David Elliott Loyalist And His Descendants

Chiefly a record of some of the descendants of David Elliott. He was born ca. 1745 and died before June 1812 in Ontario, Canada. He married Sarah ca. 1770. She was born ca 1753 and died 21 Apr 1824 in Elizabethtown, Ontario. They were the parents of six known children.

"To qualify for inclusion in this work a family had to have been in Beekman or Pawling by the time of the first census in 1790 [with] a few exceptions."--Intro. v. 2.

Joshua Sweet was born in 1722/23 in East Greenwich, Kent County, Rhode Island. He married Susanna Nichols. They had two children. He died before 28 September 1748 in Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut. Reverend Joshua Sweet (1812-1874) is believed to be the great grandson of Joshua and Susanna. He was born in Ogdensburg, New York. He married Julia Ann Berry (1827-1865) 28 May 1848. They had four children. He married Jeannette E. Sykes DeCamp, a widow and mother of five children, in 1866. Ancestors, descendants and relatives lived mainly in Connecticut, New York, Iowa, Nebraska, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Montana and California.

A compilation of official documents which list and provide some information about people in the 1780s who settled in Ontario, Canada. The area was known as the western part of the Montreal district of the colony of Quebec or Canada and became Upper Canada after 1791.

John Booth (d.1689) immigrated from England to Southold, Long Island, New York about 1652. John Booth (1724-ca. 1788), direct descendant in the fourth generation, married Bethia Goldsmith about 1748/1749. As loyalists, they immigrated to Elizabethtown, Leeds County, Ontario. Descendants and relatives lived in Ontario, Quebec and elsewhere. Some descendants immigrated to New England, New York and elsewhere in the United States.

This book will help those who are searching for ancestors in Ireland. David R.Elliott gives practical advice on preparing for your trip with tips on travel, driving, accommodation, and meals. An annotated bibliography and a review of important websites round out this illustrated guide.