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Quick Links Olive Tree Genealogy ships passenger lists to Canada Images of Ships Passenger Lists AllCensusRecords.com USA & Canada Census Records Loyalist Genealogy Canadian Genealogy Military Records Military records for USA & Canada NaturalizationRecords.com at Naturalization Records USA & Canada Past Voices: Letters Home Poignant old letters Lost Faces Find ancestors in Old Photo Albums Rescued The Paper Trail Find ancestors in Old Documents online Ancestors At Rest - Death records My Family Branches Great War (WW1) Homepage ... Partner Sites Spotlight On Trintec.com - great site for WWI & WW II Aviation Enthusiasts FREE! FREE subscription Be the first to know about great offers! Weekly updates of new databases. Get tips, research advice and other helpful ideas for finding your elusive brick-wall ancestor Choose A War French-Indian Wars 17th Century American Revolution 1775 - 1783 War of 1812 1812 - 1814 Rebellion of 1837 1837 - 1838 Fenian Raids 1866 & 1870 Red River Rebellion 1869 - 1870 Nile Expedition 1884 North West Rebellion 1885 South African War (Boer War) 1899 - 1902 WWI 1914 - 1919 Siberian Expeditionary Force 1918 - 1919 Spanish Civil War WW II 1939 - 1945 Korean War 1950 - 1953 Vietnam War Gulf War War in Afghanistan 2001 Peacekeeping Missions Military Links Miscellaneous Lists of Soldiers Find Your Canadian Military Ancestor English & Irish Ancestors AllEnglishRecords.com CDs & Books Canadian Genealogy Index, 1600s-1900s Documents Online! Paper Trail - Assorted Documents: Wills, land records, marriage certs, passports, indentures, slave records, estate inventories... Family Bibles AncestorsAtRest - Death Records: Wills, obits, funeral cards, memorial cards, death cards... Past Voices Scads of letters from 1800s & 1900s Visitor Favourites War of 1812 Muster Rolls Fenian Raid Photos Find Your WW1 Ancestor

Links to Other Canadian Military Sites French-Indian Wars Links Overview ° Index to French-Indian Wars ° The French and Indian War ° French-Indian Wars Battles ° Plains of Abraham Sept. 13, 1759 ° Battle of Quebec ° Fort Stanwix National Monument Home Page ° Account of French defeat in Canada, 1755 ° French Account of Braddock's Defeat, 1755 ° Robert Clive on the Battle of Calcutta, 1757 ° Robert Clive on the Battle of Plassey, 1757 ° General Townshend's Report on the Fall of Quebec, 1759 ° Captain Knox's Account of the Fall of Quebec, 1759 Biographies ° George Washington ° James Wolfe ° William Pitt, the Elder Muster Rolls, Soldiers & General Militia Information ° Rules of Rogers' Rangers, 1759 Databases ° List of French-Indian War Ancestors ° List of French Soldiers ° Colonial Archives at the National Archives of Canada - searchable database ° Jeffrey Amherst Papers Correspondence during the French Indian War to and from Sir Jeffery Amherst, first Baron Amherst (1717-1797) and military officer, who was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the British Forces in North America in 1758. Fonds consists of the Amherst Manuscripts which constitute a valuable source concerning events in North America during the pivotal period of the Seven Years' War. Maps ° French & Indian War Maps Links to The Olive Tree Genealogy Pages Battles ° Battle of Great Meadows Fort Necessity first battle of the War in 1754 ° Battle of Lake George 1755 ° Fort Ticonderoga, July 8, 1758: 42nd Highland Regiment (formerly Black Watch) ° Louisbourg, Cape Breton, June 2-July 27, 1758: Fraser's Highlanders (78th) ° Fort DuQuesne (Fort Pitt), July-Nov, 1758: Montgomerie's Highlanders (77th) ° Martinique & Guadeloupe, Jan-Apr, 1759: 2nd Battalion of the Royal Highlanders (42nd) ° Ticonderoga-Niagara, Jul, 1759: Royal Highlanders (42nd) & Montgomery's Highlanders (77th) ° Heights of Abraham, September 13, 1759: Fraser's Highlanders (78th) ° Quebec, Apr 28-May 10, l760: Fraser's Highlanders (78th) ° Little Keome & Fort Loudon, June-Aug, 1760: Montgomery's Highlanders (77th) ° Montreal, Aug-Sep 8, 1760: Royal Highlanders (42nd) & Fraser's Highlanders (78th) ° Dominique, June 1761: Montgomery's Highlanders (77th) ° Martinique & Havannah, 1762: Royal Highlanders (42nd) & Montgomery's Highlanders (77th) ° St. John's, Newfoundland, 1762: Montgomery's Highlanders (77th) & Fraser's Highlanders (78th) ° Bushy Run, Aug 4-6, 1763: Royal Highlanders (42nd) & Montgomery's Highlanders (77th) ° Fort Pitt & Indian Warfare, 1764-1765: Royal Highlanders (42nd) Biographies ° Montcalm ~ French Major General ° Wolfe ~British General ° Jeffrey Amherst ~ British Commander in Chief ° Edward Braddock ~ British Commander in Chief ° Thomas Gage ~ British General and Colonial Governor ° William Shirley ~ British governor ° Robert Dinwiddie ~ British Lieut. Gov. of Virginia American Revolution Links Biographies º  Joseph Brant (Thayendanega) Regiments º The American Revolutionary War - choose the British or the American point of view. Includes lists of all regiments - American, British and Loyalist º Regiments of the British Army - overview º His Majesty's 6th Regiment of Foot 64th. Regiment of Foot º Brant's Volunteers º Butler's Rangers º King's Orange Rangers º King's Rangers º The Kings Men ~ Loyalist Units in New York and North America º  Kings' Rangers Muster Roll º The King's Royal Yorkers º McAlpin's Unit º Maryland Loyalists º Peters' Corps º Queen's Rangers Databases º North Carolina Loyalists Lists of Loyalists; those with confiscated lands; pension lists; Loyalist claims º Revolutionary War Soldiers & Descendants º Cumberland Co. Nova Scotia GenWeb Page The October 1784 census return of the West Chester Loyalists around Remsheg & the March 1785 land grant to the same persons. Muster Rolls º Loyalist Muster Rolls Index ~ Donna Ristenbatt's page Maps 1776 Bowles' map of the seat of war 330 kb 1776 A plan of the attack of Fort Sulivan near Charles Town in South Carolina 176 kb 1776 A plan of the river and sound of D'awfoskee in South Carolina 277 kb 1776 The theatre of war in North America 282 kb 1780 new and accurate map of North Carolina and part of South Carolina, with the field of battle between Earl Cornwallis and General Gates. 218 kb 1783 The United States of North America with the British and Spanish territories according to the treaty. 278 kb Miscellaneous º A Loyalist Bibliography º  Drums Along The Mohawk º New York State Libary ~ Loyalist information º US Army Centre of Military History List of Loyalist Resources º British Headquarters Papers, The Carleton Papers, Kings' Name Project War of 1812 Links Overviews ° Key Events & Causes of the War of 1812 ° Other War of 1812 Events ° The War of 1812 ° War of 1812 ° War of 1812 (1812-1814) ° The War of 1812 Homepage ° War of 1812 (1812-1814) great page by Canadian Forces College, Department of National Defence (Canada) ° History of War of 1812 ~ by the Ontario Government ° Rocket's Red Glare ° War of 1812 ° Visiting American History - The War of 1812 ° War of 1812 ° The War of 1812 - Reliving History Battles & Forts ° Various Battles of War of 1812 ° Fort Erie ° Pictures of Fort Erie ° Battle of Stoney Creek ° Battlefield House Museum, Stoney Creek ° The War of 1812: Niagara to Stoney Creek ° The Road to Washington, British Army Style ° Battle of Fort Stephenson ° Fort McHenry ° Fort George ° Old Fort Niagara - American History ° Niagara Parks Commission ° Nancy Island Historic Site - The Nancy was a fur trading vessel pressed into service during the war and was on the Nottawasaga River on August 14, 1814 Biographies ° Sir Isaac's Brock's Coatee ° Tecumseh and his role in the War of 1812 Muster Rolls & Regiments ° 1818 Militia Muster Roll, Hastings Co. ON ° List of Some Men in the Glengarry Light Infantry Fencibles 1812-1814 Documents & Proclamations ° Prize Court: Standing Interrogatories ° Declaration of the War of 1812 Research ° War of 1812 - Pathfinder ° War of 1812 - Research Miscellaneous ° History of the HMCS Star in the War of 1812 °  http://www.imuc.org/links.html Great Page of Links! ° African American Freedom Fighters Soldiers for Liberty ° War of 1812 Pathfinder ° Military ReEnactment Society of Canada Rebellion of 1837 Links Overview º THE REBELLION OF 1837 IN ITS LARGER SETTING Presidential Address Delivered by CHESTER W. NEW º The Rebellion by EduNet º Towards Confederation Government of Canada's Articles º Rebellions in Upper & Lower Canada º Outbreaks in Canada The British Parliament Refuses Responsible Government º History of the Rebellion Government of Ontario site Biographies º William & Samuel Jarvis º John Strachan º John Maitland a biography º William Lyon MacKenzie a photo on the Ontario Government website º Biographies of various individuals º The Family Compact Members Battles º Pele Island the battle º Amherstburg the battle º Battle of St. Eustache picture Miscellaneous º John D. Servos Epaulettes worn in War of 1812 and Rebellion of 1837 º Carving by William Reid, Prisoner of War in the Toronto Gaol, 1838 º History of the HMCS Star in the Rebellion Lists of Men Who Participated º List of Local Men who fought at the Battle of the Windmill published in Watertown Daily Times New York Fenian Raids Links Overview ° The Fenian Brotherhood ° Postwar Tensions Timeline ° Timeline Battles ° Fenian Raid of John O'Neill near Niagara Biographies ° James Stephens ° Alfred Booker ° John Stoughton Dennis ° Michael Doheny, Fenian Leader ° Michael Murphy ° John O'Mahony ° John O'Neill ° William Roberts ° William O'Donohue ° Sir John A. MacDonald ° William Smith Songs ° The Queen's Own Regiment - A Fenian Song ° General O'Neil's Address to His Army ° Our Canadian Volunteers Visit Other Sites ° The Fenian Invasions of Canada ° Fenian Raids in Canada ° Canadian General Service Medal (1866 - 1870) ° The Regimental Museum - Fenian Raids ° Fenian Rescue of Australian Prisoners ° The Fenians Riel Rebellion Links Canadian General Service Medal (1866 - 1870) Browse by Subject: Riel, Louis Riel House National Historic Site NorthWest Rebellion Links Overview º Chronology of Events º Historical Background~ from The University of Saskatchewan website º Browse by Subject: Northwest Rebellion, 1885 - History~ from The University of Saskatchewan website Battles º Batoche º Batoche º Holdings of the University of Saskatchewan Biographies º Louis Riel ~ at The University of Saskatchewan's online webpage º Browse by Subject: Riel, Louis~ from The University of Saskatchewan website º Gabriel Dumont ~ at The University of Saskatchewan's online webpage º Mistahimaskwa (Big Bear) ~ at The University of Saskatchewan's online webpage º Pitikwahanapiwiyin (Poundmaker) ~ at The University of Saskatchewan's online webpage º Sir Frederick Dobson Middleton ~ at The University of Saskatchewan's online webpage º William Dillon Otter ~ at The University of Saskatchewan's online webpage Databases º Alexander Campbell's An Account of the Advances of the 7th Fusiliers of London to aid in the suppression of the North West Rebellion of 1885 Regiments º The First Regiment Royal Canadian Horse Artillery Scroll down to Northwest Rebellion º The Royal Canadian Dragoons Miscellaneous º  NorthWest Rebellion lots of links here for a variety of resources Boer (South African) War Links Historical Overview º Historical Overview º The Boer War This site has a good outline, poems, a map and a list of related sites º The South African Embassy History of the Boer War º Boer War Battles º Jameson Raid º The Battle of Majuba Hill 1881 º The Battle of Omdurman-Sudan 1898 º The Battle of Paardeberg 1902 Biographies º W. A. Hare - A Canadian in the Boer War º The South African War Virtual Library - Robert Wotton º Paul Kruger º Andries Pretorius Muster Rolls & Regiments º The First Regiment Royal Canadian Horse Artillery Scroll down to Boer War º The Birth of the Canadian Signalling Corps 24 Oct. 1903 º The Royal Canadian Dragoons in the Boer War Databases º Canadian Fatalities º Books of Remembrance - The South African War and The Nile Expedition Books of Remembrance º SOUTH AFRICAN WAR SERVICE RECORDS, 1899-1902 Miscellaneous º South African Act of 1909 º South African War a Virtual Library º CMCC - Treasures Gallery - Boer War Artillery Piece º The British Empire & Commonwealth Land Forces: South Africa º The South African Military History Society º Weaponry of the South African War º Boer War Artillery Piece British artillery recaptured by Canadians in the Battle of Liliefontein º Books, Documents and Periodicals of the Boer War WW 1 Links Overview Veterans Affairs Canada--WW I History Military History of WW1 Canada and the First World War--National Archives of Canada (exhibition) Biographies WW 1 Journal of John Spracklin ~ this journal is put online by his grandson Databases CEF Database Canadian Expeditionary Force database at the National Archives of Canada. This is a searchable index of all individuals who served in WWI in Canada. Canada's Book of Remembrance Names of Canadian soldiers who died in six wars -this is a beautifully designed book Canadian Virtual War Memorial Searchable database of those soldiers killed in WWI and WWII Documents The WW1 Document Archives Regiments The First Canadian Division in WW1 The First Regiment Royal Canadian Horse Artillery Scroll down to WW1 The Royal Canadian Dragoons in WW1 WW1 Canadian Infrantry and Cavalry Canadian Air Aces & Heroes of WWI, WWII and Korea ~ a very nicely done page! The Aerodrome - Aces and Aircraft of WW1 ~ Scott Hamilton's excellent page Memorials Masonic War Memorial Freemasons of Windsor and Essex Co. Ontario Dufferin County Roll of Honour and Roll of Service from the Orangeville Banner 1923. For the men in served from 1914 - 1918. Music & Songs Songs of the First World War Sheet Music from Canada's Past: First World War Era (National Library of Canada) The Virtual Gramophone: The First World War Era (National Library of Canada) Miscellaneous Trenches on the Web ~ Mike Iavarone's info packed homepage on WW1 - a must see The Great War Society Carl Pepin's site (in French)on WW1 Orders, Decorations & Medals WW II Links WWII Book of Remembrance INDEX OF ABBREVIATONS Book of Remembrance 1939-1945 WW2 -- Orders & Decorations The First Canadian Division in WW2 The War Amps - Canada's Hong Kong Veterans WW2 Diary Frank Curry Queens Own Rifles History The First Regiment Royal Canadian Horse Artillery Scroll down to WW2 Masonic War Memorial Freemasons of Windsor and Essex Co. Ontario Miscellaneous Canadian Military   Links Peacekeeping Write to Our Troops Abroad >Canadian Forces Peace Support Training Centre Peacekeeper's Home Page Peacekeeping and Related Operations--University of New Brunswick St. John Library RCMP's Peacekeeping Role Lists Containing Soldier's Names Canadian Virtual War Memorial (Newfoundland) >The Canadian Virtual War Memorial - Veterans Affairs Canada Claims to Pensions - In the Sessional Papers of 32 Victoria 1869 (75). This is a report of militia pensions being paid giving name of soldier, rank, unit, reason for pension and sometimes gives name of a parent. >Books of Remembrance -- Browse the 6 books kept on Parliament Hill in Ottawa Ontario for a fallen soldier's name Cadets at the Military College in 1877 - later named the Royal Military College (RMC) >Commonwealth War Graves Commission -- searchable database Index British Military and Naval Records - Archives militaires et navales britanniques Treasures Gallery - Carvings by prisoners of war General Information Links Cyndi's List of Canadian Military Sites Military Organizations Veterans Affairs/Anciens Combattants Canada National Archives of Canada Department of National Defense The Royal Canadian Legion History From Colony to Country A Reader's Guide to Canadian Military History (National Library of Canada) >Canadian Forces Directorate of History and Heritage Canadian Heritage Gallery--Wars, Battles & Rebellions Canadian Land Forces History Canada At War: History of the Military and RCMP Canadian Military Communications - A History From the Military Communications and Electronics Museum Canadian Air Force / la Force aérienne canadienne Canadian Navy Canadian Navy of Yesterday and Today Land Force Command Canadian Army, Land Force Command The Unofficial Canadian Army Homepage Department of National Defense - Roundel Air Force News Explorers and Military Figures Explorers and Military Figures - photos online Prime Ministers of Canada >Veterans Affairs Canada--WW I History >Veterans Affairs Canada--Second World War History Museums & Collections Welcome to the Canadian War Museum (CWM) Canadian Aviation Museum Canadian Militaria Directory & Sourcebook Canadian Museum of Civilization Corporation home page Canada's Digital Collections-Canada At War Canadian War Artists--National Archives of Canada Canadian War Poster Collection--McGill University Libraries Canvas of War--Masterpieces from the Canadian War Museum Medals & Insignia Crests of the Canadian Forces Regiments The Black Watch (RHR) of Canada History Brockville Infantry Company 1862 "Than"... Canadian Grenadier Guards Canadian Grenadier Guards Pre-Twentieth Century History The Canadian Army - Queens Own Rifles Regimental History Lincoln and Welland Regiment Queen's Own Rifles History Royal Canadian Hussars (Montreal) The Calgary Highlanders The First Regiment Royal Canadian Horse Artillery The Royal Canadian Dragoons >The First Canadian Division - WW1 & WW2 Forces Reunited This website is run by Ex-Forces Personnel, for Forces and Ex-Forces Personnel who wish to find old friends, mates or pals from the past. º Military Reading List (links to other sites) Wishing you had an ancestor photograph? Check out the 1800s photographs and antique photo albums on Lost Faces. There are over 2,500 photos in this growing genealogy collection Ancestry.com Databases 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia 1901 Census of Canada 1906 Canada Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta The Naval Service of Canada: Its Official History Ontarian families : genealogies of United-Empire loyalists and other pioneer families of Upper Canada Rebellion of 1837, Upper Canada War of 1812: Miscellaneous Canadian Records Smith's Canadian gazetteer The Canadian biographical dictionary Find Military Ancestors Soldiers of the First World War (CEF) searchable database Courts-martial of the First World War War Diaries of the First World War Soldiers of the South African War, 1899 - 1902 Second World War Service Files: Canadian Armed Forces War Dead Soldiers of the South African War, 1899 - 1902 Second World War Service Files: Canadian Armed Forces War Dead Your ancestors' names may be waiting for you! Great news! 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