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Records of Widows admitted as Militia Pensioners

This record can be found in the "C" series of the Library & Archives Canada . It is assumed this list was drawn up in 1818 or shortly thereafter (note the references to the date 1818 in some of the 'remarks' column, and the remarriages of the widows)

Name of Widow	Deceased husband	Regiment	Action where killed or how died	Date of death and remarks
Adams, Mary	Pvt. Samuel Adams	2 Lincoln	Chippawa	5 July 1814
Adair, Phoebe	Pvt. John Adair	4 Lincoln	Illness	18 Dec. 1812 (moved to Freeland)
Augustine, Sophia	Pvt. Abel Augustine	1 Essex	Illness	1 Apr. 1813
Arquette, Maria	Pvt. Pierre Arquette	Incorporated	Illness	31 May 1813
Bondy, Marie Madelaine	Capt. Laurente Bondy	1 Essex	Fort Meigs	5 May 1813
Booth, Margaret	Capt. Joshua Booth	Addington	Casualty on duty	27 Oct. 1813
Badichon, Nancy/ Anne	Pvt. Pierre Badichon	2 Essex	River Raisin	21 Jan 1813 (married)
Bastido, Margaret	Pvt. Joseph Bastido	2 Lincoln	Chippawa	5 July 1814
Blanchette, Mary	Pvt. Lewis Blanchette	2 Lincoln	Chippawa	5 July 1814
Butler, Susan	Lt. Col. Johnson Butler	4 Lincoln	Illness	1 Dec. 1812
Brown, Barbara	Pvt. Isaac Brown	2 York	Illness	10 Dec. 1812
Boyer, Eleanor	Pvt. Martin Boyer	1 Lincoln	Illness	20 Apr. 1813
Balm, Tasey	Sgt. Jacob Balm	2 Lincoln	Illness	2 Dec. 1812
Benn, Susannah	Pvt. George Benn	Lenox	Illness	31 Dec. 1813
Bowen, Catharine	Henry Bowen, teamster	Lenox	Illness	8 Feb. 1813
Barnum, Martha	Pvt. Wheeler Barnum	1 Norfolk	Illness	16 Mar 1813
Buchanan, Elizabeth	Capt. William Buchanan	1 Essex	Illness	19 Sept. 1813
Brigham, Lucinda	Pvt. Moses Brigham	Middlesex	Illness	15 Aug. 1814
Bennet, Elizabeth	Pvt. James Bennet	1 Lincoln	Illness	18 Jan 1813
Bartholemew, Catharine	Pvt. Henry Batholemew	1 York	Illness	20 Oct. 1814
Carroll, Nancy	Capt. John Carrol	Oxford	Casualty	27 Aug. 1814 (killed while prisoner with enemy)
Coghill/Cockell, Eliz.	Pvt. George Coghill	1 Lincoln	Lundy's Lane	25 July 1814
Clendinnen, Mary	Pvt. Adam Clendinnen	1 Norfolk	Fort Erie	28 Nov. 1812 (married)
Coon, Mary	Pvt. John Coon	2 Lincoln	Illness	2 Jan. 1813
Clark, Mary	Pvt. John Clark	2 Lincoln	Illness	4 Dec. 1812
Clendennen, Hannah	Pvt. Abraham Clendennen	1 Lincoln	Illness	25 Oct. 1812
Cabasiere, Ann	Pvt. Pierre Cabasiere	Incorporated	Illness	Feb. 1815 (died as prisoner of war)
Campbell, Nancy	Wm. Campbell, teamster	1 Glengarry	Illness	1 Mar. 1813
Carscallen, Rachel	Pvt. Edward Carscallen	Hastings	Illness	25 Jan. 1813
Cole, Elizabeth	Pvt. Abraham Cole	Lennox	Illness	31 Dec. 1813
Carpenter, Sophia	Sgt. James Carpenter	5 Lincoln	Illness	26 Jan. 1813 (married)
Couck, Mary M.	George Couck, teamster	2 Lincoln	Illness	4 Dec. 1812 (struck off from 1 Jan. 1818)
Cope, Frances	Pvt. William Cope	1 Norfolk	Illness	6 Mar. 1813
Corbin, Mary	Pvt. Cyrenus Corbin	Incorporated	Illness	12 Mar. 1814
Clow, Sophia	Pvt. Wm. Clow, teamster	1 Leeds	Illness	22 Oct. 1814
Cook, Elizabeth	Daniel Cook, teamster	Lincoln	Illness	1 Feb. 1815
Detlor, Jerusha	Ensign John Detlor	3 York	York	27 Apr. 1813
Dennis, Elizabeth	Pvt. Joseph Dennis	3 Lincoln	Illness	Jan. 1815
Darby, Freelove	Pvt. Dudley Darby	Addington	Illness	11 Mar. 1813
Ellis, Margaret	Pvt. David Ellis	Oxford	Illness	27 Oct. 1813
Eaton, Elizabeth	Pvt. Ebenezer Eaton	Grenville Cavalry	Illness	6 Mar. 1813
Forsyth, Hannah	Pvt. James Forsyth	2 Lincoln	Chippawa	5 July 1814
Fraser, Catharine	Capt. William Fraser	1 Grenville	Illness	17 May 1813
Farrington, Catharine	Pvt. Samuel Farrington	Prince Edw.	Illness	31 Dec. 1813
Forbes, Anna	Pvt. Adam Forbes	Incorporated	Illness	6 Mar. 1815 (md. John Mitts)
Grass, Mary	Pvt. Michael Grass	1 Lincoln	Illness	17 Dec. 1812 (struck off from 1 Jan. 1818)
Grass, Mary	Pvt. George Grass	1 Lincoln	Wounds, Ft. George	30 May 1813
Grant, Mary	Pvt. William Grant	1 Glengarry	Illness	18 Feb. 1813
Girty, Monica	Ensign Thomas Girty	1 Essex	Illness	18 Sept. 1812 (md. toTucker & is guardian to her chn by Girty)
Green, Margaret	Pvt. Samuel Green	2 York	Casualty	6 July 1813
Hainer, Catharine	Lt. George Hainer	1 Lincoln	Illness	22 Nov. 1814
Hainer, Sophia	Pvt. Zachariah Hainer	1 Lincoln	Illness	2 Feb. 1813
Hainer, Hariet	Pvt. David Hainer	1 Lincoln	Illness	6 Oct. 1813
Hull, Elizabeth	Pvt. Kiah Hull	Incorporated	Illness	June 1813 (married)
Hebert, Martha	Pvt. Beela Hebert	5 Lincoln	Illness	Nov. 1812
Hamblin, Elizabeth	Pvt. Silas Hamblin	2 Grenville	Illness	8 Feb. 1813
Hicks, Elizabeth	Pvt. Joseph Hicks	Prince Edw.	Illness	24 Oct. 1813
Hagar, Azubah	Jonathan Hagar, teamster	2 Lincoln	Illness	10 Oct. 1813 (struck off from 1 Jan. 1818)
Hazel, Hannah	Pvt. Richard Hazel	1 Essex	Illness	10 Oct. 1812
Johnston, Anna	Pvt. John Johnston	4 Lincoln	Illness	1 Dec. 1812
Johnson, Elizabeth	Sgt. Truman Johnson	Oxford	Illness	10 Dec. 1812
Jones, Jane	Capt. John Jones	1 Lincoln	Illness while a prisoner of war	23 Dec. 1813
Jackson, Margaret	Pvt. John Jackson	Coloured Corps	Illness	13 Feb. 1813
King, Barbara	Lt. George King	2 York	Illness	Dec. 1812 (she died 1817)
Kendrick, Susannah	Lt. Duke Wm. Kendrick	3 York	Illness	1 Jan. 1813
Kyes, Sarah	Pvt. Asahel Kyes	1 Leeds	Illness	14 July 1813
Limburner, Catharine	Pvt. Alexander Limburner	4 Lincoln	Illness	13 Aug. 1814
Lottridge, Nancy	Capt. John Lottridge	5 Lincoln	Illness	29 Nov. 1812
LaTour, Charlotte	Pvt. Joseph LaTour	Frotenac	Illness	31 Mar 1813
Lancaster, Sarah	Pvt. Wm. Lancaster	3 York	Illness	29 Dec. 1812
Lee, Mary	Pvt. Peter Lee	Coloured Corps	Illness	1 Jan. 1817
McDonnel, Susannah	Lt. Christopher McDonnell	2 Lincoln	Chippawa	5 July 1814
Murray, Frances	Pvt. Daniel Murray	3 York	York	27 Apr. 1813
May, Dorothy	Lt. John May	1 Lincoln	Illness	8 Nov. 1812
Mills, Sophia	Sgt. Solomon Mills	2 York	Illness	5 July 1814 (md. Lafferty)
McDonnell, Nancy	Ensign Donald McDonnell	Stormont	Illness	20 Mar. 1813
McDougal, Margaret	Donald McDougal, teamster	2 Glengarry	Illness	1 Feb. 1813
McGrath, Dorothy	Pvt. John McGrath	Prince Edw.	Illness	30 Apr. 1814 (md. Griffith)
McCollum, Sarah	Pvt. Colin McCollum	2 Lincoln	Illness	12 Dec. 1812
Marks, Ruth	Sgt. Cornelius Marks	Oxford	Illness	1 Jan. 1813
McClean, Mary	Pvt. Allan McClean	Kent	Casualty	1 Feb. 1813
Miller, Theates	James Miller, acting sailing master	Provincial Marine	Illness while a prisoner of war	9 Oct. 1814
Meloche, Archange	Pvt. Louis Meloche	1 Essex	Illness	18 May 1813
McPherson, Jane	Pvt. Daniel McPherson	Addington	Illness	3 Jan. 1815
Merckley, Catharine	Christopher Merkley, teamster	Durham	Illness	15 Mar. 1814
Martin, Sarah	Pvt. John Martin	Addington Dragoons	Illness	4 dec. 1814
McDonnell, Anne	Pvt. Hugh Macdonnell	2 Glengarry	Illness	28 Feb. 1813
McPhie, Mary	Pvt. Angus McPhie	2 Glengarry	Illness	15 Mar. 1813
McDonnell, Margareth	Pvt. Angus McDonnell	2 Glengarry	Illness	15 Mar. 1813
McKay, Anne	Capt. Donald McKay	2 Glengarry	Illness	4 May 1813
Newkirk, Catharine	Pvt. Benjamin Newkirk	1 Lincoln	Illness	13 Nov. 1812 (md. to Jones)
Peer, Lydia	Pvt. Stephen Peer	2 Lincoln	Chippawa	5 July 1814
Pulse, Catharine	Pvt. David Pulse	Addington	Illness	14 June 1813
Patterson, Hannah	Pvt. John Patterson	Lenox	Illness	12 Dec. 1812
Pew, Mary	Pvt. Samuel Pew	2 Lincoln	Illness	10 Sept. 1813 (struck off from 1 Jan. 1818)
Petit, Susannah	Pvt. Uriah Petit	2 Norfolk	Illness	1 Jan. 1813 (md. Isaac Merritt who is gdn of Petit's children)
Reaume, Cecile	Pvt. Paschal Reaume	1 Essex	River Raisin	21 Jan. 1813
Rock, Catharine	Pvt. John Rock	3 Lincoln	Illness	1 Dec. 1812
Rabbee, Marie Angelique	Pvt. Jean B. Rabbee	Royal Artiller Driver	Casualty	20 Mar. 1813
Roberts, Sarah	Pvt. William Roberts	1 Essex	Fort Meigs	10 May 1813 (wounded on the 5th)
Smith, Myranne (dead)	Pvt. Chancy Smith	Oxford	Casualty	5 Nov. 1814 (md. to Limburner)
Stewart, Lucretia	Pvt. Enoch Stewart	Militia Artillery	Illness	19 Mar. 1813
Smith, Christiana	Pvt. Benjamin Smith	Prince Edw.	Illness	31 Oct. 1814 (md. to Cummings)
Spooner, Parthena	Pvt. Nazareth Spooner	Frontenac	Illness	13 Oct. 1813
Smith, Nancy	Pvt. Stephen Smith, teamster	1 Leeds	Illness	24 Feb. 1813
Storms, Hannah	Pvt. Henry Storms	Addington	Illness	31 Mar. 1813
Stickle, Mary	Pvt. John Stickle	2 Lincoln	Illness	10 Dec. 1812
Turney, Ann	Capt. George Turney	2 Lincoln	Chippawa	5 July 1814
Taylor, Sarah	Pvt. Robert Taylor	2 Lincoln	Chippawa	5 July 1814
Teal, Barbara	Pvt. Lawrence Teal	3 Lincoln	Illness	9 Jan. 1813
Teal, Catharine	Pvt. Zachariah Teal	3 Lincoln	Illness	17 Jan. 1813
Tompkins, Deborah	Pvt. Jeremiah Tompkins	Prince Edw.	Illness	27 Dec. 1812
Taylor, Mary	Pvt. Peter Taylor	Oxford	Action on Lake Erie	10 Sept. 1813
Trompour, Deborah	Capt. Paul Trumpour	Addington Dragoons	Illness	27 Mar. 1813
Vanderbarrack, Mary	Pvt. Cornelius Vanderbarrack	2 Lincoln	Illness	18 Mar. 1813 (struck off from 1 Jan. 1818)
Vansickle, Margaret	Pvt. David Vansickle	5 Lincoln	Illness	Dec. 1812
Vaughan, Hulda	Pvt. John Vaughan	1 Leeds	Illness	10 May 1813
Walker, Harriet	Capt. Edward Walker	Incorporated	Ft. Erie	12 Aug. 1814
Wright, Elizabeth	Pvt. Charles Wright	1 Lincoln	Fort George	27 May 1813
Wilkerson, Nancy	Pvt. Jacob Wilkerson	2 Lincoln	Chippawa	5 July 1814
Wolfrum, Catharine (dead)	Pvt. Philip Wolfrum	Incorporated	Casualty, Kingston	21 Aug. 1813
Wolfe, Elsey	Pvt. Conrad Wolfe	1 Lincoln	Illness	10 Dec. 1812
Weaver, Elizabeth	Pvt. Francis Weaver	1 Lincoln	Illness	15 Nov. 1814 (md. to Jones)
Wilkerson, Mary	Robt. Wilkerson, teamster	2 Lincoln	Illness	5 June 1813 (struck off from 1 Jan. 1818)
Warner, Phoebe	Pvt. Michael Warner	1 Lincoln	Illness	1 Nov. 1814
Wilson, Elizabeth	Pvt. Samuel Wilson	1 Norfolk	Illness	31 Dec. 1812
Wigley, Mary	Pvt. Christopher Wigley	1 Essex	Illness	11 Oct. 1812
White, Hannah	Capt. Nathaniel White	2 Norfolk	Illness	15 Mar. 1814
Young, Nancy	Lt. Henry Young	Prince Edw.	Illness	31 Dec. 1812
Young, Mary	Pvt. Henry Young	Lennox	Illness	18 Nov. 1812