St. John's Anglican Church (Lunenburg)
St. John's Anglican Church was the first church established in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada (1754). It was the second Church of England built in Nova Scotia, and is also the second oldest remaining Protestant church in present-day Canada, after St. Paul's Church (Halifax). The congregation was mainly Lutheran Germans. The first missionary was sent by the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel was the Rev. Jean-Baptiste Moreau (clergyman) (who is buried in the crypt below the church). The bells in the tower were given by Lt. Col. Charles Edwin Kaulbach (1902).
St. John's Church was built during the French and Indian War, using the wood salvaged from an older disassembled church building. When King's Chapel in Boston, Massachusetts, was expanded, its new stone structure was built around its original wooden church, which continued to be used. Then, when that new stone building was completed in 1754, King's Chapel's old wooden was disassembled from inside, removed through the new building's windows, and shipped to Lunenburg. On Halloween night, 2001, St. John's church was destroyed by fire, but has since been rebuilt. St. John's church is a National Historic Site of Canada.
There are 18 people buried in the crypt. 7 people are under age 17. The notable interments include:
Coordinates: 44°22′41″N 64°18′40″W / 44.3781°N 64.3112°W
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