Burwell served under Captain Leslie Patterson July, August 1812 received land Claim Certificate Unit, Flank Company 1st Regiment Middlesex Militia, Volume 18. File pages 1655 -1656.
Probably son of Adam Burwell (1748 -1828). Burwell found on 1851 and 1861 census in Brantford. Burwell was born in Bertie Township on 17 Feb 1794, d 20 Apr 1865 in Burford Township, Brant. Buried in Burford Pioneer Cemetery, m1 Elizabeth Ann Whitehead; m2 Mary Adelia Northrop. (Research by Elgin County Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society).
Burwell also served under Captain David Secord and Captain Daniel Springer. Information from Soldiers of the King by William Gray, Ancestry.ca and lnterment.net Cemetery records on line.
(Research by the Elgin County Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society.)
Veteran Summary
Lewis BurwellPrivate, 1st Regiment Middlesex Militia
Place of Birth
Bertie Township, Niagara Region, ON, CAN
Place of Death
Burford, County of Brant, ON, CAN
Died on: 20 APR 1865
Reason: Old Age
Location of Grave
Burford Pioneer Cemetery, 171 King Street
Burford, County of Brant, ON, CAN
Latitude: 43.1009N Longitude: -80.4355