Col. Edward Jessup

Col. Edward Jessup (HM1KKU)

Location: Prescott, Ontario Leeds and Grenville United Counties
Country: Canada

N 44° 42.728', W 75° 30.543'

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Born in Stamford, Connecticut, he forfeited 500,000 acres near Albany, New York, by taking up arms for the King on the outbreak of the American Revolution. He raised the Loyal (Jessup's) Rangers and served under Burgoyne. This corps was disbanded at the end of the war, its members settling in the present Leeds and Grenville Counties, and on the Bay of Quinte. In return for his services, Jessup received extensive lands from the Crown. In 1810 a townsite was surveyed on this grant which he named after Robert Prescott, Governor-in-Chief of Canada, 1797-1807.
Placed ByOntario Archaeological and Historical Sites Board
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Tuesday, May 19th, 2015 at 2:03pm PDT -07:00
Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)18T E 459678 N 4951098
Decimal Degrees44.71213333, -75.50905000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 44° 42.728', W 75° 30.543'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds44° 42' 43.68" N, 75° 30' 32.58" W
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Closest Postal AddressAt or near 300-398 2, Prescott Ontario , CA


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