Jacob Lemon (c. 1743-1816) was born in Oxford, Sussex County, New Jersey to Joseph and Prudence Lemon. During colonial times, Jacob and Mary Lemon lived in Oxford Township, Sussex County, New Jersey then, by 1774, moved to the Susquehanna River area in Northampton County, Pennsylvania.

Jacob and Mary Lemon moved to Upper Canada in 1788 and settled on a farm in Lots 3 and 4, Concession 7, Willoughby Township, Welland County, Upper Canada. This was located along the east side of Montrose Road on the Crowland Township line. Willowdell Road ran along the east side of the lots, with Schneider Road in the south and Koabel Road in the north. The City of Niagara Falls is located about 15 miles to the north.

The couple were buried in an old pioneer cemetery known as Lundy’s Lane United Methodist Church Cemetery at 5825 Lowell Avenue in Niagara Falls pictured below. The gravestone is sunken into the ground and only the top may be seen.