George Parker was born in 1781, in Pennsylvania, the son of UE Loyalist John Parker and his wife, Nancy Watson. George came to Upper Canada with his parents and siblings, following the American Revolution, settling in Lincoln County. In 1808, he married Hannah McGaw, daughter of Patrick McGaw.
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Ira Bearss
3rd Regiment Lincoln Militia
A Quaker in the militia? Pacificism is one of the basic tenets of the Quakers. Moreover, during the War of 1812 Quakers, Mennonites and Tunkers could be exempt from the usually compulsory military duty thanks to Sir John Graves Simcoe and the Militia Act of 1808. Yet Ira Bearss, 1789-1874, a Quaker, served with the 3rd Regiment Lincoln Militia during the War of 1812. Ira’s brother Daniel Bearss, 1788-1850, served in the same regiment as did a third brother, Josiah Bearss, 1791-1879. Josiah’s grave in Zion Cemetery, Ridgeway, Ontario, has already been commemorated with a War of 1812 veterans marker.
John Silverthorn3rd Regiment Lincoln Militia
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John Silverthorn was born on the 14th of September 1786 in Hardwick Township, Sussex County, New Jersey. He was one of nine known children born to Thomas Silverthorn Jr. and Rachel Huff who settled in Stamford around 1787. John was the grandson of Thomas Silverthorn Sr. UEL and Johanna Newman.
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Lewis Palmer3rd Regiment Lincoln Militia
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Lewis Palmer was born in 1796 in Bertie Twp., the son of John Palmer and grandson of Joseph Palmer (d 1802) who was a Sergeant in the 34th (Cumberland) Regiment of Foot for 36 years. As a young man Lewis Palmer delivered mail along the river road between Niagara and Fort Erie.
Adam Beam3rd Regiment Lincoln Militia
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Adam Beam was born May 29, 1783 in Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania, the son of John Beam and Barbara Walter. He married Catharine Gonder, daughter of Captain Jacob Gonder (3rd Regiment Lincoln Militia) on November 17, 1818. To them were born 13 children, as follows:
- Walter
- Mary A
- Amanda A. Aaron
- Gideon
- Dinah
- Charlotte Naomi
- Almira Barbary
- Bethea
- Rebecca C
- Joshua F
- Joseph Gonder
- Morris Jacob
Joseph Danner3rd Regiment Lincoln Militia
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Joseph Danner was born in the US in 1774. He emigrated to Canada in 1807. His wife was Rebecca Blackmore, born in 1800 in the US. They had at least five children:
- Jacob
- Eliza Alice
- Samuel
- Susan
- Anne
Lewis House3rd Regiment Lincoln Militia
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Lewis House was born 16 July 1788 in Lincoln Co., Upper Canada, although in research it is also noted that he may have been born in the Mohawk Valley, New York State. He was the son of George House and Maria Polly Mabie. George House served with his brother, Harmonus House in Captain Walter Butler’s Company, Butler’s Rangers.
Jeremiah Tuttle3rd Regiment Lincoln Militia
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Jeremiah Tuttle was born on the 14 September 1764. According to his 1796 Upper Canada Land Petition, Jeremiah had been in the Province for nine years (since 1787) and had a wife and five children. No information about Jeremiah’s origins was provided.
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Peter Miller3rd Regiment Lincoln Militia
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Peter Miller was born in 1793 in Bertie Township, Welland County, Ontario. He was the third child, and second son, of Andrew Miller (1766-1843) and his wife, Elizabeth Everett (1772-1841).
John Laur3rd Regiment Lincoln Militia
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John Laur, a native of Germany was born in 1761. As a young man he came to America previous to the Revolutionary war and located in the state of Pennsylvania. John Laur married Sarah Zavitz who was born in 1769. They were married in Tannersville, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. In 1784 they came across the Niagara River to Bertie township. (Source: Benjamin Laur)