William
Crittenden
Born in Colerain, Maine, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Ancestors 
Son of Benjamin Crittenden
and Mary Ann (Hill) Crittenden
Brother of
Benjamin Crittenden, James Crittenden, Asa Crittenden, Hiram Crittenden, Mary (Crittenden) Draper, Lucy (Crittenden) Ostrom, Clarissa Crittenden and Sarah Ann (Crittenden) Wilder
Husband of
Rebecca (Sprague) Crittenden
— married
1810 in York, Upper Canada
Descendants 
Father of
Pamelia (Crittenden) Barber, Allen Crittenden, Julia Ann Crittenden, Franklin Crittenden, Miranda (Crittenden) Malott, Hiram Crittenden, Eliza Elizabeth (Crittenden) Prevost, William S Crittenden and Rebecca Crittenden
Died
at about age 84
in Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 22 Dec 2012
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William Crittenden served in the 1st Regiment of York Militia, Canada in the War of 1812
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Biography
William was born in 1781. He was the son of Benjamin Crittenden and Mary Hills. He passed away in 1866.
During the War of 1812, William Crittenden served as a private in both the 1st and 3rd York Militias. All of the related Collections Canada militia payrolls have not yet been searched for his name.
In 1812, he served as a private in a flank company of the 1st York Militia. These companies were created in the spring of 1812.
On Sept. 9, 1812, he was recorded in Capt. Ridout’s muster roll of the 3rd York Militia as a transfer from Capt. Selby’s Co. [1]
From Sept. 9 to 22, 1812, he served with Capt. Ridout. [2]
He may or may not have been present at the Battle of Queenston Heights on October 13, 1812.
On April 27, 1813, he was not recorded among the 3rd York Militia prisoners taken by the Americans at the Capture of York.
From Sept. 30 to Oct. 7, 1814, he served at York in a mixed detachment of 1st and 3rd York Militia under Capt. James Mustard of the 1st York. [3]
On May 2, 1826, William Crittenden, of East Gwillimbury Twp. and a former private in a flank company of the 1st York Militia, received a land grant of 100 acres on Lot 24, Con. 2, Vespra Twp. on May 2, 1826. [4]
Sources
- ↑ Captain Samuel Ridout’s Order Book, 3rd York Militia, Collections Canada Reference RG8-1, Microfilm C-3519, Page 66-68, accessed Feb. 14, 2017 at http://data2.archives.ca/e/e435/e010869208.pdf
- ↑ Captain Samuel Ridout’s Order Book, 3rd York Militia, Collections Canada Reference RG8-1, Microfilm C-3519, Page 71, accessed Feb. 14, 2017 at http://data2.archives.ca/e/e435/e010869208.pdf
- ↑ Capt. Samuel Ridout’s Order Book, 3rd York Militia, Collections Canada, Microfilm C-3519, Page 71
- ↑ Ontario Archives, Militia Land Grants Register, Microfilm MS693, Reel 140, Volume 132, Grant #2789
Acknowledgments
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
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~3.12%
Peggy Nagle
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~3.12%
Carol (Nagle) Smith :
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Lainie Bryce :
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~1.56%
Terri Morford :
MyHeritage DNA
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~0.78%
Kathryn (King) Harris :
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A868374 [compare], Ancestry member kathk74
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch A868374 [compare], FTDNA kit #568389
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~0.78%
Cheryl (Thompson) Crawford :
23andMe
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~0.78%
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~0.78%
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~0.78%
Roger Netz :
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~0.78%
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~0.78%
Kim (Hayward) LaFleur :
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