Pierpoint, Richard National Historic Person
Fergus, Ontario
Illustration of Richard Pierpoint by Malcolm Jones
(© Malcolm Jones, 1.E.2.4-CGR2, Canadian War Museum | Musée Canadien de la guerre)
Address :
Fergus, Ontario
Recognition Statute:
Historic Sites and Monuments Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. H-4)
Designation Date:
2020-07-23
Life Date:
1744 to 1838
Other Name(s):
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Richard Pierpoint
(Designation Name)
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Captain Dick
(Other Name)
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Parepoint
(Other Name)
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Pawpine
(Other Name)
Research Report Number:
2019-22
Importance:
Rare known accounts of the life experience and contributions of a Black Loyalist in Upper-Canada