Colonel Stephen Jarvis Plaque

Toronto, Ontario
Type
Other

Colonel Stephen Jarvis served in the American Revolutionary War and the War of 1812. Two scores of his descendants served in the First World War.

Inscription

Sacred to the Memory of
Colonel Stephen Jarvis, U.E.L.

A DISTINGUISHED OFFICER IN THE
AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR 1776
AND QUARTERMASTER 17TH LIGHT DRAGOONS
ADJUTANT GENERAL OF THE FORCES IN UPPER CANADA 1812
GENTLEMAN USHER OF THE BLACK ROD PARLIAMENT OF CANADA

Died April 12th 1840 Aged 84 Years

ALSO OF
Amelia Glover, his Wife
Died Dec. 2nd 1819 Aged 63 Years.

THIS TABLET WAS ERECTED AT THE CLOSE OF THE GREAT WAR 1914-1919
IN GRATEFUL RECOGNITION OF THE SPIRIT OF ARDENT PATRIOTISM
BEQUEATHED BY COL. JARVIS: TWO SCORE OF HIS DESCENDANTS
VOLUNTEERED FOR ACTIVE SERVICE IN THIS WAR,
AND MANY OTHERS HAVE SERVED THE EMPIRE
ON FORMER OCCASIONS AT THE CALL OF DUTY.
THE MORTAL REMAINS ARE INTERRED AT THE EASTERN BOUNDARY
OF THE CEMETERY ADJOINING THIS CATHEDRAL CHURCH

Location
Colonel Stephen Jarvis Plaque

59 Church Street
Toronto
Ontario
GPS Coordinates
Lat. 43.6502765
Long. -79.3745711

Colonel Stephen Jarvis Plaque

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