Ashbridge's Bay Park was named after Sarah Ashbridge, a Quaker widow and United Empire Loyalist from Philadelphia who settled here in 1793 and obtained a Crown land grant in 1799 for a farm. The marshes in the bay and lower Don Valley surrounding the Ashbridge's farm were very important habitat for waterfowl, including loons, wild geese, and wild swans. Her two sons, John and Jonathan, fought in the War of 1812 and were involved in the Upper Canada Rebellion of 1837. They lived at their waterfront farm until their deaths; Jonathan died in 1845...