Laura Secord

Laura Secord

female, deceased (1868)
American migrant to Canada, Battle of Beaver Dams, Niagarapeninsula, Pre-Confederation Ontario, North American colonial women in warfare, Queenston…Niagara Escarpment, From Niagara Falls, Ontario
Laura Secord (née Ingersoll) was a Canadian heroine of the War of 1812. She is known as Canada's Paul Revere. Laura Ingersoll was born in Great B...
William Hamilton Merritt

William Hamilton Merritt

male, deceased (1862)
Burlington, prisoner of war, mathematics, canal, surveying, war of 1812…Niagara Falls, Niagara River, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Niagarapeninsula
William Hamilton Merritt (3 July 1793 - 5 July 1862) was an influential figure in the Niagara Peninsula of Upper Canada in early 19th century and...
James Fitzgibbon

James Fitzgibbon

male, deceased (1863)
British military personnel of the War of 1812, Pre-Confederation Ontario, captain, Battle of Lundy's Lane, Battle of Beaver Dams, guerrilla warfare…Niagarapeninsula
James FitzGibbon was a British soldier and hero of the War of 1812. He enlisted in the Knight of Glin’s Yeomanry Corps at age 15. Three years la...
Robert Hamilton

Robert Hamilton

male, deceased (1809)
Scottish migrant to Ontario, immigrant to Canada, British, Canadian, george hamilton, george…Fort Niagara, from Niagara Region, Ontario, Niagarapeninsula
Robert Hamilton (September 14 1753 - March 8 1809) was a businessman, judge and political figure in Upper Canada. He was born in Bolton, East...
E. D. Smith

E. D. Smith

male, deceased (1948)
Canadian, Ernest D'Israeli Smith, Federated Women's Institutes of Canada, Lady Aberdeen, Niagarapeninsula, Historical Conservative Party of Canada senator
Ernest D'Israeli Smith was a Canadian businessman and politician who founded a food company that bears his name. He was born in the hamlet of...

William Dickson

male, deceased (1846)
Canadian, galt, walter, lawyer, robert, war of 1812…niagara, Niagara-on-the-Lake, from Niagara Region, Ontario, Niagarapeninsula
William Dickson (July 13 1769 - February 19 1846) was a businessman, lawyer and political figure in Upper Canada. He was born in Dumfries, Scotland...

Isaac Swayze

male, deceased (1828)
Jewish, Lincoln, German, British, american revolution, war of 1812…Niagara Herald, Niagarapeninsula
Isaac Swayze (1751-February 11 1828) was a soldier and political figure in Upper Canada. He was born in Morris County, New Jersey in 1751 into a...
Robert Nichol

Robert Nichol

male, deceased (1824)
Scottish migrant to Quebec, Scottish migrant to Ontario, Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada, judge, British Army, Legislative Assembly…Niagara District, Niagarapeninsula
Robert Nichol (ca 1780 - May 3 1824) was a businessman, judge and political figure in Upper Canada. Born in Scotland around 1780, he arrived in...

Samuel Street Jr.

male, deceased (1844)
wheat, bank of montreal, war of 1812, American, niagara, chippawa…Niagarapeninsula
Samuel Street (March 14 1775-August 21 1844) was a businessman in Upper Canada. He was born in Farmington, Connecticut in 1775. In 1787, after his...

Lynn R. Williams

male, 85 years old
Officer of the Order of Canada, Niagarapeninsula, Canadian Labour Congress, Order of Canada, Competitiveness Policy Council, Trade unionist
Lynn Russell Williams (OC) Officer of the Order of Canada (born 1924) is a former American (Canadian-born) labor leader that became a U.S.W.A....