During the War of 1812, Peter Kizer/Kuyser served as a private in the 1st York Militia.
From Nov. 25, 1812 to Mar. 24, 1813, he served in Captain John Willson’s Company.
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From Mar. 25 to Apr. 24, 1813, he was on duty at the island telegraph (at York) from Capt. Willson’s Co.
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From June 28 to July 16, 1813, he served in Major Samuel Wilmot’s Detachment.
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From Dec. 25, 1813 to Jan. 24, 1814, he served at York in Capt. Reuben Richardson’s Co. [4]
From July 8 to 27, 1814, he served in Capt. Richardson’s Company.
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From Aug. 25 to Sept. 22, 1814, he served in Capt. Thomas Selby’s Co.
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On June 29, 1850, Peter "Ellin" Kaiser made a land petition to purchase Lot 12, Con. 3, Uxbridge that had been purchased by Henry Simpson in 1837 but had not been completely paid. Peter owned an adjacent lot.
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Sources
↑ Collections Canada, War of 1812: Upper Canada Returns, Nominal Rolls and Paylists, Microfilm t-10384, pages 786-787 & 805-806 & Microfilm t-10385, pages 151-170
↑ Collections Canada, War of 1812: Upper Canada Returns, Nominal Rolls and Paylists, Microfilm t-10384, pages 857-860
↑ Collections Canada, War of 1812: Upper Canada Returns, Nominal Rolls and Paylists, Microfilm t-10385, pages 124-127 & 131
↑ Collections Canada, War of 1812: Upper Canada Returns, Nominal Rolls and Paylists, Microfilm t-10384, pages 1087-1089
↑ Collections Canada, War of 1812: Upper Canada Returns, Nominal Rolls and Paylists, Microfilm t-10384, pages 1169-1172 & 1199-1201
↑ Collections Canada, War of 1812: Upper Canada Returns, Nominal Rolls and Paylists, Microfilm t-10384, pages 313-316
Annotation: Date and place where settlement was first recorded. Extracted from Report of Ontario Agriculture Commission, 1881. Nationality, religion, township of residence, and other genealogical information are also provided.
Source Bibliography: REAMAN, GEORGE ELMORE. The Trail of the Black Walnut. [Toronto:] McClelland & Stewart, 1957.
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