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575: 864:, his farm had suffered £250 in damages. On May 27, 1815, arsonists set fire to his barn, which Jones believed was an effort to force him to cease his investigation into a local murder of three Indians. These financial losses, coupled with prejudice from his white neighbours towards Jones due to his Indian wife and children and their knowledge he had previously been married to two Indian women simultaneously led to the move. Jones made one last survey in 1825, resurveying the line of Dundas Street between Ancaster Township and West Flamborough Township. In Brantford he supported his family both by farming, and by selling of bits of land he had accumulated in his youth. After several years in Brantford, he moved to his estate 305: 827: 881: 35: 751:, a Mohawk chief who had travelled to England cautioned the tribes against rebellion as he knew the military strength of the British was likely to render any war a losing one. Russell, however, set out to undermine alliances and friendships between the Indian bands of southern Ontario, fearing such an uprising. 968:
and the influx of settlers to the area in recent years. Jones travelled to find the boys, and brought them to his farm in Stoney Creek. He arranged for the boys to be schooled in Stoney Creek, as neither spoke much English. After nine months, Jones felt that Peter's command of English was sufficient,
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both led teams, but neither group was as busy as Jones' group. Hazen's group surveyed only four townships, and incompletely, and Pawling's three, also incompletely. In November 1789 Jones began acting as the deputy surveyor in Nassau District as Frey had left Upper Canada, and he officially received
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The cause was a dispute over the rights of the Six Nations to sell their land. Simcoe and his successors claimed they could not sell land without permission of the government. Joseph Brant believed the Six Nations had the same rights to sell as other Loyalist land grantees. Jones strongly supported
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Others have suggested that Jones was known as an extremely hard worker, and may have wanted less strenuous work as a farmer, his ties to Joseph Brant may have been politically problematic as Brant was frequently in conflict with Upper Canada authorities, and his status as a loyalist to the
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may have come into question as it became known his brother in law, James Gage, had fought with the Americans during the revolution, and his brother Ebenezer may have as well. Whatever the cause of his retirement, Jones returned to his farm in Saltfleet Township and began life as a farmer.
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for his two sons from the local Mississauga Indians, but the government of Upper Canada would not recognise the title. In 1816, Jones feared that the Mississauga band his sons John and Peter lived with would fall apart, in the aftermath of the War of 1812, the famine of
798:. In 1799, Jones conducted a census of the residents of Hope Township, Hamilton Township, Haldimand Township, Cramahe Township and Percy Township. The census include the names of all residents and details on the conditions of their lots. That year, he also surveyed the 196:, where he quickly rose to the position of Deputy Surveyor General, the highest position in a district of Upper Canada. He occupied that position from 1789 informally, and 1791 formally, until his retirement in 1799. During that time he laid down many of the 348:
a day, and his two primary assistants, Joseph Jones and Benjamin Stanton, received the same. All worked the full 54 days of the survey. Local men were hired as woodcutters and chainbearers for shorter periods, and typically earned two shillings a day.
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from Cadwallader Colden Junior, which attested to Jones' good character and surveying capability. Two days later, Jones was hired as a land surveyor for the Crown. Jones' first assignments were working as a chain bearer for various teams surveying the
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A 1995 news article summarized the value of the major surveys completed by Augustus Jones as follows. "The work he did 200 years ago determined the eventual geographic and political boundaries of Centre Wellington and much of southern Ontario."
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Around this time, Jones began to acquire significant tracts of land across southern Ontario. He obtained large sections of land in Saltfleet Township and Barton Township with various petitions and grants, and small lots in Newark and York. From
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Although Jones took no part in the raising of his children by Tuhbenahneequay, he did take an active interest in their welfare. In 1805, he secured a pair of two-square-mile plots of land near the mouth of the
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on February 16, 1796, and Jones returned to York on February 20 to inform the Lieutenant Governor that the road was completed. This first incarnation of Yonge Street measured some 34 miles and 53
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by a member of the Queen's Rangers. Wabakinine had been a very beloved chief and seen as a firm ally of the British. His murder shocked the members of his band and other local Ojibwa bands.
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Brant’s position. Although the government relented in 1798 and allowed the Six Nations to sell some of their land, Jones’ outspoken opinion on the matter cost him further government work.
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Jones was already a prominent citizen in Saltfleet Township. He had been a militia captain there since 1794. He also became a local magistrate. In 1801, he and his wife joined the
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Around 1757 is usually given as the year of his birth, although the Ontario Association of Land Surveyor's 1923 Annual Report gives his year of birth as 1763, for instance.
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Indians of the area. He became fluent in the languages of these groups and earned the trust of many members of the tribes, including influential members like
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on September 16, 1792. Jones' report made some errors in the names of rivers but his group eventually reached the Conestoga River near the village of
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Jones retired from his surveying work in 1800. Various reasons have been suggested for this step. One news item from 1995 offered this explanation:
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For a 1793, project, Simcoe employed the Queen's Rangers led by Captain Samuel Smith; this survey would be for the construction of a road from
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church in the area. Jones retired from the militia in 1811, but remained in Saltfleet Township until 1817, when he moved with his family to
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In 1792, he was retained by Lieutenant Governor John Graves Simcoe to survey a straight line from Burlington Bay, Ontario, to the
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of the Trent River. From there, they began surveying townships along Lake Ontario travelling westwards. They surveyed in turn
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into these areas, facilitating their settlement by European and American immigrants. Jones also surveyed the routes for
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and took him out of school to teach him the farming craft. The next year, Jones and his family relocated to land near
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After a short while, Jones was given command of his own surveying team. His first assignment was the surveying of
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was surveyed from December 24, 1788, until February 12, 1789. All of these townships were surveyed using the
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Peter Jones, Augustus Jones' younger son by Tuhbenahneequay. This photograph was taken August 4, 1845, by
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R. Louis Gentlecore (1963). "The Beginnings of Settlement in the Niagara Peninsula (1782 - 1792)".
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Drawing of Jones and John Graves Simcoe conferring during the construction of Yonge Street, by
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for the road's construction. The work began January 4, 1796, on this road, which would become
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Deputy Surveyor General for the Nassau District (Home District) of Upper Canada, 1789 - 1799
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Sacred Feathers: The Reverend Peter Jones (Kahkewaquonaby) & the Mississauga Indians
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Plunder, Profit, and Paroles: A Social History of the War of 1812 in Upper Canada
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to live with the Mohawk community and his wife's extended family. During the
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Working as the Deputy Surveyor, Jones began to build good relations with the
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While married to Sarah Tekarihogen, Jones maintained a relationship with
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both anticipated rebellion for the next year or so, but it never came.
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to Upper Canada. In Upper Canada, he worked as a crown surveyor in the
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In 1791 and 1792, Jones surveyed the lakeshore of townships east from
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the position in early 1791 on the order of Deputy Surveyor General
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Early Days in Richmond Hill - A History of the Community to 1930
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road from the newly planned settlement of York, Upper Canada to
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was surveyed from November 14, 1788, to December 25, 1788, and
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Jones met Major Archibald Campbell, the commanding officer of
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Loyalists in the American Revolution from New York (state)
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Jones' claim for damages incurred during the War of 1812.
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immigrant, around 1757, likely in Dutchess County of the
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On October 25, 1788, Jones's team began their survey of
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Augustus Jones determined present-day county boundaries
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Hamilton Municipal Heritage Committee (June 22, 2006).
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Colborne Chronicle Special 125th Anniversary Edition
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Donald B. Smith (1993). Francess G. Halpenny (ed.).
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Historical Essays On Upper Canada: New Perspectives
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From January 15 to March 12, Jones surveyed 1875: 1866: 1794: 1737: 1153: 1151: 1149: 244:Augustus Jones was born to Ebenezer Jones, a 1827: 1186:"Commemorative Plaque Text - Augustus Jones" 908:(Tekerehogen), the daughter of Mohawk chief 1712:. McGill Queen's University Press. p.  1661: 1534: 1472:"The Founding of Burford Township - 1793 -" 1454: 1287: 1208: 308:Jones' surveying map of Saltfleet township. 2002:: CS1 maint: location missing publisher ( 1852:. University of Toronto Press. p. 6. 1584: 1537:"Merry Christmas – now pass the porcupine" 1146: 496:. The work started at a property owned by 33: 1374: 1019: 1936:Elizabeth Wakeford (September 1, 2005). 1515: 1513: 1511: 1509: 1507: 879: 825: 573: 303: 2020:Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online 1897:Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online 892:, Scotland. It is the oldest surviving 770:. His survives duties in 1798 included 2028: 1965: 1772:Encyclopedia of North American Indians 980:Jones died on November 16, 1836, near 939:) was born in 1798. Their second son, 822:Farmer, magistrate and militia captain 405:. Jones and his team had set out from 356:; it was completed November 13, 1788. 103:Sarah Tekarihogen (Methodist ceremony) 1966:Bailey, Thomas Melville, ed. (1981). 1914: 1845: 1803: 1746: 1682: 1664:"The Augustus Jones Return (1799)..." 1504: 1491: 328:. From April 1 to 24, Jones surveyed 1566:. Richmond Hill Public Library Board 1319:. Colborne Chronicle. Archived from 1131: 1776:. Houghton Mifflin Books. pp.  1592:Toronto Sketches 5: The Way We Were 1290:"The Founding of Hamilton Township" 1237:"The Founding of Pickering Village" 1114:American Wall Stenciling. 1790-1840 996:On September 10, 2005, the city of 872:, where he farmed until his death. 389:Deputy surveyor for Nassau District 13: 1959: 1940:. City of Hamilton. Archived from 1666:Colborne Chronicle. Archived from 1560:"Augustus Jones Finishes the Road" 1424:10.1111/j.1541-0064.1963.tb00315.x 1379:. Astoria Magazine. Archived from 1159:"Frey's Survey of Niagara -- 1787" 14: 2092: 2011: 1535:Bill Taylor (December 23, 2007). 1455:Sylvia Wray (November 11, 2005). 1410:(2). Canadian Geographer: 72–82. 904:On April 27, 1798, Jones married 283: 105:Tuhbenahneequay (Ojibwa ceremony) 2066:Pre-Confederation Ontario people 2051:Canadian people of Welsh descent 1968:Dictionary of Hamilton Biography 1311:Walter Luedtke (June 27, 1984). 1076:Dictionary of Canadian Biography 145: 1929: 1884: 1761: 1697: 1655: 1621: 1578: 1551: 1528: 1485: 1463: 1448: 1395: 1368: 1335: 1304: 1281: 1255: 951:neighbours, who disapproved of 409:to the eastern boundary of the 1662:Percy Climo (March 23, 1981). 1596:. Dundurn Press Ltd. pp.  1239:. Town of Ajax. 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Index


Hudson River Valley
Dutchess County
New York
Paris, Ontario
John
Peter

Upper Canadian
land speculator
magistrate
militia
captain
surveyor
United Empire Loyalist
Nassau District
township
Niagara Peninsula
Lake Ontario
concession roads
Dundas Street
Yonge Street
Saltfleet Township
Brantford
Paris
Welsh
Province of New York
New York City
Newburgh, New York
loyal to the British Crown

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