Hudson River Valley (and likely in Dutchess County), New York
Died
November 16, 1836
Near Paris, Ontario
Occupation(s)
Surveyor, Farmer
Known for
Deputy Surveyor General for the Nassau District (Home District) of Upper Canada, 1789 - 1799
Spouse(s)
Sarah Tekarihogen (Methodist ceremony) Tuhbenahneequay (Ojibwa ceremony)
Children
John Peter Catherine Rachel Mary Henry Joseph Sally Lucretia Augustus Jr.
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Augustus Jones (c. 1757 – November 16, 1836) was a North American-born Upper Canadian farmer, land speculator, magistrate, militia captain and surveyor. Jones trained as a surveyor in New York City, and fled as a United Empire Loyalist to Upper Canada. In Upper Canada, he worked as a crown surveyor in the Nassau District, where he quickly rose to the position of Deputy Surveyor General, the highest position in a district of Upper Canada. He occupied that position from 1789 informally, and 1791 formally, until his retirement in 1799. During that time he laid down many of the township boundaries in the Niagara Peninsula and on the north shore of Lake Ontario. He led various teams that cut many of the first sideroads and concession roads into these areas, facilitating their settlement by European and American immigrants. Jones also surveyed the routes for Dundas Street and Yonge Street, and supervised their construction. After his retirement, Jones farmed first in Saltfleet Township, later moving to Brantford and finally an estate outside Paris named Cold Springs, where he died in 1836.
AugustusJones (c. 1757 – November 16, 1836) was a North American-born Upper Canadian farmer, land speculator, magistrate, militia captain and surveyor...
to pass a pond, to allow the horses working the line to drink. Ralph AugustusJones was appointed Manager of the project, and construction began on 8 September 1870...
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Region). The following spring, Simcoe instructed Deputy Surveyor General AugustusJones to blaze a small trail marking the route. Simcoe initiated construction...
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commence "run[ning] the line of the new road" with Surveyor General AugustusJones in February 1794. By mid-May, the Rangers had cleared and marked 14 lots...
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Notable figures in the early settlement include Peter Jones, the son of Ontario surveyor AugustusJones and his wife, Tuhbenahneequay. In 1847, the Mississaugas...
Etobicoke Creek and the Humber River. The first provincial land surveyor, AugustusJones, also spelled it as "ato-be-coake." Etobicoke was finally adopted as...
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Surveyor General AugustusJones, who married his daughter Tuhbenahneequay. The couple had two children; John Jones and Peter Jones. Jones, Peter. History...
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