Letitia (Unknown) Gage (abt. 1770 - abt. 1840)

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Biography

Letitia was born about 1770. She passed away about 1840.

Sources

• War claim by widow 1815.

On September 17, 1815, Letitia Gage of Saltfleet Twp., the widow of John Gage Sr., made a war claim for losses to British troops. She claimed for the use of her house as a barracks from October 14 to December 6, 1813, for the use of her stable, for thirty-five bushels of oats fed to the horses, for the use of her house after the Battle of Stoney Creek where the British and American wounded were kept, for four sheep taken by the 19th Light Dragoons, for three hogs taken by the Indians, and for a bee skip. John Gage of Saltfleet and William Gage of Barton Twp. certified the claim. On July 5, 1824, Letitia resubmitted her claim. She noted that she had also had fences torn down and grain destroyed, that the horses stabled in her barn had consumed at least twelve tons of hay and a large quantity of corn, that twelve pigs had been shot, that one of her horses was taken for a few days while another was taken for six months, and that at least forty bushels of potatoes were taken. ↑ Collections Canada, The War of 1812: Board of Claims for Losses, 1813-1848, Microfilm t-1139, pages 219-225