War of 1812 Veteran
Enlisted in the King’s Royal Yorkers in July of 1780 following his father Simon. Both arrive in Ernestown in 1784, John as a single man and Simon with the remainder of the family.
He serves as a Private in the 1st Addington Militia during the War of 1812.
Israel Tripp’s 5th great grandfather emigrated from England to Boston, approximately 1635, indentured as a carpenter. He became an inhabitant of Portsmouth, New Hampshire in 1638 and served in various capacities in the local governments. His signature is on the 1657 purchase of Conanicut and Dutch Island, Rhode Island. He continued to be of service to his community until his death in 1678.
Fraser installed as Lieutenant of the 1st Addington Dragoons on February 22, 1813
He would later sit as the member for Ernestown in the Provincial Government of Upper Canada.
Son of Captain Joshua Booth who served in the Crown in the Revolutionary war with Delauncey’s Corp and in the War of 1812 with the 1st Regiment of Addington Militia.
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1st Regiment Addington Dragoons
Son of Martin Stover, Private in Jessup’s Rangers and Elenor Leanner who settled in CT2 ( Ernesttown ) in 1784.
Served in Jessup’s Rangers in John Jones’ Coy and arrived in Ernesttown as a single man in 1784.
He received the rank of Captain on 17 Oct 1809 in the 1st Addington Militia.
Henry Bulbeck was born in England before 6 Jan 1788 and joined the Sussex Militia on 7 Feb 1804. After his five years of service with the Sussex Militia was completed, he subsequently joined the British Army, 8th Regiment of Foot, 2nd Battalion on 7 Apr 1809.
Jacob Hess, 15 Nov 1766- 7 Oct 1823, was a member of one of the first families to settle on Hamilton Mountain. Jacob’s father Michael (1740-1804) and his wife Charity, originally called Gertrude, (1744-1808), descendants of Palatinate immigrants, moved with their children to Canada from Mt. Bethel, PA, USA in May 1789 because of increasing fear of persecution for their loyalty to Britain.
The British RaidWhen the campaign season opened in April 1813, the United States planned to exploit their control of Lake Ontario by attacking Kingston, York and Fort George in the Niagara, with a force assembled at Sackets Harbor. As American intelligence indicated the defences at Kingston were formidable, it was decided to first attack York and then hold it until a relief force was detached from Fort George to reclaim it. The Americans would then make a lightening move across Lake Ontario, reduce that fort and, aided by an army that would cross the river, secure the Canadian side of the Niagara. Afterwards, a blockade was to be established at Kingston to contain the British naval squadron. American Commodore Chauncey would then proceed direct to Lake Erie and then “destroy” British naval power, take Malden and Detroit, and then proceed into Lake Huron and attack Mackinac. Continue reading Crown Forces
2nd Battle
Sackets Harbor
