U.E. LOYALISTS
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This information is subject to international COPYRIGHT laws. Unless otherwise noted, this material is the work of Norman A. DeMerchant. It can be used with permission, contact Norm... Leaving everything you know behind you, your home, your land, your life. This was the nightmare for the United Empire Loyalists after the American Revolution. It would take time but a new life would evolve in a new and untamed land they would call New Brunswick. "SPEM REDUXIT" - "HOPE RESTORED"
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TO THE MEMORY OF THE UNITED EMPIRE LOYALISTS WHO SETTLED IN THIS REGION FOLLOWING THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION COMPELLED TO LEAVE THEIR HOMES IN THE THIRTEEN COLONIES FOR THEIR LOYALITY TO THE CROWN. THEY FOUNDED THE PROVINCE OF NEW BRUNSWICK IN 1783 TO SECURE BRITISH INSTITUTIONS FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR POSTERITY. _________________________________ MANY OF THESE LOYALISTS LIE BURIED HERE _________________________________ SPEM REDUXIT _________________________________ ERECTED IN 1983 BY THE FREDERICTON BRANCH UNITED EMPIRE LOYALISTS ASSOCIATION OF CANADA ON THE 200TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ARRIVAL OF THE LOYALISTS IN THIS PROVINCE |
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A picture of the Old Loyalist Burial Ground in downtown Fredericton. This picture was takin at the intersection of Carleton and Brunswick Street. |
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St. Anne's Point Heritage Preservation Area THE LOYALISTS PROVINCIALS' BURIAL GROUND In the autumn of 1783 men from the American Loyalist Regiments, the Royal Provincials and thier families came ashore near this spot and laid the foundations of Fredericton on the site of an earlier French settlement. The winter of 1783-84 came early and was severe. Tents and log huts were the only shelter, and hardship prevailed. Here were buried the women, children and men who died from cold and exposure. This area continued to serve the Loyalists as a burial ground for several years thereafter. "...there in the stormy weather our loved ones were laid to rest." Recollection of Mary Fisher, Loyalist survivor. |
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A small stone stairway leads to Salamanaca. This picture is worth a thousand words. |
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At the top of the stairs, three stones are all that remain to remember the suffering and sacrifice of those who gave thier lives that first winter. |
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ERECTED 1934 TO THE MEMORY OF THE UE LOYALISTS WHO DIED AND WERE BURIED HERE DURING THE WINTER OF 1783-4 AND ALL OTHERS WHO MAY HAVE BEEN BURIED HERE ON EARLIER OR LATER DATES. |
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This is a plain rock which has been chiseled to its current form. It has several markings which are difficult to read. I have done my best to transcribe them as accurately as possible. M B D C L D C Y3 1785 |