Elisha Beman (1760 – 14 October 1821) was a businessman involved in settlement and the trade derived from that endeavour. He was also a
JP and held political offices.
Beman was born in the then
Province of New York
The Province of New York (1664–1776) was a British proprietary colony and later royal colony on the northeast coast of North America. As one of the Middle Colonies, New York achieved independence and worked with the others to found the Uni ...
in 1760 and arrived at
York, Upper Canada
York was a town and second capital of the colony of Upper Canada. It is the predecessor to the Old Toronto, old city of Toronto (1834–1998). It was established in 1793 by Lieutenant-Governor John Graves Simcoe as a "temporary" location for th ...
in 1795.
Beman was a signer, as a Provincial Commissioner, of the treaty that created the
Lake Simcoe-Lake Huron Purchase
A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much larger ...
. He also was one of the original settlers and businessmen in
Newmarket, Ontario
Newmarket ( 2021 population: 87,942) is a town and regional seat of the Regional Municipality of York in the Canadian province of Ontario. It is part of Greater Toronto in the Golden Horseshoe region of Southern Ontario. The name stems from the ...
.
He was married to Esther Sayre, widow of
Christopher Robinson in 1802 and moved to Newmarket. Beman was stepfather to
Sir John Robinson and
William Benjamin Robinson
William Benjamin Robinson (December 22, 1797 – July 18, 1873) was a fur trader and political figure in Upper Canada.
He was born in Kingston in 1797, the son of Christopher Robinson and Esther Sayre, and moved to York (Toronto) with hi ...
. He died in Newmarket in 1821.
External links
Biography at the ''Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online''''Newmarket's Settlers''''.the Canadian Encyclopedia - Newmarket's Settlers''
Pre-Confederation Canadian businesspeople
American emigrants to Canada
1760 births
1821 deaths
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