Name |
John Orser [1] |
Relationship | with Dalton Paul Hallett
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Birth |
1791 |
Prince William, York County, New Brunswick, Canada |
Gender |
Male |
Death |
12 Nov 1813 |
Kingston, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada |
Cause: Killed in War of 1812 |
Siblings |
1 brother, 3 sisters and 1 person of an unknown gender |
| 1. Elizabeth Orser ▻ James Lovely | | 2. Orser | + | 3. Ann Orser d. Bef 1845 ▻ Joshua Bishop, m. 12 Nov 1818 | | 4. John Orser b. 1791, Prince William, York County, New Brunswick, Canada d. 12 Nov 1813, Kingston, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada (Age 22 years) | + | 5. Lydia Orser b. Abt 1795 d. 14 Aug 1877, Bath, Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada (Age ~ 82 years) ▻ John Giberson | | 6. William Orser b. 1796 ▻ Mary Shaw, m. 28 Nov 1822 | |
Half-siblings |
6 half brothers (family of William Orser and Mary Blake) |
| 1. George E. Orser | + | 2. Stephen Orser b. 1802, Wakefield, Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada d. 29 Oct 1868, Hartland, Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada (Age 66 years) ▻ Jane McIsaac, m. 25 Nov 1826 ; Sarah Foster, m. 2 Dec 1835 | + | 3. Evard Orser b. Cal 1807, New Brunswick, Canada d. 2 Nov 1890, Mars Hill, Aroostook County, Maine, United States (Age ~ 83 years) ▻ Abigail Shaw | + | 4. John Moses Orser b. 13 Sep 1810 d. 23 Oct 1896, Saint Paul, Dakota, Minnesota, United States (Age 86 years) ▻ Martha Hamilton; Anna Bosworth | + | 5. George Whitefield Orser b. 27 Jun 1813, Hartland, Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada d. 20 Mar 1885 (Age 71 years) ▻ Abigail Shaw, m. 1832 ; Harriet Shaw, m. 20 Aug 1879 | + | 6. Samuel Bishop Orser b. 1815, Hartland, Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada d. 1892 (Age 77 years) ▻ Irene Shaw | |
Notes |
- Concerning this John Orser we have only the date of his death in the War and the letter which he wrote to his father shortly after his induction into the Army. The original of this letter is on display in the Memorial Room in the Hartland Town Hall,and is quoted in full below:
"St. John 22d April 1813
My dear father
This is the most trying time of my life we are expecting to start next monday for Halifax & from there to Canada to join our brave commarades belonging to our Regiment already there but father believe me I have st..le (?) the feeling of a Son which are to you & mother as dutiful as ever but since I am a Soldier & my Country calls for every Man to do his duty I go to Canada with the less reluctance knowing that we never can serve in a better cause. I hope my dear father you, mother &sisters will not despair to see me more for many a Soldier survives the dangers of the Battle & I hope that when the war is over I shall return to you ...(page torn) ... family with the satisfaction of knowing I did me duty for I am certain you nevever would own a Child that would tum out to be a coward. In your letter you say George is dead. I hope he is happy. I must say I am sorry for his death but he that gave us life can take it a way it is not for us poor mortals to repine my Brotheer Willm has met with a misfortune I should be glad to know how he is if you would on the receipt of this send a letter to Halifax I am certain it would overtake me there. I must conclude this letter by Wishing you... (page torn) ... that Mortals can look for is the Prayer of
Your dutifule Son
John Osser Soldier 104thReg"
The"envelope", which is only the back of the folded letter (which was probably originally sealed with wax), bears this endorsement: "William Osser, Wakefield, near Presquile, above Fredericton".
A photocopy of the original of this letter is shown on p. 485 (Orser). The writer has evidently spelled the name "Osser", using a "long S or "old English S" for the first of the two s's). So far as I know this is the only instance where any descendant of William Orser (W) has used this spelling.
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Person ID |
I3900 |
My Genealogy | Orser |
Last Modified |
28 Dec 2022 |