The Berczy Settlement 1794

This plaque commemorates the Markham pioneer Berczy who came to the area from Germany via New York state. There is another plaque right beside it.It says; In November, 1794, William von Moll Berczy (1744-1813), colonizer, road builder, architect and painter, brought the first settlers to Markham Township. This group had originally emigrated from Germany to New York State, but moved to Upper Canada in 1794 and acquired extensive lands in this area. In 1795-96 sickness and famine reduced their numbers, but those who remained or returned to their holdings laid the foundation for the rapid development of Markham Township after 1800. Berczy, having exhausting his resources on the settlement, went to Montreal in 1805 where he achieved some success as a portrait painter.

Nice project to preserve the history of Markham

Nice place

Great Markham historical cemetery. It's like a park with large shade trees.