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John Orser

Male 1791 - 1813  (22 years)    Has 14 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.

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  • Name John Orser  [1
    Relationshipwith Dalton Paul Hallett
    Birth 1791  Prince William, York County, New Brunswick, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 12 Nov 1813  Kingston, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Siblings 1 brother, 3 sisters and 1 person of an unknown gender 
    Half-siblings 6 half brothers (family of William Orser and Mary Blake
    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.
    Person ID I3900  My Genealogy | Orser
    Last Modified 28 Dec 2022 

    Father William Orser
              b. Mar 1763, Ossining, Westchester, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 24 Dec 1844, Hartland, Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 81 years) 
    Mother Mary Craig  
              d. Abt 1800 
    Family ID F1410  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1791 - Prince William, York County, New Brunswick, Canada
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Cause: Killed in War of 1812 - 12 Nov 1813 - Kingston, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada

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