Bethuel Boyd Vincent (August 4, 1803 – July 21, 1876) was a businessman and politician in Erie County, Pennsylvania.
(See Erie Canal#Enlargements and improvements)[5] He was among those selected by the city council in early 1846 to plant trees in the town square, which was called The Diamond at the time.
An official ceremony was held in June 1846 to celebrate the plantings and to rename the park Perry Square.
[7] He was President of the Marine National Bank from its establishment in Erie on March 9, 1865 until January 1867.
The boy's maternal grandfather, Captain Martin Strong (1770 - May 1823), was a pioneer, territorial surveyor, and prosperous land owner.