Militia Data, Pictou County

Some Militia Data, 1795-1900
Pictou County, Nova Scotia GenWeb

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From "The Pictou Book" by
George MacLaren, 1954

Pictou Regiment of Militia - 1795

Lt. Col. Commander
Robert Pagan

Major
Edward Mortimer

Captains

John Dawson Hugh Denoon Nicholas P. Olding
Thomas Copeland David MacLean Robert Stewart Sen.

1st Lts.

          William MacKay     Thomas Pagan          James Carmichael
           David Patterson       John Patterson Jnr.   James MacDonald
           Robert Smith          Donald MacKay

2nd Lts.

         David Lowden          David Bryden          Robert Stewart Jnr.
          Wm. Fraser              Thomas Patterson    Hugh Fraser
          James MacDonald      Robert Smith         Donald MacKay

Adjutant - John Gault
Quartermaster - James Patterson

Pictou Militia - 1814
Officers of the 5th Battalion

Lt. Col.
E. Mortimer

Major
J. Dawson

Captains

      A. Skinner      D. Lowden      R. Stewart        J. Mc Kay
      G. MacKay    T. Lowden       J. Williamson    R. MacKay - Adj.
      J. Marshall     J. Douglas       G. MacDonald

1st Lts.

A. MacKenzie H. MacDonald G. Smith R. Patterson
T. Davison J. Gordon D. Langell

2nd. Lts.

      J. Matheson      J. MacLean Jr.      J. Patterson      W. Patterson
      R. Patterson    A. Marshall         R. MacConnell   M. Langell
      J. Wilson        D. Marshall         T. Fraser            J. Burton
      J. Niven, Q.M.

Pictou Regiments - 1827

1st Battalion
Lt. Col Major. Major
George Smith Robert MacKay

Captains

   John Douglas      George MacDonald    A. Patterson     Jno. Patterson
   W. Corbett        Jno. Gordon              R. Patterson      W. Mortimer
    D. Cameron

1st. Lts.

W. Rankine A. Patterson George Campbell Anthony Smith
David Davidson Samuel Archibald James Perang

2nd. Lts.

John Taylor Alex Scott W. Clock T. M. Cole
James Dawson James MacGill Don. Fraser M. MacCullogh

Adj. - H. Hatton Sg. - G. Johnstone

2nd Battalion
Lt. Col. Major
James Skinner J. MacDonald

Captains

    Robert Smith      Don Fraser      J. Carmichael      A. Chisholm
    John Olding        Alex Grant     D. Cameron        Roderick MacKay
    D. MacDonald     Jno. Finlayson

1st. Lts.

    Jno. Smith      D. MacDonald      D. MacLennan      Simon MacKay
    A. MacDonald    Alex Fraser       Wm. Fraser          T. MacPherson
    Alex Grant

2nd Lts.

Jacob Olding Thomas Munro M. MacKenzie W.Chisholm
Jno. Holmes - adj. D. Robertson Robert Walker

Adj. - J. Holmes, It. Q.M. - A. Fraser Sg. - D. Finlayson

Additional County Militia Data

Welsford Rangers - 1860
Included 51 members
Capt. - James Kitchen
1st. Lt - Charles E. Henry
2nd. Lts. - D. W. McKat & W. E. Irish
Seargents - D. J. Campbell & Robert Beer
Corporals - W. J. Rogers & Rod MacKay

Pictou Greys - 1861
Included 60 members
Capt. - Robert Doull
1st. Lt. - S. H. Holmes
2nd Lt. - Daniel MacKenzie

New Glasgow Volunteer Company - 1863
Included about 70 members
Capt. - Donald MacDonald
1st Lt. - Albert Fraser
2nd. Lts. - Henry Fraser & J. W. Fraser
Quarter Master - Stewart Fraser
Surgeon - Dr. Mitchell

78th Highlanders - 1900
About 50 members
Capt. - R. H. Graham
1st. Lts. - G. W. Ross, second to be appointed

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