Oliver Evans

Oliver Evans

male, deceased (1819)
Oliver Evans (13 September, 1755 - 15 April, 1819) was a United States inventor. Evans was born in Newport, Delaware. At the age of 14 he was...
Caleb Pusey

Caleb Pusey

male, deceased (1727)
Caleb Pusey (c. 1650-1727) was a lastmaker (a maker of wooden foot molds for cobblers) and a friend and business partner of William Penn, the...

Cummins Jackson

male, deceased (1849)
Cummins Edward Jackson (July 25, 1802 - December 4, 1849) was a paternal uncle of Confederate General Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson...

Richard Beasley

male, deceased (1842)
Richard Beasley (July 21 1761 - February 16 1842) was a soldier, political figure, farmer and businessman in Upper Canada. He was born in New York...

William Chisholm

male, deceased (1842)
William Chisholm (October 15 1788 - May 4 1842) was a farmer, businessman and political figure in Upper Canada. He was born in Jordan Bay, Nova...
Moss Kent Dickinson

Moss Kent Dickinson

male, deceased (1897)
Moss Kent Dickinson (June 1 1822 - July 19 1897) was a Canadian businessman, mayor of Ottawa from 1864 to 1866 and member of the Canadian...
James MacLaren

James MacLaren

male, deceased (1892)
James MacLaren (March 19 1818 - February 10 1892) was an early settler and entrepreneur in western Quebec. He was born in Glasgow, Scotland in...
Alexandre Dumas

Alexandre Dumas

male, deceased (1802)
Alexandre Dumas, was a lawyer, notary, businessman and political figure in Lower Canada. A Huguenot, Dumas was born in Nègrepelisse, France around 1...
Joseph E. Seagram

Joseph E. Seagram

male, deceased (1919)
Joseph Emm Seagram (April 15, 1841 - August 18, 1919) was a Canadian distillery founder, politician, and major owner of thoroughbred racehorses....
William Hamilton Merritt

William Hamilton Merritt

male, deceased (1862)
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...