Jesse Delong
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Jesse Delong was a farmer and political figure in Canada West.
He was born in South Crosby Township, Upper Canada
in 1805, the son of George Delong, who settled there after leaving Vermont
in 1795. He was the first reeve for South Crosby and was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada
for South Leeds in 1854. Delong was a member of the township council for South Crosby at the time of his death in 1868.
His daughter Abigail married Lewis Chipman, who was superintendent of schools and township clerk for Bastard Township.
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He was born in South Crosby Township, Upper Canada
Upper Canada
The Province of Upper Canada was a political division in British Canada established in 1791 by the British Empire to govern the central third of the lands in British North America and to accommodate Loyalist refugees from the United States of America after the American Revolution...
in 1805, the son of George Delong, who settled there after leaving Vermont
Vermont
Vermont is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state ranks 43rd in land area, , and 45th in total area. Its population according to the 2010 census, 630,337, is the second smallest in the country, larger only than Wyoming. It is the only New England...
in 1795. He was the first reeve for South Crosby and was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada
Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada
The Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada was the lower house of the legislature for the Province of Canada, which consisted of the former provinces of Lower Canada, then known as Canada East and later the province of Quebec, and Upper Canada, then known as Canada West and later the...
for South Leeds in 1854. Delong was a member of the township council for South Crosby at the time of his death in 1868.
His daughter Abigail married Lewis Chipman, who was superintendent of schools and township clerk for Bastard Township.
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