Database of Canadians Who Served in the American Civil War This list is a revision, expansion, and (I hope) an improvement upon the previous lists that I have compiled. My intention is to list every Canadian who served in the Civil War for whom there is some sort of documentation. Unfortunately, much of the relevant materials is not readily available, and therefore this list will never be an accurate reflection of the number of Canadians who served in the war. Nevertheless, I hope that the list will bring more attention to the role that these men played and, hopefully, assist some genealogically-minded people in tracking down a long lost ancestor. Please keep in mind that the list is currently a “work in progress”. I have pieced much of it together from other lists that I have previously compiled, using different formats. I hope to have this lack of uniformity rectified as soon as possible. ABAR, Joshua–born: Canada; regiment: not stated; sources: ABBEY, Orrin–born: Canada; ship: not stated; sources: ABERNATHY, Robert–born: Canada; regiment: 1st Minnesota Heavy Artillery; sources: ABLAR, Triffle–born: Canada–7th Minnesota Infantry; sources: ACKERMAN, David I/J.–born: Canada; regiment: 2nd Minnesota Cavalry; sources: Adams, Henry–Canada–20th Infantry
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Nogies Creek Cemetery History
Nogies Creek Cemetery History at Gypsy Point Used from 1865 to 1952 this old cemetery was formerly called the Ventress Burying Ground. It belonged to William Ventress and was used for family and neighbourhood burials long before official recognition as a cemetery in the 1880’s. Some graves were disturbed by removal of sand and gravel, but it is now protected by the township. Extensive research has identified the burials that have taken place here. This stone was erected by the Greater Harvey Historical Society (G.H.H.S.) in 1999 and contains on the sides and back, names of all known burials....
Harvey Township
Harvey Township HARVEY Township was named after the late Sir John Harvey who commanded the British forces at the Battle of Stoney Creek and later became Governor of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Newfoundland. Galway and Cavendish bound the township on the north, on the south by Buckhorn Lake, on the east by Burleigh Township and on the west by Pigeon Lake and Verulam Township in Victoria County. It is twelve miles long and about fourteen miles wide. Harvey lies on the edge of the Laurentian Shield on a solid granite base. Its clay and sandy loam is best...
John Harvey – Lieutenant Colonel – 1778 – 1852
Harvey Township was named in honour of Lieutenant Colonel John Harvey. Born on April 23, 1778 in England, John Harvey was the son of a clergyman with the Church of England. He entered the British army in 1794 and rose slowly through the ranks because he did not have the private wealth that would have enabled him to purchase promotions. He served in the Netherlands, France, Ceylon and Egypt. From 1803 to 1807, he was in India. In 1813, Harvey, now a Lieutenant Colonel, came to Upper Canada and saw action in the War of 1812. John Harvey...
Gannon Family Resided at Narrows 124 Years
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Free Family Tree and Genealogy
Free Family Tree and Free Genealogy Lookup The archive in Bobcaygeon has been collecting information on the families of Galway – Cavendish & Harvey Township and surrounding areas and id helping people get a free family tree. Some of the original families came from Cobourg, Port Hope, Otonabee and some directly from Europe – the collection of names, dates and places has expanded into a family data base of 22,000 names and it is growing as fast as I can enter the data. For example, I just located a 39 page family tree on the Brumwell family who lived...