Cornwall in Stormont Dundas and Glengarry United Counties, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)
Captain Samuel Anderson
1736-1836
Photographed by Kevin Craft, May 19, 2017
1. Captain Samuel Anderson Marker
This property formed part of the extensive lands granted to Capt. Samuel Anderson, U.E.L., one of the first persons to settle on the site of Cornwall. Born in New England of Irish parents, he served with the British forces during the Seven Years War. At the outbreak of the American Revolution Anderson was imprisoned by the rebels after he had refused a commission in the Continental Army. He escaped in 1776 and was appointed a captain in the 1st Battalion K.R.R.N.Y. He became a justice of the peace for this area in 1785 and later served as the first judge of the Eastern District.
Erected by Ontario Archaeological and Historic Sites Board.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • Settlements & Settlers • War, French and Indian • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Canada, Ontario Heritage Trust series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1736.
Location. 45° 1.499′ N, 74° 41.039′ W. Marker is in Cornwall, Ontario, in Stormont Dundas and Glengarry United Counties. It is on Montreal Road (County Highway 2) half a
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Regionally, this marker is in Eastern Ontario. It is also in Central Canada. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony, the Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, and Rupert’s Land.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Stone House (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Inverarden (approx. 1.2 kilometers away); The French Presence in Cornwall (approx. 2.3 kilometers away); Co-Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (approx. 2.3 kilometers away); The Glengarry Fencibles (approx. 2.8 kilometers away); The Flying Frenchmen/
Photographed by Kevin Craft, May 19, 2017
2. Wideview of Captain Samuel Anderson Marker
More about this marker. K.R.R.N.Y. stands for King's Royal Regiment of New York
Credits. This page was last revised on July 6, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 22, 2017, by Kevin Craft of Bedford, Quebec. This page has been viewed 621 times since then and 42 times this year. Last updated on July 6, 2022, by Robert Rusaw of Massena, New York. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 22, 2017, by Kevin Craft of Bedford, Quebec. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
