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Peter Reesor
Peter Reesor (December 25, 1775 - November 16, 1854) is the founder of Markham, Ontario.
Peter Reesor was born December 25, 1775, in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania to Christian Reesor (1747-1806) and Veronica (Fanny) Reiff (1751-1818).〔For the broader Reesor family story in connection with the pioneer settlement of Markham Township, see Isabel Champion, ed., ''(Markham: 1793-1900 )'' (Markham, ON: Markham Historical Society, 1979), pp. 52-53.〕
== First visit to Canada ==
At the close of the American Revolution, many pacifist Mennonites left the newly formed United States in loyalty to the British Crown which guaranteed them exemption from military service. In 1798, Peter Reesor was appointed by his family and community to travel to Upper Canada and explore newly opened lands for settlement.〔See: North Pickering Community Development Project, ''(The Historical Complexities of Pickering, Markham, Scarborough and Uxbridge )'' (Government of Ontario, Sept. 1973), pp. 22-25.〕 He saddled up a horse and packed a few things for his seven week, 500 mile journey to York (Toronto). Upon arrival Peter was directed to travel up the Rouge River trail to an area which later became known as Cedar Grove. There was ample amount of good timberland. On his short stay here he met a mercenary German army officer, Frederic Baron de Hoen. The officer apparently offered Peter roughly 500 acres of land around a kettle lake in Whitchurch Township (Reesor Lake, later Preston Lake) in exchange for his horse and saddle. Reesor took the offer. However, when the officer wanted the bridle as well, Reesor—always a shrewd business man—stated it was not part of the original deal. According to family tradition, Peter Reesor walked back to Pennsylvania carrying the bridle on his shoulder.
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