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American Pensioners . .
t 1856. Application of Lewis House, aged 60, fo In 0 ntar10
Augus 21 , . t . C r 133
additional bounty land. He served as a pnva e m apt. Hull's
August 22, 1875. Affidavit of Benjam· R
Company of N. Y. Volunteers for six months from April 1 814 of Portland Township, Frontenac Cou tm eynolds, aged 67,

to November 1814, and he was discharged at Buffalo. . . . n Y· As a child h h d
res1ded m Western, One1da County N y e a
Feb 15, 1879. Application for a pension of Catharine House of Julia as the wife of John Keech.' · ., and he always knew
aged 78, of campden, Lincoln County, Ontario, widow of Lewi~
Dec 31, 1877. Affidavit of Albert Keech f F d .
House. She stated that her husband was born in New York State. . 0 re er1eksburgh
Addmgton County (post office Napanee) H b '
She married him in the Church of England at Grimsby, Ont. on ' · e remem ered that
during the War of 1812 three of his broth
16 June 1818. (An extract from the pa rish register in the file ers, one of whom
' was John Keech, went to Sackett's Harbor ; that in the same
however, states that the date of marriage was 16 June 1816; group were seventy year old Revolutionary War ld'
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8 o 1ers, one
both parties were described the r ein as being of Clinton). She of whom was h1s father. On September 16, 1879 Alb rt d
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stated that her maiden name was Catharine House, and that a sec on a 1 av1 . He was still a resident of Fredericksburgh
she and ber husband lived on a farm at Beamsville from the but the affidavit was made in Jefferson County N y h '
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time of their marriage until his dea th on Nov 7, 1867. The he was visiting a son and also a brother. He stated that he
witnesses to ber application wer e John A. Huff, aged 63, and was a brother of John Keech, and that he was aged 13 at the
Mathew Hagerman, aged 68, both of Clinton. [File WC 240211 time of his brother's marriage and so believes that it occurred

In 1883 the post office address of Catharine House was Beams- in 1813 or 1814.
ville, Ontario. Feb 25, 1881. Affidavit of Mr s. Marcia Hart, aged 81, of
Ameliasburgh, Prince Edward County (postoffice, Rossmore).
JOHN KEECH She has known John and Julia Keech from her earliest recol-

On March 10, 1851, John Keech of Camden East Lennox & lection; she was reared in Western, Oneida County, N. Y. She
Add~ngton County, ("aged 70") applied for bounty la~ds, and on was present at the house of the father of John Keech, viz:
Apri121, 1855 he applied for additional bounty land ("aged 71"). James Keech, and she witnessed the marriage of John and
Julia which occurred on 4th July either 1813 or 1814 but she
Nov 16, 1872. Pension application of Julia Keech aged 75
of Sh ff ld c ' ' believes the latter. Among those present at the said marriage
. e le • ounty of Lennox & Addington (post office Centre-
VIlle) w·d 0 f J hn ' were: Nancy Haynes, sister of the deponent, who afterward
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y ' . . ~w o Keech. Her husband served in the New
. ork Mlhha from 3 September to 16 November 1814 At the became the wife of Albert Keech, brother of the said John
tlme they were res'd t f · Keech; Calvin Keyes who, with the above Nancy, stood up at
state'd that th 1 en s o Western, Oneida County. She
the wedding; John Turklot and Debbie his wife the said Debbie
and that her: .wdere married July 14, 1814 at Western, N.Y., being a sister of the claimant [Julia]: Van Ransalaer Haynes:
a1 en name was J ul·a c h . d
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Jan 27 1864 in C d r oue . Her hus band d1e Olive Keyes who, if now living, is the widow Haynes: and also
' am en East As a la · d
to widows who h d · rger pens wn was gran te Alanson Key es . She added that among those who served with

were obtained to ahe~a::~ed be.fore 1815, several affidavits John Keech was Daniel Prosser who after became the hus band
married in 18 . P stanttate that John and Julia were of the deponent but who has been dead for many years 80 that
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August 12, 1875. AffidaVit of she married afterward William Hart who is also now dead.
Camden East (post off' E Mrs. Anna Davy, aged 63, of With them also went George Prosser, a brother of the sald
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Davy. Rer maiden nam e, nt.), widow of HenrY Daniel.
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were Charles and Elen e wRas Anna Reynolds, and her parents In 1883 the post office address of Ju 1a ,ee . < , •
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N y or eynolds of w t . . L x & Addmo·ton Count\ .
· · She always knew of Jul · es ern, Oneida County, a VIllage in Sheffield Township, enno. ~ ·
la as the wife of John Keech. [File # W.C. 29, 867]