Peter Hess
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Peter Hess was a farmer and landowner. Peter Street and Hess Street
in the city of Hamilton, Ontario
are named after him as well as Caroline Street after one of his daughters.
Hess was born 1779 in Upper Mount Bethel Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania
. He came to Canada with his father Michael Hess in 1789.
Early in the 19th century he acquired land in Hamilton, west of present day Bay Street
to Queen Street
, stretching from Aberdeen Street almost to the Bay.
He died 1855 in Barton township, Canada
(present day Hamilton, Ontario
) and is buried in Hamilton Cemetery.
Hess Street (Hamilton, Ontario)
Hess Street, is a Lower City collector road in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It starts off at the base of the Niagara Escarpment right before Aberdeen Avenue, and is a one-way street going north past the Durand and Central neighbourhoods. Between Main and King Street West is where you will find Hess...
in the city of Hamilton, Ontario
Hamilton, Ontario
Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian province of Ontario. Conceived by George Hamilton when he purchased the Durand farm shortly after the War of 1812, Hamilton has become the centre of a densely populated and industrialized region at the west end of Lake Ontario known as the Golden Horseshoe...
are named after him as well as Caroline Street after one of his daughters.
Hess was born 1779 in Upper Mount Bethel Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania
Northampton County, Pennsylvania
As of the 2010 census, the county was 86.3% White, 5.0% Black or African American, 0.2% Native American or Alaskan Native, 2.4% Asian, 0.0% Native Hawaiian, 2.2% were two or more races, and 3.8% were some other race. 10.5% of the population were of Hispanic or Latino ancestry.As of the census of...
. He came to Canada with his father Michael Hess in 1789.
Early in the 19th century he acquired land in Hamilton, west of present day Bay Street
Bay Street (Hamilton)
Bay Street is a Lower City arterial road in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It starts at Inglewood Drive, just South of Aberdeen Avenue, as a collector road with only two lanes, then eventually becomes a six lane thoroughfare at its peak. Bay Street also passes through Downtown Hamilton, where many...
to Queen Street
Queen Street (Hamilton, Ontario)
Queen Street, is a Lower City arterial road in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It starts off at Beckett Drive, a mountain-access road in the city and is a two-way street up to Herkimer Street and a one-way street the rest of the way north up to the Canadian National Railway Yard where the road turns...
, stretching from Aberdeen Street almost to the Bay.
He died 1855 in Barton township, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
(present day Hamilton, Ontario
Hamilton, Ontario
Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian province of Ontario. Conceived by George Hamilton when he purchased the Durand farm shortly after the War of 1812, Hamilton has become the centre of a densely populated and industrialized region at the west end of Lake Ontario known as the Golden Horseshoe...
) and is buried in Hamilton Cemetery.