Photo of David Myers, a seated man with a beard in a wool coat and trousers. The following account was provided by Bill Warnica: David Myers was born about 1800 at Black River, New York State, near Utica to parents Captain Myers and Catherine Wolff. About 1830, David moved to Markham, Ontario, Canada where he worked and married Melinda. Shortly after David and Melinda moved to Innisfil where Melinda died in child birth of their son Leonard who also died, about 1832. Melinda and Leonard were interred beside the old mill pond at Painswick beside Big Bay Point Road. David remarried twice more, once to Mary Ann who gave him 8 children and lastly to Sarah with no issue. One July 29th 1833 David bought the south half of lot 16 concession 10, Innisfil. This would be the north east corner of Yonge Street and Victoria Street in Stroud today but was then called Myers' Corners. In the 1840s Myers Corners was renamed Victoria and then in 1880 renamed again to Stroud. David died Sept 29th, 1877 at his home in Victoria, (Stroud) and was interred in the Myers' family plot in St Paul's Anglican Cemetery, Innisfil. Due to the church fire the burial records of the six Myers interred there have been lost.
