Location
The Region of York - Markham
In Unionville at the end of the southern entrance to the William Berczy Settlement Historical Cemetery, on the east side of Kennedy Road just north of 16th Avenue
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Photographer
Alan L Brown
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More Information
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Posted
April 27, 2004
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Text from the Plaque
In November, 1794, William von Moll Berczy (1744-1813), colonizer, road builder, architect and painter, brought the first settlers to Markham Township. This group had originally emigrated from Germany to New York State, but moved to Upper Canada in 1794 and acquired extensive lands in this area. In 1795-96 sickness and famine reduced their numbers, but those who remained or returned to their holdings laid the foundation for the rapid development of Markham Township after 1800. Berczy, having exhausting his resources on the settlement, went to Montreal in 1805 where he achieved some success as a portrait painter.
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