"We left Berwick about 10 o'clock on Monday evening 29 of May with a fair wind and ran along with a good pace during the night ... 23 a contrary wind and made little progress 24 nearly the same and born a child belonging to Wm and Elaner Greav... we cast anchor about two o'clock in the sabath morning at the Corentine Island (Believed to be Quarantine Island, now Partridge Island) within two miles or so of St. Johns in full view of the place and read Corentine till Tuesday afternoon we weigh anchor and sailed up to St. Johns on the Monday the 12th we got into the steamer and went to Fredericton on the 13th at evening."
This is an excerpt from a journal believed to be written by James Nesbitt, an original settler of Harvey, or a family member aboard the "Cornelius of Sunderland" in 1837. To read more about the people who settled the Harvey area beginning in 1837 and Harvey's growth since use the following links.
 |
 |
|
|
