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. 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.
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| - 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. 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. (en)
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| - Brookfield, Massachusetts, United States (en)
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| - Bay of Quinte
- Belleville, Ontario
- United Empire Loyalist
- Pre-Confederation Ontario people
- Bath, Ontario
- Bloor-Danforth
- Brookfield, Massachusetts
- Toronto
- Toronto Transit Commission
- Trenton, Ontario
- Danforth Avenue
- Danforth Road
- Glenora, Ontario
- Adolphustown, Ontario
- 1768 births
- 1821 deaths
- People from Brookfield, Massachusetts
- Highway engineering
- Asa Danforth
- Kingston, Ontario
- New York State
- Onondaga County, New York
- Ontario
- Ontario Highway 2
- Ontario Highway 33
- Upper Canada
- Loyalist Parkway
- Napanee, Ontario
- Danforth Village
- United Empire Loyalists
- The Danforth
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| - Asa Danforth Sr. and Hannah Wheeler (en)
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| - 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. 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. (en)
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