Fredericton

  • Many people of Scottish descent settled in Fredericton in the early days.
  • The first Mayor of Fredericton was John Simpson (born in Scotland).
  • UNB’s first president, James somerville, was from Scotland.
  • The Fredericton Society of St. Andrew was founded in 1825.
  • A Robert Burns statue was first raised in Fredericton in 1906