Billy Green (scout)

Billy Green was born February 4, 1794, in the Saltfleet Township in Upper Canada, and died March 15, 1877.

His mother, Martha Green, died a year or so after Billy was born, so he was raised by his oldest sister.

According to local tradition, he is believed the first white child born in the vicinity of Stoney Creek, Ontario.

[1][2] On June 5, 1813, Billy's sister reported to him that her husband, Isaac Corman, had been captured by the Americans, who held him near the beach on Lake Ontario.

Billy took his brother Levi's horse "Tip" and rode to Burlington Heights to warn the British.

He realized that the password and Billy's intimate knowledge of the countryside would help Harvey's planned surprise attack on the American camp at night.

For example, one account called Green the "Paul Revere of Canada," and claimed that he "sighted the American army massing below the mountain at Stoney Creek" and "felt it his duty to inform the English troops of their nearness".

Such easily demonstrable inventions have fueled commentary that the whole story is a legend, raising substantial questions as to the authenticity of the accepted historical record regarding Billy Green's purported actions and presence at the Battle of Stoney Creek, most notably by journalist James E.

[6] A shorter version of Elliott's analysis of the historical record was published in The Hamilton Spectator in December 2009.