Tag: Loyalist
Last Fatal Duel in New Brunswick
George Frederick Street, born 21 July, 1787 in Burton to a British land granted immigrant. He was a lawyer, politician a judge, an educator and a public servant. He was well-respected in the community... Read More
Benedict Arnold
In the same month, Benedict Arnold arrived in Saint John, where he soon acquired what was described as “quite a pretentious home” at the corner of King and Canterbury Streets. It was a 2 1... Read More
Edward Barron Chandler – Dorchester
Edward Barron Chandler was an influential force in New Brunswick politics in the decades preceding Confederation, serving as the leader of the government from 1843 to 1854, a period in which responsib... Read More
Hon. John Lewis House – Hillsborough
John Lewis was of Welsh extraction. His father, Ichabod, established the town of Lewisville in 1785 after arriving in the Moncton area from New York, as a United Empire Loyalist. John trained to be a ... Read More
Saint John
Saint John is the oldest city in New Brunswick and Canada’s first incorporated city. Located at the mouth of the Saint John River, on the Bay of Fundy. Saint John Harbour was first entered ... Read More