February 29, 2024
Rare 1827 Document Signed by Thomas Ridout, to UE Loyalists in Adolphustown
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This "Ticket of Location" Document was granted to "Maria Hagerman an UE Loyalist of the Township of Adolphustown , in the county of Lennox & Addington in the Midland District of New Wife of the Rev. John Stoughton..." getting a 200 Acres of land, and is signed by the honorable Thomas Ridout in 1827.United Empire Loyalists (or simply Loyalists ) is an honorific which was first given by the 1st Lord Dorchester, the Governor of Quebec, and Governor-General of the Canadas, to American Loyalists who resettled in British North America during or after the American Revolution. The United Empire Loyalists were generally those who had been settled in the thirteen colonies at the outbreak of the American Revolution, who remained loyal to and took up the Royal Standard, and who settled in what is now Canada at the end of the war.Adolphustown is a geographic area located in Greater Napanee, Ontario, Canada.THOMAS RIDOUT (1754--1829) started work in 1793 as clerk for the Surveyor -General of Upper Canada and then as interim Surveyor -General.The famous City of Toronto, Ontario, was named by the Honourable Thomas Ridout , the Surveyor -General, in commemoration of his birthplace.Track Page Views WithAuctiva's FREE Counter
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