Place:Saint Ann, Middlesex, Jamaica

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NameSaint Ann
Alt namesSt. Annsource: Jamaica Tourist Board, Jamaica (n.d.)
TypeParish
Located inMiddlesex, Jamaica
Contained Places
Inhabited place
Alexandria
Brown's Town
Claremont
Discovery Bay
Moneague
Ocho Rios
Runaway Bay
Saint Ann's Bay
Watt Town
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Saint Ann is the largest parish in Jamaica.[1]Cite error 3; Invalid call; invalid keys, e.g. too many or wrong key specified It is situated on the north coast of the island, in the county of Middlesex, roughly halfway between the eastern and western ends of the island. It is often called "the Garden Parish of Jamaica" on account of its natural floral beauty. Its capital is Saint Ann's Bay. Saint Ann comprises New Seville, the first Spanish Settlement in Jamaica.

Saint Ann is the birthplace of reggae singers Floyd Lloyd, Burning Spear, Busy Signal, Bryan Art, Romain Virgo, Rashawn Dally, Chezidek, Shabba Ranks, Justin Hinds, Perfect, and Bob Marley. Marcus Mosiah Garvey, one of the seven recipients of Jamaica's Order of National Hero, was also born there.

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