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The War of 1812 between Britain and the United States confirmed the separate existence of the United States and the future Canada.<br><br>  
The War of 1812 between Britain and the United States confirmed the separate existence of the United States and the future Canada.<br><br>  


See the Wiki article, [[Michigan in the War of 1812|Michigan in the War of 1812]], for information concerning military records, histories, links to relevant web sites, etc. for Michigan.<br>  
See the Wiki article, [[Michigan Territory in the War of 1812|Michigan in the War of 1812]], for information concerning military records, histories, links to relevant web sites, etc. for Michigan Territory.<br>  


There are helpful nationwide records for soldiers of the War of 1812. For more information, see [[United States in the War of 1812|United States in the War of 1812]]''.''
There are helpful nationwide records for soldiers of the War of 1812. For more information, see [[United States in the War of 1812|United States in the War of 1812]]''.''
Thousands of veterans settled in Michigan. Genealogical and biographical data is in published militia rolls, pension papers, and gravestone records. An example is:
*Miller, Alice Turner, comp. ''Soldiers of the War of 1812, Who Died in Michigan''. Ithaca, Michigan: A.T. Miller, 1962. (Family History Library {{FHL|263595|item|disp=FHL book 977.4 M23m; film 844961 item 3}}.) A supplement is also available.
'''War of 1812 Pensioners in Michigan, 1883'''
*[http://www.genealogycenter.info/search_michigan1812.php War of 1812 Pensioners in Michigan, 1883]. Abstracted from the U.S. Pension Bureau's ''List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883'', volume IV.


=== Indian Wars (1780s-1890s)  ===
=== Indian Wars (1780s-1890s)  ===
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