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He was sent to the [[British West Indies]] and served there from 1812 to 1815. After his tour, he return to [[England]] and made a living by teaching languages. In 1831 De Grassi and his family moved to [[Canada]] and settled in [[York, Upper Canada]]. |
He was sent to the [[British West Indies]] and served there from 1812 to 1815. After his tour, he return to [[England]] and made a living by teaching languages. In 1831 De Grassi and his family moved to [[Canada]] and settled in [[York, Upper Canada]]. |
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A father, his involvement in the [[Family Compact]] came via two of his daughters, [[Cornelia De Grassi]] (d. 1885) and [[Charlotte De Grassi]] (d. 1872), whom were romantically involved in this powerful political clan. In [[Canada]] De Grassi was involved in the local militia. He later moved to [[Lindsay, Ontario]], where he died in 1877. |
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[[De Grassi Street]] in [[Toronto]] was named in his honour, which then inspired the ''[[Degrassi]]'' universe of television series. |
[[De Grassi Street]] in [[Toronto]] was named in his honour, which then inspired the ''[[Degrassi]]'' universe of television series. |
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Filippo "Philip" De Grassi (1793–1877) was an Italian soldier of fortune and influential player in the Rebellion of 1837 in Upper Canada.
De Grassi was born in Rome, Italy in 1793 and served as a Captain in Napoleon’s French Army during the Peninsular War.
During the war De Grassi was captured by the British and shipped to England. It was there he obtained a commission in the York Light Infantry Volunteers regiment of the British Army.
He was sent to the British West Indies and served there from 1812 to 1815. After his tour, he return to England and made a living by teaching languages. In 1831 De Grassi and his family moved to Canada and settled in York, Upper Canada.
A father, his involvement in the Family Compact came via two of his daughters, Cornelia De Grassi (d. 1885) and Charlotte De Grassi (d. 1872), whom were romantically involved in this powerful political clan. In Canada De Grassi was involved in the local militia. He later moved to Lindsay, Ontario, where he died in 1877.
De Grassi Street in Toronto was named in his honour, which then inspired the Degrassi universe of television series.
References
- The Story of Charlotte and CorneliaDe Grassi, The MacMillan Dictionary of Canadian Biography by W. Stewart Wallace. Toronto 1963