Shemogue, Botsford Par., Westmorland Co., New Brunswick
Shemogue is an Acadian village situated to the southwest of New Brunswick. It is loated 30 kilometers from Shédiac and 14 kilometers from the village of Port Elgin.
St-Timothée Church, Shemogue, Botsford Par., Westmorland Co., New Brunswick
St-Timothée Church
27 Allée de l’église
Shemogue, N.-B. E4N 0B4
Established around 1804. First church: 1806. First priest: 1916
As early as 1754, Acadians were living in Chimougoui and would be deported in1755.
Around 1804, 16 settlers from Menoudie came to settle again in Grand-Chimougoui. The colonists were mostly occupied with cultivating the new lands for their own survival. A first chapel was built between 1806 and 1810. It was then transported to a site closer to the sea. It was destroyed by fire in 1826. After this disaster, people of the region were without a church for over 75 years.
Construction of a new church began in 1903. This mission was served by priests from Cap-Pelé.
Source: http://www.diocesemoncton.ca/sttimotheeparish