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==Online Records== | ==Online Records== | ||
*[https://sites.rootsweb.com/~cannb/NB_LoyalistPensions.html New Brunswick Loyalist Pensions] | |||
*[https://archives.gnb.ca/ResearchTools/GuideToBiographies/Default.aspx?culture=en-CA '''Biographical Sketches of Loyalists of the American Revolution'''] Lorenzo Sabine, Kennikat Press, Port Washington, 1966. Included in PANB's Biography Database. | |||
== Loyalists == | == Loyalists == | ||
When the American War of Independence ended there were refugees, citizens who had supported the British. From 1776 onwards, some were driven out and some fled, seeking refuge in British territory. Nova Scotia had remained more or less loyal to Britain, though many of the inhabitants had come from New England. | When the American War of Independence ended there were refugees, citizens who had supported the British. From 1776 onwards, some were driven out and some fled, seeking refuge in British territory. Nova Scotia had remained more or less loyal to Britain, though many of the inhabitants had come from New England. | ||