Lucas Dedrick (bef. 1760 - 1808)

Born before 12 Feb 1760 in Saugerties, Ulster, New York

Ancestors

Husband of Lucretia (Parsin) Dedrick — married 1785 in Ontario, Canada

Descendants

Died 3 Jan 1808 after age 47 in Walsingham, Norfolk, Talbot, Upper Canada

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Biography

Lucas Dedrick was a United Empire Loyalist.
UEL Status:Proven
Date: Undated

The Dedrick family were of German descent, and early settlers in Pennsylvania. Lucas Dedrick was one of the Pennsylvania Loyalists. In 1793, he moved to Long Point, Upper Canada (Ontario).

He built a log cabin on the high land overlooking the marsh, about a mile and a half west of the present village of Port Rowan.

The creek which flows into the lake just west of Port Rowan is called Dedrick's Creek. Over it Mr. Dedrick built a rude but substantial bridge, the earliest engineering structure in the county.

Birth

Birth:

Date: 2 Dec 1760

Place: Albany, Albany, New York, United States^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S-1324343423 Note: http://search.ancestry.ca/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=agbi&h=2491264&ti=5543&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: 1760 Birth place: APID: 1,3599::2491264

• http://my.tbaytel.net/bmartin/longpt.htm
• Lucas Dedrick, Loyalist Directory (UELAC): https://uelac.ca/loyalist-directory/detail/?wpda_search_column_id=2142
• BAPTISM: Holland Society of New York. U.S., Dutch Reformed Church Records in Selected States, 1639-1989. Kaatsbaan (Saugerties), Book 19.
• WILL: SerivceOntario (Government of Ontario). OnLand Registry Access <https://www.onland.ca/ui/37/books/55339/viewer/241781?page=46>. Online: Teranet, 2018. Page 46.

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Bennett Rockney for creating WikiTree profile Dedrick-16 through the import of Rockney GEDCOM.ged on Feb 16, 2013.