Rolston in Hamilton, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

Private Jacob Hess

Photographed by Tim Boyd, May 12, 2024

1. Private Jacob Hess Marker

Inscription. Jacob Hess (1766-1823) served as a Private in Captain Charles Depew's company of the 5th Regiment Lincoln Militia during the War of 1812. His brothers Samuel and Peter, and his son-in-law David Almas, Sr. also served in the same unit. Jacob's parents, Michael (1740-1804) and Charity (1744-1808) Hess, both buried in this cemetery, moved their family from Pennsylvania in 1789 to escape persecution, one of the first families to settle on Hamilton Mountain. Jacob married Elizabeth Horning before 1795 and they had nine children.

When Jacob died in 1823 he was buried next to his parents in a small cemetery on the property of one of their neighbours, Henry Smith. Because of the prominence of the Hess's headstones, the cemetery was called The Hess Cemetery. Since the 1960s this cemetery has been cared for by the Diocese of Niagara, Anglican Church of Canada.

Erected 2019.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers • War of 1812. A significant historical year for this entry is 1789.

Location. 43° 13.814′ N, 79° 54.042′ W. Memorial

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is in Hamilton, Ontario. It is in Rolston. It is on Sunshine Court 0.1 kilometers east of Garth Street. The marker is in the parking lot of the Church of the Resurrection accessible from Sunshine Court, or Mohawk Road West. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 28 Sunshine Court, Hamilton ON L9C 2L5, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is on Ontario’s Golden Horseshoe,

in the Hamilton-Halton-Brant Area,

and specifically in the Toronto Metropolitan Area.

It is also in Central Canada.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony,

the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

and Rupert’s Land.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Rymal Family Heritage (approx. 0.9 kilometers away); William Terryberry (1779-1847) (approx. 1.1 kilometers away); Chedoke, More than a Sanatorium (approx. 1.5 kilometers away); Site of First Wendy’s Restaurant in Canada (approx.

Photographed by Tim Boyd, May 12, 2024

2. Private Jacob Hess Marker

1.6 kilometers away); Lawn Bowling/ Orchard House/ Fire Hall/ Barton Buiding (approx. 1.8 kilometers away); The Honourable Isaac Buchanan and Auchmar/Isaac Buchanan the Builder (approx. 1.8 kilometers away); Grove Hall (approx. 1.9 kilometers away); Gateview (approx. 2.2 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hamilton.

Also see . . . Graveside Project - A Recognition of the Service of Private Jacob Hess.

The Hess family settled in the area of what is now West 5th and Mohawk Road West in Hamilton, ON, formerly Barton Township. Because of his large family, Michael received a land grant of 700 acres. Jacob petitioned for his own land grant and received 200 acres of land on Concession 8, Lots 15 & 16, south of his father’s property.

(Submitted on May 13, 2024, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario.)

War of 1812 Veteran plaque for Jacob Hess image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Boyd, May 12, 2024

3. War of 1812 Veteran plaque for Jacob Hess

Attached to the same stone that holds the main marker

Church of the Resurrection, Mohawk Road West image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Boyd, May 12, 2024

4. Church of the Resurrection, Mohawk Road West

Private Jacob Hess marker is in the parking lot behind

1893 illustration of the Hess Cemetery image. Click for full size.

May 13, 2024

5. 1893 illustration of the Hess Cemetery

From Wentworth Landmarks (public domain)

Credits. This page was last revised on May 13, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 13, 2024, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. This page has been viewed 200 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on May 13, 2024, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.