Were cannons used at the battle of St.Mary's? My impression is that it was rather a stand behind a tree and fire kind of battle! Two things are true: his warrant said artificer; he made rifles after the war at Deerfield (settlement named Gainsborough or Mary Ellen at various times, later Kings Mills)in Warren County, Ohio, on the banks of the Scioto River. My husband thought "the man who made what was called for" definition is probable as a general description of his military activities, given the nature of military units in the Northwest Territories. I'll go back and read accounts of the battle again, though -- thanks to both Cathi and Jeff! Kathy > Date: Mon, 8 Sep 2008 11:12:57 -0700 > From: Jeff@ibssg.org > To: inmontgo@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [InMontgo] Census online developments > > Cathi is right, "artificer" is a firing team position. (he fires the > cannon) however an artificer is also a term for someone who makes what > is needed, ( think engineer or Jack of all trades). But in this case I > think the firing team definition is what applies. > > > Jeff > > Cathi Clore Frost wrote: > > I thought an artificer set the time fuse for exploding shells fired from > > cannon? > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Kathleen Lynch" <kslynch62@hotmail.com> > > To: <inmontgo@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Monday, September 08, 2008 8:08 AM > > Subject: Re: [InMontgo] Census online developments > > > > > > When he served in the War of 1812, he was an "artificer" or gunsmith, as > > noted on his pay warrant. > > > > > > http://ingenweb.org/inmontgomery/ > > > > List Manager - inmontgo-admin@rootsweb.com > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to INMONTGO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > -- > > Jeffery G. Scism, IBSSG > > > > "In the next place, the state governments are, by the very theory > of the constitution, essential constituent parts of the general > government. They can exist without the latter, but the latter > cannot exist without them." > > -- Joseph Story (Commentaries on the Constitution, 1833) > > Reference: Story, Commentaries on the Constitution, 191. > > > http://ingenweb.org/inmontgomery/ > > List Manager - inmontgo-admin@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to INMONTGO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Kathy, I also found this definition for artificer: an enlisted man responsible for the upkeep of small arms and machine guns etc. Except for the machine gun part, this could apply to your ancestor. Cathi