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Andrew Rainsford
104th Regiment of Foot

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This application is sponsored by the City of Fredericton, New Brunswick.

Andrew William Rainsford was the third 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.

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George Shore
104th Regiment of Foot

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George Shore was born in England in 1787.  He was commissioned as an Ensign in His Majesty’s New Brunswick Regiment of Fencible Infantry on 9 July 1803.  His promotion to Lieutenant was effective 25 March 1804 and he was made Captain on 23 August 1810.  With the retirement of Captain Duguald Campbell that year, he took command of the Light Company which he retained until the regiment was disbanded in 1817.  In 1810, his regiment was elevated to the line as the 104th (New Brunswick) Regiment of Foot. 

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Harris William Hailes
Canadian Fencibles

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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.

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William Fiegehen
100th
(HRH The Prince Regent’s,
County of Dublin)
Regiment of Foot

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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Perry Dumaresq
Royal Navy

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.

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William Phair
104th Regiment of Foot

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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.

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Lawrence Rainsford
New Brunswick Fencibles

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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.

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George Hoffman
3rd Regiment Lincoln Militia

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.

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