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==Militia== | ==Militia== | ||
The militia depended on a form of universal compulsory service by all able-bodied men between the ages of 16 and 60. Units were formed on a local basis, usually by county. Published militia lists, naming officers only, are quite common in the almanacs and directories. <ref name=mil>[[New Brunswick Military and Nobility | The militia depended on a form of universal compulsory service by all able-bodied men between the ages of 16 and 60. Units were formed on a local basis, usually by county. Published militia lists, naming officers only, are quite common in the almanacs and directories. <ref name=mil>[[New Brunswick Military and Nobility - International Institute]]</ref> | ||
*Actual muster rolls listing all militia members are rare, but may turn up in the provincial archives, or local museums. | *Actual muster rolls listing all militia members are rare, but may turn up in the provincial archives, or local museums. | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/405236?availability=Family%20History%20Library The New Brunswick militia commissioned officers' list 1787-1867] David R. Facey-Crowther. [https://www.worldcat.org/title/new-brunswick-militia-commissioned-officers-list-1787-1867/oclc/270624772 WorldCat] | *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/405236?availability=Family%20History%20Library The New Brunswick militia commissioned officers' list 1787-1867] David R. Facey-Crowther. [https://www.worldcat.org/title/new-brunswick-militia-commissioned-officers-list-1787-1867/oclc/270624772 WorldCat] | ||
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