Asahel Kyes was born in 1764 in the United States. He came with his wife Sarah Mosier and family to Upper Canada about 1796 settling in the front of Lansdowne Township.
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Ashahel Kyes
James Vrooman
Glengarry Light Infantry
James Vrooman was the son of Adam, a Captain in Butler’s Rangers who was granted crown land in Queenston. He was the second youngest of seven children and youngest of five sons. His eldest brother was Solomon Secord Vrooman who was in the Lincoln Militia & who inherited his father’s land. He was born on 22 Apr 1794.
Robert McNeil Miller
1st Regiment Leeds Militia
Robert McNeil Miller came to Leeds County in Upper Canada along with the McNeil family settling in Lansdowne Township.
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1st Regiment Leeds Militia
William Sturdivant
1st Regiment Leeds Militia
Born in Vermont about 1776 William Sturdivant came to Upper Canada in 1790 where he married Catherine Gordon, daughter of Robert Gordon, a Loyalist who had settled in Charlottenburg.
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1st Regiment Leeds Militia
James Struthers
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James Struthers came to Leeds County in Upper Canada about 1800 along with other members of the Struthers family.
Adoniram Burritt Young2nd Regiment Grenville Militia
Adoniram Young was born in February 1784 in Arlington, Bennington County. Vermont, USA. His parents were Esther Burritt Young Benedict (1765-1835), daughter of Daniel Burritt UE (1735-1827), and Joseph Young (1760-1787) of Vermont, USA.
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Asahel Hurd2nd Regiment Grenville Militia
Asahel Hurd was born in November 14th 1768 in Arlington, Bennington County. Vermont, USA. He was a son of Loyalist Phineas Hurd and Anna Hawley originally from the United States. He was a private/commanding officer and then promoted to captain of the 2nd Regiment Grenville Militia company who served in the Upper Canadian Militia during the War of 1812.
Henry “Harry” Burritt2nd Regiment Grenville Militia
Henry “Harry” Burritt was born in Ontario, Canada on 26 August 1791. He was the son of Stephen Burritt (1759-1844) and Martha Stevens (1771/2-1830) of Vermont, USA and then Augusta Township, Grenville County, Ontario, Canada. He was a Loyalist by descent and was commissioned an officer and quickly promoted to Major in 1813 and was promoted to Lieutenant and appointed Lieutenant Colonel post-war of the 2nd Regiment Grenville Militia company who served in the Upper Canadian Militia during the War of 1812.
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Stephen Burritt2nd Regiment Grenville Militia
Stephen Burritt was born in New Milford, Litchfield County, Connecticut on 22 November 1759. He was one of 12 children, and the second oldest son, of Daniel Burritt, Sr. (1735-1827) and Sarah Collins (1733-1815) of Connecticut, later Vermont, and finally Augusta Township, Grenville County, Ontario, Canada.
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Daniel Burritt Jr.2nd Regiment Grenville Militia
Daniel Burritt, Jr. was born in Arlington, Vermont, USA on 22 March 1772. He was one of 12 children, and the second youngest son, of Daniel Burritt, Sr. (1735-1827) and Sarah Collins (1733-1815) of Connecticut, later Vermont, and finally Augusta Township, Grenville County, Ontario, Canada. His father and elder brothers were United Empire Loyalist veterans of the American Revolution. Following the war, Daniel Jr. settled in Upper Canada with his parents and most of his siblings.
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