Henry
Hale
Born [location unknown]
Ancestors 
Son of Eliphalet Hale
and Rachelle (Scott) Hale
Brother of
Philinda (Hale) Barrett
Husband of
Catherine (Stewart) Hale
— married
19 Apr 1803 in Town of York, York County, Upper Canada
Descendants 
Father of
John Hale
Died
at about age 31
in Town of York, York County, Upper Canada
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| Created 15 Oct 2015
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Henry Hale served in the 3rd Regiment of York Militia, Canada in the War of 1812
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Biography
During the War of 1812, Henry Hale served as a private in the 3rd York Militia. In 1812, he served in Capt. Cameron’s 1st Flank Company. [1]
On June 30 and Aug. 29, 1812, he was in the York Garrison. [2]
From Oct. 25 to Nov. 15, 1812, he served in Capt. Cameron’s Co. From the 18th, he was given leave to assist his distressed family. [3]
From Nov. 16 to 24, 1812, he was absent without leave from in a detachment at York. [4]
On Jan. 16, 1813, he died in a wagon accident in York.
He had been a mason, a building contractor, and owned a brickyard. He had also served as a constable in York. [5]
Between 1820 and 1850, flank company veterans were eligible for a militia land grant. There was no record in the register at the Ontario Archives that Henry's heirs received this grant.
Sources
- ↑ Collections Canada, War of 1812: Upper Canada Returns, Nominal Rolls and Paylists, Microfilm t-10379, pages 100-104
- ↑ Capt. Duncan Cameron’s Rolls, http://my.tbaytel.net/bmartin/militia.htm, accessed Jan. 10, 2012
- ↑ Collections Canada, War of 1812: Upper Canada Returns, Nominal Rolls and Paylists, Microfilm t-10384, pages 1040-1052
- ↑ Collections Canada, War of 1812: Upper Canada Returns, Nominal Rolls and Paylists, Microfilm t-10384, pages 719-722 & 1036-1039
- ↑ Janice Nickerson, York’s Sacrifice, Militia Casualties of the War of 1812, Dundurn, Toronto, 2012, pages 59-63
- Rootsweb marriages from St. James Church, Toronto, 1800 - 1821 Marriages performed by George O’Kill STUART From Landmarks of Toronto, volume 3, p.395 ff, by John Ross Robertson, submitted by Marcie Lawrence [3]
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