Obadiah Smith and Martha Lord - Brighton, ON
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jiggs11
N 44° 00.683 W 077° 44.698
18T E 279963 N 4876800
Marble slab affixed to a cairn dedicated to Obadiah Smith and Martha Lord, the first settlers in the Brighton area.
Waymark Code: WMYTF8
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 07/22/2018
Views: 4
Obadiah Smith was a United Empire Loyalist who, with his family, settled in this area in 1798. Smith and his family had moved from New York State to Adolphustown, west of Kingston, to remain loyal to the Crown.
After setting up a small homestead with his 12 year old son in February, 1798, he returned to Adolphustown to collect Lord and the rest of his family. As such, they became the first settlers in this area. Their descendants still live in this area.
The slab reads:
In yonder sand dune
Lie the remains of
The first settlers of
Brighton District.
OBADIAH SMITH
of North Carolina
1755 - 1809
And his wife
MARY LORD
of Westchester County, NY
1760 - 1805
UE Loyalists Delanceys Regt
Settled on Lot 4 Con 2
Then Tp of Cramahe
Now Tp of Brighton
March 1796
Erected by their descendents 1931
Location: Entrance Parkway to Presqu'ile Provincial Park
Website with more information on either the memorial or the person(s) it is dedicated to: Not listed
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