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Aaron Hart | |
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| Born | August 16, 1724 London, England |
| Died | December 28, 1800 (aged 76) Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada |
| Other names | משה אורי בן יחזקאל |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Spouse |
Dorothea Judah (m. 1768) |
Aaron Philip Hart (Hebrew name; משה אורי בן יחזקאל, Moses Uri ben Ezekiel; August 16, 1724 – December 28, 1800) was a businessman in Lower Canada and one of the first Jews to settle in the colony. He is considered the father of Canadian Jewry.[1] He was one of the founding members of the Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue of Montreal (Shearith Israel), a wealthy man with numerous landed estates, and the married father of four sons, including the future politician Ezekiel Hart, and four daughters.
- ^ "Hart, Aaron". Exposition Shalom Québec. Archived from the original on July 27, 2010. Retrieved March 25, 2009.