the extraordinary Mohawk
matriarch Molly Brant, the
older sister of Mohawk leader
Joseph Brant. As the head of
a society of Six Nations
matrons and the consort of
the superintendent of the
northern natives of British
North America, Molly wielded
much influence. A staunch

Loyalist, she settled in
Kingston Township when the
American Revolutionary War
ended.
   The arrival of the
Loyalists in the 1780s
signaled the beginning of
Kingston's growth in
commercial and strategic
importance. Kingston became

the base of the Provincial
Marine and Point Frederick
the site of a naval dockyard
in 1789. Kingston's military
presence grew substantially
during the War of 1812-1814,
including construction of the
original Fort Henry. The
third story in Lost Way of
Life tells of Britain's

glorious naval history; the
fourth looks at the medical
care provided by the Fort
Henry Garrison Hospital.
   The final archeological
story in Lost Way of Life
follows Kingston's early
commercial beginnings at
Kingston's Historic Market
Square.