All of the Blackwatch vets who stayed in Canada were disbanded in Halifax in 1783. I have traced only three to date - Duncan Robertson, Donald Robertson and John Menzies - but all of these were disbanded at Halifax on 24 October 1783. We can't be certain at this point that the whole bunch were disbanded that day, but they were undoubtedly disbanded close to then. The bulk of the regiment, however, sailed on to Newfoundland, and then back to Scotland, probably by 1789.
What follows in a list of these disbanded 42nd vets who went to New Brunswick.
Esther Clark Wright lists many of the veterans from the 42nd who settled on the Nashwaak in her LOYALISTS OF NEW BRUNSWICK. During my 1997 trip to Tabusintac, John Robertson told me that most of the Nashwaak records burned in a fire. However a great number of the 42nd vets are recorded as receiving lots.
Several 42nd vets, associated with Duncan - John Menzies (25, below); Donald Murdoch (28, below); Jon McLeod (70, below) - are not in Wright's text. I suspect that they left Nashwaak within a year, and never petitioned the government for their lands. To get a fuller picture of the regiments vets in NB I have compiled a muster.
The muster shows 107 veterans from the 42nd in NB (108 if #95 Robert Stewart is correct). At this point I believe that: at least 80 of these settled on the Nashwaak river for a time I'm betting that at least 27 veterans made their way to the Miramichi, though many probably left there too.
To give you a breakdown:(a) 22 are known to have settled in the Miramichi
(b) 3 more are thought to have done so,
(c) we do not yet know where Donald Murdoch and John McLeod were after they left Nashwaak, I suspect the Miramichi
(d) a number of veterans from Nashwaak "disappear". (I stopped at Marysville -- where Duncan is said to have had his claim -- in 1997 and tried to find out something about the "loyalists" who settled there. They are mostly forgotten, the local histories I saw start with "Boss" Gibson who arrived in 1862. I could have found better histories in the University, but I think it is obvious that the Nashwaak settlement didn't have a lasting effect on the area -- 6 went on to the Tabusintac river
(e) of the 27 vets who didn't settle at Nashwaak: 3 went to St John, 2 went to Sussex, 2 went to York county, 2 went to Kent , the greatest number are given lot numbers whose location I know nothing about.
| Number | LastName | FirstName | Source |
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1
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Abernathy | William | (w) Nashwaak, then York co. |
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2
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Bain | Alexander | (w) Nashwaak |
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3
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Bruce | David | (w) P 244 @ Nashwaak, then Miramichi, (m) Nashwaak, Tabusintac after 1798, (l) # 29, South Tabusintac river |
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4
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Bruce | John | (w) Nashwaak, then Fredericton |
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5
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Buchanan | William | (w) Nashwaak, then Fredericton |
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6
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Cameron | James | (w) p 247 Nashwaak |
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7
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Cameron | John | (w) Nashwaak, then possibly Miramichi |
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8
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Campbell | Hugh | (w) c 444 Dip. Har. |
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9
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Daniel | William | (w) Nashwaak, then possibly Miramichi |
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10
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Dewar (Duer?) | John | (w) Nashwaak, then Miramichi |
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11
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Dure | Patrick | (w) Cn? |
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12
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Finlayson | John | (w) Nashwaak? |
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13
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Forbes | James | (w) c 44 |
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14
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Fraser | John | (w) p 257 Nashwaak |
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15
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Fraser | Cpl Thomas | (w) Nashwaak |
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16
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Gardner | John | (w) ? |
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17
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Gray | John | (w) Nashwaak, then Carl (?) |
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18
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Gunn | Alexander | (w) Nashwaak, then Miramichi |
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19
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Gunn | James | (w) Nashwaak, then Miramichi |
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20
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Kennedy | John | (w) Nashwaak |
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21
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Leslie | George | (w) Nashwaak |
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22
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Masterton | John | (w) Nashwaak, absent |
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23
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Mathewson | Sgt Alex | (w) Nashwaak? |
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24
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Matheson | George | (w) St John |
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25
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Menzies | John | (d) from Lt Col Charles Graham's co. Oct 24 1783, at Halifax (p) September 5, 1787 for lot 6 South Miramichi |
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26
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Munn | Cpl Donald | (w) Nashwaak |
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27
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Munro | William | (w) c 449 |
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28
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Murdock | Donald | (m) Nashwaak, Tabusintac in 1798 |
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29
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McBean | Angus | (w) c 454 Nashwaak |
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30
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McCaulay | William | (w) Nashwaak, then Miramichi |
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31
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McCraw | Duncan | (w) p 201 Nashwaak, then Miramichi , (l) # 7 South Miramichi river, (m) Nashwaak, Tabusintac after 1798, (l) #53 North Tabusintac river |
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32
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McCraw | Farquhar | (w) Nashwaak, then Miramichi |
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33
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McCraw | Neil | (w) Nashwaak, then Miramichi |
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34
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McCulloch | Richard | (w) St John |
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35
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McDonald | Alex Sr | (w) p 245, then Miramichi |
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36
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McDonald | Alex Jr | (w) Nashwaak, then Miramichi |
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37
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McDonald | Donald | (w) c 451, then Sussex |
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38
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McDonald | Francis | (w) where? |
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39
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McDonald | James | (w) Nashwaak |
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40
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McDonald | John | (w) Nashwaak |
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41
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McDougall | Donald/Daniel | (w) p 243 Nashwaak, then Miramichi |
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42
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McFarlane | George | (w) Nashwaak, then Miramichi |
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43
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McFarlane | Sgt John | (w) c 455 |
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44
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McGilvray | John | (w) Nashwaak |
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45
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McGregor | Donald | (w) Nashwaak |
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46
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McGregor | John | (w) Nashwaak |
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47
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McGregor | Malcom | (w) Nashwaak |
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48
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McIntosh | Malcom | (w) c 450 |
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49
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McIntosh | Sgt William | (w) York county |
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50
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McIntyre | Cpl Angus | (w) p 842 |
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51
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McIver | Alexander | (w) Nashwaak |
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52
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McKay | Angus | (w) Kent |
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53
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McKay | Donald | (w) p255 Nashwaak |
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54
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McKay | Duncan | (w) p 178 |
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55
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McKay | Francis | (w) p 261 |
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56
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McKay | George Sr | (w) Nashwaak |
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57
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McKay | George Jr | (w) Nashwaak |
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58
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McKay | Henry | (w) p258 Nashwaak |
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59
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McKay | Robert Sr | (w) p254 |
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60
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McKay | Robert Jr | (w) Nashwaak, then Miramichi |
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61
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McKay | William | (w) 260 Nashwaak |
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62
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McKenzie | Alexander | (w) Nashwaak |
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63
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McKenzie | Cpl Donald | (w) p 248 Nashwaak |
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64
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McKenzie | Robert | (w) Nashwaak |
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65
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McLaggan | Cpl Peter | (w) c 448 Nashwaak |
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66
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McLean | Cpl Donald | (w) c 442, 3? Sussex |
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67
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McLennon | William | (w) St John |
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68
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McLeod | Cpl Donald | (w) p 256 Nashwaak |
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69
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McLeod | Duncan | (w) p 240 Nashwaak, then Miramichi |
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70
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McLeod | John | (m) Nashwaak, then Tabusintac , (l) 35, 39, 47 or 50 North Tabusintac? |
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71
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McLeod | Malcom | (w) Nashwaak F'ton |
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72
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McLeod | Murdoch | (w) Nashwaak |
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73
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McLeod | Roderick Jr | (w) Nashwaak |
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74
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McMillan | Miles | (w) Nashwaak, then Miramichi |
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75
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McNabb | Sgt James | (w) p 250 |
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76
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McPhadden | Donald | (w) Nashwaak |
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77
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McPherson | John | (w) Char (Charlotte County?) |
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78
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McPherson | Wiliam | (w) p 259, York county |
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79
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McSwain | Murdoch | (w) Nashwaak, possibly Miramichi |
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80
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Peebles | George | (w) p 253 |
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81
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Peebles | John | (w) p 246 Ham river. |
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82
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Robertson | Donald/Daniel | (d) Lt Col Charles Graham's co at Halifax Oct 24 1783 (w) p 263 Nashwaak |
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83
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Robertson | Duncan | (d) left Maj Walter Home's co at Halifax, Oct 24 1783 (m) Louise Manny cites him as one of the 42nd vets who - being disatisfied with their lots at Nashwaak, later settled at Tabusintac. |
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84
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Robertson | John | (w) Nashwaak |
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85
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Rose | Donald | (w) Nashwaak, then Miramichi |
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86
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Ross | Andrew | (w) Nashwaak |
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87
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Ross | Donald | (w) p 240 Nashwaak |
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88
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Ross | James Sr | (w) p 25 Nashwaak |
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89
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Ross | James Jr | (w) Nashwaak |
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90
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Ross | Cpl John | (w) Ken (does this mean Kent?) |
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91
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Sproule | Sgt Andrew | (w) p 252 |
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92
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Stewart | Duncan | (w) Nashwaak |
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93
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Stewart | John | (w) Nashwak |
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94
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Stewart | Sgt Peter | (w) Nashwaak |
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95
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Stewart | Robert | (w) Wright is uncertain if he was from the 42nd |
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96
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Sutherland | George | (w) Nashwaak, then Miramichi |
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97
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Sutherland | High | (w) Nashwaak |
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98
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Sutherland | John | (w) p 265 Nashwaak |
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99
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Sutherland | John | (w) p 262 Nashwaak |
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100
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Sutherland | John | (w) Nashwaak |
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101
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Sutherland | Robert | (w) Nashwaak |
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102
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Sutherland | William | (w) Nashwaak, then Miramichi |
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103
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Thompsan | Sgt John | (w) Nashwaak |
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104
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Trebblecock | Thomas | (w) St John co |
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105
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Urquhart | Donald | (w) Nashwaak |
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106
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Wier | John | (w) p 264 Nashwaak |
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107
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Wilson | Adam | (w) Nashwaak |
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108
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Yeldon | Sgt Alexander | (w) Nashwaak, then Miramichi |
Updated:Monday, 10-Sep-2018 19:43:12 MDT