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Charles Denison (1789 - 1828)

Charles Denison
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Died at about age 39 in York, Upper Canadamap
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Private Charles Denison served in the Canadian militia in the War of 1812
Service started:
Unit(s): 3rd Regiment of York Militia
Service ended:

Biography

During the War of 1812, Charles served as a private and ensign in the 3rd York Militia.

Charles, like his oldest brother George, served with a "flank company" enlisted by Major-Gen. Sir Isaac Brock at the start of the War of 1812. (These were militia units whose recruits were thought to be more loyal to the British Crown than those dominated by recent American immigrants.) [1]

As a private in Captain Cameron's Company of the 3rd Regiment of York Militia,[2] he fought at the Battle of Queenston Heights.

On Dec. 25, 1812, Charles Denison was commissioned as an ensign. [3]

During the defence of York on April 27, 1813, he and George (now ensigns) were both taken prisoner by the Americans. [4][5]

From Sept. 25 to Oct. 3, 1813, he served in Capt. John Denison’s Co. at York. [6]

On June 14, 1814, he reported that ten privates in Capt. Denison’s Company had surrendered to the Americans on Apr. 27, 1813 in order to receive plunder. [7]

From July 7 to 24, 1814, he served at York. [8]

On June 5, 1815, he was recorded as an ensign. [9]

After his father's death in 1824, Charles and his brother Thomas were dismayed to find that the bulk of John Denison's large estate had been left to George. Even the titles to their own farmland had not been left to them. [10]

Charles died in 1828 and is buried in the Denison family cemetery, St. John's Cemetery on the Humber, in Weston, Ontario.[11]

At his death, Charles held the rank of captain.

On Feb. 16, 1836, his heirs were registered to receive a militia land grant of 100 acres, as Charles had been a former resident of York Twp. and a former private in a flank company. [12]


Sources

  1. Gagan, David. The Denison Family of Toronto. Canadian Biographical Studies. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1973, p. 15
  2. The Cameron Rolls 1812, Ontario Historical Society Papers and Records, Vol. 1, Toronto, 1899
  3. L. Homfray Irving, Honorary Librarian, Officers of the British Forces in Canada during the War of 1812-1815, Canadian Military Institute, Welland Tribune Print, 1908, pages 67-69
  4. Auchinleck, Gilbert. A History of the War Between Great Britain and the United States of America. Maclear & Co., 1855, p. 154 Google eBook
  5. Library and Archives Canada, War of 1812: Upper Canada Returns, Nominal Rolls and Paylists, RG 9 1B7, Mikan Number:183676, Microform: t-10383, p. 1143
  6. Collections Canada, War of 1812: Upper Canada Returns, Nominal Rolls and Paylists, Microfilm t-10384, pages 637-638
  7. Collections Canada, War of 1812: Upper Canada Returns, Nominal Rolls and Paylists, Microfilm t-10383, pages 1140-1141
  8. Collections Canada, War of 1812: Upper Canada Returns, Nominal Rolls and Paylists, Microfilm t-10384, page 1167
  9. Collections Canada, War of 1812: Upper Canada Returns, Nominal Rolls and Paylists, Microfilm t-10384, pages 262-263
  10. Gagan, David. The Denison Family of Toronto. Canadian Biographical Studies. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1973, p. 18
  11. Burial, Toronto, Toronto Municipality, Ontario, Canada, Saint Johns Cemetery on the Humber; Find A Grave: Memorial #104851040
  12. Ontario Archives, Militia Land Grants Register, Microfilm MS693, Reel 140, Volume 132, Grant #3943




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Added 2 militia payrolls for Sept. 1813 & July 1814.
posted by Fred Blair
I have added information to this profile as part of the wikitree Upper Canada War of 1812 Project and linked it to the project pages. I am not related to this family.

Please email me, if you would like more information on this family, to look at my source documents, or have questions about this war and other veterans and their families.

posted by Fred Blair