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William Benjamin Robinson MP (1797 - 1873)

William Benjamin Robinson (December 22, 1797 – July 18, 1873) was a fur trader and political figure in Upper Canada.He was born in Kingston in 1797, the son of Christopher Robinson and Esther Sayre, an...

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11/8/2008
3/13/2018
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11/8/2008

William Benjamin Robinson MP (1797 - 1873)

William Benjamin Robinson (December 22, 1797 – July 18, 1873) was a fur trader and political figure in Upper Canada.He was born in Kingston in 1797, the son of Christopher Robinson and Esther Sayre, an...

3/13/2018

Capt. John Matthews (b. - 1832)

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6/25/2017
6/25/2017

Maj. Duncan McCall, Sr. MP (1769 - 1832)

McCALL, DUNCAN, merchant, politician, jp, and militia officer; b. 18 Nov. 1769 in Basking Ridge, N.J., son of Donald (Donell) McCall (McColl) and Elsie Simpson; m. first Jemima Fairchild (d. 1798), and...

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1/24/2009
6/10/2017
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1/24/2009

Maj. Duncan McCall, Sr. MP (1769 - 1832)

McCALL, DUNCAN, merchant, politician, jp, and militia officer; b. 18 Nov. 1769 in Basking Ridge, N.J., son of Donald (Donell) McCall (McColl) and Elsie Simpson; m. first Jemima Fairchild (d. 1798), and...

6/10/2017

John Brown MP (1791 - 1842)

Brown (1791 – January 28, 1842) was an Irish-born merchant and political figure in Upper Canada. He represented Durham in the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada from 1830 to 1836 as a Conservative.A ...

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5/28/2017
5/28/2017
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5/28/2017

John Brown MP (1791 - 1842)

Brown (1791 – January 28, 1842) was an Irish-born merchant and political figure in Upper Canada. He represented Durham in the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada from 1830 to 1836 as a Conservative.A ...

5/28/2017

Elias Moore MP (1776 - 1847)

Moore (March 1, 1776–October 13, 1847) born into a Quaker family in New Jersey just after the American Revolution began, later became a Member of Parliament in Canada.His family was traumatised "by the...

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7/11/2008
5/17/2017
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7/11/2008

Elias Moore MP (1776 - 1847)

Moore (March 1, 1776–October 13, 1847) born into a Quaker family in New Jersey just after the American Revolution began, later became a Member of Parliament in Canada.His family was traumatised "by the...

5/17/2017

Hamnett Kirkes Pinhey MP (1784 - 1857)

Kirkes Pinhey (December 11, 1784 – March 3, 1857) was a Canadian landowner and politician.==Early Years==Pinhey was born in Devonshire, England, in 1784 to Mary Townley and William Pinhey. He was educa...

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8/19/2013
5/7/2017
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8/19/2013

Hamnett Kirkes Pinhey MP (1784 - 1857)

Kirkes Pinhey (December 11, 1784 – March 3, 1857) was a Canadian landowner and politician.==Early Years==Pinhey was born in Devonshire, England, in 1784 to Mary Townley and William Pinhey. He was educa...

5/7/2017

Gabriel Lount (1759 - 1827)

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4/3/2008
2/23/2017
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4/3/2008
2/23/2017

Samuel Lount (1791 - 1838)

"The Yonge Street Story 1793-1860" by F.R. Berchem page 94 Death by hanging along with Peter Mathews for taking part in the rebellion of 1837. Samuel Lount (September 24, 1791 – April 12, 1838) was a b...

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4/3/2008
2/23/2017
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4/3/2008

Samuel Lount (1791 - 1838)

"The Yonge Street Story 1793-1860" by F.R. Berchem page 94 Death by hanging along with Peter Mathews for taking part in the rebellion of 1837. Samuel Lount (September 24, 1791 – April 12, 1838) was a b...

2/23/2017

George Strange Boulton (1797 - 1869)

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10/1/2007
1/31/2016

Samuel Sherwood (deceased)

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1/31/2016
1/31/2016
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1/31/2016
1/31/2016

Henry Sherwood MP (1807 - 1855)

Henry Sherwood, QC (1807 – July 7, 1855) was a lawyer and Tory politician in the Province of Canada. He was involved in provincial and municipal politics. Born into a Loyalist family in Brockville in...

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1/31/2016
1/31/2016
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1/31/2016

Henry Sherwood MP (1807 - 1855)

Henry Sherwood, QC (1807 – July 7, 1855) was a lawyer and Tory politician in the Province of Canada. He was involved in provincial and municipal politics. Born into a Loyalist family in Brockville in...

1/31/2016

Levius Peters Sherwood (1777 - 1850)

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1/31/2016
1/31/2016

Charles Jones (1781 - 1840)

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1/31/2016
1/31/2016
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1/31/2016

Jonas Jones (1791 - 1848)

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5/9/2008
1/31/2016
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5/9/2008
1/31/2016

John Beverley Robinson, 1st Baronet CB, (26 July 1791 – 31 January 1863) was a lawyer, judge and political figure in Upper Canada. He was considered the leader of the Family Compact, a group of familie...

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11/8/2008
1/31/2016
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11/8/2008

John Beverley Robinson, 1st Baronet CB, (26 July 1791 – 31 January 1863) was a lawyer, judge and political figure in Upper Canada. He was considered the leader of the Family Compact, a group of familie...

1/31/2016

Peter Robinson MP (1785 - 1838)

Peter Robinson= Responsible for the emigration and settlement of over 2500 Irish emigrants in Canada under the Peter Robinson emigration scheme arranged by the English rulers *Founder of Petersborough,...

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11/8/2008
1/31/2016
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Peter Robinson MP (1785 - 1838)

Peter Robinson= Responsible for the emigration and settlement of over 2500 Irish emigrants in Canada under the Peter Robinson emigration scheme arranged by the English rulers *Founder of Petersborough,...

1/31/2016