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miibimlw f ww v lire sroji7fe7air6un0ithe jtfiglijn tuddyijuiyis 20cm 3 pfo is now firmly embedded in the constitution of thi8unp j w r i staff photomike barrett lounts and hollingsheads descendants abounded at the reunion at heintman house last friday including from left doris miller joyce dixon david spear debn smith brian hollingshead and frank johnson j famlyairristo clear 1837 rebels name by fred simpson v staff writer e was hanged fortrea- son during the upper canada rebellionof 1837 but samuel counts spirit was alive andweir at thornhills heintzman house last friday afternoon the occasion was the reunion of the hollingshead family whose longago ancestor anthony hollingshead x built heintzman house the execution ofour great ly greatgrandfather samuel lount was a devastatingfand tragic event mbfaniiiys history said joyce vdixona loiint descendant dixon6f alva okla was stand- irig on the front lawn of heintzman house along with some of the other n 80 descendants at the reunion the i ixiuntspearsofmicliigan arid oklahoma reunion wasapprb- vpriatelyf interlocked with the hollingshead gathering louhts wife elizabeth soules was the maternal grand- daughter of anthony and elizabeth vhouingstfead s vthefate of samuel was a long- l kept secret by wswife and other members of the family until a few years ago when my grandmother died continued dixon 7we found this little box in her china cabinet that had been carved by someone who was in prison with samuel we started to do some research on it and thats when the secret carrie out lount came to canada in 1811 from pennsylvaniasettling with his wife in holland landing and raising seven children a plaque honoring him is located at holland landings anchor park on doane road lount was a prominent member of thecqmmunity a blacksmith and storekeeper lount who dixon describes as a tall large man and very literate very wellspoken was a reform member of the legislature arid trusted lieutenant of 1837 rebellion leader william lyon mackenzie doris miller of canadian lakes mich descendant said the night before lount was executed he wrote this wonderful poeiri to say goodbye he had rriade his peace with god after the defeat of the rebels the luckless loiint tried to escape to the united states in a small boat but the tide forced it back and he was captured arid subsequently hanged along with peter matthews a farmer on april 12 1838 his wife sought her husbands freedom from the gallows with a mass petition calling for clemericy that was circulated throughout upper canada lount and matthews are buried in one grave in the toronto necropolis thornhilt author mark frank alongwith fairiilyand friends of peter matthews and samuel lount have to no avail petitionedboth the mulroney and chretien govern ments to officially exonerate lount and matthews- from the charge of treason frank said the two men had been officially pardoned in 1849 by queen victoria 11 years after their execution the governorgeneral of the day made the decision to execute lount arid matthews as an example for others who might be tempted to follow in their paths he said our argument is that they werent traitors because they were fighting for the people of canada we dont think lount did anything to be pardoned for said frank who has authored two books on the 1837 rebellion we would like to see an appro- priate statement issued honouring their contribution to our democrat ic heritage frank also wantsa plaque recog nizing both men placed on the site in toronto where they were hanged an epitaph to the loiint and matthews tragedy appeared in the brockvule recorder july 4 1934 it is now almost unanimously admit ted that the execution of lount and matthews at the hands of the executive ruling upper canada at thatperiod was a tragic error the full force of which stands more clearly revealed as time passes they gave their lives for a prin- ciple which is now firmly embed ded in the constitution of this coun- try and which was recognized at the v close of the rebellion also attending and organizing the reunion was brian hollingshead of burnaby bc who said- the hollingsheads have- always riiarched to the beat of a different drummer he was referring to the decision hollingshead a practising quaker made in 1776 to take up arms in defence of the crown during the american revolutionary war i a the hollingsheads originally came to nova scotia and then to ontario rnore than 200 years ago with the hope of making a new beginning in the lake country of upper canada ontario the heintzman house was recently honoured by the united empire loyalists- association of canada with the presentation of the first union loyalist flag in recogni- tion of its historical heritage joyce dixon would like to hear horn anyone with artifacts tools or other uemsonce belong ing to samuel lount call 9057316196 regional newsdwesi perfect putt t laura barbara sinks putt much to the delight of amy shotboll at the tournament at rolling hills golf ami country club in stouffville july 1 1 in aid of the canadian breast cancer foundation province spends 39 million to upgrade hwy 48 q the provincial government will spend 39 million to upgrade an 118kubrhetre stretch of hwy 48 frorrihorthof aurora road to north of mourit albert road transportation minister david turnbull awarded the n construction tender toking citys kj beamish construction company to resurface die road way including the installation of a 27kilometre southbound 5 truck lane north of davis drive to south of mount albert road in an increasingly global economy good highways truly are roads to prosperity said turnbull in a statement fhe- ontario government continues to invest in safe and efficient highways to support jobs and growth across ontario the investment is part of the governments fiveyear 20-bii- lion siiperbuild initiative- 7 designed to improvetapital- planning job priority and investment w work on the highway will begin immediately and should be completed by mid- september upgrading this section of hwy 48 reflectsthe govern- ments commitment to a first- class highway system said york north mpp julia munro in the same release efficient road transportation supports the resi dential business and tourism sectors in york region 4 i i i tit