Book description
The militia's contribution to the War of 1812 is not well understood.
Even now, 200 years later, we don't know how many Upper Canadian militia
men died defending their home.
York's Sacrifice profiles 39 men who lost their lives during
the war. They include 19 residents of the Town of York, five residents
of York County, and 11 residents of Halton, Peel, and Wentworth
Counties. Where possible, biographies include information about each
man's origin, residence, occupation, civic life, family, militia
service, and circumstances of death. A section on records provides
detailed guidance in finding and using records from the period to
trace an ancestors militia service and life in this difficult time period.
A complete list of men who served in the three York regiments
during the war indentifies those who were killed, injured, captured,
or deserted.
Janice Nickerson is a professional genealogist who specializes in
Upper Canadian history. She provided research for the CBC Television
program
Who Do You Think You Are?
and is a regular to
Family Chronicle, Internet Genealogy
, and
Your Family Tree
magazines. Janice is also the author of
Crime and Punishment in
Upper Canada
. She lives in Toronto.
