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Captain Josiah Sawyer Memorial
This memorial is dedicated to loyalist Captain Josiah Sawyer and the first settler in this region, who settled on the present site in the year 1794. Hence, the name Sawyerville.
Inscription
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ERECTED TO THE MEMORY OF CAPT. JOSIAH SAWYER THE FIRST SETTLER IN THE EASTERN TOWNSHIPS WHO SETTLED ON THE PRESENT SITE IN THE YEAR 1794 WHO DIED MAR. 10, 1837 IN THE 81ST YEAR OF HIS AGE
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Monument du capitaine Josiah Sawyer
Ce mémorial est dédié au capitaine loyaliste Josiah Sawyer, le premier colon qui s’établit dans cette région en 1794, et qui fonda Sawyerville.
Le texte de l’inscription figure dans la section anglaise.
Location: Corner Principale Street and Cookshire Street, Near the Post Office., Sawyerville
Emplacement : À l'angle des rues Principale et Cookshire, Près du bureau de poste., Sawyerville
Coordinates · Coordonnées: 45.337879, -71.567437
Marker type: Obelisk
Type de repère : Obélisque
Source: Veterans Affairs Canada – National Inventory of Canadian Military Memorials
Licence · Permission: Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada (Veterans Affairs Canada).