Lance: By a strange coincidence there is a second Frederick Pickard - deserter On Ancestry.ca Historical records - British and German Deserters, Dischargees, and POW's Who May Have Remained in Canada and the USA, 1774-1783. Part One and Two - British-American Genealogical Research, Monograph Number 9, Part 2 PICKARD, Frederick deserted 19 Jun 1778 (P 216) I am assuming that (P 216) is a page number in the so called Monograph. I know nothing else about this and because the date precedes the birth of your chap there is likely no connection. Mel Smith Whitby, Ontario, Canada -----Original Message----- From: eng-yorkshire-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:eng-yorkshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Lance L. Piatt Sent: November 15, 2010 9:37 AM To: eng-yorkshire@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [YORKSHIRE] Frederick PICKARD Dear Roy, I understand that Yorkshire is divided into Ridings, but Yorkshire is the only thing I have to go by. His biography was written a over a century ago, for the celebration of the centennial of Ottawa County, Ohio. Longtime residence of Ottawa County had their biographies submitted by family members (i.e., children). No one in the family knew that Frederick PICKARD was a British Army Deserter. I was able to trace him back to Quebec because of the birth of his first child and found his marriage to Mary McGREGOR at the Garrison in Quebec. I ordered is army record and all I have is a muster roll that lists him as a deserter. The British archives statement that they do not maintain records on deserters. So the only thing I have to go on is that he was born 04 Jun 1799 in Yorkshire and that he served with the 68th Regment of Foot Infantry. Regards, Lance ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roy Stockdill" <roy.stockdill@btinternet.com> To: <ENG-YORKSHIRE@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, November 15, 2010 3:34 AM Subject: Re: [YORKSHIRE] Frederick PICKARD > On 14 Nov 2010 at 21:46, Lance L. Piatt wrote: > >> In Search of Frederick PICKARD from Yorkshire, England. >> >> According to his biography Frederick PICKARD was born 04 Jun 1799 in >> Yorkshire, England. He served with the 68th Regiment of Foot Infantry >> at the Garrison of Quebec. He married Mary McGREGOR there 14 Jul >> 1823. He was listed as a deserter 16 Apr 1826. He wife and child >> settled in Cayuga County, NY, until 1836 where he relocated to Ottawa >> County, Ohio. He died there 16 Jul 1861, never knowing the hero that >> his son became in the American Civil War. >> >> I have not been able to make a connection back in Yorkshire. > > > Perhaps you do not understand how large Yorkshire is. It is the largest > county in > Britain and in 1799 quite possibly had a larger population than any state > in North > America. Just saying "born Yorkshire, England" means little, since PICKARD > is a fairly > common surname. > > I note three entries for him on the IGI but they are all private > submissions by LDS > members, so no source is given. > > You mention his "biography", so what are the sources for that? Are they of > any help? > Where, for instance, does the birth date come from? A family bible or > what? > > Have you checked out military records online at The National Archives, > Kew, or in > Canada? > > > -- > Roy Stockdill > Genealogical researcher, writer & lecturer > Newbies' Guide to Genealogy & Family History: > www.genuki.org.uk/gs/Newbie.html > > "There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, > and that is not being talked about." > OSCAR WILDE > > > > > > > Some useful websites - > FREECEN - http://www.freecen.org.uk/ > FREEBMD - http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/ > FREEREG - http://www.freereg.org.uk/ > > Want to know where a place in Yorkshire is - Try Genuki > http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-YORKSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message Some useful websites - FREECEN - http://www.freecen.org.uk/ FREEBMD - http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/ FREEREG - http://www.freereg.org.uk/ Want to know where a place in Yorkshire is - Try Genuki http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-YORKSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Interesting...I wonder would the regiment he was assigned to be any indication about where he may have come from? For instance, men assigned to the 100th Ohio Infantry came from Ottawa County, Ohio. My Frederick PICKARD was assigned to the 68th Regiment of Foot. Regards, Lance ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mel Smith" <melvynsmith@gmail.com> To: <eng-yorkshire@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, November 20, 2010 5:58 AM Subject: Re: [YORKSHIRE] Frederick PICKARD > Lance: > > By a strange coincidence there is a second Frederick Pickard - deserter > > On Ancestry.ca > Historical records > - British and German Deserters, Dischargees, and POW's Who May Have > Remained > in Canada and the USA, 1774-1783. Part One and Two > - British-American Genealogical Research, Monograph Number 9, Part 2 > > PICKARD, Frederick deserted 19 Jun 1778 (P 216) > > I am assuming that (P 216) is a page number in the so called Monograph. > > I know nothing else about this and because the date precedes the birth of > your chap there is likely no connection. > > Mel Smith > Whitby, Ontario, Canada > > -----Original Message----- > From: eng-yorkshire-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:eng-yorkshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Lance L. Piatt > Sent: November 15, 2010 9:37 AM > To: eng-yorkshire@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [YORKSHIRE] Frederick PICKARD > > Dear Roy, > > I understand that Yorkshire is divided into Ridings, but Yorkshire is the > only thing I have to go by. His biography was written a over a century > ago, > > for the celebration of the centennial of Ottawa County, Ohio. Longtime > residence of Ottawa County had their biographies submitted by family > members > > (i.e., children). > > No one in the family knew that Frederick PICKARD was a British Army > Deserter. I was able to trace him back to Quebec because of the birth of > his first child and found his marriage to Mary McGREGOR at the Garrison > in > Quebec. I ordered is army record and all I have is a muster roll that > lists > > him as a deserter. The British archives statement that they do not > maintain > > records on deserters. > > So the only thing I have to go on is that he was born 04 Jun 1799 in > Yorkshire and that he served with the 68th Regment of Foot Infantry. > > Regards, > Lance > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Roy Stockdill" <roy.stockdill@btinternet.com> > To: <ENG-YORKSHIRE@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, November 15, 2010 3:34 AM > Subject: Re: [YORKSHIRE] Frederick PICKARD > > >> On 14 Nov 2010 at 21:46, Lance L. Piatt wrote: >> >>> In Search of Frederick PICKARD from Yorkshire, England. >>> >>> According to his biography Frederick PICKARD was born 04 Jun 1799 in >>> Yorkshire, England. He served with the 68th Regiment of Foot Infantry >>> at the Garrison of Quebec. He married Mary McGREGOR there 14 Jul >>> 1823. He was listed as a deserter 16 Apr 1826. He wife and child >>> settled in Cayuga County, NY, until 1836 where he relocated to Ottawa >>> County, Ohio. He died there 16 Jul 1861, never knowing the hero that >>> his son became in the American Civil War. >>> >>> I have not been able to make a connection back in Yorkshire. > >> >> Perhaps you do not understand how large Yorkshire is. It is the largest >> county in >> Britain and in 1799 quite possibly had a larger population than any state >> in North >> America. Just saying "born Yorkshire, England" means little, since >> PICKARD > >> is a fairly >> common surname. >> >> I note three entries for him on the IGI but they are all private >> submissions by LDS >> members, so no source is given. >> >> You mention his "biography", so what are the sources for that? Are they >> of > >> any help? >> Where, for instance, does the birth date come from? A family bible or >> what? >> >> Have you checked out military records online at The National Archives, >> Kew, or in >> Canada? >> >> >> -- >> Roy Stockdill >> Genealogical researcher, writer & lecturer >> Newbies' Guide to Genealogy & Family History: >> www.genuki.org.uk/gs/Newbie.html >> >> "There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, >> and that is not being talked about." >> OSCAR WILDE >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Some useful websites - >> FREECEN - http://www.freecen.org.uk/ >> FREEBMD - http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/ >> FREEREG - http://www.freereg.org.uk/ >> >> Want to know where a place in Yorkshire is - Try Genuki >> http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/ >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> ENG-YORKSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >> the > >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > Some useful websites - > FREECEN - http://www.freecen.org.uk/ > FREEBMD - http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/ > FREEREG - http://www.freereg.org.uk/ > > Want to know where a place in Yorkshire is - Try Genuki > http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-YORKSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > Some useful websites - > FREECEN - http://www.freecen.org.uk/ > FREEBMD - http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/ > FREEREG - http://www.freereg.org.uk/ > > Want to know where a place in Yorkshire is - Try Genuki > http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-YORKSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message