Odell, Jonathan National Historic Person
Fredericton, New Brunswick
Rev. Johnathan Odell (1737-1818)
(© Webster Collection, the New Brunswick Museum, Saint John, N.B.)
Address :
808 Brunswick St. (corner of Church St.), Fredericton, New Brunswick
Recognition Statute:
Historic Sites and Monuments Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. H-4)
Designation Date:
1959-05-25
Life Date:
1737 to 1818
Other Name(s):
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Odell, Jonathan
(Designation Name)
Importance:
Clergyman, surgeon, poet, Secretary of New Brunswick (1784-1812)
Plaque(s)
Existing plaque: On the grounds of the "Deanery" 808 Brunswick St. (corner of Church St.), Fredericton, New Brunswick
Clergyman, surgeon, and poet, he participated in the negotiations between Benedict Arnold and John André during the American Revolution. After moving to New Brunswick, 1784, he served on the Executive Council 1784-1818, and was Provincial Secretary 1784-1812. Born in Newark, N.J., 1737. Died Fredericton, N.B., 1818.