april known woman influential era american revolution living province new_york consort sir children leader younger brother johnson death children returned native village loyalist american revolutionary war fled worked british officials war settled kingston ontario recognition service crown british government gave pension compensated wartime losses honored canada long ignored historians united_states scholarly interest increased late 20th century controversial criticized pro british expense devout anglican commemorated april calendar portraits known exist likeness featured statue kingston canadian stamp issued early life little known certain early life named mary commonly known born possibly west parents christian child named mary christened chapel fort hunter near lower castle village april parents named margaret historians believe father named peter born brother half brother names birth means flower given adulthood meaning names spelled variety ways historical records nations league time american revolutionary war lived primarily valley upstate new_york point birth family moved west hunting ground father died family moved september mother married turtle clan possibly reinforce connection prominent leader joseph took stepfather surname unusual time raised culture highly lived substantial colonial style frame house european household goods family attended church_of_england fluent english clear formally educated read write letters signed dictated written letter signed mark indicating semi accompanied stepfather delegation elders philadelphia men discuss fraudulent land sale colonial leaders party traveled albany english officer captain nephew governor pennsylvania met fell love nineteen years old described pretty likely meaning good looking consort sir william general sir visited stayed house friend stepfather johnson intimate september gave birth son named sir william early patron uncle admiral sir lived johnson fort johnson effectively sir william common law wife consort couple children lived past infancy included following named uncle daughters elizabeth margaret mary ann known nancy elizabeth married british physician magistrate married member kingston ann known nancy married naval officer captain hugh early kingston named today margaret married captain 24th regiment kingston mary remained single lived kingston sister war married lieutenant famous 60th regiment johnson referred time meant ran household served supervised female servants slaves according historian presided johnson household intelligence ability grace charm effectively managed estate johnson prolonged johnson relationship public received gifts thank notes prominent visitors lord johnson connection public private dealings role johnson domestic political partner known age writes legendary figure died july left land money slaves children left eldest son common law wife german immigrant returned children personal belongings slaves lived comfortable life large house prospered trader american revolution supported american revolutionary war home provided food assistance loyalists fleeing new_york canada despite harassment local patriots remained years war turning point came british forces invaded new_york canada laid siege patriots august learned large body patriot militia way relieve fort sent runners alert british commander danger information enabled british force ambush patriots allies battle warriors fought sides war particularly brutal americans fled children capital departure leave belongings held council discuss course favored assisting british unlikely british win chief urged withdraw war criticized advice memory sir william convince council remain loyal crown according british indian agent sir william son law respect considered sir william widow word taken notice nations thousand white man exception influence came connections sir stepfather additional influence came fact women society political influence women societies ancestry unclear historians apparently disagreed born influential clan described head nations historian writes substantive evidence suggest clan mother society write born position late relocated fort request major wanted use influence worked british rendering according assistance diplomat november son killed philadelphia campaign serving visited montreal children attended school headed americans began invasion year war far british post refugees fled americans continued work british commander considered influence far superior chiefs unhappy having live army barracks children hoping favor british built house island lived children slaves remainder war war played important roles liaison advocate peoples fort montreal final years legacy largely abandoned moved kingston ontario government built house gave annual pension property assigned farm lot northern limit town acres instead standard acres family received compensation british government losses american revolution hoping use influence united_states offered compensation return family refused lived kingston remainder life respected member community charter member local son known big george natives married woman farmer teacher daughters married prominent white men died kingston april age buried kingston original burial ground site exact location grave unknown legacy varied honored canada long ignored historians united_states scholarly interest increased late 20th century new_york interprets public private roles visitors controversial criticized pro british expense according choices criticized today seen having played large loss land saw best chance survival lying british history painted terms british versus american easy traitor saw woman strategic choices believed best benefit peoples commemorated april calendar portraits known exist likeness featured statue kingston canadian stamp issued archaeological testing conducted site home kingston ontario preparation construction project salvage excavations carried original site homestead disturbed industrial activities area location playing field disturbed bought property time ground remains structures likely removed excavations revealed remains contained artifacts domestic personal items 19th century recognition kingston august city kingston proclaimed commemoration day nation bay corporation city kingston sculptor historic sites agreed commemorate life creation bust representing historic monument entrance street kingston memorial sculpture unveiled commemoration began service tobacco burning laying ceremony reception sculpture unveiled eastern courtyard established honour focuses profit work urban research kingston area composed performed george cathedral kingston april archaeological research foundation evolved act opera grew original woman opera production sung kingston soprano flute composer piano june trustees selected new elementary public school located street queen property scheduled open school year square foot building educate students
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