Asa Danforth Jr.

Asa Danforth Jr.
Born(1768-06-29)June 29, 1768
Brookfield, Massachusetts, United States
Diedc. 1818 or 1821
United States
Occupation(s)Early settler, land speculator, highway engineer
SpouseOlivia Langdon
ChildrenAmanda Danforth
Parent(s)Asa Danforth Sr. and Hannah Wheeler

Asa Danforth Jr. (June 29, 1768 – c. 1818 to 1821) was one of the first citizens of Onondaga County, New York, when he arrived there with his father, Asa Danforth in 1788.[1] Danforth incurred heavy debts speculating in land in New York State. Hoping to reverse his fortunes, he invested in the especially risky land titles of nearby Upper Canada and later was a highway engineer.

In Toronto, Ontario, Danforth Road, Danforth Village and Danforth Avenue (built by the Danforth Plank Road Company), which is a major east-end thoroughfare in Toronto are named for him.[2]

  1. ^ "Plan to Place More Tablets To Mark Spot Where First White Settler Lived". Syracuse Herald. Syracuse, New York. September 12, 1915.
  2. ^ James P. P. Horn; Jan Lewis; Peter S. Onuf (17 December 2002). The revolution of 1800: democracy, race, and the new republic. University of Virginia Press, 2002. ISBN 978-0-8139-2413-7. Retrieved September 6, 2010.