Monday, March 25, 2024

Colonel John Crysler Plaque

The plaque in memory of Colonel John Crysler stands at the southeast corner of Charles Street and Bridge Street in Crysler, Ontario.




Col. John Crysler
1768 - 1852

Col. Crysler came to Canada in 1784 as a U. E. Loyalist. He served in the Ontario Legislature from 1808 until 1824. He was a member of St. John's Anglican Church, Crysler, and donated land for three churches in the Village. He is buried in St. John's Anglican Cemetery, Crysler.

The article about John Crysler in the Dictionary of Canadian Biography tells much more of his interesting life story.