Finding Soldiers and other Military Ancestors in Your Family Tree

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French-Indian Wars 1754-1763 American Revolution 1777-1783 War of 1812 Rebellion of 1837 Fenian Raids 1857	Red River Rebellion 1870-1877 Nile Expedition 1884-1885 NorthWest Rebellion 1884-1885 South African (Boer) War 1899-1902 WW 1 1914-1918

Olive Tree Genealogy is pleased to offer genealogy records and advice in finding your American or Canadian Military ancestor, as well as historical information. Having dozens of military ancestors, this section is near and dear to my heart! I also have a son who is in the Canadian Military.

These military pages provide historical background for each conflict, chronological timelines, statistics, battles, famous Americans & Canadians, biographies of soldiers, heroes and their stories, contributions of women, muster rolls for conflicts before 1900, Letters Home (from soldiers at the front), music and poetry, guest authors' submissions, links to other online resources, and Research Libraries.

Military Records on Olive Tree Genealogy

 New Jersey Muster Rolls
 New York Military Records

• Lt. Gov. Leisler's Commissions 1689 & 1690 New York
• Volunteers Against Canada 1711 from New York
• Captn. Jonas Douw's Company Albany 1715 New York
• Muster Roll in Livingston Manor, 1715 New York Sullivan Co.
• Capt. Jacob Hallenback's Company of Militia 1757 New York Albany Co.
• Capt. Marte Hallenback's Company of Militia 1757 New York Albany Co.
• Merchant and Redcoat: The Papers of John Gordon Macomb, July 17, 1757 (New York, British Army) Albany Co. New York
• Tryon County New York Petition 1771
• Tryon County New York Petition of Wives of Loyalists 1771
• 8th Regiment Albany Militia 1898 (over 1200 names) New York

 1066 List of Knights List Of Those Accompanying William The Conqueror On His Invasion Of England in 1066
 King Philip's War 1675 American Military
 King William's War 1689 American Military
 Queen Anne's War 1702 American Military
 Father Rasle's War 1724-1726 American Military
 French-Indian Wars 1754-1763 American & Canadian Military

• Overview of French-Indian War
• Battle of Great Meadows Fort Necessity first battle of the War in 1754
• Battle of Lake George 1755
• Fort Ticonderoga, July 8, 1758: 42nd Highland Regiment (formerly Black Watch)
• Louisbourg, Cape Breton, June 2-July 27, 1758: Fraser's Highlanders (78th)
• Fort DuQuesne (Fort Pitt), July-Nov, 1758: Montgomerie's Highlanders (77th)
• Martinique & Guadeloupe, Jan-Apr, 1759: 2nd Battalion of the Royal Highlanders (42nd)
• Ticonderoga-Niagara, Jul, 1759: Royal Highlanders (42nd) & Montgomery's Highlanders (77th)
• Heights of Abraham, September 13, 1759: Fraser's Highlanders (78th)
• Quebec, Apr 28-May 10, l760: Fraser's Highlanders (78th)
• Little Keome & Fort Loudon, June-Aug, 1760: Montgomery's Highlanders (77th)
• Montreal, Aug-Sep 8, 1760: Royal Highlanders (42nd) & Fraser's Highlanders (78th)
• Dominique, June 1761: Montgomery's Highlanders (77th)
• Martinique & Havannah, 1762: Royal Highlanders (42nd) & Montgomery's Highlanders (77th)
• St. John's, Newfoundland, 1762: Montgomery's Highlanders (77th) & Fraser's Highlanders (78th)
• Bushy Run, Aug 4-6, 1763: Royal Highlanders (42nd) & Montgomery's Highlanders (77th)
• Fort Pitt & Indian Warfare, 1764-1765: Royal Highlanders (42nd)
• Montcalm ~ French Major General
• Wolfe ~British General
• Jeffrey Amherst ~ British Commander in Chief
• Edward Braddock ~ British Commander in Chief
• Thomas Gage ~ British General and Colonial Governor
• William Shirley ~ British governor
• Robert Dinwiddie ~ British Lieut. Gov. of Virginia

 American Revolution 1777-1783 American Military
 Loyalists in Ontario
 Loyalists in the American Revolution 1777-1783 American & Canadian Military

• Historical Overview
• How to Find your Loyalist Ancestor
• Loyalist Family Names
• Loyalist Regiments
• Loyalist Muster Rolls
• 1st (Royal Scots), 2nd battalion
• 15th
• 28th
• 44th
• 47th
• 48th
• 77th Mongomeries Highlanders
• Butler's Rangers
• Sir John Johnston's Brigade
• King's Royal Regiment of New York (KRRNY)
• List of Men From the Turloch Militia who Joined KRRNY or Butler's Rangers
• 1778 List of Men From Pennsylvania who joined the British Army

 Loyalist Petitions
 Tryon County NY Petition 1771
 Tryon County NY Petition of Wives of Loyalists 1771
 War of 1812 American Military
 War of 1812 American & Canadian Military

• The Five Fronts
• Battle of Guerriere
• Men killed and wounded at Oswego 1814
• Laura Secord
• Tecumseh
• Sir Isaac Brock
• Overview
• Muster Roll of Capt. Abram Nelles’ Flank Company
• Muster roll of a Detachment of the 4th Regiment Lincoln Militia under the command of Lieut-Colonel Robert Nelles
• Muster Roll of Capt. Wm.. Nelles’ Company, 4th Regt.Lincoln Militia
• Muster Roll of Captain Jonathan Moore, 4th. Lincoln
• War Of 1812 Muster Rolls
• List of names of men who Joined the enemy
• Schedule of Names Who Have Volunteered Under Major Willcocks 1813
• list of men commanded by lt. Col. J. Willcocks 1814
• Corps of Canadian Volunteers in service of USA under Col. Jos. Willcocks 1815
• Property Losses, Newark 1813
• Non-Combatant Prisoners Of War From Newark 1812
• Corps Of Canadian Volunteers 1813
• List of Widows Receiving Pensions War of 1812
• Men killed and wounded at Oswego 1814

 Seminole Wars 1817-18 American Military
 Black Hawk War 1831-1832 American Military
 Seminole Wars 1835-42 American Military
 Rebellion of 1837 Canadian Military

• St. Denis
• St. Charles
• St. Eustache
• Montgomery's Tavern
• Dr. Dunscombe's
• Hamilton Jail
• Short Hills
• William Lyon MacKenzie
• Louis-Joseph Papineau
• Reward Poster for William Lyon McKenzie, David Gibson, Samuel Lount, Silas Fletcher & Jesse Lloyd
• Names of those charged in the Short Hills Insurrection
• Men sentenced to death in Dr. Duncombe's Rising near Brantford
• Overview
• Ship Marquis of Hastings 1839 Canada to Van Dieman's Land, Australia
  
• Ship The Canton 1839 Canada to Van Dieman's Land, Australia
  

 U.S.-Mexican War 1846-48 American Military
 Seminole Wars 1855-58 American Military
 Civil War 1861-1865 American Military
 Fenian Raids 1857 American Military
 Fenian Raids 1857 American & Canadian Military

• Battle of Ridgeway
• Biography of Thomas Darcy McGee
• Committee of Safety Minutes from June 1st 1866 in Welland, in the 24 hours preceeding the Battle of Ridgeway
• Overview of Fenian Raids

Red River Rebellion 1870-1877 Canadian Military

• List of 1, 704 men of the RREF (Red River Expeditionary Force) Canadian Military
• Bounty warrants for men of RREF (Red River Expeditionary Force)

 Nile Expedition 1884-1885 Canadian Military
 NorthWest Rebellion 1884-1885 Canadian Military
 Spanish American War 1898 American Military
 South African (Boer) War 1899-1902 Canadian Military
 Boxer Rebellion 1900-1901 American Military
 WW 1 1917-1918 American Military
 WW 1 1914-1918 Canadian Military

What's Available in Military Records

 Ontario Military Research
 Canadian Military History & Genealogy Databases
 Find Your Military Ancestor
 The Canadian Military Heritage Project
  What's Available in American Military Records
 What's Available in Canadian Military Records

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