Brockville in Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)
William Buell, Sr. 1751 - 1832
Photographed by Kevin Craft, August 4, 2015
1. William Buell, Sr. Marker
Inscription.
William Buell, Sr. 1751 - 1832. . Renowned as the founder of Brockville, Buell was born in Hebron, Connecticut. Shortly after the outbreak of the American Revolution he moved to Quιbec where he joined the British forces and eventually served as a commissioned officer in the King's Rangers. In 1784, after his unit had been disbanded, he settled on a Crown grant here in the center of present-day Brockville. One of the area's first permanent residents, Buell became an influential local citizen. He represented Leeds in the Upper Canadian House of Assembly (180004). He also contributed to the development of the community of Elizabethtown (Brockville) by subdividing his holdings into lots for sale to settlers and by donating land for the Johnstown District Court House and Gaol and for several churches.
Renowned as the founder of Brockville, Buell was born in Hebron, Connecticut. Shortly after the outbreak of the American Revolution he moved to Quιbec where he joined the British forces and eventually served as a commissioned officer in the King's Rangers. In 1784, after his unit had been disbanded, he settled on a Crown grant here in the center of present-day Brockville. One of the area's first permanent residents, Buell became an influential local citizen. He represented Leeds in the Upper Canadian House of Assembly (180004). He also contributed to the development of the community of Elizabethtown (Brockville) by subdividing his holdings into lots for sale to settlers and by donating land for the Johnstown District Court House and Gaol and for several churches.
Erected 1990 by Ontario Heritage Foundation, Ministry of Culture and Communications.
75° 41.129′ W. Marker is in Brockville, Ontario, in Leeds and Grenville United Counties. It is at the intersection of Home Street and Water Street West, on the right when traveling south on Home Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Brockville ON K6V 3L8, Canada. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Eastern Ontario and specifically in Southeastern Ontario. 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 Ruperts Land.
Also see . . . Wikipedia - William Buell. (Submitted on August 12, 2015, by Kevin Craft of Bedford, Quebec.)
Credits. This page was last revised on March 18, 2022. It was originally submitted on August 12, 2015, by Kevin Craft of Bedford, Quebec. This page has been viewed 1,263 times since then and 406 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on August 12, 2015, by Kevin Craft of Bedford, Quebec.
