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14 de may. de 2024 · Major John Graves Simcoe, who assumed command of the Rangers after Brandywine, stated that Grymes had distinguised himself in his successful attempt to extracate his men from a precarious postion, while under enemy fire.
Hace 2 días · The advance party of Arnold's invasion force landed at Hood’s Point consisting of 130 Queen's Rangers under Lieut. Col. John Graves Simcoe lands at Hoods Point, with the light infantry and grenadiers of the 80th Regiment.
Hace 6 días · Served as a Captain in reinstituted Queens Ranger Regiment created in Upper Canada (Ontario) by then Lt. Governor John Graves Simcoe from 1791 to 1802. Returned to England in 1799. Promoted to the rank of Lt. Colonel in January 1798, Colonel in 1808, Major General in 1811 and Lieutenant General in 1821.
Hace 4 días · The Township was surveyed in 1800 under John Graves Simcoe, the first Lieutenant-Governor of Upper Canada (now southern Ontario). Named King Township by Simcoe in honour of Major John King, English Under-Secretary of State, the area remained sparsely settled until the building of roads in the 1820's improved travel.
11 de may. de 2024 · Andrew D. Nicholls, professor and chair of the History and Social Studies Education Department, published an article, “ Echoes from Chloe: John Graves Simcoe and the Upper Canada Slave Act, 1793 ,” in the winter 2021 issue of Western New York Heritage magazine, Western New York’s illustrated history quarterly, 23 (4): 8–15.
Hace 1 día · Thomas Talbot emigrated in 1791, where he became personal secretary to John Graves Simcoe, Lieutenant-Governor of Upper Canada. Talbot convinced the government to allow him to implement a land settlement scheme of 5,000 acres (2,000 ha) in Elgin County in the townships of Dunwich and Aldborough in 1803.
Hace 2 días · Capt. Simcoe died of pneumonia 15 May 1759 on board ship in the mouth of the St Lawrence. Son John Graves Simcoe married Elizabeth 1782. Governor Simcoe founded York (Toronto) 1793. His wife had a daughter Katherine who’d be the 1st European born in Toronto. Daughter of John Graves Simcoe and his wife Elizabeth.
