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Northwest corner of Water Street West at Home Street, Brockville
Commemoration
Renowned as the founder of Brockville, Buell was born in Hebron, Connecticut. Shortly after the outbreak of the American Revolution he moved to Quebec where he joined the British forces and eventually served as a commissioned officer in the King’s Rangers. In 1784, after his unit had been disbanded, he settled on a Crown grant here in the centre of present-day Brockville. One of the area’s first permanent residents, Buell became an influential local citizen. He represented Leeds in the Upper Canadian House of Assembly (1800-04). He also contributed to the development of the community of Elizabethtown (Brockville) by subdividing his holdings into lots for sale to settlers and by donating land for the Johnstown District Court House and Gaol and for several churches.
Background
At the beginning of the American Revolution, Buell moved to Montreal. He served as Quartermaster to General Burgoyne’s army and joined the King’s Rangers after Burgoyne was defeated at Saratoga.
He opened the first school in the town in his home. He was editor of the Brockville Recorder. He died during the epidemic of 1832.