Claim: Henry Yager, born in Claverack, Columbia County, New York, in 1802, was a farmer, businessman and political figure in Upper Canada, a part of British Canada established in 1791 by the Kingdom of Great Britain, to govern the central third of the lands in British North America, formerly part of the Province of Quebec since 1763.
Evidence: He was born in Claverack, Columbia County, New York, in 1802, the son of Wandal Yager and Eva Dings. Henry Wandal Yager (bef May 12, 1802 – January 9, 1860) was a farmer, businessman and political figure in Upper Canada. The Province of Upper Canada (French: province du Haut-Canada) was a part of British Canada established in 1791 by the Kingdom of Great Britain, to govern the central third of the lands in British North America, formerly part of the Province of Quebec since 1763.