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unusual facts about United Empire Loyalists



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The original settlement of colonial Cornwall was established in 1784, by disbanded Loyalist soldiers, their families and other United Empire Loyalists--primarily from New York-- following the 1776 American Revolution.

Erland Lee

Born on May 3, 1864, Erland was a prominent member of the Lee family, who came to the Niagara Peninsula in Canada (then British North America) as United Empire Loyalists in 1792, after the American Revolutionary War.

Frederick Haldimand

As the revolution came to an end Haldimand helped settle American Loyalist refugees who became known as United Empire Loyalists, many in territories that are now in New Brunswick and Ontario.

Hammonds Plains, Nova Scotia

Hammonds Plains was established as a settlement area for United Empire Loyalists in 1786 along a road running from Birch Cove on Bedford Basin to St. Margaret's Bay.

Upper Rawdon, Nova Scotia

The first settlers in the Rawdon Township, Nova Scotia were United Empire Loyalists who had to flee their home in Ninety Six, South Carolina.


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