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Benedict J. Murdoch was born in Chatham in 1886, the son of Robert A. Murdoch and Mary Allen. Murdoch received his higher education at St Dunstan's College (1904-08) and was trained…
The Gilks House in Doaktown was built about 1890 by Allen Doak. It was later owned by George Hinton before being purchased by Mr. and Mrs. James Gilks who ran it…
Chester Eatmon was born in Elm Hill on 7 Jun 1904 to William Bateman Eatman and Rosella Blanch McIntyre. Chester Aldophus Eatmon married Edna McCarty in November 10, 1925. Chester…
Edward Mitchell Bannister was born in 1828 in St. Andrews. His father was a native of Barbados, West Indies. The racial identity of Bannister’s mother, Hannah Alexander Bannister, who lived…
Mary Mathilda Winslow was born in Woodstock to Sarah Anne (Dubois) Winslow. She was the first black woman to attend the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton. She graduated at…
Elm Hill was established by black Loyalists from Virginia in 1806, as one of Canada's earliest black communities. It is located on the St. John River between Saint John and…