“Loyalist Trails” 2008-04: January 27, 2008

In this issue:
– Five More Loyalist Widows, by Stephen Davidson
– “City on a hill” Ronald Reagan quoting John Winthrop
– Loyalist and Patriot Ancestors
– Loyalist Collection at Brock University Grows
– Queries
      + Information about John Cousins, Loyalist
      + Response re Loyalist Abiel Briggs and Elizabeth Chase

Articles

Five More Loyalist Widows, by Stephen Davidson

By reviewing the compensation claims made by loyalist widows in Montreal in the late 1780s we can gain a new appreciation of what these women had to endure during the American Revolution.

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“Loyalist Trails” 2008-02: January 13, 2008

In this issue:
– Robert Grant, Loyalist Orphan, by Stephen Davidson
– Looking Ahead to Hudson Valley Anniversaries
– January 2008 issue of Loyalists Quarterly now Available
– “Keys to Ontario Research” Workshop, Sat. 23 February 2008, Toronto
– Lawrence Hill to Speak at McMaster University
– Henry Hayden: From Sorel to a Rootsweb Stray
– Heritage Canada Foundation to Celebrate the Built Heritage Workforce for Heritage Day 2008
– Additions to Loyalist Directory
– Queries
      + Family of Dr Adoniah MacBass

Articles

Robert Grant, Loyalist Orphan, by Stephen Davidson

The American Revolution […]

“Loyalist Trails” 2007-51: December 30, 2007

In this issue:
– Tally-Ho: Any Loyalists for a Fox Hunt? by Stephen Davidson
– Additions to Loyalist Directory
– Last Post: Margaret Best
– Queries
      + Information about Maybee Family

Articles

Tally-Ho: Any Loyalists for a Fox Hunt? by Stephen Davidson

At the outset of the American Revolution, Charles Loosely and Thomas Elms were business partners who made paper for the Continental Congress. However, the two men were not rebels by conviction and may have used their trade as a means to avoid actively serving with the patriot militia. When the British […]

“Loyalist Trails” 2007-49: December 16, 2007

In this issue:
– A Lost Black Loyalist of Britain: Scipio Handley, by Stephen Davidson
– Loyalist Descendant Cemetery Destroyed in Middlesex County, Ontario
– Note about William Foster
– 225th Celebration of Arrival of Loyalists at Remsheg Grant NS
– Queries
      + Looking for Copies of Ralph Connor’s book, The Runner

Articles

A Lost Black Loyalist of Britain: Scipio Handley, by Stephen Davidson

It is estimated that one tenth of the 100,000 refugees who fled the United States at the end of the American Revolution were of African descent. While half of […]

“Loyalist Trails” 2007-48: December 9, 2007

In this issue:
– A Lost Loyalist of Britain: Ann DeLancey Cruger — by Stephen Davidson
– The Significance of Loyalist Day in New Brunswick
– A Visit To Hamilton Branch
– In The Spotlight: “Ancestors In The Attic” and Loyalist William Foster UE
– Mennonite Migration from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania to Ontario, Canada
– Book: The Valley of the Remsheg in Nova Scotia
– Abraham DeForest (1767-1842): A Loyalist Haunting
– Heritage Canada Foundation’s 2007 Conference Presentations Now Available Online
– Queries
      + Solomon and John Spafford Families
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