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Samuel Lount

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Catawissa, Pennsylvania, United States
Death: April 12, 1838 (46)
Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada (hanged for treason (memorialized at the Toronto Necropolis))
Place of Burial: Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada
Immediate Family:

Son of Gabriel Lount and Philadelphia Lount
Husband of Elizabeth Lount and Elizabeth Soules
Father of Franklin Lount; Seth Lount; William Roe Lount; Ira Lount; Daniel Soules Lount and 4 others
Brother of Mary Polly Hawke; Susannah Wells; Jane Pearson; Gabriel Lount and George Lount

Occupation: Blacksmith, politician
Managed by: (Mary) Elvira Lount
Last Updated:

About Samuel Lount

"The Yonge Street Story 1793-1860" by F.R. Berchem page 94

Death by hanging along with Peter Mathews for taking part in the rebellion of 1837.

Samuel Lount (September 24, 1791 – April 12, 1838) was a blacksmith, farmer, magistrate and member of the Legislative Assembly in the province of Upper Canada for Simcoe County from 1834 to 1836. He was an organizer of the Upper Canada Rebellion of 1837, for which he was hanged. His execution made him a martyr to the Upper Canadian Reform movement.

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Samuel Lount's Timeline

1791
September 24, 1791
Catawissa, Pennsylvania, United States
1817
February 6, 1817
Holland Landing, East Gwillimbury, York Regional Municipality, ON, Canada
1818
1818
East Gwillimbury Township, Holland Landing, York County, Ontario, Canada
1819
December 7, 1819
Holland Landing, York County, Ontario, Canada
1821
January 13, 1821
Holland Landing, East Gwillimbury, York County, Ontario, Canada
1821
Holland Landing, East Gwillimbury, York Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada
1822
August 20, 1822
Holland Landing, York County, Ontario, Canada
1822
Holland Landing, East Gwillimbury, York Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada
1835
June 6, 1835
Holland Landing, York County, Ontario, Canada