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BOOK - United Empire Loyalists, A Guide to Tracing Loyalist Ancestors in Upper Canada (Ontario). By Brenda Dougall Merriman. There has long been a need for descendants to have a general guide to assist the tracing of Loyalist ancestors, not only for the beginner, but also for those who encounter stumbling blocks on their way. Brenda Dougall Merriman accomplishes this in spades. Merriman defines what a Loyalist is, then goes on to discuss the necessary sources and background information that is available to trace a specific Loyalist in Upper Canada (Ontario). An essential guide for everyone researching Loyalist heritage. ISBN 1-897210-84-1 More information
BOOK - The History and Master Roll of the The King's Royal Regiment of New York, Revised and Expanded Edition. By Gavin Watt. Gavin Watt has significantly revisited his original book that was published under the title The King's Royal Regiment of New York in 1984. This new volume [2006] provides much new content, including corrections, additions and newly discovered sources that have come to light during the 22 years of research since his earlier book. The history of the regiment, and of the men of The King's Royal Regiment has great significance to those with an interest in the American Revolutionary War and the subsequent resettlement of United Empire Loyalists and others, many of whom migrated to Canada. More information ISBN 1-897210-83-3 More information
BOOK - Pioneer Life On The Bay Of Quinte This 1032 page tome is invaluable to those who are researcing Loyalist and other ancestry in the Bay of Quinte and south east central Ontario region. Originally published in 1904, this edition contains a extensive new index by R. Arles Flint and a new introduction by Brian Tackaberry. 309 family histories and genealogies of early Loyalist, British and American families who settled in the region. ISBN 1-894378-33-4 More information
BOOK - Loyalists in Arms 1775 - 1783 By: W. O. Raymond. This book contains a short History of the British Regiments that unsuccessfully attempted to contain the American revolution, with the Roll of their Officers. Loyalists in Arms 1775 - 1783 is an essential reference for those interested in those who fought on the side of the Crown in the American Revolutionary War. To see a list of which regiments are covered in this book, click on "More Information". ISBN 1-897210-76-0 More information
BOOK - The Romance of The Palatine Millers, A Tale of Palatine Irish-Americans and United Empire Loyalists. By Rev. Bowman Tucker More than a family history book, The Romance of The Palatine Millers, begins with an historical overview of the Palatines in Europe, continues with the story of their emigration overseas, eventual settlement in Canada, and their American cousins.
ISBN 1-897210-76-0 More information
BOOK - To Their Heirs Forever, United Empire Loyalists, Camden Valley, New York, to Upper Canada (Ontario) By Eula C. Lapp. To Their Heirs Forever is the story of families who migrated from Europe to England in the 1700's, then to Ireland, finally settling in the Camden Valley, Charlotte County, of present day New York State. This story focuses on those families that were forced to seek a new life in Canada after the American Revolutionary War. ISBN (to be added here) More information
BOOK - Voyage Of A Different Kind - The Associated Loyalists of Kingston and Adolphustown (Ontario). by Larry Turner. From the City of New York to the shores of Lake Ontario: Following a path of its own choosing, a small but significant group of Loyalist refugees opted for settlement in the western territory of the old Province of Quebec (present day Kingston and Adolphustown, Ontario) after the American Revolutionary War. ISBN 1-894378-08-3 More information
BOOK - Loyalists and Land Settlement in Nova Scotia. Compiled by Marion Gilroy under the direction of D. C. Harvey, Archivist (originally published 1937)
The list of United Empire Loyalists who appear in this book, was compiled from the land papers in the Public Archives of Nova Scotia and checked with the land papers in the Department of Lands and Forests of the province. The general purpose of this publication was to collect in as compact a form as possible all the information that has survived on Loyalist settlements in Nova Scotia and to make this accessible to the descendants who are interested. ISBN 1-897210-95-7 More information
BOOK - The Old United Empire Loyalists List, Originally Published as The Centennial of the Settlement of Upper Canada 1784-1884 By The Centennial Committee, United Empire Loyalists. This book was originally compiled in 1885 for the "Centennial of the Settlement of Upper Canada". It contains the names of, and information about the thousands of United Empire Loyalist settlers, and others who left the American colonies during and after the Revolutionary War and settled, first, in 1783, in what is now New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, and then, in 1784, in Upper Canada, or what is now the Province of Ontario.ISBN 1-897210-69-8 More information
BOOK - The British Campaign of 1777, The St. Leger Expedition, The Forces of Crown and Congress SECOND EDITIONBy: Gavin Watt & James F. Morrison. The authors have produced a revised edition of their indispensible study of the Crown forces and native allies of St. Leger's expedition of 1777 and forces of Congress and the natives who opposed them. Filled with names of those who participated and detailed end notes and bibliographic information. ISBN 1-894378-69-5 More information
BOOK - 7th Town Ameliasburgh Township, Past & Present by: Seventh Town Historical Society, This revised edition contains a facsimile reprint of every page of the original book plus new material. Ameliasburgh, in Prince Edward County, Ontario was a major settlement destination for Loyalists expelled after the American Revolution. The index is a windfall for family historians because it guides readers to over six thousand names linked to many thousands of valuable references.ISBN 1-894378-30-X More information
BOOK or CD ROM - The Ketcheson Family. By The Ketcheson Family Book Committee. Though this is one family's history/genealogy, the direct and collateral family lines are dominated by Loyalists and their descendants. The Ketcheson Family history is a genealogical study of twelve generations of the descendants of William and Sally Ayr Ketcheson. Thier son William Ketcheson, born in Yorkshire, England, was destined to become the progenitor of the widespread family largely responsible for a considerable share of the development of what later became the province of Ontario in the Dominion of Canada.ISBN 1-894378-62-8 More information
BOOK - The Book of Names, Especially Relating to the Early Palatines and the First Settlers in the Mohawk Valley. By: Lou D. MacWethy. Palatines migrated across the continent with primary migration trails including to Canada and to the American west after the American Revolution. This long respected work was the earliest to to provide a published list of more than 20,000 names and genealogical information about the early Palatines of New York State, the original settlers of the Mohawk Valley. ISBN 1-897210-73-6 More information
BOOK - The Queen's Rangers
By George H. Locke and Margaret Ray. The author discusses the history of the Queen's Rangers from the American Revolution until the mid-ninteenth century. A reprint of a paper presented by George H. Locke at the June, 1923 meeting of the Ontario Historical Society at Kingston. Includes several biographies plus an appendix item containing a list of members of the Queen's Rangers who were present at the Surrender of Yorktown in 1781. ISBN 1-897210-77-9 More information
BOOK - The Settlement of the United Empire Loyalists on the Upper St. Lawrence and Bay of Quinte In 1784, A Documentary Record. By Brig. General E. A. Cruikshank (originally published 1934). The Settlement of the United Empire Loyalists on the Upper St. Lawrence and Bay of Quinte In 1784, A Documentary Record is comprised of a collection of letters and journal entries of the people who were most closely involved with planning and accomplishing Loyalist settlement along the St. Lawrence River and the Bay of Quinte area between May 1783 and November of 1784.ISBN: 978-1-897466-03-4 More information
BOOK - The Hessians And The Other German Auxiliaries Of Great Britain In The Revolutionary War. By Edward J. Lowell. The history of the German auxiliaries, who fought for Great Britain in the Revolutionary War, has not received from American writers the amount of attention which its importance would seem to deserve. Much of the original source material used by the author in 1884 was lost due to bombing during the Second World War. This circumstance heightens the the importance of this early work.ISBN 1-894378-83-0 More information
BOOK - Guide To Help Find Your Hessian Soldier of the American Revolution (Revised and Improved) By Johannes Helmut Merz. The Hessians were an auxiliary regiment from Germany, engaged by Britain to fight on the British side during the American Revolutionary War. This book arms the reader with the information required to effectively research your Hessian soldier. Additionally there is a chapter containing 3500+ names of Hessians with references to where specific additional information is available, plus a list of deserters from Heesen-Kassel Jaeger Corps. More information BOOK - The Hessians of Nova Scotia By Johannes Helmut Merz with Terrence M. Punch. The Hessians were an auxiliary regiment from Germany, engaged by Britain to fight on the British side during the American Revolutionary War. This book includes the personal data files of 235 Hessian soldiers who settled in Nova Scotia after the American Revolution. More information BOOK - The Hessians of Quebec By Johannes Helmut Merz. The Hessians were an auxiliary regiment from Germany, engaged by Britain to fight on the British side during the American Revolutionary War. This book includes accounts of the conflict and individual records of mny of the men who served in the American Revolution and then settled in Quebec after the war ended. Also includes an updated complete copy of "Register of German Military Men who remained in Canada After the American Revolution 1776-1783" which was previously published separately. More information BOOK - The Hessians of Upper Canada (Ontario) By Johannes Helmut Merz. The Hessians were an auxiliary regiment from Germany, engaged by Britain to fight on the British side during the American Revolutionary War. This book includes accounts of the conflict and individual records of many of the men who served in the American Revolution and then settled in Upper Canada, which later became the Canadian province of Ontario. More information BOOK - The Hessians of Marysburgh, Ontario By Johannes Helmut Merz. This is an extracted chapter from Merz' book The Hessians of Upper Canada with additional pictures and text. The Hessians were an auxiliary regiment from Germany, engaged by Britain to fight on the British side during the American Revolutionary War. This book focuses on the men who served in the American Revolution and then settled in Marysburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario. More information BOOK - The Burning of the Valleys, Daring Raids from Canada Against the New York Frontier in the Fall of 1780 - REVISED EDITION. By Gavin K. Watt. In the fifth year of the War of Independence, while the Americans focused on the British thrust against the Carolinas, the Canadian Department waged a decisive campaign against the northern frontier of New York. Their primary target was the Mohawk River region, known to be the “grainbowl” that fed Washington‘s armies. The Burning of the Valleys details the actions of both sides in this exciting and incredibly effective British campaign. More information BOOK - The Founders, The Twenty-two Persons Who Established Old Hay Bay Church in 1792 By William Lamb. Over two centuries later their work still stands and has been designated a National Historic Site of Canada. Here are the stories of these twenty-one men and one woman who banded together to build the first Methodist Church in Upper Canada. The Hay Bay Methodist Church is the oldest Methodist Building in Canada and the second oldest church in Ontario. Hay Bay Church was the first meeting house for Loyalists in Ontario. More information BOOK - Hope Restored, The American Revolution and the Founding of New Brunswick. by: Robert L. Dallison. In April, 1775, the first shots of the American Revolutionary War were fired; almost immediately, reverberations were felt in what is now New Brunswick. In this concise history of the Revolution’s impact, Robert L. Dallison examines the legacy of the Loyalist regiments, who settled here to defend the British colony against the American Patriots. Their motto, Spem reduxit (Hope Restored), has become the motto of the province they founded. More information CD ROM - 'Carleton's Loyalist Index' plus 'The Book of Negroes' by: Sir Guy Carleton Branch, United Empire Loyalists' Assoc. of Canada. A select index to the names of Loyalists and their associates, contained in the British Headquaters Papers. More information BOOK - Frontenac County Loyalist Families. By Russ Waller. Frontenac County Loyalist Families is an updated revision combining the original text with additional information recently obtained from transcriptions of the Registrar General’s post 1869 vital statistics now available at the Archives of Ontario, plus recent transcriptions of Cataraqui Cemetery and family information supplied by private researchers. More information BOOK - Durham and Northumberland County (Ontario, Canada) United Empire Loyalist Links Compiled by Russ Waller. The main body of this book is comprised of an alphabetically arranged network of paternally or maternally linked Loyalist families who resided in the Counties of Durham and Northumberland after 1784. More Information BOOK - Hastings and Prince Edward Counties Loyalist Families by Russ Waller U. E.. This is a major revision and update which includes those Loyalists and their descendants who settled in Hastings and Prince Edward Counties More information BOOK - United Empire Loyalist Lists. by: E.Keith Fitzgerald. This book lists over 200 Loyalist Names and Families from the Haldimand Papers. More information BOOK - American Migrations 1765-1799. by: Peter Wilson Coldham. The lives, times, and families of colonial Americans who remained loyal to the British Crown before, during and after the Revolutionary War, as related in their own words and through their correspondence More information BOOKS - United Empire Loyalists Enquiry into the Losses and Services in Consequence of Their Loyalty. Evidence in Canadian Claims. Two Volumes From: Second Report of the Bureau of Archives for the Province of Ontario (orig pub. 1905) More information BOOK - While the Women only Wept - Loyalist Refugee Women in Eastern Ontario Janice Potter-MacKinnon. In this book, Janice Potter-MacKinnon traces the history of Loyalist women from their time in the American colonies through their resettlement around the present-day Kingston and reveals the key roles that these women played during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. More information BOOK - This Unfriendly Soil by Neil McKinnon Following the Revolution more than 20,000 Loyalists fled to Nova Scotia but the Loyalists were disappointed not only by their treatment at the hands of the British Government, but also by the apparent unwillingness of the government and people of Nova Scotia to recognize their sacrifice and encourage their advancement. More information BOOK - Loyalist Lineages, VOL. I & 2 - By Toronto Branch of The United Empire Loyalists' Association of Canada. This book is a unique collection of linages of members of the United Empire Loyalists' Association of Canada. More information BOOK - The Land of the Loyalists. By: Ronald Rees. This book explores the Loyalists' settlement patters, land distribution, and architectural efforts, as well as the Black Loyalist experience, giving a thorough and engaging look at the forces that created the Loyalist imprint in the Maritimes. More information BOOK - The Black Loyalists- The Search for a Promised Land in Nova Scotia and Sierra Leone 1783 - 1870. by James W. ST. G. Walker. In Nova Scotia the Black Loyalists encountered hardship, hostility, and broken promises. More information BOOK - Inventing The Loyalists: The Ontario Loyalist Tradition and the Creation of Useable Pasts. By Norman Knowles. Book provides an analysis of the creation, evolution, content and uses of the Ontario Loyalist Tradition.More information BOOK - James McMasters and Family, To Quinte & Beyond by Brian Tackaberry. Following the American Revolution, thousands of men, women and children abandoned their homes and families in the thirteen colonies and fled to territories still under the British flag. Many of these United Empire Loyalists, including James McMasters, were granted lands in the Bay of Quinte area where they established prosperous farms and raised thriving families. This is the story of some of those families and their 4000 descendants. More information BOOK - Trenton Town of Promise Compiled by Nick and Helma Mika. This large hardcover book is filled with information about the coming of the United Empire Loyalists to Trenton. Published in 1979, and now out of print, we have only 14 copies available. Filled with anecdotal charm, handsome sketches, photographs and maps, this book will be highly regarded by those interested in the history of Trenton, Ontario and area. More information BOOK - The Loyalists of Quebec, 1774, 1825 by Montreal U.E.L. More information BOOK - The Loyalists of The Eastern Townships of Quebec. This book contains historical sketches, biographical descriptions and an extensive index of settlers. More information BOOK - Index to 'The Loyalists of the Eastern Townships of Quebec'. By: Linda Corupe, U.E.. This book provides an extensive index for the original publication. More information BOOK - The Loyalists, Revolution, Exile, Settlement Christopher Moore As the Loyalists streamed into the Canadian colonies to the north, they changed forever the face of settlement there. This book won the Secretary of State’s Prize for Excellence in Canadian Studies More information BOOK - Amherst Island Loyalist Links. By Russ Waller, U.E. File of the settlers and descendants of Amherst Island in Lennox and Addington County. Except for the families appearing the in the Appendix, where connections are probable although not yet proven, ALL families in this book are connected, either by Lineage or marriage. More information BOOK - Leeds and Grenville Counties, U.E. Loyalist Links. Compiled by Russ Waller. Includes those Loyalists and their descendants who settled and remained in Leeds and Grenville Counties until at least 1871. More information BOOK - Lennox and Addington County Loyalist Families. Part One & Part Two. By Russ Waller, U.E. Lennox and Addington County Loyalist Families is a revision combining this text with additional information recently obtained from transcriptions of the Registrar General’s post 1869 vital statistics now available at the Archives of Ontario, plus transcriptions of the Napanee Beaver, plus family information supplied by private researchers. More information BOOK - The Loyalist Children of Upper Canada (United Empire Loyalist) by Barbara Wright. This publication is an index to the Ontario Archives RG 1, MS-693 Series....over 6000 Warrants, listing child's name, location of application, occupation, Loyalist Parent, and land issue if noted. More information BOOK - UE Loyalists & Military Claimants of Upper Canada: A Collection of Names, Source Ontario Archives, 2nd in Series. (United Empire Loyalist) by Barbara Wright. This is the 2nd in a series of the Ontario Archives Land Index MS-693 Warrants and Fiats. OA, Sub series RG 1-149-2, Container 1-7. UE Loyalists & Military Claimants of which an index has been compiled into a simple to understand hard copy. More information BOOK - Loyalists *Military* Settlers of Upper Canada, A Collection of Names. (United Empire Loyalist) by Barbara Wright. This is the 3rd book in a seriesThe author spent many hours locating, transcibing and trying to make these records available to those seeking out and documenting people who came to what we now call Ontario. More information BOOK - An Annotated Roll of Butler's Rangers 1777- 1784 With Documentary Sources. Compiled and Arranged by Lieutenant Colonel William A. Smy, OMM, CD, UE. The Corps of Rangers commanded by Lieutenant Colonel John Butler was raised in 1777 and served until the general reduction of the British Army in North America in 1784. Everyone with an interest in the American Revolutionary War, and/or United Empire Loyalists who later settled in Canada must have this book! More information 
BOOK - Starting Out in Genealogy. By Ruth Burkholder. Building a family tree looks like a daunting taste to the unititiated, however it's easier than you think! Family history research is not complicated as long as you know which records are available, where to find those records, and how to organize the information that you gather. This guide is designed for the beginner. However, it will also be of considerable help to those who have already started researching and recording family history, but want to improve their skills and results. ISBN 978-1-897446-02-7 More information
BOOK - Canadian Records of Birth, Marriage and Death: A Guide
By Fawne Stratford-Devai. The government registration of births, marriages and deaths, is usually referred to as civil registration and the records as "vital records". In Canada, the responsibility for all aspects of civil registration falls to the individual provinces and territories. This guide is designed to provide a general overview and introduction to Canadian vital records in all jurisdictions across Canada; where they are, and how to access them.ISBN 1-894571-89-4 More information
BOOK - Routes To Routes By Ryan Taylor. A wide range of genealogical and research topics assist family historians with their quest to uncover their roots. Included is an essay describing how to effectively use libraries for family history research and how to best utilize the skills and training of professional librarians. The book is an entertaining read, however, before you know it, you will accumulate many sound research ideas from the vast experience of Mr. Taylor. ISBN 0-9682524-0-0 More information
BOOK - The Sash Canada Wore - A Historical Geography of The Orange Order in Canada By: Cecil J. Houston and William J. Smith. This work explores the role of the Orange Order in the unfolding settlement geography of Canada. Protestant Irish soldiers and emigrants, largely Ulster-born, introduced the organization into New Brunswick, Quebec, and Ontario within the first decade of the nineteenth century. At its zenith, he movement had a membership of as many as one in three Canadians.ISBN 1-894378-31-8 More information
BOOK - Cyclopaedia Of Methodism In Canada Originally published in 1880, this high quality reprint provides historical, educational and statistical information regarding the Methodist Church in Canada, dating from the "beginning of the Work" (1765) in the several provinces of the Dominion Of Canada and extending to 1880. Includes information about all of those who served as ministers and circuit riders, complete with a record of where and when they served.ISBN 1-894378-16-4 More information
BOOK - The First Century of Methodism in Canada, 1775-1883. Two Volumes In One.
By J. E. Sanderson. Originally published by William Briggs, 1908 (vol. 1) & 1910 (vol. 2)
This Historical Reprint by Global Heritage Press. Sanderson's fine history of the early years of Methodism in Canada has served as an essential resource for more than a century. Being out of print for over one hundred years, this new edition has been pubished to provide access for today's researchers. This editon is a facsimile reprint of both of the original volumes, bound into a single book.ISBN 978-1-897446-34-8 More information Two volumes in one book
BOOK - Getting From Here To There, Identifying the Origins of Immigrants to Canada. Revised and Expanded Edition by: Fawne Stratford-Devai.
One of the more difficult things to do in a family history research project is to identify where your original immigrant ancestor came from. Sometimes we know the country they came from, but not the specific place within that country. In order to find records in the "old-country" it is very helpful to know which town, parish, county etc that the person came from. This book identifies a long list of potential sources in Canada, where you may find that critical piece of information. ISBN 1-897210-80-9 More information
BOOK - Canadian Family History in the 21st Century, Lessons, Links & Resources. Second Edition 2005. By Fawne Stratford-Devai. This newly updated and expanded second edition offers readers valuable lessons, links and recommended resources that will help you keep you family history research project on-track, saving time, effort and expense. The author is a popular genealogical lecturer, educator and author/co-author of more than 50 important genealogical and historical books. ISBN 1-897210-68-X More information
BOOK - Lovell's 1873 Gazetteer of British North America This facsimile reprint of The volume contains over six thousand descriptions and historical facts about cities, towns and villages across Canada, as they were known in 1873. Also included is a listing of over fifteen hundred lakes and rivers with their location, size and general information. A table showing the railway and steamboat routes within British North America in 1873, which will assist researchers in understanding the routes that their ancestors may have migrated over. The table lists the distance that each place in British North America is to the nearest railway station or port.ISBN 0-9682524-5-1 More information
BOOK - True Stories of New England Captives Carried to Canada During the Old French and Indian Wars. By C. Alice Baker. This thoughtfully written book provides the reader with the gripping history of Indian attacks in Maine; New Hampshire; and Massachusetts. Events leading up to the attacks and the attacks themselves are described in considerable detail with an emphasis on how those engagements affected specific people, especially those who were captured and removed to Canada. ISBN 1-897210-98-1 More information
BOOK - The Canadian Almanac of 1862. Originally published by W. C. Chewett & Co. 1862. Many family historians value a carefully compiled almanac. Almanac's assist genealogists, historians, social historians and geographers locate information and records that affected the inhabitants of the area being researched. ISBN 1-897210-98-1 More information
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