York's Sacrifice
Militia Casualties of the War of 1812
1st Edition
Published on 26. May 2012
225 pages
978-1-4597-0596-8 (ISBN)
Description
The militia's contribution to the War of 1812 is not well understood. Even now, 200 years later, we don't know how many Upper Canadian militia men died defending their home. York's Sacrifice profiles 39 men who lost their lives during the war. They include 19 residents of the Town of York, five residents of York County, and 11 residents of Halton, Peel, and Wentworth Counties. Where possible, biographies include information about each man's origin, residence, occupation, civic life, family, militia service, and circumstances of death. A section on records provides detailed guidance in finding and using records from the period to trace an ancestor's militia service and life in this difficult time period.A complete list of men who served in the three York regiments during the war indentifies those who were killed, injured, captured, or deserted.
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Content
- Cover
- York's Sacrifice
- Copyright
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Profiles of York's War of 1812 Militia Casualties
- Henry Bartholomew
- John Bassell
- Walter Bates
- Richard Berry
- Isaac Brown
- Robert Cook
- Henry Cope
- John Detlor
- Simeon Devins
- Elijah Durphy
- Jacob Evens
- Peter Fitzpatrick
- Samuel Green
- Henry Hale
- Joseph Hunt
- John Hunter
- Duke William Kendrick
- Jacob Kenny
- George King
- William Lancaster
- Jacob Leopard
- Donald MacLean
- George Marlatt
- William McBride
- Adam McCarthy
- David Miller
- Solomon Mills
- Daniel Murray
- William Phillips
- Matthias Sanders
- Robert Scott
- Timothy Skinner
- Thomas Smith
- Timothy Street
- Warner Wilder
- John Wood
- Johnston Yeomans
- Unknown
- Researching Your War of 1812-Era Ancestors in Upper Canada
- Men of the York Regiments Who Served During the War of 1812
- Bibliography
- Index
- Of Related Interest
