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The Report of the Loyal and Patriotic Society of Upper Canada, with An The Report of the Loyal and Patriotic Society of Upper Canada, with an appendix and a list of subscribers and benefactors, William Gray, Montreal, 1817, accessed on Dec. 14, 2018 at https://dr.library.brocku.ca/handle/10464/4754 An Alphabetical Name Index Compiled by Fred Blair January 31, 2019 As the names of the members of the society appear throughout this text, only the first page that their name appeared was recorded here, with a few additional pages. The remainder of the names generally fall into the categories of petitioners or subscribers. The spelling of surnames was not consistent throughout the text and first names were often omitted. A person may therefore have been recorded here more than once. The dates of wounds and deaths sometimes do not agree with those in other sources. The transcriber’s comments appear in square brackets. Some Pages of Note Subscriptions were mostly after page 331 Houses burned by the enemy in the Town of Niagara on pages 379-382 Houses lost in St. Davids on page 383 Property destroyed at Long Point & Port Talbot on pages 384-387 People plundered by Gen. McArthur in November, 1814 on pages 387-388 People with burnt houses on the Niagara Frontier on pages 394-396 People with burnt houses at St. Davids on page 397 John Strachan’s and Thomas Jefferson’s exchanged letters on pages 398-413 Name Index Pages [A] A. Ackman Jr. 361 Sam. Ackroyd 336 Sam. Adams 302-303 Rev. Robt. Addison 7, 288-289, 391 Mr. Addison 286-287 Mrs. Adair 308 Joseph Adlam 381, 394 Eliz. Aines 206 Abraham Aker [Acre] 300-301 Eliz. Aker 300-301 Mrs. Alair 310 Jonas Albott 337 Catherine Aldridge 322-323 Hugh Alexander 382 Wm. Allan, Director 17, 332 Mary Allard 312 Wm. Allen 371 Mrs. Allison 305 John Allison 178 Reuben Alwood 266-267 Amos Amsley 338 Anthony Anderson 350 Charles Anderson 336 Geo. Anderson 341 John Anderson 342, 352 Jos. Anderson 201, 326-327 Judge Anderson 324 Martin Anderson 300-301 S. Anderson 342 Sam. Anderson 117 Tankle Anterkirke 328-329 Mrs. Arehart 320-321 Robt. Armour 347 John Armstrong 282-283, 296-297 D. Arnoldi 347 James Askin 339 John B. Askin 339 Peter Asselstine 318-319 Nathaniel Atcheson 83, 357 Alex. Atkins 355 John Atkins & Son 357 Wm. Atkins 310 Atkinson, Bogles, & Co. 359 Sophia Augustine 314-315 Alex. Auldjo 345 Geo. Auldjo 346 John Auldjo 357 Michael Ault 343 Ebenezer Avery 136, 208, 234-235 Elijah Axford 264 John Axford 385 Sam. Axford 385 Thos. Aylwin 351 [B] Wm. B…ell 222 Ben. Babcock 316-317 Henry Babcock 318-319 James Baby 20, 125-126, 128, 131, 309 Stephen Backus 387 M. Badgley 338 Rodger Badgly 250-251 Mrs. Badishow 310 Roger Bagely 188 Oliver Bagg 342 Roger Bagley 219 Edward Bailey 344 Levi Baily 342 Bainbridge & Brown 357 John Bainbridge 355 Thos. Baines 39 Ebenezer Baird 351 …, Baker, & Co. 358 Adam Baker 341 James Baker 188, 219-220 John Baker 341 Lawrence Baker 328-329 Stephen Bakers 262 Dr. Baldwin, Director 43 Rev. Baldwin 117, 324 John Baldwin 386 Nathan Baldwin 262 Russell Baldwin 300-301 W. Warren Baldwin 370 Wm. W. Baldwin 332 Geo. Ball 276-277 John Ball 379 Peter Ball 379 Thos. Ball 314-315 Banham & Co. 358 Thos. Banirs 339 Bank of England 358 Jacob Banner 252-253 John Banner 93 John Bannet 266-267 John Barber 264, 386 Stephen Barber 306 A. Barclay 361 James Freeman Bardick 209 Henry Bargar 262 Henry Barger 385 Christian Barkley Jr. 343 Alex. Barnet 318-319 L. Barnum 319 Martha Barnum 260-261 Wh. Barnum 266-267 Richard Barrett 146 Michael Barringer 280-281 Smith Bartlet 337 Mrs. Bartow 266-267 John Bassel 197 John Bassil 228-229 Mrs. Bastader 292-293 Joseph Bastades [Bastido] 294-295 Joseph Bastado 302-303 Mrs. Bastider 305 Col. Battersby 164, 219, 252-253 J. Bauginer 276-277 Mrs. Baupre 310 Daniel Baxter 232-233 Mrs. Bayer 278-279 B. Beaubien 346 Henry Becker 338 J. Bedard 347 Henry Beeker 336 Mrs. Begrate 314 John Beikie, Director 70, 332, 370 Andrew Belcher 355, 357 Michael Belinger 379 Dr. Bell 358 Thos. Bell 358 Wm. Bell 339 Philip Bender 382 Charles Benedict 262, 386 Peter Benedict 290-291, 294-295 Jacob Bener 292-293 Angel Bennet 316-317 Wm. Bennet 314 John Bennett 200, 258-259 Thos. Starling Benson 355 Mr. Berringer 270-271 Mrs. Berry 171, 222 Eleanor Berry 154-155 Richard Berry 155 Jos. Bertheome Jr. 314 Bertrand 169 John Berttrivy 240-241 John Baptiste Bertrand 169 Mrs. Best 224 Rev. John Bethune 117, 324, 341 John Bethune Jr. 117, 324, 340 Joseph Bethune 310 John Billard 240-241, 292-293 Michael Billinger 394 Thos. Bingle 333, 371 Arch. Birch 223 Israel Birch 298-299 Wm. Bird 388 John Birthrong 214 Lord Bishop 334 Lieut. Col. Bishoppe 333, 377 John Bissle 298-299 Mrs. Bizzle 307 John Bizzle 288-289 Henry Black 352 Mr. Blackhouse 418 Mr. Blackwood 97-98 Capt. H. Blackwood, R.N. 357 John Blackwood 345 Wm. Blackwood 348 Mary Blan 290-291 Lewis Blanchard 302-303 Joseph Bocchus 341 Bogles & Co. 359 Phineas Bond 358 John Bonnet 108, 110 Andrew Boreland 54-55 Andrew Borland 198, 228-229 W. & R. Borrodaile & Co. 357 Bosanquet & Co. 356 John Boston 347 Capt. Bostwick 127 Henry Bostwick 235, 384 Col. Henry Bostwick 93, 127, 148, 235 Joseph Boughner 388 Martin Boughner 388 Christian Bouke 328-329 D. Boulton Jr. 332, 371 D’Arcy Boulton, Director 43 John Bourdans 320-321 D. Bourdette 318-319 John Bouthellier 348 Mjr. Bowen 161 Mrs. Bowyers 308 Sam. Boyd 383, 397 John Boyle 340 Mrs. Bozon 305 Em. Brads 276-277 Mrs. Bradshaw 381, 394 Mrs. Bradt 106, 272-273, 284-285, 300-301, 305 Menard/Minard Bradt 106, 272-273 John Brae 147 Rev. Braffle 330-331 Mrs. Brandage 214 Paty Branigan & Co. 361 Peter Brehaut 350 Michael Breninger 102 Mrs. Breuse 328-329 Mr. Bristed 164 Charles Brook 349 Wm. Brooks 264, 385 Sam. Brotherhood 386 Sl. Brotherhood 264 Michael Brouse 343 Nicholas Brouse 343 James Brown 387 Joseph Brown 382 Sam. Brown 387 Mjr. Wm. Brown 148 Jacob Brumner 219 Nichs. Brunet dit Dauphine 351 Geo. Brush 343 Capt. Buchanan 312-313 J. Buchanan M.D. 350 Robt. Budge 288-289 Mrs. Brundage 240-241 Nathan Bundage 164 Mrs. Buntey 300-301 Mrs. Bunting 383, 397 Thos. Bunting 383 Sam. Bunting 380 Abigail Burdech 218 Freedom Burdech 218 Trudon Burdek 236-237 Abigail Burdick 248-249 Freedom Burdick 148-149 Freedon Burdick 248-249 Anthony Burke 338 Rev. Burns 290-291, 379, 394 Wm. Burns 349 Mrs Burnum 179 Lieut. Gov. Francis Nath. Burton 356 Col. Burwell 143-144 Mr. Burwell 164, 209 James Burwell 264, 386 John Burwell 264 Mahlan Burwell 236-237 Mahlon Burwell 163, 386 Nathan Burwell 386 Robt. Burwell 264, 386 Sam. Burwell 262 Sarah Burwell 264 Thos. Busby 348 Mrs. Butler 294-295 Johnson Butler 379 Thos. Butler 105, 272-273, 379, 395 Mrs. Thos. Buttler 107 John Button 372 Jacob Byard 387 [C] Ann Cabacier 164 Ann Cabreche 240-241 John Cady 264 John Caddy 385 J. Bapt. Cailant 310 Mrs. Cain 307 Barney Cain 278-279 John Cain 294-295 Sarah Cain 306 B. Caldwell 339 Francis Caldwell 339 John Caldwell 352 Thos. Caldwell 339 Lieut. Col. Cameron 414 D. Cameron, Director 36, 371 Capt. Duncan Cameron 31-32, 38, 41, 43, 228, 334 J. Cameron 333, 372 John Cameron 334, 343-344 Phoebe/Phebe Cameron 302-303 Wm. Cameron 103, 270-271 Christian Cames 343 Mrs. Camfield 305 Jacob Camis 343 Campbell, Whittle, & Co. 359 Judge Campbell 332, 390 Major Campbell 381, 395 Mrs. Campbell 230-231 Daniel Campbell 170 Donald Campbell 342 Mjr. Donald Campbell 108, 230-231 Eliz. Campbell 108, 110, 200, 242-243 Geo. Campbell 217, 242-243, 305 John H. Campbell 343 Wm. Campbell, Director 17 Wm. Campbell 344, 370 Thos. Canklin 316-317 Jacob Canmer 188 John Capleman 328-329 Hugh Carfrae 333 Michl. Carman 342 Hasting Carpenter 335 Francis Carrel 314-315 John Carscallen 336 Mr. Carsin 284-285 John Carsin 387 Peter Carson 215, 242-243 Col. R. Cartwright 336 Richard Cartwright 20, 128, 322 Joseph Cary 351 Cash 348 Mrs. Cassady 300-301 Sam. Cassady 380, 394 Henry Cassody 337 John Casson 262 Mrs. Castalo 316-317 Louis Chaboillez 345 Mrs. Chambers 307 Ben. Chandler 93, 258-259 K.C. Chandler 351 Joseph Chapman 347 Nathaniel Chapman 225 James Chace 264 Mark Chase 262, 386 Mrs. Chaterson 307 Sophia Chaterson 307 A. Chesely 341 Wm. Chewett, Director 17, 332, 372 Duncan Chisholm 344 Hugh Chisholm 345 Lewis Chisholm 345 Thos. Christie 350 John Chrysler 342 Cirus 394 Mrs. Cislin 308 Ben. Clark 305 James Clark 379 James Clark Sr. 381 John C. Clark 337 Capt. M. Clark 336 Mrs. Clarke 282-283, 288-289, 300-301 Daniel Clarke 318-319 Geo. Clarke 146, 348 J.C. Clarke 361 James Clarke 344, 395 James Clarke Sr. 395 Mary Clarke 305 Col. Claus 381 Wm. Claus 20 Mary Claw 306 Mrs. Clement 304, 383, 397 Col. Clench 114-115, 272-273 Mrs. Clench 105, 114-115, 272-273 Mr. Clench 391 Ralfe/Ralph Clench 379, 394 Mary Clendenin 96 Ad Clendennen 266-267 James Clendennen 266-267 Mrs. Clendenning 306 Mrs. Clendennon 205 Mrs. Clendumin 258-259 Philip Clinger 371 Mary Clinton 302-303 Jacob Clip/Clipp 298-299, 304 Joseph Clip 278-279 Mrs. Cochal 307 John Penn Cock 361 James Cockburn 351 Stephen Cocke 361 Mrs.
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