- Billy Green
William Billy Green otherwise known as "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. He passed away 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. Traditionally he was known to be the 1st white child to be born in the area. [ [http://northernblue.ca/canchan/cantext/colonial/1813bill.php 1813 Billy Green on Battle of Stoney Creek ] ]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. [ [http://www.battlefieldhouse.ca/billy_battle.asp Battlefield House Museum - Billy Green and the Battle of Stoney Creek - June 6, 1813 - Stoney Creek, Ontario, Canada ] ] [ [http://www.galafilm.com/1812/e/people/green.html The War of 1812 ] ]
Tribute
Billy Green Falls , a complex ribbonwaterfall found in Battlefield Creek, Stoney Creek,Hamilton, Ontario ,Canada was named after him.cite web|publisher=(www.cityofwaterfalls.ca)| title =Hamilton- Waterfall Capital of the World| url=http://www.cityofwaterfalls.ca/| accessdate = 2008-07-31]References
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