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Morant Bay, Jamaica. Date. 11 October 1865; 158 years ago. ( 11 October 1865) The Morant Bay Rebellion (11 October 1865) began with a protest march to the courthouse by hundreds of people led by preacher Paul Bogle in Morant Bay, Jamaica. Some were armed with sticks and stones.
140/km 2 (370/sq mi) Saint Ann ( Jamaican Creole: Sint An) is the largest parish in Jamaica. [2] [notes 1] It is situated on the north coast of the island, in the county of Middlesex, roughly halfway between the eastern and western ends of the island. It is often called "the Garden Parish of Jamaica" on account of its natural floral beauty.
Reverend George Wilson Bridges (1788 – 1863) was an English writer, photographer and Anglican cleric. After eloping with his wife, he was Rector for the Jamaican parish of St Dorothy until late 1817, and then Manchester from 1817 to 1823. He moved to become rector at the neighbouring parish of St Ann from 1823 to 1837. [1]
The real Mrs. Annie Palmer (nee Paterson) was the Jamaican-born wife of the Custos of St. James, and daughter of Dr. Paterson, Custos of Hanover, and his wife. Neither of her two husbands died of murder, and she was not murdered. The Patersons were of Scottish descent, and close relatives of the ancient Paterson of Eccles family of Scotland.
So, the pastor invited his congregants to join him in a Lenten challenge to read a chapter of John a day, starting the day after Ash Wednesday and concluding just before Palm Sunday, March 24.
Moneague. / 18.26972°N 77.11556°W / 18.26972; -77.11556. Moneague is a small town in Saint Ann, Jamaica on the main road between Kingston and Ocho Rios . In the colonial days, the town prospered as a stopover for the rich English on their journey. Moneague is the location of the Jamaica Defence Force Moneague Training Camp originally ...
Judy A. Smith (born October 27, 1958) is an American crisis manager, lawyer, author, and television producer. She is known as the founder, president, and CEO of the crisis management firm Smith & Company. Her work in crisis management is the inspiration for the ABC television series Scandal.
John Smith (27 June 1790 – 6 February 1824) was an English missionary and abolitionist whose experiences in the British West Indies attracted the attention of the anti-slavery campaigner William Wilberforce. As a result of his actions, trial by court-martial and subsequent death whilst under imprisonment, Smith became known as the "Demerara ...