James
DeForest
Born [location unknown]
Ancestors 
Son of Abraham DeForest
and Elizabeth (Bowman) DeForest
Brother of
Simon (de Forest) De Forest, Mary DeForest, John Charles DeForest, Stephen DeForest, Hannah DeForest and Abraham DeForest
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 85
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 22 Dec 2012
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James DeForest served in the 5th Regiment of Lincoln Militia, Canada in the War of 1812
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Biography
James was born in 1795. James was the child of Abraham DeForest and Elizabeth Bowman. James passed away in 1880. [1]
During the War of 1812, James DeForest served as private in the 5th Lincoln Militia. He served from September 25 to October 24, 1812 in Captain Samuel Hatt’s Flank Company and was present at the Battle of Queenston Heights on October 13th. [2]
On September 11, 1815, James Deforest certified the war claim of Joseph House as a resident of Ancaster Twp. [3]
In 1820, James was eligible for a 100-acre militia land grant but did not apply nor receive one. His brother Simon delayed claiming his grant until 1837.
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Sources
- ↑ Entered by Cal Deforest, Dec 22, 2012
- ↑ Collections Canada, War of 1812: Upper Canada Returns, Nominal Rolls and Paylists, Microfilm t-10386, pages 929-931 & t-10387, pages 27-30, 64-67, 111-114, & 188-191
- ↑ Collections Canada, The War of 1812: Board of Claims for Losses, 1813-1848, Microfilm t-1128, pages 206-211
- First-hand knowledge of Cal Deforest.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or 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 James:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or 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 James:
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