Page 15 ) The original Trinity Church, 1791. |
In 1783, as the American Revolutionary War drew to a close, those loyal to the crown of England left America and landed on the shores of New Brunswick at the mouth of the Saint John river. One of their first priorities was a church; the parishioners held services in a frame building until 1791, when their first church was finally completed. The first services were held in the building on Christmas Day of that year, and the building was consecrated on August 17th, 1792. |
Sad but true.... |
| John Venning, who built the clock tower and spire of the original church, slipped and fell to his death during the construction of that part of the church. |
) Old Trinity, 1860 |
In the Great Saint John Fire of 1877 the Old Trinity was among the many
buildings consumed by the flames. Nothing remained of the wooden structure
except a pair of pillars and their capitals. Only the communion vessels, the
parish registers, and the church's coat of arms, which was said to have been
brought over with the Loyalists, were rescued from the building. |
) Interior of Old Trinity, ca. 1870 |
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