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#[http://www.heritagequestonline.com Heritage Quest], a paid subscription site available in the Family History Library and the Family History Centers [select records in each file] | #[http://www.heritagequestonline.com Heritage Quest], a paid subscription site available in the Family History Library and the Family History Centers [select records in each file] | ||
The 1835 Pension Roll (covers 27 states and one district) is available online at various websites. A [http://www.werelate.org/wiki/Source:United_States._Pension_Roll_of_1835_%28287874%29 WeRelate source page] leads researchers to various editions of this resource. | The 1835 Pension Roll (covers 27 states and one district) is available online at various websites. A [http://www.werelate.org/wiki/Source:United_States._Pension_Roll_of_1835_%28287874%29 WeRelate source page] leads researchers to various editions of this resource. | ||
See also ''[https://fch.ldschurch.org/WWSupport/Courses/FamilyHistoryLibraryExport/U.S._Military_Records__Pre-WWI_Pension_Application/Player.html Military Records: Pre-WWI Pension Applications]'' (16 minute online video) [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/education/frameset_education.asp?PAGE=education_research_series_online.asp%3FActiveTab=2 FamilySearch Research Classes Online], 2010. | See also ''[https://fch.ldschurch.org/WWSupport/Courses/FamilyHistoryLibraryExport/U.S._Military_Records__Pre-WWI_Pension_Application/Player.html Military Records: Pre-WWI Pension Applications]'' (16 minute online video) [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/education/frameset_education.asp?PAGE=education_research_series_online.asp%3FActiveTab=2 FamilySearch Research Classes Online], 2010. | ||
=== Unit Histories === | === Unit Histories === | ||
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An estimated one-third of the people of the American colonies remained loyal to Great Britain during the Revolutionary War. As many as 50,000 fled their homes and moved to New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec, and England. Records of these individuals include name lists, muster rolls, and histories. Many filed claims and petitions to the British government for compensation for losses of real and personal property. | An estimated one-third of the people of the American colonies remained loyal to Great Britain during the Revolutionary War. As many as 50,000 fled their homes and moved to New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec, and England. Records of these individuals include name lists, muster rolls, and histories. Many filed claims and petitions to the British government for compensation for losses of real and personal property. | ||
To find records of Loyalists do a http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=generalsubjectsearch&columns=*,0,0 Subject Search | To find records of Loyalists do a http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=generalsubjectsearch&columns=*,0,0 Subject Search | ||
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:'''AMERICAN LOYALISTS'''<br> | :'''AMERICAN LOYALISTS'''<br> | ||
:'''UNITED EMPIRE LOYALISTS''' | :'''UNITED EMPIRE LOYALISTS''' | ||
Or, do a http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=localitysearch&columns=*,0,0 Place Search | Or, do a http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=localitysearch&columns=*,0,0 Place Search | ||
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Many people of different nationalities were involved in the Revolutionary War. The following sources may be helpful: | Many people of different nationalities were involved in the Revolutionary War. The following sources may be helpful: | ||
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=== Original Colonies === | === Original Colonies === | ||
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Several other British colonies existed on the North American continent, but remained loyal to the King. They were: <br>Upper Canada (now Ontario) <br>Lower Canada (now Quebec) <br>Nova Scotia (which included present-day New Brunswick) <br>Rupert's Land (Hudson Bay drainage basin) <br>East Florida <br>West Florida (captured by Spain (ally of the United States) in 1781) <br> | Several other British colonies existed on the North American continent, but remained loyal to the King. They were: <br>Upper Canada (now Ontario) <br>Lower Canada (now Quebec) <br>Nova Scotia (which included present-day New Brunswick) <br>Rupert's Land (Hudson Bay drainage basin) <br>East Florida <br>West Florida (captured by Spain (ally of the United States) in 1781) <br> | ||
Many Loyalists migrated from the thirteen colonies and settled in Canadian colonies during and after the Revolution, or in British (later Spanish) Florida, or Jamaica. | Many Loyalists migrated from the thirteen colonies and settled in Canadian colonies during and after the Revolution, or in British (later Spanish) Florida, or Jamaica. | ||
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