Peter Hess (September 10, 1779 – August 9, 1855) was a farmer and landowner. He was born 1779 in Upper Mount Bethel Township, Pennsylvania to

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Michael Hess and Gertraudt Van Cortlandt, a descendant of

Stephanus Van Cortlandt Stephanus van Cortlandt (May 7, 1643 – November 25, 1700) was the first native-born mayor of New York City, a position which he held from 1677 to 1678 and from 1686 to 1688. He was the patroon of Van Cortlandt Manor and was on the governor's ...

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. He emigrated to Canada in 1789. Peter Street and Hess Street Hess Street in the city of

Caroline Street after one of his six daughters through his wife Sarah Beasley. In the 19th century, he acquired land in Hamilton, west of present-day Bay Street Bay Street is a major thoroughfare in Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is the centre of Toronto's Financial District and is often used by metonymy to refer to Canada's financial services industry since succeeding Montreal's St. James Stree ...

to Queen Street, stretching from Aberdeen Street almost to the Bay. He died in 1855 in Barton Township, Queen Street (Hamilton, Ontario)">Queen Street, stretching from Aberdeen Street almost to the Bay. He died in 1855 in Barton Township, Canada (present day Hamilton, Ontario">Canada">Queen Street (Hamilton, Ontario)">Queen Street, stretching from Aberdeen Street almost to the Bay. He died in 1855 in Barton Township, Canada (present day Hamilton, Ontario) and is buried in Hamilton Cemetery.

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