Victoria UELAC Founding Member: Albert Jones, 1855-1934

• Born in Essex, Ontario.
• Was from a volunteer unit from Essex to the Riel Rebellion, voted captain by men and later company was made a permanent unit and he was commissioned as captain by military.
• Lived in Washington State between 1900-1910 and owned a shingle mill. In 1921, lived on Colville Road in Esquimalt and worked as Insurance Manager.
• Buried at Hatley Cemetery, Colwood.
• Loyalist Ancestor: Wendel Weigele, 1753-1816. Settled in Essex County, Ont.