Information on the Loyalists
Loyalist Directory: Joseph Sr. White
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| Surname : | White |
| Given name : | Joseph Sr. |
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| Status as Loyalist : | Proven |
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| Date & Place of Birth : | 14 Dec 1734 in Haverhill, Mass. |
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| Date & Place of Death : | 1823 Elizabethtown, U.C. |
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| Wife Name : | Sarah Noyes (b. 1735 Haverhill, Mass.) |
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| Biography : | Joseph was a major in the British Army when the Am. Rev. broke out. He immediately declared himself loyal to the Crown and came to Canada. He worked for Capt. Justus Sherwood as a spy and formally joined the British Secret Service in 1783. He reentered the U.S. to carry out his duties for the Crown. When he returned to Canada with his family, he was entitled to 1000 acres of land for his service to the Crown. |
| Proven Descendants : | Col. Edward Jessup 1984.06.19; Rod MacDonald, Col. Edward Jessup 2006.09.18; Col. Edward Jessup 2009.08.04; Vancouver 2014.04.07 (Robert William White); |
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| Sources : | Information submitted by Rod MacDonald |
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