Lincoln, New Brunswick Lincoln, New Brunswick Lincoln (2011 pop.: 6,458) is a Canadian suburban community in Sunbury County, New Brunswick. Located on the west bank of the Saint John River between Fredericton and Oromocto, Lincoln was one of the original United Empire Loyalist settlements established in the province following the American Revolution. Lincoln was one of the original United Empire Loyalist settlements established in the province following the American Revolution. When the Loyalists moved from the newly independent colonies to British North America, Captain Benjamin Glazier moved in March 1776 to this area and named it Lincoln, as that is where he came
Coins of the Canadian dollar were New Brunswick and Nova Scotia both starting in 1861, Newfoundland in 1865, and Prince Edward Island in 1871. Many examples can be seen online via the Canadian Currency Museum. In 1867, the British parliament passed "The British North America Act, 1867" (now known as the "Constitution Act, 1867"), uniting the Province of Canada, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick into a single country. Coins of the three former colonies continued to circulate until 1870, with all being legal tender throughout the country. As other colonies subsequently entered confederation, they dropped their colonial coinage and adopted the national Canadian currency. In