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Descendants of Early Settlers of Mount Pleasant by Pioneer Cemetery Monument, 1931

Description
Media Type
Image
Item Type
Photographs
Description
This 1931 photograph shows a group of descendants of Mount Pleasant pioneers by the monument erected that year to the town's founders and early settlers. The monument is located in the Mount Pleasant Pioneer Cemetery.

The men in this photograph are, left to right: W.W. Ellis; Judge A.D. Hardy; Jas. Bigger; Jas. Ellis.
Inscriptions
The monument reads:

— IN MEMORY OF —
THE PIONEERS AND EARLY SETTLERS
OF THE VILLAGE OF MOUNT PLEASANT
— 1798——1830 —
ELLIS - STURGIS - PHELPS - BIGGAR
MCALLISTER - HARDY- NELLIS
THOMAS - BURTCH - PERRIN - YEOWARD
COOKE - RACEY - EADIE - HAIGHT
OLMSTEAD - MCEWEN - WALTERS - BRYNING
ERECTED BY THEIR DESCENDANTS
— 1931 —
Date of Publication
1931
Subject(s)
Cemeteries
Monuments
Pioneers
Mount Pleasant, Ontario
Local identifier
2010MP010
Language of Item
English
Geographic Coverage
  • Mount Pleasant
    Ontario, Canada
    Latitude: 43.0834 Longitude: -80.31637
Donor
Provided by Heritage Mount Pleasant.
Copyright Statement
Public domain: Copyright has expired according to Canadian law. No restrictions on use.
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