Park, Cyrenius
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- Title
- Park, Cyrenius
- Description
- en-CA born ca. 1763/64 in Preston, Conn.; died 1827 in Hay Bay, ON; 1st wife: Elizabeth --; 2nd wife: Elizabeth Huffman (1789); father of Elizabeth, Nathaniel, Sarah, Cornelius, Joseph, James, Deborah, Archibald (all previous by first wife), Clorinda, John, Cyrenius, James, Elias, Margaret, Daniel, Charlotte and David (last 9 by 2nd wife); son of Mary (nee Welton) and Nathan Parke; brother of James, Oliver, Robert, Squire, Cyrenius and Rena (?); property owner near Albany, N.Y.; British officer with King's Rangers 1780-1783; came to Canada 1784; 1809 appointed Lieut. of 1st Regt. of Militia Co. Lennox, Midland Division; 1812 appointed Capt. by Gen. Sir Isaac Brock, then President and Acting Administrator of the Province; fought in War of 1812; U.E.L.; granted 200 acres in Richmond Twp., Lennox Co. (1792); 600 acres on Hay Bay, Lennox Co. (1802); 200 acres Sophiasburg Twp., Prince Edward Co. (1807);
- Identifier
- http://www.nflibrary.ca/nfplindex/show.asp?b=1&ref=oo&id=300645
- page
- 167, 168, 451
- Item sets
- References Database