but the dates of operation for this latter business are uncertain. The tannery was located on Donald Harper Lane. All of Burwash’s businesses were located in Middle Sackville, New Brunswick. Although it is unknown how long Burwash operated the general store and post office, it is known that in the 1950’s Burwash’s son-in-law George Creasy was the chief operator. The vacant Burwash Robinson General Store and Post Office building was torn down in 2004.
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Middle Sackville, New Brunswick
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General Store and Post Office
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Opened by Burwash Robinson and later operated by George Creasy.
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THT
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Partial
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
2022/07/21
Language(s)
- English
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Sources
Ancestry.ca
The White Fence Newsletter
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Created by JC Bennett