Peter Perry Gravestone
Description
- Creator
- Brian Winter, Photographer
- Media Type
- Image
- Item Type
- Negatives
- Description
- A black and white photograph of Peter Perry's gravestone in Union Cemetery, Oshawa, Ontario. View of the inscription on the gravestone.
- Notes
- Peter Perry was born on November 14, 1792 at Ernestown, Lennox and Addington County, Upper Canada. He lived in what is now known as Whitby from 1836 to 1851. He was a member of parliament for the Reform party from 1824 to 1836 and from 1849 to 1851. He was responsible for developing Whitby Harbour and the road from the harbour to Georgian Bay and started the proceedings to form Ontario County. He established the village of Perry's Corners at Brock Street and Dundas Street in 1836 and the village of Port Perry in the late 1840s. He died at Saratoga Springs, New York on August 24, 1851. He is buried at Union Cemetery, Oshawa.
- Inscriptions
- Inscriptions:
SACRED TO THE MEMORY/ OF/ PETER PERRY/ WHO DIED/ AUG. 24, 1851./ AGED/ 58 Y'RS 9 MO'S/ & 10 D'YS. - Dimensions
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Width: 1.5 in
Height: 1.5 in
- Subject(s)
- Personal Name(s)
- Perry, Peter ; Winter, Brian
- Local identifier
- A2013_004_456D
- Collection
- Whitby Online Historic Photographs Collection
- Language of Item
- English
- Geographic Coverage
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 43.8913682506987 Longitude: -78.8924638865661
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- Copyright Statement
- This item is protected by the Canadian Copyright Act and is intended for one-time use only. Uses other than research or private study require the permission of the rightsholder(s). It is your responsibility for obtaining these permissions.
- Copyright Holder
- Whitby Archives
- Recommended Citation
- Peter Perry Gravestone, Date Unknown, Brian Winter. Whitby Archives A2013_004_456D.
- Contact
- Whitby Public LibraryEmail:archives@whitbylibrary.ca
Website:
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