War of 1812 Veteran
This application is sponsored by the City of Fredericton, New Brunswick.
Harris William Hailes was born at Burton Park, Surrey, England on 13 September 1752. He was first commissioned a Lieutenant Captaincy in the 1st Battalion British Grenadiers. He served with this regiment during General Clinton’s campaign in the southern colonies and was present at the capture of Charleston, South Carolina.
William Fiegehen was stationed with the British Garrison in Lower Canada and later on Drummond Island on Lake Huron, Upper Canada. He received a grant of land in appreciation for military service of the 200 acres on Lot 16 Conc 13, West Gwillimbury in 1837.
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100th(HRH The Prince Regent’s,
County of Dublin)Regiment of Foot
Dumaresq, Perry, Naval Officer, office holder, Justice of the Peace, and Judge; b 19 Sept 1788 on the island of Jersey, son of Philippe (Philip) Dumaresq and Jersua (Jerusha) Perry; m 21 Nov 1808 Louisa W Newton in St Paul’s Church (Anglican) in Halifax, and they had 13 children; m secondly 6 Aug 1833 Mary Stewart in Dalhousie, NB, and they had no children; d there 13 March 1839.
This application is sponsored by the City of Fredericton, New Brunswick.
William Barry Phair was born on 17 March 1783 on Staten Island, Colony of New York. His father, Lieutenant Andrew Phair, was an officer in Major General Benedict Arnold’s Loyal American Legion. After the end of the Amercian Revolution, the family came to Fredericton, New Brunswick as Loyalists. Andrew Phair held government appointments such as Deputy Barrack Master and Postmaster, both at Fredericton.
Isaac Huff was born c 1791 in Dutchess County, New York to parents Isaac and Sarah (Tripp) Huff. He married twice, first to Elizabeth, surname not proven, and second to Amarilla Smith.
This application is being made on behalf of St. Peter’s Anglican Church, Kingsclear, New Brunswick.
Lawrence Bradshaw Rainsford was the fourth son of Captain, the Honourable Andrew Rainsford, who was the Receiver General of His Majesty’s Quit Rents in West Florida from 1774 until it was captured by the Spanish in 1781. He was also active in military affairs serving as the Fort-Adjutant and Barrack-Master at Fort George. After the end of the revolution, he and his family came to New Brunswick as Loyalists. Andrew Rainsford held several public offices including Receiver General for the province and Deputy Barrack Master General. Five of his sons later served in the military.
George Hoffman (Huffman) was born February 18, 1795 in Bertie Twp., Lincoln Co., Upper Canada, one of at least six children born to Michael Hoffman (Huffman) and Elizabeth Ransier. Michael had come to this Province in 1786 with his father, mother and sisters following the American Revolution. Michael’s older brothers, Jacob and Nicholas, were both Privates in Col. Edward Jessop’s Corps and Col. Butler’s Rangers, respectively.
He served in the War of 1812, having been gazetted senior Ensign of the Glengarry Light Infantry on the 6 Feb 1812. In 1813 the young Matheson’s services were so highly appreciated by the military authorities that he was appointed Lieutenant and Pay Master.
Captain John Moberly was born in St. Petersburg, Russia, of English parentage, in 1789. His parents were British diplomats. He entered the navy in 1801 when he was only 12 and by 1815 had become a post Captain, serving on a number of ships.
John Arnold was born in 1769 in Perth Amboy of the New Jersey colony that was later to become part of the United States. John Arnold Senior fought on the side of the British in the New Jersey forces during the American Revolution. When their land was confiscated in New Jersey in 1784, John Senior, with his wife and ten children, was granted 1000 acres in Nova Scotia. However, by 1797 the Arnold family, attracted by the land offers of John Graves Simcoe had settled in the York area.
