James Rogers UE (1728 - 1790)

Born 2 Apr 1728 in County Londonderry, Ireland

Husband of Margaret (McGregor) Rogers — married 1760 in Rockingham, New Hampshire

Descendants

Died 23 Sep 1790 at age 62 in Nr Frederickburg, Prince Edward County, Upper Canada

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Biography

James Rogers UE is Notable.

James Rogers was a United Empire Loyalist.
UEL Status:Proven
Date: Undated

James was the third son (fourth child) of James Rogers and Mary McFatridge/MacPhedran, born on 2 April 1728 near Londonderry, Ireland. In the October 1748 petition of James Rogers and Joseph Putney to re-establish property ownership in Dunbarton, NH, James' six sons were explicitly listed - Daniel, Samuel, James, Robert, Richard and John - strongly indicating that this James (Jr.) was the third son of James and Mary^[1].

Settled before war : Londonderry, New Hampshire, then Kent, New Hampshire Grants (later the Townships of Londonderry and Windham, Vermont)

He was an older brother of Robert Rogers, who was initially tasked with raising King's Rangers in Nova Scotia in 1779 to fight against American Independence. James was gazetted Major Commandant of the King's Rangers regiment's 2nd Battalion on the 2nd of June, 1779, and immediately began steps to raise recruits for the corps in Nova Scotia.

Among the memorial tablets on the walls of St. Alban's U.E.L. church at Adolphustown are two with the following inscriptions:

"Col. Jas. Rogers, of King's Rangers, died in Fredericksburgh, Sept., 1790, aged 63 years. "Col. Wm. Crawford, of Royal Rangers, died in Third Town, U.E.L."

It will be seen that, by the date of Col. Roger's death, he did not live long - about six years - after his settlement in Canada . He passed away in 1790.

In the old U.E.L. list preserved in the Crown Lands Department, in Toronto, are the following brief record: "Rogers, Col. James, Marysburgh and Sophiasburgh, S.G. Major, Commandant, Provision List (Government) 1786"

Died September 23, 1790. Fredericksburg, Prince Edward, Ontario, Canada,. 23 Sep 1790. Fredericksburg, Lennox, Ontario, Canada. 22 Sep 1790. Fredericksburgh Tw, Ontario, Canada. 23 Sep 1790. Prince Edward County, 1654323, Ontario, Canada. Found multiple copies of death date. Using September 23, 1790

WLNK James Rogers. Note: https:/en.wikipedia.org/wikiJames_Rogers_(British_Army_officer).

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Sources

1. ↑ Pg. 31, Rising Above Circumstances, by Robert J. Rogers, Sheltus & Picard Inc., 1998

• http://www.sfredheritage.on.ca/jamesrogers.html
• http://www.uelac.org/Loyalist-Info/detail.php?letter=r&line=229
• http://www.uelac.org/Loyalist-Info/detail.php?letter=r&line=230
• King's Rangers - Rogers' Rangers blog
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Rogers_(British_Army_officer)

Footnotes

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Barry Meadows for creating Rogers-8187 on 19 Nov 13.

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