Augusta | |
|---|---|
| Township of Augusta | |
 North Augusta | |
  Augusta  Augusta | |
| Coordinates: 44°45′04″N 75°36′01″W / 44.7511°N 75.6003°W | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Ontario |
| County | Leeds and Grenville |
| Government | |
| • Type | Township |
| • Mayor | Jeff Shaver |
| • Federal riding | Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes |
| • Prov. riding | Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes |
| Area | |
| • Land | 314.66 km2 (121.49 sq mi) |
| Population (2016)[1] | |
| • Total | 7,353 |
| • Density | 23.4/km2 (61/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Area code | 613 / 343 |
| Website | www |
Augusta Township is a township in the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville, located in eastern Ontario, Canada.[2] Augusta is situated along the Saint Lawrence River, and extends back into rural hamlets. The township is located between the city of Brockville to the west, and the town of Prescott to the east.
The hamlets and villages within Augusta were established prior to the 1900s; primarily by the United Empire Loyalists. There are plenty of buildings and homes still standing in the township today that were built by early settlers; many of these historic homes are even still occupied by direct descendants of the first settlers.[3]
In 2013, it was discovered that Samuel Bass, the Canadian abolitionist mentioned in Solomon Northup's 1853 memoir 12 Years a Slave, was from Augusta Township.[4] According to early census records, Bass was born in Augusta in 1807;[5] while here, he married Lydia Catlin Lane,[6] with whom he fathered four children.[7] His wife and children remained in the area,[8] and some of his descendants still reside here to this day. Bass' grandparents were among the first Loyalists to settle in the area,[7] and his parents are buried at Maynard.[9]
- ^ a b "Census Profile, 2016 Census Augusta, Township". Statistics Canada. 8 February 2017. Retrieved June 3, 2019.
- ^ "Augusta, ON". Google Maps. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
- ^ Goldie A. Connell (1985) Augusta: Royal Township Number Seven. St. Lawrence Printing Co. ltd. p. (many)
- ^ "Canadian connection in '12 Years a Slave' has descendants beaming with pride". Global News. The Canadian Press. 14 November 2013. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
- ^ "Martin Descendants". dgmgenealogy.info. 2 April 2015. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015.
- ^ "Lydia Catlin Lane". dgmgeneaology.info. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
- ^ a b "Samuel Bass". dgmgeneaology.info. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
- ^ "Martin Descendants (2)". dgmgenealogy.info. 2 April 2015. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015.
- ^ "John Bass". dgmgeneaology.info. Retrieved 27 November 2016.