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About John Crysler
- John Crysler (July 24, 1770 – January 18, 1852) was a businessman and political figure in Upper Canada. He was born in Schoharie, New York in 1770, the son of German immigrants; the family name was originally spelled Krausler or Kruessler.
- His father served in the British Army during the American Revolution under Sir John Johnson; the son was a drummer with Butler's Rangers.
- They both settled in Williamsburgh Township after the war.
- Crysler operated a tavern, cut timber to supply the Royal Navy with masts and built gristmills and sawmills.
- In 1804, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada representing Dundas.
- In 1806, he was appointed justice of the peace in the Eastern District.
- He served with the local militia during the War of 1812, becoming captain.
- The Battle of Crysler's Farm was fought on his property and his farm sustained heavy damage during the battle.
- He represented Dundas in the Legislative Assembly from 1812 to 1820 and from 1825 to 1828.
- In 1825, some of his employees were jailed for cutting timber on clergy reserves.
- He became lieutenant-colonel in the local militia in 1838 and led his regiment into combat at the Battle of the Windmill. He died in Finch Township in 1852.
- The village of Crysler was named after him.
- His son John Pliny served in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada.
- The former location of his farm was submerged when the St.
- Lawrence Seaway was built; a monument erected on the site of the battle was moved to Upper Canada Village.
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