Colonel Joel Stone 1749-1833

Photo by Rick Mason - Posted October, 2010

Plaque Location

The United Counties of Leeds & Grenville
The Town of Gananoque
On the north side of King Street
in front of the town hall at the west end of downtown
The blue post in the second photo is how it looked a few weeks
before the new plaque was installed on top.

Coordinates: N 44 19.722 W 76 09.852

Plaque Text

Born in Connecticut, Stone forfeited his home and property there when he fled to New York to serve with the Loyalist militia during the American Revolution. He came to Canada in 1786, settled with his family in New Johnstown (now Cornwall) and was eventually granted 280 ha of land on the west bank of the Gananoque River. Here, he established mercantile operations, including a sawmill and a ferry service to cross the river. 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. In 1809, he was appointed Colonel of the 2nd Leeds Militia and was in command when American forces raided the village in September 1812. The settlement established by Stone formed the nucleus of the present town of Gananoque.

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Posted July 12, 2010
Visited the area in July 2010, and a brand new sign has been erected to replace the old, vandalized one.

Posted December 4, 2009
Have been there in September 2009 and only the pole stands. Have no idea where it is know.
Regards
Eric Costello

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