Colonel Joel Stone was a United Empire Loyalist and the founder of Gananoque in Ontario, Canada.
16 Facts About Joel Stone
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Joel Stone married his first wife, Leah Moore, in 1780.
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Joel Stone married his second wife, Abigail Dayton, in 1799.
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Joel Stone died peacefully in 1833 at the age of 84.
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Joel Stone was a Loyalist Combatant operating from New York City and Long Island during the Revolutionary war.
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Joel Stone was forced to flee to British-controlled New York and was never able to return to his home because he was wanted for treason.
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Joel Stone was granted 700 acres of land on the west side of the Gananoque River.
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Joel Stone choose this area because of the two waterfalls on the river.
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Joel Stone became a successful businessman in Gananoque and began a ferry service as early as 1801 to move people, animals and produce across the Gananoque River.
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Joel Stone was given many titles and official offices including roads commissioner, customs collector, colonel of the militia and justice of the peace.
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Joel Stone defended the town and area again in the War of 1812.
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Joel Stone's militia did its best to hold off the attack, but considerable damage was inflicted upon the settlement.
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Joel Stone was absent at the time of the attack, escorting a convoy to Kingston.
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Joel Stone came to Canada in 1786, settled with his family in New Johnstown and was eventually granted 700 acres of land on the west bank of the Gananoque River.
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Joel Stone was appointed Justice of the Peace for Leeds County in 1796, Collector of Customs for Gananoque in 1802, and later, a Surveyor of Highways and Roads.
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The settlement established by Joel Stone formed the nucleus of the present town of Gananoque.