Belleville in Hastings County, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)
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Captaine John W. Meyers 1745-1821
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 30, 2024
1. Captain John W. Meyers Marker
(east side • English)
(east side • English)
Erected by Ontario
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Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Canada, Ontario Heritage Trust series list. A significant historical date for this entry is January 22, 1745.
Location. 44° 10.291′ N, 77° 22.974′ W. Marker is in Belleville, Ontario, in Hastings County. It is on Station Street (Provincial Highway 37) just east of Dafoe Street, on the left when traveling east. The marker is located directly in front of the 1879 limestone factory building on the southwest side of the Belleville Lion's Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 54 Station Street, Belleville ON K8N 2S5, Canada. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Eastern Ontario and specifically in Southeastern 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)
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 30, 2024
2. Captaine John W. Meyers Marker
(west side • Français)
(west side • Français)
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Kay Manderville (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); Argyll Chapter IODE Parkette (approx. 0.2 kilometers away); Albert Carman 1833-1917 (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Site of Tabernacle United Church (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Fire Station No. 2 (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Belleville Collegiate Institute & Vocational School (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); O'Hare-Chant House (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); Pinnacle Playhouse (approx. 0.7 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Belleville.
Also see . . .
1. John Walden Meyers (Wikipedia).
Excerpt: He was born Johannes Waltermyer in Albany County, New York on January 22, 1745. He was descended from German immigrants. When the American Revolutionary War began, he left home for Quebec. In 1777, he joined the army of Major-General John Burgoyne and served as a recruiter for the loyalist forces, also collecting information for the British and carrying dispatches. In 1781, he led an unsuccessful raid on the house(Submitted on September 1, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)of Philip Schuyler. Later that year, Meyers became a Captain in Edward Jessup's Loyal Rangers. After the war, he was offered a land grant and first settled on Lake Champlain, but was later forced by the British to move further north along the north shore of Lake Ontario in 1785.Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 30, 20243. Captain John W. Meyers Marker (east side)Looking southwest toward downtown Belleville; the marker is in front of the 1879 limestone building.
2. John Walden Meyers (Dictionary of Canadian Biography).
Excerpt: By 1790 he had built the district’s first dam and mill near the mouth of Meyers’ Creek (Moira River). This fledgling industry formed the nucleus of a community that bore Meyers’s name until it became known as Belleville in 1816. Soon Meyers began fur trading and, to the mill enterprises, added a distillery, an inn, and a number of vessels, including a small schooner that carried cargo to Montreal. Within ten years of their arrival in the Bay of Quinte region the Meyers family moved into one of the first brick houses in Upper Canada – the bricks were produced on one of Meyers’s farms. His achievements were the result of personal energy and the judicious use of capital. His claim to importance as an early(Submitted on September 1, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)Upper Canadian settler is enhanced by the fact that he served as a justice of the peace from 1788 until his death and as a captain of the Hastings County militia from 1798 to 1812. In 1802 he became first master of the local masonic lodge, and in 1820 he was made a vice-president of the Midland District Agricultural Society. Finally, he was one of the trustees responsible for the construction in 1820 of St Thomas Church, the first Anglican church in Belleville.Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 30, 20244. Captaine John W. Meyers Marker (west side)Looking northeast along Station Street; the marker is between the sidewalk and the 1879 limestone building. Belleville Lion’s Park is in the background.
3. Damned Rascal - the Story of Captain John Walden Meyers.
Excerpt: John Walden Meyers would probably have lived and died in total obscurity had he and his family not been caught up in one of history's great turning points, the American Revolution. Instead he was destined to gain a legendary reputation for his exploits during the war and he would later establish himself as a leader in developing a new society in Canada...(Submitted on September 1, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
4. 54 Station Street, Belleville, Ontario.
Excerpt: This area was(Submitted on September 1, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)purchased by John Walden Meyers for a grist mill in 1789. This limestone structure was built in 1879 by Ellis Burrell, who operated an axe factory on the site. It was rescued from demolition in 1978 by the Hastings County Historical Society.Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 30, 20245. Moira River & 1879 Limestone Factory Building
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 30, 2024
6. 1879 Limestone Factory Building & Captain John W. Meyers Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on September 1, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 31, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 294 times since then and 56 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on September 1, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
