WELCOME

Greetings!  My 5th great grandfather was James Humphrey, UE, a Private in Jessup's Rangers during the American Revolution who afterward settled with his family near Johnstown, Ontario.  I am an historian who has authored 6 books and over 40 articles about United Empire Loyalists. As well I volunteer with the United Empire Loyalists' Association of Canada.

Monument to James Humphrey at Johnstown

Here I share some of what I have learned relating to the history of the United Empire (UE) Loyalists in the hope it is useful to others and encourages their interest.

I begin with an interactive map that I prepared. It includes details with links to images and videos about places, people, and events.

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Some examples of information from the map: 

 Birthplace of Major James Moody  at Little Egg Harbor, New Jersey, and where he relocated to in Nova Scotia at Weymouth North after the American Revolution as well as information about other Loyalists. These include Edward Jessup , commander of Jessup's Corps who was buried in Sandy Hill Cemetery in Prescott, Ontario as well as John Butler who led Butler's Rangers and has a Memorial Tablet in St. Mark's Church at Niagara - on - the -Lake, Ontario. 

The Birthplace of explorer Simon Fraser , son of UE Loyalist Captain Simon Fraser of the 84th Regiment is marked.    As well the burial place of John Graves Simcoe , known for his leadership of the Quen's Rangers and later at Lieutenant - Governor of Upper Canada, appears on the map. 

Fort Edward at Windsor, Nova Scotia where the 2nd Battalion, 84th Regiment was headquartered and the location of the Battle of Eutaw Springs in South Carolina as well as other places it saw action are mapped. 

Other battle locations include: Lexington , Concord , Bunker Hill ,  Quebec , Trenton  , Princeton ,  Savannah , Kings Mountain , Moores Creek , Saratoga . and Yorktown .

Loyalist refugee camps at Sorel , Verchères , and  Yamachiche  in Quebec are marked and settlement locations like Edwardsburgh , Lancaster , Matilda ,  Cornwall ,  Osnabruck , and Williamsburg  in  Ontario. 

Homes built by Loyalists and their descendants which have become historical sites as is case of Nelles Manor in Grimsby, Ontario,   McFarland House at Niagara - on - the Lake in Ontario and Loyalist House in Saint John, New Brunswick are shown.

Cemeteries where Loyalists and their descendants have been buried and ones marked with plaques by branches of the United Empire Loyalists' Association of Canada are shown.  These include the Old Burying Ground in Halifax and others across the country to Victoria's Ross Bay Cemetery on Vancouver Island.

 Birchtown Museum which includes the Black Loyalist Heritage Centre and the  Mohawk Chapel  as well as other sites connected to the history of Afican Canadians and Canada's indigenous community are also on the map.