War of 1812 Veteran
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John Moore was born October 8, 1791 in Parsborough, King’s County, Nova Scotia. He married Elizabeth Foreman or Freeman, who was born July 6, 1800 at Amhurst, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia. They married in the Gore District on June 256, 1818.
Reuben Green was born in February, 1783, in Sussex County, New Jersey. In the summer of 1786, he made the long and arduous journey with his brother Henry and his United Empire Loyalist parents Charles and Rebecca (Scritchfield) Green from New Jersey to Canada. As they passed through the Blue Mountains of Pennsylvania, three and a half year old Reuben, seated in the saddle basket (pannier) of their horse, had a terrifying view of the deep gorge below; this memory of the journey haunted him for the rest of his 90 year life. They crossed at Lewiston to Queenston on 18 September 1786 and settled in Mount Dorchester, (later known as Stamford, and finally as Niagara Falls). Eight days after their arrival his pregnant mother gave birth in the Bender’s barn to his sister Rebecca; the first white child born in the district.
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2nd Regiment Lincoln Militia
Came to Canada at age 16. Served in the War of 1812. Married Eleanor Lillie in 1813. Lived for many years on a farm near Brighton where he was appointed JP District Councillor, Commissioner of the court, and Captain of the Militia. Later moved to Chatham-Kent where he past away.
by William F. Haney
20 September 2014
at Hillside Cemetery
451 Canboro Road, Pelham, Ontario, Canada
The Reverend Leonard Haney was born to Isaac and Mary Haney in Thorold, Ontario (Upper Canada) on 10 January 1796. The family moved to the Pelham area around 1808. The first documented mention of Isaac Haney in this area we have found is in 1788 when he helped serve as chain bearer in the land survey of land of and around Thorold.
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Peter Haun was born in 1778, likely in Pennsylvania, Thirteen Colonies, the youngest son of Mathias Haun and his wife, Ann. Mathias Haun came to the Province in 1787 with his wife and ten children.
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Peter James Plato, UE was born in 1756 in Albany, New York Province, Thirteen Colonies, the son of Christian Plato, UE and his wife, Dorotea May. During the American Revolution Peter James fought with Butler’s Rangers in the Ohio Valley and for this service, received 300 acres of land in the Conc 13 of Bertie Twp.
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Christian Plato was born in 1793 in Bertie Twp., Lincoln Co., the son of Peter James Plato, UE and his wife Gertrude Catherine Bowen and grandson of Christian Plato, UE and Cornelius Bowen, U.E.
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Solomon Vrooman enlisted in the Lincoln Militia when war broke out in 1812 along with his brother, James, and fought in the battles of Stony Creek and Queenston Heights 13 Oct 1812 as well as Beaver Dams and Lundy’s Lane.
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John Warren Jr. was the son of John Warren was born in 1777. He was the second son of John Warren, Sr. and his wife Susan. John Sr. was a career soldier with the 8th (The King’s) Regiment of Foot. In 1779 Warren Sr. left the army and was appoint commissary at Fort Erie. He became a prominent merchant and held many government posts.
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Christopher Woolever was born May 6, 1789 in the Province of New Jersey, USA and emigrated to Canada. He was the son of Peter Wooliver and his wife, Susannah. He married Christianna Plato born 1801 around 1813. She was the daughter of Peter James Plato and his wife, Gertrude Catherine Bowen.
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