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Home Town of Admiral Henry Wolsey Bayfield

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Admiral Henry Wolsey Bayfield was a British naval officer and surveyor of lakes Ontario, Superior, Erie and Huron.

He was born in 1795 in England. At age 11, Bayfield joined the Royal Navy. In 1816 Henry Bayfield assisted Captain William Fitzwilliam Owen in surveying various Canadian rivers and lakes.

In June 1817, Bayfield was made the admiralty surveyor for North America. He surveyed Lake Superior, Lake Erie and Lake Huron, among many others.

In 1827 he travelled to Quebec to complete surveys of the St Lawrence River.

In 1841 his headquarters were moved to Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island.

He died in Charlottetown in 1885, at the age of 90.

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