Another one that I should have sent to the list - with many thanks to both Scott and Trevor for their help! Eliz. ----- Original Message ----- From: "elizabeth Abbott" <eabbott@shaw.ca> To: "Scott Baker" <hsbaker@udata.com> Sent: Sunday, December 11, 2005 11:55 AM Subject: Re: [WARof1812] 24th Regiment - US Army - Canada 1813 > Many, many thanks Scott. This is wonderful information on my Joel Farnham > and I'm very grateful for your help. > > Elizabeth > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Scott Baker" <hsbaker@udata.com> > To: "'elizabeth Abbott'" <eabbott@shaw.ca> > Sent: Sunday, December 11, 2005 6:16 AM > Subject: RE: [WARof1812] 24th Regiment - US Army - Canada 1813 > > > > 'State of Vermont, Roster of Soldiers in the War of 1812-14', 1933, > Adjutant > > General of Vermont, Clearfield Books re-print 1995 ISBN 0806345969. The > > Genealogical Publishing Company (Clearfield is a subsidiary) says it is > out > > of print. > > > > The reference is to Joel Furnham. It says: "Served from March 9, 1813 to > > June 8, 1813 in Capt. John W. Weeks' Company, 11th Regt." > > > > It was common for men to re-enlist in the same unit or another one. > > Apparently he did just that. > > > > There is only one Captain John W. Weeks listed in the above book, there > was > > a John Weeks in the same company - this either a listing of himself or > > perhaps a son or cousin. > > > > It has been my experience that the clerks in the National Archives only > look > > at the name requested and perhaps a close variation. They usually do not > > check up or down a list. The index may now be computerized - which will > > probably only match names exactly. The Vermont roster book has 20 pages > > between the other Farnham / Farnum names and the surname Furnham with > around > > 25 names per page. The lists for the National Archives may have hundreds > or > > even thousands of names in between. > > > > You might consider checking for Farnham, Farnum and Furnham. You may check > > the 1810 census to see how his name is spelled there. Ancestory.com may > have > > adjusted the spelling for its listing - is Joel Furnham also listed? > > > > The Vermont roster book has only a few names with additional information - > > like battles or where someone was wounded or killed. It has nothing like > > that for Joel Furnham nor John W. Weeks. > > > > The 11th US Infantry was involved in the Battles of Chrysler's Farm > > (November 11, 1813), LaColle Mill (March 30, 1814), Chippewa (July 5, > 1814), > > Lundy's Lane (July 25, 1814) and Fort Erie (July 3, 1814). > > > > The 'PICTORIAL FIELD-BOOK OF THE WAR OF 1812' by Benson J. Lossing is an > > outstanding reference. You might check to see what was going on in > February > > / March of 1814, chapters 36 through 38. It is available on-line: > > > > > > > > http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~wcarr1/Lossing2/Contents.html > > > > > > > > Scott Baker > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: elizabeth Abbott [mailto:eabbott@shaw.ca] > > Sent: Sunday, December 11, 2005 12:02 AM > > To: Scott Baker > > Subject: Re: [WARof1812] 24th Regiment - US Army - Canada 1813 > > > > Thank you for your reply Scott. Does it mention any battles Joel Farnum > was > > in? I take it there were two different Capt. Weeks? He must have been > with > > the Capt. John W. Weeks of the 11th US Infantry according to Ancestry.com > > info and a couple of books I found in the Weeks Memorial Library in > > Lancaster, NH. > > > > Is this book you mention available for purchase? > > > > I applied to the National Archives but they said they couldn't find a > record > > for Joel Farnham/Farnum, yet he's listed on Ancestry.com. I have just > > applied to NARA a second time with back up information but haven't heard > > further. > > > > Thank you so much for your help. > > > > Elizabeth > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Scott Baker" <hsbaker@udata.com> > > To: "'elizabeth Abbott'" <eabbott@shaw.ca>; <WARof1812-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Saturday, December 10, 2005 5:51 AM > > Subject: RE: [WARof1812] 24th Regiment - US Army - Canada 1813 > > > > > > > The book has a Private Joel Farnum in the 11th US, who died March 4, > 1814. > > > > > > The Rosters for Vermont shows Captain John Weeks in command of a company > > in > > > the 11th US, but does not show a Joel Farnham or Joel Farnum. The roster > > has > > > Asa, Aaron, Alfred, Ebenezer, John and Joseph Farnham; and James Farnum. > > > > > > The roster does show a Joel Furnham in Captain John W. Weeks Company of > > the > > > 11th US Infantry. > > > > > > May be the same man with spelling differences. > > > > > > Anybody's guess what spelling the National Archives has him under - if > > there > > > is a record there. > > > > > > You might try looking up where the Week's Company and / or the 11th US > was > > > in March of 1814. > > > > > > > > > Scott Baker > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: elizabeth Abbott [mailto:eabbott@shaw.ca] > > > Sent: Friday, December 09, 2005 8:05 PM > > > To: WARof1812-L@rootsweb.com > > > Subject: Re: [WARof1812] 24th Regiment - US Army - Canada 1813 > > > > > > Hi Scott, > > > > > > I must have missed part of the thread. Do you have this book? If so, > > could > > > you see if there is a mention of Joel Farnham who was in the 11th > infantry > > > under Capt. John Weeks. He died Mar. 4, 1814 according to what I've > been > > > told. > > > > > > Elizabeth > > > BC Canada > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Scott Baker" <hsbaker@udata.com> > > > To: <WARof1812-L@rootsweb.com> > > > Sent: Friday, December 09, 2005 7:12 AM > > > Subject: RE: [WARof1812] 24th Regiment - US Army - Canada 1813 > > > > > > > > > > The work: 'Known Military Dead During the War of 1812' by Clarence > > Stewart > > > > Peterson (1955) has a Zachariah Brewer in the 14th US. > > > > > > > > The 14th US Infantry was at the Battle of Fort George on May 27, 1813. > > > > > > > > I do not see an engagement the 24th was in for May of 1813. > > > > > > > > > > > > Scott Baker > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Jacque-Lynne Schulman [mailto:schulm@erols.com] > > > > Sent: Friday, December 09, 2005 9:29 AM > > > > To: WARof1812-L@rootsweb.com > > > > Subject: [WARof1812] 24th Regiment - US Army - Canada 1813 > > > > > > > > Zachariah Brewer was corp in 24th. He is recorded in his NARA 1812 > > record > > > as > > > > dying in May 1813 in Canada. His widow is later paid a pension. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Suggestions on sources for info about the events in Canada in May > 1813 - > > > esp > > > > that involved the 24th (not a militia unit, regular Army) - I would > like > > > to > > > > someday learn where he died and might have been buried. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > His service record is but a few lines (lacking even his enlistment > > > > description, family, etc) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > TIA > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== WARof1812 Mailing List ==== > > > > This WAR of 1812 List is sponsored by ROOTSWEB Let them know how much > > you > > > > appreciate our list > > > > by visiting them at: http://www.rootsweb.com > > > > > > > > ============================== > > > > Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for > > ancestors, > > > > but entire generations. 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Phyllis Hockin Gretzky was born and raised in Paris, Ont., of British ancestry. She was a descendant of Isaac Brock, a general with British forces during the War of 1812. I'm sure all of us feel for Wayne and Walter and family at this time. I've never had the chance to meet the Gretzky's but I knew Wayne's uncle Ed and cousin Nancy from high school days. Nelson Denton Hamilton.