I think you're right about that. I often saw on pension apps where people were befuddled and confused about things because they happened so "long ago". Papers were lost, people died, etc. And I'm pretty sure you're right about the government hoping they'd just go away and die someplace quietly and not ask for any money... Nancy -----Original Message----- From: Sher Leetooze <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Tue, May 4, 2010 9:51 am Subject: Re: [ONTARIO] How might a Rev War vet have come to live in Northumberland Co., Ontario? Hello Joyce and all: I have a feeling, from the various families I've found who were receiving that pension here in Ontario, that the US authorities of the day didn't put up a pension offer until just about that time. Much like our own government didn't put up a pension or bounty offer to our boys for the Fenian Raids until well into the 1900's - our own Henry Branton was so old by then he likely never saw his land which was located up near Powasson somewhere, and he had a hard time finding the two witnessess he needed to sign his affadavit saying he actually served - they were all dead by then!!! Governments know these things, and that's why they leave it so late - have less to pay out that way!! Sher At 11:48 PM 03/05/2010 -0400, you wrote: >It would be interesting to learn why he waited so long to apply for his >pension. It might have been he had a young wife and would have liked to >leave something for her after his death. *********** Ten People All Genealogists Should Follow On Twitter: http://tr.im/hBAy Search Ontario Genealogy & Resources at http://olivetreegenealogy.com/can/ont/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message