William Hamilton Merritt

William Hamilton Merritt

male, deceased (1862)
Burlington, prisoner of war, mathematics, canal, surveying, war of 1812…wellandcanal, From Welland, Ontario
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...
William Lyon MacKenzie

William Lyon MacKenzie

male, deceased (1861)
Scottish migrant to Ontario, wellandcanal, Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada, Canadian, dundee, Canadian historical figure
William Lyon Mackenzie (March 12, 1795 - August 28, 1861) was a Scottish-Canadian journalist, politician, and leader of an unsuccessful rebellion....

John Richardson

male, deceased (1852)
British military personnel of the War of 1812, Army Officer, British, frontier, Canadian, regiment…wellandcanal
John Richardson was a British Army officer was the first Canadian-born novelist to achieve international recognition. He was born at Queenston,...
Casimir Gzowski

Casimir Gzowski

male, deceased (1898)
American migrant to Canada, Roman Catholic, wellandcanal, Polish nobility, inventor, polish
Sir Kazimierz Stanislaus Gzowski, KCMG (March 5, 1813 - August 24, 1898), was an engineer who served as acting Lieutenant Governor of Ontario from...

John Henry Dunn

male, deceased (1854)
province of canada, metcalfe, Member of the Legislative Council of Upper Canada, English, wellandcanal, Saint Helena
John Henry Dunn (1792 - April 21 1854) was a businessman and political figure in Canada West. He served as Receiver General for Upper Canada from...
Thomas Keefer

Thomas Keefer

male, deceased (1915)
civil engineer, engineer, Canadian, Montreal, Erie Canal, thorold…wellandcanal, Welland Shipping Canal Company
Thomas Coltrin Keefer was a Canadian civil engineer (b. Thorold, Upper Canada 4 November 1821; d. Ottawa 7 January 1915). He was born into an...

Hamilton Hartley Killaly

male, deceased (1874)
Irish migrant to Canada, Executive Council, Irish Canadian, province of canada, metcalfe, wellandcanal
Hamilton Hartley Killaly (December 1800 - March 28 1874) was a civil engineer and political figure in Canada West. He was born in Dublin, Ireland...
John Willson

John Willson

male, deceased (1860)
From Hamilton, Ontario, from New Jersey, Canadian, elementary school, judge, war of 1812…wellandcanal
John Willson (August 5 1776 - May 26 1860) was a judge and political figure in Upper Canada. He was born in New Jersey in 1776. He arrived in the...
Jonas Jones

Jonas Jones

male, deceased (1848)
Canadian, judge, war of 1812, Member of the Legislative Council of Upper Canada, bathurst, grenville…wellandcanal
Jonas Jones (19 May 1791-July 30 1848) was a Hobo He was born in Augusta Township, Upper Canada in 1791, the son of Ephraim Jones. He was educated...

William Benjamin Robinson

male, deceased (1873)
university of toronto, peter, kingston, province of canada, Fur trade, Fur trader…wellandcanal
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,...