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Há 4 dias · He ended the war as a captain and, from promotions from John Graves Simcoe, formed a Highland Company training light infantry and sharpshooters. After the surrender of Yorktown, Virginia in 1781, he was evacuated to New York City and joined the Loyalist migration to Nova Scotia, settling the Nashwaak River.
Há 1 dia · John Graves Simcoe, born in 1752 at Cotterstock near Oundle, was the son of a Royal Navy captain who commanded the 60-gun HMS Pembroke during the Siege of Louisbourg, with James Cook as his ...
Há 5 dias · Ontario, thanks to John Graves Simcoe, the first lieutenant-governor, has the merit of being the first jurisdiction in the British Empire to abolish slavery, albeit gradually, in 1793, about 80 years before Ghana got around to it. Simcoe, it should be noted, was an appointee of Henry Dundas, a fellow abolitionist.
Há 4 dias · Great Sail Road (Street ‘J’): Great Sail was an Indigenous leader who met with the Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada, John Graves Simcoe. Suggestion made from the Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury. Penville Creek Drive (Street ‘K’): This name recognizes natural features related to the community of Bond Head, specifically the Penville ...
Há 1 dia · In Upper Canada, the Act Against Slavery of 1793 was passed by the Assembly under the auspices of John Graves Simcoe. It was the first legislation against slavery in the British Empire . Under its provisions no new slaves could be imported, slaves already in the province would remain enslaved until death, and children born to female slaves would be slaves but must be freed at the age of 25.
Há 6 dias · In Philadelphia, British commander William Howe ordered John Graves Simcoe, commander of the Queen's Rangers (a loyalist infantry unit), to "secure the country and facilitate the inhabitants bringing in their produce to market."
Há 3 dias · When Upper Canada (Ontario) was set up as a separate province in 1791, the first governor, John Graves Simcoe, declared that slavery would soon not be tolerated in the new province and banned any new slaves from entering Upper Canada and declared his intention to emancipate any that did enter. In this Canada preceded the British Empire by 42 years.
