Celebrating Built Heritage (and other flights of fancy) in Saint John, New Brunswick
Frederick William Munro, born 1877, was the son of Ship Captain James Munro and his German wife Katherine Fredericka [aka Catherine and Frederica] born to Catherine Baach and Fritz Wanzer [also spelled Watson in records]. Fred, as he was known as, lost his father in 1881, according to the Saint John Globe. “A telegram to…
In a Jun 1922 ruling of the New Brunswick Supreme Court, Appeals Division, Catherine Austin, sister of Alexandrina Clark a widow who died intestate on 1 March 1920, and six others [including George Haggart, Christina Lyman, and R.B. Walker] successfully won the appeal where they argued that Revered McCaskill and his wife Frances D C…
Alexandrina Haggart Clark lived with Reverend JJ McCaskill, his wife, and son at 5 Alexandra and is one of the first inhabitants of the house. Alexandrina Haggart [sometimes spelled Haggard], was born ca. 1858 to James and Catherine Haggart and was raised in Barney’s River, Pictou County, Nova Scotia. Alexandrina’s father died in May 1871…
The first owner of 5 Alexandra St, Saint John, NB was Reverend John James McCaskill. McCaskill was born to Hugh and Catherine McCaskill in Little Narrows, Nova Scotia on 26 May 1871. His name was registered as John J McAskill and his parents noted as being married 13 Apr 1858 in Middle River, NS. McCaskill…
5 Alexandra St is located in a part of Saint John, New Brunswick historically part of Portland Parish until 1889 and now officially part of the North End of the city. Five houses were built at the same time on the same street – 1, 3, 5, 7, and 25 Alexandra St. with the exact…