Billy Green
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William "Billy" Green otherwise known as Billy the Scout, was key to the Anglo-Canadian victory at the Battle of Stoney Creek. Billy Green was born February 4, 1794 in the Saltfleet Township in Upper Canada, and died in 1877. His father was a New Jersey Loyalist named Ensign Adam Green. His mother, Martha Green, died after a year or so after Billy was born, so he was raised by his oldest sister. He was the last born of the eleven children in his family. According to local tradition, he is regarded to be the first white child born in the vicinity of Stoney Creek, Ontario.[1]
Billy and his brother Levi were high-spirited young Canadian soldiers who fought as a sort of Special Force(s) in The Battle Of Stoney Creek.[2][3]
[edit] Tribute
Billy Green Falls, a complex ribbon waterfall found in Battlefield Creek, Stoney Creek, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada was named after him.[4]
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Stan Rogers popularised Billy Green's exploits in a song of the same name on the album 'From Coffee House to Concert Hall'.
[edit] References
- ^ 1813 Billy Green on Battle of Stoney Creek
- ^ Battlefield House Museum - Billy Green and the Battle of Stoney Creek - June 6, 1813 - Stoney Creek, Ontario, Canada
- ^ The War of 1812
- ^ "Hamilton- Waterfall Capital of the World". (www.cityofwaterfalls.ca). http://www.cityofwaterfalls.ca/. Retrieved on 2008-07-31.
