Genealogy Forum NEWS
March, 1998
Canadian SIG
LOYALISTS DURING THE REVOLUTION
Submitted by
GFS Linda@aol.com
Reprinted from the Loyalist Chat News, VOL. 2, No. 3, Saturday, Feb. 14, 1998
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~~~~~~~~~~~~ Books for Sale
[Canadian Editor's Note: The following appeared as a series of posts over several days on the Loyalists-in-Canada listserv.]
From: stoeckle@concentric.net (Sioux L. Stoeckle)
Hi, all.
Saw these books available for sale. If interested, contact the seller. I'm just passing this on.
MALISEET AND MICMAC VITAL STATISTICS FROM NEW BRUNSWICK CHURCH RECORDS by Hamilton, W. D., Evelyn Fidler, and Robert M. Leavitt, Fredericton, NB, 1998. Pb volume containing a large proportion of the 19th century vital statistics on aboriginal persons which are found in New Brunswick Catholic church records. As new. (Keywords: micmac, maliseet, church records, mi'kmaq, new bru, passamaquoddynswick) The price of the book is US$ 30.00. Please reference the seller's book # 116 when ordering.
THE KING'S LOYAL AMERICANS
by Wood-Holt, B., Holland House Inc., Saint John, NB, 1991. Pb, 455pp., revision of 1990 book. Narrative of the settlement of the Loyalists in New Brunswick after the Revolutionary War, plus numerous appendixes and a 166-page master list showing name, origin, occupation, etc. A useful companion volume to Esther Clark Wright's Loyalists of New Brunswick. As new. [Other copy available at $25.00. Inquire about specifics.] (Keywords: saint john, st. john, miramichi, genealogy, new brunswick, loyalist) The price of the book is US$ 30.00. Please reference the seller's book # 19 when ordering.
The seller is
Miramichi Books
P. O. Box 2623
Saint John, NB, Canada, E2L 4S8.
wdandmeh@nbnet.nb.ca.
THE CENTENNIAL OF THE SETTLEMENT OF UPPER CANADA BY THE UNITED EMPIRE LOYALISTS 1784-1884 [T.,1885] 334pp. Describes the celebrations at various Ontario cities and the appendix, pp. 125-334, is a copy of the original U.E.L. list which was preserved in Toronto. (Keywords: canadiana united empire loyalist genealogy february new arrivals) The price of the book is C$ 80.00. Please reference the seller's book # 000808 when ordering.
The seller is
Huronia Canadiana Books
Box 685
Alliston, ON, Canada, l9r 1v8.
jwray@sympatico.ca
Ph: 705-435-7255.
LOYALISTS OF BAY CHALEUR
by Flowers, A.D. Vancouver, Canada Precise Instant Printing 1973.
Good + in wraps. (slight discolouring externally). B & W. photos & maps 1st Printing edition. Binding is Pb. (Keywords: loyalist settlement/quebec b w. photos & maps) The price of the book is US$ 8.00. Please reference the seller's book # 021564 when ordering.
The seller is
Gallowglass Books
261 Canada Ave.
Duncan, BC, Canada, V9L-1T6.
gallow@islandnet.com
Ph: (250) 746-4104. Fax: (250) 746-4108.
PETER OLIVER'S ORIGIN & PROGRESS OF THE AMERICAN REBELLION: A TORY VIEW by Adair, Douglass and John A. Schutz (eds.) Stanford, Stanford University Press, 1985. Very good trade paperback. Reprint edition. (Keywords: american history revolution peter oliver loyalist) The price of the book is US$ 7.50. Please reference the seller's book # 006903 when ordering.
The seller is
Asylum Books
2906 San Gabriel
Austin, TX, U.S.A., 78705.
asylumbk@io.com
Ph: 512-479-0015.
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siouxstoeckle@yahoo.com
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Quaker Loyalists
From: mmccombs@interlog.com (Murray McCombs)
Hello All,
I thought this discussion group may find the following helpful.
Many Loyalists were Quakers that bore arms, helped British prisoners escape, or settled Upper Canada with Govenor General Haldimands' offer of free land grants. Some served in the War of 1812.
Thought I'd index the Quaker surnames found in articles located at the Canadian Friends Historical Association. Most Quakers came from Bucks Co. PA, Chester Co. PA, and Sussex Co. NJ. Check this web site:
http://home.interhop.net/aschrauwe/
QUAKER SURNAMES IN UPPER CANADA 1788-1793 - Pelham MM, Black Creek, Bertie Twp.
Moore, Pauling, Taylor, Gillam, Rice, Crawford, Scrigley, Darling, Birdsall, Canby, Pettit, Hill, Becket, Thomas, Wilson, Dennis, Willson, Shotwell, Man, Lundy, Spencer, Richardson, Hershey, Horner, Webster, Havens, Lewis, Harrit, Burwell, Schooley, Lindley, Cutler, Pound, Marsh, White, Morris, Doan, Laing, Azaliah.
Bye for now
Murray McCombs~~~~~~~~~~~~
Surnames in Fidelity
Here are some of the surnames that appear in the most recent issue of Fidelity, the newsletter of the Toronto Branch of the U.E.L. Association. If you see any names of interest, send me an e-mail and I will provide you with the details.
James ELLIOTT, Janet THOMPSON, Augustus JONES, Wm. CORNELL, Wm. DEVENISH, the family of Hugh MUNRO (includes ROSE, ROSS, MacKAY, McLEOD, McGREGOR), James DINGWALL, Alexander FERGUSON, Joshua BEEBE.~~~~~~~~~~~~
Query on MARTIN, a Loyalist in N.S.
From: MFinn90885@aol.com
My ancestor Samuel MARTIN served in the Prince of Wales American Regiment in the American Revolution. The unit was disbanded in Nova Scotia. I am hoping that someone in N.S. has a list of those who served in this regiment.
Fishin' It WAS a Way of Life: http://www.lostatsea.ca/
Contains names of N.S. fishermen lost at sea.
Mary Lou Finn~~~~~~~~~~~~ Getting the Most from the Internet
The resources available on the internet are growing so quickly that it is hard to keep up with them. In order to get the most value from your use of the net, it is worthwhile to learn how to use a search engine to locate sites of interest.
When you use a search engine, it is usually necessary to type in a word or words that describe the topic that is of interest to you and to click on a Go or Search button to begin the search. The search engine then performs a search for internet sites that contain the specified words in the title, the address (URL) or the body and returns a list of links to all of the sites it has located. You can peruse the sites by clicking on the links to each page and using the Back feature of your browser to return to the original list.
Most search engines will allow you to customize your search in various ways. For instance, it may be possible to request only sites that are written in English or only sites that have been updated within a certain period of time...or both.
Likewise, most search engines allow the use of Boolean logic (and, or, not and sometimes near) when constructing search queries. For example, a search query for Mary AND Lamb will produce a list of sites that contain both the word Mary and the word Lamb. A search query for Mary AND NOT Lamb will return only sites that contain the word Mary, but not the word Lamb.
As an example of the power of performing an internet search, I used the AltaVista Search Engine to perform a search on the query United NEAR Empire NEAR Loyalists. (Use of the word NEAR on the AltaVista site means that the specified words must appear within 10 words of one another.) Within a matter of seconds, the AltaVista Search Engine returned links to 810 internet sites that contain these three words.
A search on the query Michael NEAR Showers (the name of one of my Loyalist ancestors) returned 170 sites. Not all of the sites returned were of interest, but the eighth site in the list read as follows, which you will probably recognize as being a site about Butler's Rangers, the regiment in which my ancestor served.
8. Officers and Non-commissioned Officers
Officers and Non-commissioned Officers 1777 - 1784. Rank. Name. Date. Lieutenant Colonel. John Butler. 14 February 1780. Major. Potts, William. Seconded...
http://iaw.on.ca/~awoolley/brang/broffr.html
The searches you can perform are limited only by your imagination in combining words. Each site works a little differently, so you will need to read the Help section on a site before you use it.
Following are the addresses of some of the most popular search engine sites. Try a search on one of your surnames or the name of the regiment in which one of your ancestors served. It's fun and you'll be amazed by what you find!
Altavista
http://www.altavista.com
Yahoo
http://www.yahoo.com/
WebCrawler
http://webcrawler.com/
Lycos
http://www.lycos.com/
Excite
http://www.excite.com/
Hot Bot
http://www.hotbot.com/~~~~~~~~~~~~ Loyalist Bibliography
A bibliography of Loyalist books and periodicals has been created for the Loyalist Information Area. The files that comprise this bibliography have not yet been uploaded, but be sure to check throughout the coming week. I think you will be pleased with the variety of materials listed.....a little something for everyone, beginner and advanced alike!
The folders will be:
American Colonies
Black and Native Loyalists
Biographies & Genealogies
Claims for Losses and Land
General Reading
Guides & Finding Aids
Military
Caribbean Islands
Ontario
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Prince Edward Island~~~~~~~~~~~~ Chuckle for the Day
EConard1 writes....
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Acadian99 writes....
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