Download or read book The Descendants of Dr. James Hunter, who Came to Canada from Yorkshire, England, in the Year 1822 written by Edwin Gustavus Hunter and published by New York : F.H. Hitchcock. This book was released on 1925 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: James Hunter (1795-1875) married twice (once in England), and immigrated in 1822 from England to Niagara, Ontario, later moving to Smithville, Ontario. He was one of the signers of the 1837 "Declaration of Independence," was imprisoned as a result, and after his release, immigrated to Hartland, Niagara County, New York. Descendants lived in Ontario and elsewhere. Many descendants immigrated to New York, Michigan, Illinois and elsewhere in the United States