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= The Colonists = | = The Colonists = | ||
During Queen Anne's War, many colonists served in local militias. Because these were local units and not part of the British Army, any surviving records are in historical societies, state libraries and archives. Most men who served in Queen Anne's War were between the ages of 16 and 60, born between 1642-1697, though some were born as early as 1632 or as late as 1701. Ages of Servicemen in Wars | During Queen Anne's War, many colonists served in local militias. Because these were local units and not part of the British Army, any surviving records are in historical societies, state libraries and archives. Most men who served in Queen Anne's War were between the ages of 16 and 60, born between 1642-1697, though some were born as early as 1632 or as late as 1701. [[Ages_of_Servicemen_in_Wars|Ages of Servicemen in Wars]] | ||
<sub>INFORMATION FROM: ''Encyclopedia Americana''. Danbury, Connecticut: Grolier Inc. c1989, Vol. 23, p. 86.<br></sub> | <sub>INFORMATION FROM: ''Encyclopedia Americana''. Danbury, Connecticut: Grolier Inc. c1989, Vol. 23, p. 86.<br></sub> | ||
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