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[http://www.unithistories.com/officers/RCNR_officers.html#Magill_JF Royal Canadian Naval Reserve (RCNR) Officers 1939-1945] | [http://www.unithistories.com/officers/RCNR_officers.html#Magill_JF Royal Canadian Naval Reserve (RCNR) Officers 1939-1945] | ||
Find military histories in the Place Search of the | Find military histories in the Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under: | ||
CANADA - MILITARY HISTORY CANADA, [PROVINCE] - MILITARY HISTORY | CANADA - MILITARY HISTORY CANADA, [PROVINCE] - MILITARY HISTORY | ||
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For more about records of French military in Quebec, see [[Quebec Military Records]]. | For more about records of French military in Quebec, see [[Quebec Military Records]]. | ||
There are some records of the regular British units and their officers (but not enlisted men) that fought against the French before 1763 and against the American revolutionaries between 1774 and 1783. The Family History Library has copies of some of these records, which were originally kept by the War Office in Great Britain. See the Place Search of the | There are some records of the regular British units and their officers (but not enlisted men) that fought against the French before 1763 and against the American revolutionaries between 1774 and 1783. The Family History Library has copies of some of these records, which were originally kept by the War Office in Great Britain. See the Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under: GREAT BRITAIN - MILITARY RECORDS | ||
'''The Loyalist Era, 1775–1789''' | '''The Loyalist Era, 1775–1789''' | ||
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The British Army was the military establishment in Canada during most of the 19th century. British units serving in specific campaigns and Canadian localities during 1790 to 1880 are listed in: | The British Army was the military establishment in Canada during most of the 19th century. British units serving in specific campaigns and Canadian localities during 1790 to 1880 are listed in: | ||
:Kitzmiller, John M., II. ''In Search of the Forlorn Hope: A Comprehensive Guide to Locating British Regiments and Their Records, 1640-WW I. 2 vols., supplemental volume''. Salt Lake City: Manuscript Publishing Foundation, 1988. (Family History Library Call No. {{FHL|942 M2kj|disp=942 M2kj}}.) Family History Library microfilm numbers of British War Office records for these regiments are in the supplemental volume. Microfilm numbers are also in the Place Search of the | :Kitzmiller, John M., II. ''In Search of the Forlorn Hope: A Comprehensive Guide to Locating British Regiments and Their Records, 1640-WW I. 2 vols., supplemental volume''. Salt Lake City: Manuscript Publishing Foundation, 1988. (Family History Library Call No. {{FHL|942 M2kj|disp=942 M2kj}}.) Family History Library microfilm numbers of British War Office records for these regiments are in the supplemental volume. Microfilm numbers are also in the Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under: GREAT BRITAIN - MILITARY RECORDS. | ||
<u>Many former British military members received pensions in Canada.</u> The following book lists some names: | <u>Many former British military members received pensions in Canada.</u> The following book lists some names: | ||
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:Merriman, Brenda Dougall. ''Genealogy in Ontario: Searching the Records''. 3rd ed. Toronto: Ontario Genealogical Society, 1996. (Family History Library Call No. k {{FHL|1482746|title-id|disp=971.3 D27m}} 1996.) | :Merriman, Brenda Dougall. ''Genealogy in Ontario: Searching the Records''. 3rd ed. Toronto: Ontario Genealogical Society, 1996. (Family History Library Call No. k {{FHL|1482746|title-id|disp=971.3 D27m}} 1996.) | ||
<br> More information is in the Place Search of the | <br> More information is in the Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under: | ||
CANADA - MILITARY RECORDS [PROVINCE] - MILITARY RECORDS | CANADA - MILITARY RECORDS [PROVINCE] - MILITARY RECORDS | ||
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'''Pensions''' | '''Pensions''' | ||
The Family History Library has records of Applications for Pensions for Widows and Children of Loyalist Officers, 1755–1908 (W.O. 42), arranged alphabetically on eight rolls of microfilm (Family History Library Microfilm nos.{{FHL|184092|title-id|disp=857997, 858000, and 866501–866504}}). These records are listed in the Place Search of the | The Family History Library has records of Applications for Pensions for Widows and Children of Loyalist Officers, 1755–1908 (W.O. 42), arranged alphabetically on eight rolls of microfilm (Family History Library Microfilm nos.{{FHL|184092|title-id|disp=857997, 858000, and 866501–866504}}). These records are listed in the Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under GREAT BRITAIN - MILITARY RECORDS. These form part of the Great Britain War Office Certificates of Birth, Baptism, Marriage, and Death. The records apply to a small fraction of Loyalist families, but they contain much family information, including a few delayed birth certificates from American states. The records are of families residing in Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, and other eastern Canadian provinces. | ||
Many kinds of documents are listed in the | Many kinds of documents are listed in the FamilySearch Catalog, Subject section, under AMERICAN LOYALISTS, including: | ||
'''Service Records''' | '''Service Records''' | ||
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:*[[British Military Records#American_Revolutionary_War|British Military Records]] | :*[[British Military Records#American_Revolutionary_War|British Military Records]] | ||
For many other records about American Loyalists, see the | For many other records about American Loyalists, see the FamilySearch Catalog, Subject section, under AMERICAN LOYALISTS and UNITED EMPIRE LOYALISTS. See the Place Search, under MINORITIES, HISTORY, LAND AND PROPERTY, and other headings. | ||
Several Loyalist lists have been reconstructed from land records. See [[Canada Land and Property Records]] and in Wiki articles of the provinces. Publications such as The Loyalist Gazette often have articles about Loyalists (see "Periodicals"). | Several Loyalist lists have been reconstructed from land records. See [[Canada Land and Property Records]] and in Wiki articles of the provinces. Publications such as The Loyalist Gazette often have articles about Loyalists (see "Periodicals"). | ||