Cameron Road Cemetery features a lieutenant colonel named John Cameron who was born 3 May 1779 and died 29 Jan 1867. Unfortunately, not much is know about him other then he moved from the States and bough farm here after the American Revolution.
He fought in the War of 1812 as Lieutenant of the 1st Flank Company, 1st Regiment Glengarry.
There is a Chris Buchner identified as Ensign 3rd Regiment Lincoln Militia in Soldiers of the King, along with various other Buchner’s serving as Captain, Lieutenant and Privates.
David Tice Bastedo is the son of Jacob Bastedo UE and Clarissa Jean Van Slyke. David was born on 12 Mar 1769 near Schenectady, NY. During the American Revolution and while still a teenager David joined his uncle, Capt Gilbert Tice, at Fort Niagara and later Newark where he served as a scout with Butler’s Rangers during the last year of the war.
Following the war he married Elizabeth McMicking, daughter of Peter McMicking UE and settled at Stamford, Ont. David joined the 2nd Regiment Lincoln Militia and served as an Ensign until his promotion to Lt by Pres Andrew Grant in May of 1806.
John was born about 1775, to Jonathan Kelly and Elizabeth Shaver. He died 19 Jun 1839, and is buried at Bowman United Church Cemetery in Ancaster Twp. During the War of 1812, John Kelly served as a Private, in the 5th Regiment Lincoln Militia.
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Henry Jr was born in Ancaster, Ontario, Canada 16 November 1795 and died 19 October 1836. He was the son of Henry Hagle Sr 1753-1834 and Hannah Christina Miner 1762-1826.
Henry along with his brother Luke and father fought in the 5th Regiment Lincoln Militia.
Henry’s father, Henry Sr settled at Ancaster in the spring of 1795, and later bought Lot 50 Conc 4 Ancaster from Jacob Bowman.
They heard from their father, Henry Hagle (1753-1834), that the Hagle family, after the reformation, had moved from Wurttemberg, a State in southern Germany, north to Hanover. When the agents of William Penn scoured Europe for Yeomen and tradesman to settle the State of Pennsylvania in the early 1700’s, one Henry Hagle, at the age of 14, came to America and lived for a while in Philadelphia. He had several children who where raised in New Jersey. During the American Revolution, a son, Jasper, while a prisoner-of-war at Valley Forge was poisoned by the rebels, so it was said.
Luke was born in Ancaster, Ontario, Canada, 30 Nov 1796. He died 8 Apr 1845 in Ancaster, Ontario, and is buried in Bowman Cemetery, with his father and brother.
Luke married 31 Oct 1837 to Ellen Ralston.
Luke along with his brother, Henry Jr and his father, Henry Sr fought in the 5th Regiment Lincoln Militia.
Luke’s father, Henry, settled at Ancaster in the spring of 1795 and later bought Lot 50 Conc 4 Ancaster from Jacob Bowman.
Private Henry Lewis Smith
Henry Lewis Smith was born 28 Jul 1786, in Sussex County, New Jersey, and died 18 Apr 1859. He married in 1808 Elizabeth Vandecar, daughter of Alexander Vandecar, United Empire Loyalist, born 11 Apr 1789, died 11 Mar 1863. His family had been members of the New Jersey Volunteers, and had served consistently for the British during the American Revolution. Henry died April 1859 in his 72nd year.
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Private Benjamin Smith
Benjamin Smith was born 26 Mar 1773, in Sussex County, New Jersey, and died 18 Nov 1851 in Ancaster, Ontario to John H. Smith, United Empire Loyalist and Anna Roy.
Gunner Lewis B. Smith
Lewis B Smith born 10 Jun 1764 in Amwell, Sussex, New Jersey, USA and his wife Phoebe Huffman born 30 Sep 1772 , married in 1785, at Johnsonburg, New Jersey, U.S.A. Shortly there after, they headed to Upper Canada to escape persecution.
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John H. Smith
Captain Little John John Smith was born at Ludgate Hill, New Jersey, USA 13 Nov 1747 – 4 Aug 1846 , he was known as Little John as there were two John Smiths that came up at the same time.
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