Colonial Wars, 1607 to 1763: Difference between revisions

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List of Colonial Wars[edit | edit source]

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The following are the wars that occured before 1775 in what is now the United States.

By Date By War

1637	Pequot War	French and Indian War	1755-1763
1675-1676	King Philip's War	King George's War	1744-1748
1689-1697	King William's War	King Philip's War	1675-1676
1702-1713	Queen Anne's War 1702 to 1713	King William's War	1689-1697
1744-1748	King George's War	Lord Dunmore's War	1774
1755-1763	French and Indian War	Pequot War	1637
1774	Lord Dunmore's War	Queen Anne's War 1702 to 1713	1702-1713

_{Information from: Family History Library US/Canada Consultants, "[The Colonial Wars," inLAD Release 4.1, Family History Library, 2004, mjm.}

The states involved in colonial wars were:

Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia.

Many colonists served in local militias and participated in King William’s War (1689–97), Queen Anne's War 1702 to 1713, King George’s War (1744–48), and the French and Indian War (1754–63). Because these were local units and not part of the British Army, any surviving records are in historical societies and state libraries and archives.

The Family History Library has copies of many of the records that have been published. These are found in Place Search in the Family History Library Catalog under:

[STATE] ‑ MILITARY RECORDS
[STATE], [COUNTY] ‑ MILITARY RECORDS
[STATE], [COUNTY], [CITY] ‑ MILITARY RECORDS

For historical information and sources for this period, see the following:

Gallay, Alan, editor. Colonial Wars of North America [1] 1512–1763: An Encyclopedia. New York, New York: Garland Publishing, 1996. (FHL book 973 M2cw.) Contains short essays with references on people, events and topics from the Spanish conquistadors to Pontiac Wars of 1763.

Lydon, James G. Struggle For Empire: A Bibliography of the French and Indian War. New York, New York: Garland Publishing, 1986. (FHL book 973 M23b, vol. 7.) This book is arranged by topics and is a bibliography with brief annotations of books and articles relating to the French and Indian War.

Veterans’ and Lineage Society Records[edit | edit source]

The General Society of Colonial Wars. This society was established in 1893 and has no permanent headquarters. Check the current edition of the Encyclopedia of Associations described in “Veterans and Lineage Society Records,” in the “Types of Military Records” section of this outline.

The Family History Library has the following records of this society:

Register of Members: FHL film 528676
Lineage Papers: FHL films 515990–528428
Supplemental Records: FHL films 528429–528675
Index: FHL films 528677–533974

For the complete listing of film numbers, look in the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under:

UNITED STATES - SOCIETIES

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 <span><span><span>Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia.</span></span></span>
-Many colonists served in local militias and participated in [[King William-s War, 1689-1697|King William’s War (1689–97]]), [[Queen Anne's War 1702 to 1713]], King George’s War (1744–48), and the French and Indian War (1754–63). Because these were local units and not part of the British Army, any surviving records are in historical societies and state libraries and archives.
+Many colonists served in local militias and participated in [[King William-s War, 1689-1697|King William’s War (1689–97]]), [[Queen Anne's War 1702 to 1713]], [[king george|King George’s War]] (1744–48), and the [[french and indian war|French and Indian War]] (1754–63). Because these were local units and not part of the British Army, any surviving records are in historical societies and state libraries and archives.
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 The Family History Library has copies of many of the records that have been published. These are found in Place Search in the Family History Library Catalog under:
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 For historical information and sources for this period, see the following:
-Gallay, Alan, editor. ''[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=767344&disp=Colonial+wars+of+North+America,+1512%2&columns=*,0,0 Colonial Wars of North America] 1512–1763: An Encyclopedia''. New York, New York: Garland Publishing, 1996. (FHL book 973 M2cw.) Contains short essays with references on people, events and topics from the Spanish conquistadors to Pontiac Wars of 1763.
+Gallay, Alan, editor. ''[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=767344&disp=Colonial+wars+of+North+America%2C+1512%2%20%20&columns=*,0,0 Colonial Wars of North America][http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=767344&disp=Colonial+wars+of+North+America%2C+1512%2%20%20&columns=*,0,0 ] 1512–1763: An Encyclopedia''. New York, New York: Garland Publishing, 1996. (FHL book 973 M2cw.) Contains short essays with references on people, events and topics from the Spanish conquistadors to Pontiac Wars of 1763.
 Lydon, James G. ''[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=433114&disp=Struggle+for+empire&columns=*,0,0 Struggle For Empire: A Bibliography of the French and Indian War].'' New York, New York: Garland Publishing, 1986. (FHL book 973 M23b, vol. 7.) This book is arranged by topics and is a bibliography with brief annotations of books and articles relating to the French and Indian War.
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 The Family History Library has the following records of this society:
-* Register of Members: FHL film 528676
+* Register of Members: FHL film [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=376474&disp=Lineage+records%2C+no%2E+1%2D14199%2C+16%20%20&columns=*,0,0 528676]
-* Lineage Papers: FHL films 515990–528428
+* Lineage Papers: FHL films [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=376474&disp=Lineage+records%2C+no%2E+1%2D14199%2C+16%20%20&columns=*,0,0 515990]–528428
-* Supplemental Records: FHL films 528429–528675
+* Supplemental Records: FHL films [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=376474&disp=Lineage+records%2C+no%2E+1%2D14199%2C+16%20%20&columns=*,0,0 528429]–528675
-* Index: FHL films 528677–533974
+* Index: FHL films [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=376474&disp=Lineage+records%2C+no%2E+1%2D14199%2C+16%20%20&columns=*,0,0 528677]–533974
 For the complete listing of film numbers, look in the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under:
 UNITED STATES - SOCIETIES