Asa Danforth Jr., Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetAsa Danforth Jr.
American settler
Date of Birth: 29-Jun-1768
Place of Birth: Brookfield, Massachusetts, United States
Date of Death: 01-Jan-1821
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Cancer 
About Asa Danforth Jr.
- Asa Danforth Jr.
- (June 29, 1768 – c.
- 1818 to 1821) was one of the first citizens of Onondaga County, New York, when he arrived there with his father, Asa Danforth in 1788.
- Danforth incurred heavy debts speculating in land in New York State.
- Hoping to reverse his fortunes, he invested in the especially risky land titles of nearby Upper Canada and later was a highway engineer. In Toronto, Ontario; Danforth Road, Danforth Village and Danforth Avenue (built by the Danforth Plank Road Company), which is a major east-end thoroughfare in Toronto are named for him.
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