Chatham, New Brunswick moderate climate, they tended to settle elsewhere. At Chatham, the river banks are low but not subject to flooding, and are thus well suited as a location for wharves. With a deep channel close to the shore, the largest ships in colonial times could approach the wharves. Away from the shore, the land gradually rises several hundred feet. The soil, while sandy and a bit acid, supports potatoes, root crops and apple trees. All these circumstances made Chatham an ideal location for lumbering and fishing. In 1765, the troop transport "Pitt" (reputedly named after William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham)
John Butler, 15th Earl of Ormonde not assume the honours. He married Bridget Stacey in 1763 but had no children; she remarried Allen Walter. Butler dynasty John Butler, 15th Earl of Ormonde John Butler, 15th Earl of Ormonde and 8th Earl of Ossory ("de jure") was born before 1744 and died on 24 June 1766. He was the son of Thomas Butler of Garryricken and Lady Margaret Burke who was the daughter of William Burke, 7th Earl of Clanricarde. Upon the death of Charles Butler (14th Earl of Ormonde), his only surviving sister, Lady Elizabeth Butler inherited her brother's estate in 1760. Lady Elizabeth was the