november american born upper canadian farmer land magistrate militia captain surveyor jones trained surveyor new_york_city fled worked crown surveyor quickly rose position deputy highest position district occupied position informally formally retirement time laid township boundaries north shore led teams cut concession roads areas settlement european american immigrants jones surveyed routes street supervised construction retirement jones farmed later moving finally estate outside paris named died youth born son welsh immigrant trained land surveyor new_york_city youth training worked time new_york appears land transfers new_york jones fled united_states family loyalists american revolution jones sent ahead rest family obtained acres km2 land soon jones father brother stephen stephen family sisters widow wife followed fields sister later scene career crown surveyor jones met major commanding officer fort june presented major letter recommendation attested jones good character surveying capability days later jones hired land surveyor crown jones assignments working chain bearer teams surveying region short jones given command surveying team assignment surveying task began november completed january january jones appointed position assistant deputy surveyor starting january running march jones surveyed april april jones surveyed july jones led survey jones team started surveying july finished august surveying began day august continued october jones receiving pay shillings day primary assistants received worked days survey local men hired shorter periods typically shillings day october jones team began survey completed november surveyed november december surveyed december february surveyed rear system surveyed single system time assigned lead surveys nassau district led teams group busy jones group group surveyed november jones began acting deputy surveyor left officially received position early order deputy surveyor general deputy surveyor jones surveyed east york distance mile jones team set eastern boundary approximate area mouth began surveying travelling westwards surveyed turn hope township clarke township township york township township run north concession road clarke township previously unnamed jones survey west end nassau district finalised boundary toronto purchase agreed principle completed land areas involved known june jones submitted town plan newark time jones began acquire significant tracts land southern ontario obtained large sections land petitions grants small lots newark york chief received square miles land return surveys land lieutenant governor charged jones surveying construction new road employed led captain road construction hamilton road street year surveyed jones spent surveying delaware oxford jones surveyed york lands lake december jones directed lieutenant governor survey open cart road newly planned settlement york jones began planning work day 29th december jones given assistance thirty road construction work began january road jones worked effective master builder addition title surveyor road reached february jones returned york february inform lieutenant governor road completed incarnation street measured miles chains rest jones spent time surveying newark paradise working deputy surveyor jones began build good relations indians area fluent languages groups earned trust members tribes including influential members like good friend head chief area wife murdered member beloved chief seen firm ally british murder shocked members band local bands killer charged tried indian witnesses attend trial subsequently acquitted lack evidence local indian chief met february confessed jones local indian bands inclined wage open war british event jones relayed information british administrator town york white settlers soldiers number russell believed sufficient address indian rebellion winter rebellion york cut large garrisons russell anticipated rebellion year came chief travelled england cautioned tribes rebellion knew military strength british likely render war losing russell set undermine alliances friendships indian bands southern ontario fearing uprising jones spent surveying oxford survives duties included lake shore road river settlement jones conducted census residents township census include names residents details conditions lots year surveyed gore newark farmer magistrate militia captain jones retired surveying work reasons unknown reasons suggested jones known extremely hard worker wanted work farmer ties politically problematic frequently conflict authorities status loyalist british_empire come question known brother law fought americans revolution brother cause retirement jones returned farm began life farmer jones prominent citizen militia captain local magistrate wife joined methodist episcopal church area jones retired militia remained moved family live community wife extended family war farm suffered damages set fire barn jones believed effort force cease investigation local murder indians financial losses coupled prejudice white neighbours jones indian wife children knowledge previously married indian women simultaneously led jones survey line street supported family farming selling bits land accumulated youth years moved estate cold springs street east paris ontario farmed death family life april jones married daughter couple total children children named catherine rachel mary henry joseph born married jones maintained relationship daughter chief jones previously hired guide surveying expeditions area including surveying street relationship begun jones previously married ceremony son john written born second son born january area jones marriage task raising peter john left soon second son birth relationship jones ended jones wanted respect christian neighbours disapproved jones settled permanently converted christianity jones took raising children active interest welfare secured pair square mile plots land near mouth sons local government recognise title jones feared band sons john peter lived fall apart aftermath war famine harvest influx settlers area recent years jones travelled find boys brought farm arranged boys spoke english months jones felt peter command english sufficient took school teach farming craft year jones family relocated land jones brought son peter peter lived father seven years jones died november near paris ontario buried farm located death son peter jones remains moved ontario interred peter grave unmarked honours september city hamilton ontario unveiled statue jones town square
Augustus Jones