James Sweet (1792 - 1890)

Born 1792 in Ernestown, Ontario, Canada

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Biography

Private James Sweet served in the Upper Canada militia in the War of 1812
Service started: 1812
Unit(s): Addington Militia; Incorporated Militia
Service ended: 1814

James was born in 1792 in Ernestown, Ontario.^[1] He married a woman named Mary, probably just before the War of 1812. During the war, James was a private in the Addington Militia and later joined the Incorporated Militia.^[2] During the war he is listed as having no children, so all his children must have been born after 1814.

James's later life and death are unknown, but there are a few clues: Oct 1 1850 a James Sweet buys 50 acres NE 1/4 of Lot 7, Con 2 in Camden Twp from Robert Latimer as well as W1/2 of SW1/4 of Lot 8 Con 2 from Salem Givens.^[3] This is reflected in the 1851 agricultural census.^[4][5][6] He sells both lots to William Russell in 1856.

James does not appear on the personal census of 1851/2 but it cannot be assumed that he has died by then since the census for L&A county for that decade is incomplete. However it does seem likely that he has died or left the L&A area by the 1860 census.

It is possible that James followed the family of Stephen Sweet to the North Gwillimbury area.

Sources

1. ↑ Genealogical Research Library, Ontario, Canada. Canadian Genealogy Index, 1600s-1900s [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Source: Richard Feltoe, Redcoated Ploughboys, (extracts of the Incorporated Militia Muster Listings from 1813-1815), 1994. Volume/Page: 6A, 66
2. ↑ Retrieved 16-Nov-2021 from Library and Archives Canada: War of 1812: Fonds:Incorporated Battalion of Militia, Canada West Collection; Reference:MG24 G37; Item Number:7895; Mikan Number:99726; Fonds:Adjutant-General's Office, Upper Canada fonds; Reference:RG9 IB4; Item Number:27639; Mikan Number:183694; Fonds:Lists of War of 1812 veterans eligible for bounty or land grants; Reference:RG9 IB4; Item Number:36504; Mikan Number:183695; Fonds:Lists of War of 1812 veterans eligible for bounty or land grants; Reference:RG9 IB4; Item Number:36505; Mikan Number:183695; Fonds:Adjutant-General's Office, Upper Canada fonds; Reference:RG9 IB4; Item Number:41956; Mikan Number:183692
3. ↑ Ontario Land Registry Access: Abstract/Parcel Register Book LENNOX (29), CAMDEN, Book 13 pp. 35 ff. (accessed 26 Jan 2023 at OnLand)
4. ↑ "Canada Census, 1851", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWRY-942 : 1 October 2021), Jas Sweet, 1851.
5. ↑ "Canada Census, 1851", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ZG8V-YHW2 : 4 October 2021), Jas Sweet, 1851.
6. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data: Census of 1851 (Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia). Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Canada. Census Place: Camden East, Addington County, Canada West (Ontario); Schedule: A,B; Roll: C_11712; Page: 81; Line: 37