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Hace 3 días · When on 11 June 1796 Lieutenant Governor John Graves Simcoe* and his wife were in the vicinity, they set out in a boat for Beasley’s. A commanding location with a beautiful view, the site was described by Elizabeth Posthuma Simcoe as “more
Hace 2 días · 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.
- Parliament of Upper Canada
- British colony
Hace 1 día · John Graves Simcoe completes a trilogy of Simcoe books published by Dundurn Press. Mary Beacock Fryer's Elizabeth Posthuma Simcoe was first published in 1989, while Our Young Soldier: Lieutenant Francis Simcoe, 6 June 1791-6 April 1812 was released in 1996.
Hace 3 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.
Hace 4 días · From the days of Lieutenant Governor John Graves Simcoe, Upper Canada took an interest in developing a transportation network in pioneer settlements that included ambitious road building projects. The ferry was such an important stitch in the pattern that the Legislature in York passed an Act for Regulation of Ferries in 1797.
Hace 5 días · 5/17/2024. Toronto, the capital city of the province of Ontario, Canada, has a rich and diverse history that spans thousands of years. Here’s a detailed overview: ### Indigenous History - **Pre-European Settlement:** The area now known as Toronto has been inhabited by Indigenous peoples for thousands of years.
Hace 4 días · Simcoe, John Graves "History of the Operations of a Partisan Corps Called the Queens Rangers", New York, 1844, p 302. Surrendered at Yorktown on October 19, 1781 . Analysis of the Muster Rolls. Went to England in 1782. Muster Roll dated February 23, 1782. On British Half Pay in 1784. 1784 Army List. ROBBINS, William: LIEUTENANT ...
