William Black (Methodist)
William Black (November 10, 1760 – September 8, 1834) was a Yorkshireman and founder of the Methodist congregation in colonial Nova Scotia.
Black's daughter married the merchant and politician John Alexander Barry, who was the son of Robert Barry, a prominent businessman and Methodist. His son, Martin Gay Black, became a prominent businessman and also furthered the Methodist cause in Nova Scotia.
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Rev. William Black, Camp Hill Cemetery
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Cemetery in Point de Bute, New Brunswick, near where the first Methodist church stood and where Black would have preached.
References
- French, G.S. (1987). "Black, William (1760–1834)". In Halpenny, Francess G (ed.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Vol. VI (1821–1835) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
- William Black made Canadian Methodism
- The John Rylands Library : Mr Wesley's Preachers : William Black
- History of Nova Scotia : William Black
- Biography by John Maclean
- Memoir 1839