Lovejoy | |
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Neighborhood | |
| Lovejoy District | |
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| Country |  United States |
| State |  New York |
| City |  Buffalo, New York |
| Named for | Sarah Lovejoy |
| Government | |
| • Council Member | Bryan J. Bollman |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) |
The Lovejoy District is a neighborhood in Buffalo, New York. Lovejoy is the easternmost portion of the city, running along the city's border with Cheektowaga. The councilman of the area in 2017 is Richard Fontana.
Lovejoy is named after Sarah Lovejoy, an American killed in December 1813 during a British-Indian raid on Buffalo during Niagara Frontier warfare of the War of 1812.[1]
- ^ "North-West Buffalo War of 1812", Black Rock Historical Society