Grass, Michael

  • DICTIONARY OF CANADIAN BIOGRAPHY ARTICLE: Larry Turner, “GRASS, MICHAEL,” in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 5, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003–. https://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/grass_michael_5E.html#citations
  • DCB profile notes:
    • Office holder; b. c. 1735 in Strasbourg, France; m. first Mary Ann – ; m. secondly Margaret Swartz, and they had at least six children; d. 25 April 1813 in Kingston, Upper Canada.
    • Part of emigration of Palatinate Germans to North America in the 18th century.
    • Resisted the normal direction of refugee emigration from New York City and helped not only to influence, but to push to conclusion, the decision to settle the wilderness later known as Ontario.
    • The legend of Michael Grass, founder of Cataraqui, cannot be sustained by the evidence.
  • United Empire Loyalist listed in Loyalist Directory: https://uelac.ca/loyalist-directory/detail/?wpda_search_column_id=3337
  • Find a GRAVE: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/74453375/michael-grass