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Col James Brittain

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Col James Brittain

Birth
Amwell, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, USA
Death
10 Oct 1838 (aged 86)
New Brunswick, Canada
Burial
Oak Point, Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada Add to Map
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From New Jersey, a brother to Joseph and William. He served with the New Jersey Volunteers during the War, first as an Ensign (1782) and later as a Lieutenant. He arrived in Saint John, Fall 1783, aboard the ship "Duke of Richmond", and was granted a townlot at Parrtown, in 1784. He served as a colonel in the NB militia. He eventually settled in Kings Co., where he became a magistrate. He died at the age of 86.
[New Brunswick Loyalists by Sharon Debeau, 1983]
From New Jersey, a brother to Joseph and William. He served with the New Jersey Volunteers during the War, first as an Ensign (1782) and later as a Lieutenant. He arrived in Saint John, Fall 1783, aboard the ship "Duke of Richmond", and was granted a townlot at Parrtown, in 1784. He served as a colonel in the NB militia. He eventually settled in Kings Co., where he became a magistrate. He died at the age of 86.
[New Brunswick Loyalists by Sharon Debeau, 1983]


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