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American Revolution


American point of view: The British used the colonies as a way to make money. They had the power to enact laws in Parliament outside of America which significantly affected life and trade in the 13 colonies. These Acts of Parliament benefited the British but not the colonies. In addition, colonists were not afforded the same rights as the British people, nor did they have any representatives in the British Parliament to present their points of view. The colonists protested and their protests led to revolution.

British point of view: The British view on the American Revolution was that the colonies owed the empire for everything it had provided, such as protection, economy, and supplies. In reality, the British people were divided about the outbreak of war with what was then their colony—over how bad it was, whose fault it was and what to do about it. (time.com)

View from Canada: "At the time of the outbreak of the American Revolution, the population of the Canadian provinces was not large by comparison to the population of the thirteen colonies. Nova Scotia, which had not yet been divided from modern New Brunswick, had some 20,000 inhabitants, of whom approximately 12,000 were from New England. The majority were living in scattered rural settlements and had little in the wayof political interests... According to a Nova Scotia petition laid before the Continental Congress, some six hundred settlers were believed to be able and willing to aid the Revolution. The white population of what is now Ontario was virtually non-existent. Quebec had a population of approximately 90,000... From 10% to 15% of the adult male population of Quebec was sufficiently active in support of the Amercian Revolution to warrant their names being recorded so in government records. Large numbers of others provided more or less passive support; they sold supplies, mounted guard, provided transportation services when they were requisitioned, etc. Most of the rest of the population was deliberately neutral, apparently seeing the dispute as none of their business..." In addition to the Quebecois, many Acadians joined the American Revolution. They strongly disliked the British because the British exiled them from Acadia in 1755. Many spent time exiled in the American colonies and, thus, became fluent in English.
(Canadian participants in the American Revolution, an index, by Virginia DeMarce - familysearch.org)


These ancestors played an active role in the U.S. Revolutionary War / American War of Independence:

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American Revolutionary War Soldier  male ancestor  John DAY (23 April 1728, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA (Indian Orchard) - 21 November 1810, West Springfield, Massachusetts, USA)
(John DAY & Abigail BAGG)

American Revolutionary War Soldier  male ancestor  Moses DAY (25 October 1763, West Springfield, Massachusetts, USA - 23 October 1828, West Springfield, Massachusetts, USA)
(Gideon DAY & Elizabeth DUNCAN)

American Revolutionary War Soldier  male ancestor  Timothy DAY (5 September 1720, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA (Indian Orchard) - 30 September 1797, West Springfield, Massachusetts, USA)
(Ebenezer DAY & Mercy HITCHCOCK)

American Revolutionary War Soldier  male ancestor  David DECKER (4 October 1719, Newington, New Hampshire, USA - 1809, Moscow, Maine, USA (Bakerstown))
American Revolutionary War Soldier  male ancestor  Augustin DELISLE (13 March 1740, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault) - 29 May 1812, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante))
(Louis-Joseph DELISLE & Marie-Anne GIGNAC)

American Revolutionary War Soldier  male ancestor  René-Ambroise DEMERS (7 December 1737, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) - , )
(Jean-François DEMERS (DUMAIS) & Marie-Josephte DENEAU (DENIAU))

American Revolutionary War Soldier  male ancestor  Daniel DEMING (31 December 1753, Wethersfield, Connecticut, USA - 10 September 1828, Colebrook, Connecticut, USA)
(Janna DEMING & Anna KILBORN)

American Revolutionary War Soldier  male ancestor  Alexis DESHAIES dit TOURIGNY (10 March 1740, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly) - 15 September 1810, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly))
(Joseph DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dit TOURIGNY & Françoise PERROT (PERRAULT) dite TURBAL)

American Revolutionary War Soldier  male ancestor  Joseph DESHAIES dit TOURIGNY (15 July 1737, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly) - 14 August 1789, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly))
(Joseph DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dit TOURIGNY & Françoise PERROT (PERRAULT) dite TURBAL)

American Revolutionary War Soldier  male ancestor  Laurent DESHAIES dit TOURIGNY (28 December 1745, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly) - 21 March 1811, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly))
(Joseph DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dit TOURIGNY & Françoise PERROT (PERRAULT) dite TURBAL)

American Revolutionary War Soldier  male ancestor  Jean-Baptiste DESRANLEAU dit CHATEAUNEUF (19 September 1739, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier) - 3 July 1809, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier))
(Jean-Baptiste DESRANLEAU dit CHATEAUNEUF & Marie-Madeleine RIVARD dite LACOURSIÈRE)

American Revolutionary War Soldier  male ancestor  Joseph DESROSIERS dit DUTREMBLE (20 May 1721, Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic) - 7 July 1777, Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic))
(Michel DESROSIERS dit DUTREMBLE & Marie-Anne-Jeanne MOREAU)

American Revolutionary War Soldier  male ancestor  Andre DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD (5 February 1755, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada - 12 May 1837 , Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada)
(Louis-Marie DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD & Marie-Dorothee TALBOT dite GERVAIS)

American Revolutionary War Soldier  male ancestor  Pierre-Noel DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD (27 December 1741, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada - 31 December 1806, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud))
(Pierre-Noel DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD & Madeleine MORIN)

American Revolutionary War Soldier  male ancestor  Benjamin DIBBLE (16 December 1763, Cornwall, Connecticut, USA - 19 June 1812, Cornwall, Connecticut, USA)
(Israel DIBBLE & Elizabeth MILLARD)

American Revolutionary War Soldier  male ancestor  Israel DIBBLE (7 December 1742, Cornwall, Connecticut, USA - 9 October 1824, Cornwall, Connecticut, USA)
(Benjamin DIBBLE & Dorcas ABBOTT)

American Revolutionary War Soldier  male ancestor  Samuel DICKERMAN (20 April 1745, New Haven, Connecticut, USA (Westville) - 7 October 1789, Hamden, Connecticut, USA (Centerville) (Mount Carmel))
(Samuel DICKERMAN & Mary ALLING)

American Revolutionary War Soldier  male ancestor  John DICKINSON (1732, , Maryland, USA - 14 February 1808, Wilmington, Delaware, USA)
American Revolutionary War Soldier  male ancestor  Philemon DICKINSON (5 April 1739, , Maryland, USA - 4 February 1809, Trenton, New Jersey, USA)
American Revolutionary War Soldier  male ancestor  Germain DIONNE (30 September 1731, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere) - 31 December 1787, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere))
(Augustin DIONNE & Marie-Angélique MOREAU)

American Revolutionary War Soldier  male ancestor  Joseph DIONNE (1704, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec) - 29 December 1779, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere))
(Jean DIONNE & Marie-Charlotte MIGNAULT)

American Revolutionary War Soldier  male ancestor  Louis DOIRON dit GOULD (1739, Menoudie, Acadie, Colony of Nova Scotia, Canada - 19 April 1809, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila))
(Pierre DOIRON & Anne FOREST)

American Revolutionary War Soldier  male ancestor  Richard DOUGLASS (1746, New London, Connecticut, USA - 1828, )
American Revolutionary War Soldier  male ancestor  Prisque DOYON (5 December 1730, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer) - 6 July 1790, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada)
(Jean-Baptiste DOYON & Françoise GAGNON)

American Revolutionary War Soldier  male ancestor  Abraham DRAKE (4 December 1715, Hampton, New Hampshire, USA (Hampton Beach) - 1 August 1781, )
American Revolutionary War Soldier  male ancestor  Joseph DROUIN dit LEMAINE (5 March 1721, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada - 17 March 1778, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada)
(Nicolas DROUIN & Geneviève PERRAULT)

American Revolutionary War Soldier  male ancestor  Moses DRURY (4 August 1742, Framingham, Massachusetts, USA (South Framingham) - 6 September 1836, Fitzwilliam, New Hampshire, USA)
(Josiah DRURY & Hannah BARRON)

American Revolutionary War Soldier  male ancestor  Nicolas DRURY dit BELLEROSE-SANSCARTIER (7 March 1738, Metz, France - 4 November 1805, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade))
American Revolutionary War Soldier  male ancestor  Basile DUBE (26 October 1727, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) - 27 March 1784, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse))
(Louis DUBE & Cecile EMOND)

American Revolutionary War Soldier  male ancestor  Jean-Baptiste DUBE (28 July 1731, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) - 27 February 1803, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse))
(Augustin DUBE & Marie-Anne SOUCY)

American Revolutionary War Soldier  male ancestor  Joseph DUBE (7 September 1757, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) - 5 April 1816, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse))
(Joseph DUBE & Marie-Geneviève HUDON dite BEAULIEU)

American Revolutionary War Soldier  male ancestor  Pierre DUBE (18 January 1724, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere) - 9 April 1790, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada)
(Laurent DUBE & Geneviève BOUCHER)

American Revolutionary War Soldier  male ancestor  Romain DUBUC (21 April 1736, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales) - 6 August 1792, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales))
(Joseph-Louis DUBUC & Angélique AIDE dite CRÉQUY)

American Revolutionary War Soldier  male ancestor  Jean-Marie DUCHARME (19 July 1723, Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine) - 20 July 1807, Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine))
(Joseph DUCHARME & Therese TROTTIER)

American Revolutionary War Soldier  male ancestor  Joachim DUCHENY dit BARIL (9 October 1755, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade) - 3 November 1839, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup))
(Joseph BARIL dit DUCHENAY & Genevieve COURTOIS)

American Revolutionary War Soldier  male ancestor  Alexis DUCLOS (22 April 1734, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) - 23 January 1810, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly))
(Pierre DUCLOS & Charlotte ETIENNE dite DURIVAGE)

American Revolutionary War Soldier  male ancestor  John DUDLEY (8 March 1760, Prince George County, Virginia, USA - 1820, Louisville, Georgia, USA)
(John DUDLEY & Annie Goodrich HAMBLIN)

American Revolutionary War Soldier  male ancestor  Michel DUFAULT (30 September 1755, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) - 17 March 1832, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur))
(Joseph DUFAULT & Marie-Josephe ALLAIRE)

American Revolutionary War Soldier  male ancestor  Joseph DUMAS (7 November 1743, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud) - 16 October 1830, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud))
(Augustin DUMAS & Marie-Geneviève AUDET)

American Revolutionary War Soldier  male ancestor  Gideon DURFEE (6 February 1738, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts) - 12 September 1814, Palmyra, New York, USA)
(Job DURFEE & Mary EARLE)

American Revolutionary War Soldier  male ancestor  Lemuel DURFEE (18 April 1759, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts) - 8 August 1829, Palmyra, New York, USA)
(Gideon DURFEE & Anna BOWEN)

American Revolutionary War Soldier  male ancestor  John DWINELL (15 June 1747, Topsfield, Massachusetts, USA - 17 July 1818, Topsfield, Massachusetts, USA)
(Jacob DWINNELL (DWINELL) & Kesiah (Kezia) GOULD)

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Boston Tea Party  male ancestor  Joseph EATON (1750, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale) - 1 February 1825, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale))
American Revolutionary War Soldier  male ancestor  Thomas EATON (1739, , North Carolina, USA - June 1809, , North Carolina, USA)
American Revolutionary War Soldier  male ancestor  Elkanah EDDY (28 September 1756, Swansea, Massachusetts, USA (Ocean Grove) - 15 April 1814, Killingly, Connecticut, USA (Danielson) (Dayville) (East Killingly) (Attawaugan) (Ballouville))
(Elkanah EDDY & Patience COLE)

Boston Tea Party  male ancestor  Benjamin EDES (14 October 1732, Charlestown, Massachusetts, USA* - 11 December 1803, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale))
(Peter EDES & Esther HALL)

American Revolutionary War Soldier  male ancestor  Thomas EDES (28 January 1763, Andover, Massachusetts, USA - 10 November 1846, Otisfield, Maine, USA)
(Thomas EDES & Abigail EMERY)

American Revolutionary War Soldier  male ancestor  Daniel EDWARDS (11 February 1744, Middletown, Connecticut, USA - 29 July 1800, Cromwell, Connecticut, USA)
(Churchill EDWARDS & Abigail RISLEY)

American Revolutionary War Soldier  male ancestor  David EDWARDS (6 April 1707, East Hampton, Suffolk, New York, USA - 7 January 1795, Cromwell, Connecticut, USA)
(Josiah EDWARDS & Mary CHURCHILL)

American Revolutionary War Soldier  male ancestor  Joseph EDWARDS (1743, , Connecticut, USA - 29 February 1776, Cromwell, Connecticut, USA)
(David EDWARDS & Mary BUTLER)

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