Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada

Identifier
NJS-PLC-00319
Place Type
City, Town, or Village
Description
Saint John is a port city in the province of New Brunswick, Canada. It is located at the mouth of the St John River, where the river enters the Bay of Fundy. It was originally considered part of Nova Scotia until the province of New Brunswick separated from Nova Scotia in 1784.

At the end of the American Revolution, Saint John served as one of the destinations for ships that were evacuating British Loyalists from New York to Canada. Aboard these ships were African American evacuees, including people from New Jersey.

Saint John, New Brunswick, is not to be confused with St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, which is a city located in a different Canadian province.
Locality
Saint John
State or Province
New Brunswick
Country
Canada
Latitude
45.265692
Longitude
-66.069750
References

African Nova Scotians in the Age of Slavery and Abolition, Book of Negroes. Nova Scotia Archives. https://archives.novascotia.ca/africanns/book-of-negroes/
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_John,_New_Brunswick
Record Contributor
Jesse Bayker
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