Thomas
Merigold
Sr. UE
Born about in Sussex, New Jersey
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Elizabeth (Ansley) Merigold
— married
1782 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
May (Merrigold) Monger, Thomas Merigold Jr., Elizabeth (Merigold) Bradley, Daniel Merigold, Susan Isabella (Merigold) Jarvis, Amos Merigold and Duncan Merigold
Died
at about age 66
in Clarkson, Upper Canada
Profile last modified
| Created 25 May 2015
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Biography
Captain Thomas Merigold Sr. UE served in the War of 1812
Service started:
Unit(s): 2nd Regiment of York Militia, Canada
Service ended:
Service started:
Unit(s): 2nd Regiment of York Militia, Canada
Service ended:
Thomas Merigold was a United Empire Loyalist.[1] After serving with the New Jersey Volunteers during the Revolutionary War, he settled in New Brunswick,[2] where he married Elizabeth in 1782. They moved to Clarkson, Upper Canada, in 1808.[3]
During the War of 1812, Thomas Merigold Sr. served as a captain in the 2nd York Militia. On March 4, 1813, he was reported living in Toronto Twp. [4]
He was in the Niagara District from September 22 to October 24, 1813 in a detachment under the command of Lieut. Col. Richard Beasley. [5]
He and his company worked on Dundas Street, from November 5 to 20, 1813. [6]
He served from February 10 to 18, 1814. [7]
He was at Burlington Heights from July 4 to 27, 1814 in a detachment under the command of Lieut. Col. Richard Beasley. During this time period they were scouting the American positions on the Niagara Frontier and engaged the Americans in the Battle of Lundy’s Lane on the 25th. [8]
He commanded his own company from September 25 to October 22, 1814. [9]
He served from November 5 to 20, 1814. [10]
His sons, Thomas Jr., Daniel, and Amos, also served in the 2nd York.
On July 2, 1823, Thomas Merigold Sr. made a war loss claim as a resident of Toronto Twp. for a boat taken by His Majesty’s troops at York and a horse, a cow, and 3 hogs taken by the Indians. Lewis Bradley and Thomas Jr. and Amos Merigold certified that the claim was true. [11]
Sources
- ↑ United Empire Loyalists’ Association Directory
- ↑ Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, Index to Land Grants, 1784-1997
- ↑ Hickson, Kathleen. Clarkson and Its Many Corners. Mississauga Library System, 2003, p. 8
- ↑ Collections Canada, War of 1812: Upper Canada Returns, Nominal Rolls and Paylists, Microfilm t-10383, pages 1040-1042
- ↑ Collections Canada, War of 1812: Upper Canada Returns, Nominal Rolls and Paylists, Microfilm t-10384, pages 11, 13, & 129
- ↑ Collections Canada, War of 1812: Upper Canada Returns, Nominal Rolls and Paylists, Microfilm t-10384, page 132
- ↑ Collections Canada, War of 1812: Upper Canada Returns, Nominal Rolls and Paylists, Microfilm t-10383, pages 1118-1120
- ↑ Collections Canada, War of 1812: Upper Canada Returns, Nominal Rolls and Paylists, Microfilm t-10384, pages 29-32, 40-42, & 45-54
- ↑ Collections Canada, War of 1812: Upper Canada Returns, Nominal Rolls and Paylists, Microfilm t-10384, pages 67-69
- ↑ Collections Canada, War of 1812: Upper Canada Returns, Nominal Rolls and Paylists, Microfilm t-10384, page 132
- ↑ Collections Canada, The War of 1812: Board of Claims for Losses, 1813-1848, Microfilm t-1127, pages 993-997
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