Folk Figure. A native of New York, Land later moved to Head-Of-The-Lake, Ontario, later Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, and became the first white man to settle there. After settling in Hamilton, he became part of the United Empire Loyalist movement and spied for the British during the American Revolution. He also became a well-known land baron owning 300 acres of land by 1782, and then up to 1000 acres of land by 1791. His son was Robert Land Jr., the well-known war veteran.
Folk Figure. A native of New York, Land later moved to Head-Of-The-Lake, Ontario, later Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, and became the first white man to settle there. After settling in Hamilton, he became part of the United Empire Loyalist movement and spied for the British during the American Revolution. He also became a well-known land baron owning 300 acres of land by 1782, and then up to 1000 acres of land by 1791. His son was Robert Land Jr., the well-known war veteran.
Bio by: The Silent Forgotten
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Robert LAND / died July 1818 / aged 82 years / the first white settler in Hamilton / Phebe / wife of / Robert LAND / died / Sept. 1826 / aged 93 years / Anna D. LAND / died 21st January 1856 / aged 28 years 5 months 21 days / Peter Horning LAND / died Nov. 17, 1847 / aged 23 years / Robert LAND / died Nov. 2, 1859 / aged 43 years / Priscillah M. FILMAN / wife of / John H. LAND / born July 31, 1855 / died June 21, 1920 / Hannah HORNING / wife of / Co. Robert LAND / died June 9, 1870 / aged 93 yrs 1 mo 16 d.
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