▁pick s ▁Category : O tt awa ▁Sen ators ▁players ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁O lo f ström ▁Municip ality ▁Category : HC ▁So chi ▁players ▁Category : S wed ish ▁ice ▁hockey ▁right ▁w ingers <0x0A> </s> ▁General ▁William ▁Ed m eston ▁( d ied ▁ 1 8 0 4 ) ▁was ▁a ▁British ▁Army ▁officer ▁who ▁owned ▁an ▁estate ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁State . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁captain ▁in ▁the ▁ 4 8 th ▁Regiment ▁of ▁Foot , ▁he ▁was ▁posted ▁to ▁North ▁America ▁in ▁ 1 7 5 5 ▁with ▁his ▁brother , ▁Lieutenant ▁Robert ▁Ed m eston , ▁to ▁fight ▁in ▁the ▁French ▁and ▁Indian ▁War . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 7 6 3 , ▁by ▁royal ▁pro clam ation , ▁the ▁brothers ▁were ▁each ▁awarded ▁ 5 , 0 0 0 ▁acres ▁( 2 0   km ² ) ▁of ▁land ▁in ▁the ▁colon ies ▁for ▁their ▁military ▁service . ▁They ▁attempted ▁to ▁establish ▁their ▁claims ▁in ▁what ▁was ▁then ▁a ▁disput ed ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁Ham pshire ▁Gr ants , ▁now ▁Verm ont . ▁However , ▁in ▁ 1 7 7 0 ▁they ▁decided ▁to ▁locate ▁on ▁the ▁east ▁bank ▁of ▁the ▁Un ad illa ▁River ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁State ▁just ▁west ▁of ▁George ▁Cro ghan ' s ▁Ot se go ▁pat ent , ▁in ▁what ▁is ▁now ▁the ▁Town ▁of ▁Ed m eston ▁in ▁Ot se go ▁County . ▁They ▁established ▁their ▁homes ▁on ▁the ▁land , ▁which ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Mount ▁Ed