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Type of entity
Corporate body
Authorized form of name
R.A. Gregory lumber company
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Description area
Dates of existence
Established in 1840
History
R.A. Gregory was a lumber merchant, at Rodney Wharf in Carleton, New Brunswick. The company was first established in 1840 by John Robertson who was succeeded by Messrs. DeVebers & Carmen in 1873. Gregory took over the business in 1875. The premises were located in a two storey building, 100 X 200 feet in dimensions. The company employed 100 people in 1887. The business sold spruce and pine lumber, laths, pickets, boxes to English and American markets.
Robert A. Gregory was a native of Ireland and came to Saint John in 1835. He was member of the Masons.
Source: Our Dominion, 1887