Amos
Crittenden
Born in Durham Co, NY
Ancestors 
Son of James Crittenden
and Eunice Ann (Draper) Crittenden
Brother of
Levi Crittenden, Arena (Crittenden) Thompson, Orin Crittenden and Elizabeth (Crittenden) Archibald
Husband of
Elsa (Rhyndress) Crittenden
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Husband of
Fanny (Chapman) Crittenden
— married
6 Jan 1851 in North Gwillimbury, Ont
Descendants 
Father of
Sarah (Crittenden) York, Dealy Crittenden, James A Crittenden, Eunice (Crittenden) Evans and Mahala Crittenden
Died
at about age 81
in North Gwillimbury, York, Ontario, Canada
Profile last modified
| Created 30 Aug 2012
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Amos Crittenden served in the War of 1812
Service started:
Unit(s): 1st Regiment of York Militia, Canada
Service ended:
Service started:
Unit(s): 1st Regiment of York Militia, Canada
Service ended:
Biography
Amos was born in 1797 to James Crittenden and Eunice Draper.
His marriage to Fanny Chapman was by publishing of banns. The witnesses were Slias Emes and Levi Crittenden.
In 1814, Private Amos Draper served in the 1st York Militia during the War of 1812. He had to be 16 years old to serve and may have been too young in 1812 and 1813. From Feb. 23 to 24, 1814, he was employed in public service at York in Captain Reuben Richardson’s Company. [1]
From Feb. 25 to Mar. 23, 1814, he served in a detachment employed in public service at York. [2]
From May 10 to 12, 1814, he served with James in Capt. Jeremiah Travis’ Detachment employed on public service at York. Public service may have included working on road ways and bridges. [3]
Amos is found in the 1851 Canadian Census. The information is as follows: Surname: Crittenden, Given Name: Amos, Gender: Male, Age: 53, Province: Canada West (Ontario), District Name: York (county), District Number: 42, Sub-District Name: North Gwillimbury, Sub-District Number: 405, Page Number: 21, Microfilm: C-11761, Reference: RG 31, Item Number: 328367. It also states he was born in New York, USA and he was of no Christian denomination. His occupation is listed as a yeoman.
In 1857, Amos Crittenden was bequeathed "the North Easterly forty nine acres of Lot Sixteen in the third Concession of the said Township of North Gwillimbury" from his uncle Joel Draper's estate. [4]
Amos is found in the 1871 Canadian Census. The information is as follows: Surname: CRITTENDEN, Given Name: AMOS, Occupation: FARMER, Gender: Male, Age: 75, Place of Birth: UNITED STATES, Religion: Christian, Ethnic Origin: ENGLISH, District Name: YORK NORTH, District Number: 43, Sub-District Name: North Gwillimbury, Sub-District Number: G, Division Number: 1, Page Number: 27, Microfilm: C-9966, Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada, Item Number: 197687.
Sources
- ↑ Collections Canada, War of 1812: Upper Canada Returns, Nominal Rolls and Paylists, Microfilm t-10384, pages 1097-1098
- ↑ Collections Canada, War of 1812: Upper Canada Returns, Nominal Rolls and Paylists, Microfilm t-10384, pages 1104-1105
- ↑ Collections Canada, War of 1812: Upper Canada Returns, Nominal Rolls and Paylists, Microfilm t-10384, pages 1068-1070
- ↑ Land records of York County (north), 1797-1954, North Gwillimbury Township (v. 4, 2937-5640, 1-271) 1865-1871, pp. 371-373, Film # 008636015 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C3H6-P9DT-6)
"Ontario, District Marriage Registers, 1801-1858," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2C1-LG65 : 17 March 2018), Amos Crittenden and Fanny Chapman, 06 Jan 1851; citing Home Township, Algoma, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,030,052.
The War of 1812 Militia Rolls and Payrolls can be accessed online at http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/microform-digitization/006003-110.02-e.php?&q2=35&interval=50&sk=0&&PHPSESSID=t35e5elcve2av2ck6m2heds0s7crf37s6jcgkd25j0hraombkt30
"Ontario, District Marriage Registers, 1801-1858," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2C1-LG65 : 20 February 2019), Amos Crittenden, 6 Jan 1851; citing Home Township, Algoma, Canada West, British Colonial America, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,030,052.
“Canada Census 1851: Amos Crittenden.” Government of Canada, 21 Apr. 2016, http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1851/Pages/item.aspx?itemid=328367.
“Canada Census 1871: Amos Crittenden.” Government of Canada, 30 May 2016, http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1871-on/Pages/item.aspx?itemid=197687.
"Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JDVL-7Y8 : 26 March 2020), Amos Crittenden, 18 Mar 1878; citing North Gwillimbury, York, Ontario, yr 1878 cn 17026, Registrar General. Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,853,225.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Amos by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Amos:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Amos by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Amos:
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~1.56%
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~1.56%
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~1.56%
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~0.78%
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~0.78%
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