Mary Jones Gage
Mary Jones is the daughter of Ebenezer Jones and the sister of Augustus Jones, an early surveyor of Hamilton and surrounding areas of Ontario, Canada. Mary married James Gage in 1773 and the mother of James Gage (#96465674) and Elizabeth Gage (#42610334).
Private James Gage of the Second Ulster Co. Regiment was killed Oct 6, 1777 at Forts Clinton and Montgomery. Mary and her two children, accompanied by her brother Augustus, moved from Orange County, New York to Ontario, Canada. Mary was a staunch Old Empire Loyalist even though her husband, James Gage, died an American revolutionary patriot fighting the British.
Mary swore allegiance to the British Crown at her new home in Canada and was awarded 200 acres of farm land. The Gage home built on this land would later become known as the "Battle House" following the clash of American and British forces on June 6, 1813. This battle prevented the Americans from moving deeper into Upper Canada. The Gage house would later become the property of the Women's Wentworth Historical Society.
Mary relocating her family to the Hamilton area is interesting as many Loyalists were forced from their homes taking refuge in Canada. Mary and her children could have had a very comfortable life in the new United States as the widow of a fallen American patriot. She moved to Hamilton in 1835, passed away in 1841 and was buried in a lead coffin at the Hamilton First Methodist Church Cemetery. The church was destroyed by a fire in 1969 and all those buried were moved to the Woodland Cemetery at Burlington. Therein lies the mystery of the remains of Mary Jones Gage as unsubstantiated rumors claim her body was stolen.
Mary was buried in a heavy lead coffin probably making it very difficult to open, move or steal without the aid of several individuals. Yet, it's very possible there was confusion moving coffins from the church cemetery following the fire. Some of the headstones were broken or lost during the move and Mary's headstone may have been one of them. And, it's very possible her lead coffin's rests in an unmarked burial place that had become confused and forgotten.
The mystery of Mary's mortal remains may never be solved but seems doubtful someone would want to steal her 'bones. So, until further information comes forth to dispute this location, it seems only fitting that Woodland Cemetery be designated as her burial site, albeit, unmarked. This burial location may change should definitive documentation be forthcoming. Perhaps modern technology may be applied to locate the lead coffin's final resting place. Until such an event, her mortal remains have been lost to time.
Mary Jones is the daughter of Ebenezer Jones and the sister of Augustus Jones, an early surveyor of Hamilton and surrounding areas of Ontario, Canada. Mary married James Gage in 1773 and the mother of James Gage (#96465674) and Elizabeth Gage (#42610334).
Private James Gage of the Second Ulster Co. Regiment was killed Oct 6, 1777 at Forts Clinton and Montgomery. Mary and her two children, accompanied by her brother Augustus, moved from Orange County, New York to Ontario, Canada. Mary was a staunch Old Empire Loyalist even though her husband, James Gage, died an American revolutionary patriot fighting the British.
Mary swore allegiance to the British Crown at her new home in Canada and was awarded 200 acres of farm land. The Gage home built on this land would later become known as the "Battle House" following the clash of American and British forces on June 6, 1813. This battle prevented the Americans from moving deeper into Upper Canada. The Gage house would later become the property of the Women's Wentworth Historical Society.
Mary relocating her family to the Hamilton area is interesting as many Loyalists were forced from their homes taking refuge in Canada. Mary and her children could have had a very comfortable life in the new United States as the widow of a fallen American patriot. She moved to Hamilton in 1835, passed away in 1841 and was buried in a lead coffin at the Hamilton First Methodist Church Cemetery. The church was destroyed by a fire in 1969 and all those buried were moved to the Woodland Cemetery at Burlington. Therein lies the mystery of the remains of Mary Jones Gage as unsubstantiated rumors claim her body was stolen.
Mary was buried in a heavy lead coffin probably making it very difficult to open, move or steal without the aid of several individuals. Yet, it's very possible there was confusion moving coffins from the church cemetery following the fire. Some of the headstones were broken or lost during the move and Mary's headstone may have been one of them. And, it's very possible her lead coffin's rests in an unmarked burial place that had become confused and forgotten.
The mystery of Mary's mortal remains may never be solved but seems doubtful someone would want to steal her 'bones. So, until further information comes forth to dispute this location, it seems only fitting that Woodland Cemetery be designated as her burial site, albeit, unmarked. This burial location may change should definitive documentation be forthcoming. Perhaps modern technology may be applied to locate the lead coffin's final resting place. Until such an event, her mortal remains have been lost to time.
Mary Jones Gage
Mary Jones is the daughter of Ebenezer Jones and the sister of Augustus Jones, an early surveyor of Hamilton and surrounding areas of Ontario, Canada. Mary married James Gage in 1773 and the mother of James Gage (#96465674) and Elizabeth Gage (#42610334).
Private James Gage of the Second Ulster Co. Regiment was killed Oct 6, 1777 at Forts Clinton and Montgomery. Mary and her two children, accompanied by her brother Augustus, moved from Orange County, New York to Ontario, Canada. Mary was a staunch Old Empire Loyalist even though her husband, James Gage, died an American revolutionary patriot fighting the British.
Mary swore allegiance to the British Crown at her new home in Canada and was awarded 200 acres of farm land. The Gage home built on this land would later become known as the "Battle House" following the clash of American and British forces on June 6, 1813. This battle prevented the Americans from moving deeper into Upper Canada. The Gage house would later become the property of the Women's Wentworth Historical Society.
Mary relocating her family to the Hamilton area is interesting as many Loyalists were forced from their homes taking refuge in Canada. Mary and her children could have had a very comfortable life in the new United States as the widow of a fallen American patriot. She moved to Hamilton in 1835, passed away in 1841 and was buried in a lead coffin at the Hamilton First Methodist Church Cemetery. The church was destroyed by a fire in 1969 and all those buried were moved to the Woodland Cemetery at Burlington. Therein lies the mystery of the remains of Mary Jones Gage as unsubstantiated rumors claim her body was stolen.
Mary was buried in a heavy lead coffin probably making it very difficult to open, move or steal without the aid of several individuals. Yet, it's very possible there was confusion moving coffins from the church cemetery following the fire. Some of the headstones were broken or lost during the move and Mary's headstone may have been one of them. And, it's very possible her lead coffin's rests in an unmarked burial place that had become confused and forgotten.
The mystery of Mary's mortal remains may never be solved but seems doubtful someone would want to steal her 'bones. So, until further information comes forth to dispute this location, it seems only fitting that Woodland Cemetery be designated as her burial site, albeit, unmarked. This burial location may change should definitive documentation be forthcoming. Perhaps modern technology may be applied to locate the lead coffin's final resting place. Until such an event, her mortal remains have been lost to time.
Mary Jones is the daughter of Ebenezer Jones and the sister of Augustus Jones, an early surveyor of Hamilton and surrounding areas of Ontario, Canada. Mary married James Gage in 1773 and the mother of James Gage (#96465674) and Elizabeth Gage (#42610334).
Private James Gage of the Second Ulster Co. Regiment was killed Oct 6, 1777 at Forts Clinton and Montgomery. Mary and her two children, accompanied by her brother Augustus, moved from Orange County, New York to Ontario, Canada. Mary was a staunch Old Empire Loyalist even though her husband, James Gage, died an American revolutionary patriot fighting the British.
Mary swore allegiance to the British Crown at her new home in Canada and was awarded 200 acres of farm land. The Gage home built on this land would later become known as the "Battle House" following the clash of American and British forces on June 6, 1813. This battle prevented the Americans from moving deeper into Upper Canada. The Gage house would later become the property of the Women's Wentworth Historical Society.
Mary relocating her family to the Hamilton area is interesting as many Loyalists were forced from their homes taking refuge in Canada. Mary and her children could have had a very comfortable life in the new United States as the widow of a fallen American patriot. She moved to Hamilton in 1835, passed away in 1841 and was buried in a lead coffin at the Hamilton First Methodist Church Cemetery. The church was destroyed by a fire in 1969 and all those buried were moved to the Woodland Cemetery at Burlington. Therein lies the mystery of the remains of Mary Jones Gage as unsubstantiated rumors claim her body was stolen.
Mary was buried in a heavy lead coffin probably making it very difficult to open, move or steal without the aid of several individuals. Yet, it's very possible there was confusion moving coffins from the church cemetery following the fire. Some of the headstones were broken or lost during the move and Mary's headstone may have been one of them. And, it's very possible her lead coffin's rests in an unmarked burial place that had become confused and forgotten.
The mystery of Mary's mortal remains may never be solved but seems doubtful someone would want to steal her 'bones. So, until further information comes forth to dispute this location, it seems only fitting that Woodland Cemetery be designated as her burial site, albeit, unmarked. This burial location may change should definitive documentation be forthcoming. Perhaps modern technology may be applied to locate the lead coffin's final resting place. Until such an event, her mortal remains have been lost to time.
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