William Berczy 1744-1813

Photograph not yet taken.

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Plaque Location

Germany
Wallerstein
In the village of Wallerstein, Germany

Plaque Summary from the Ontario Heritage Trust's website

Born in Wallerstein, William Berczy helped establish a German settlement in the state of New York. In 1794, many of those settlers accompanied Bercy to Canada where they founded one of the earliest German communities in Ontario.