Category Archives: History

The story of events where several of our ancestors came together

Battle of Sacket’s Harbor

Posted on November 11, 2012 by markeminer

I just finished a War of 1812 story where two of our cousins were captured by the British and an uncle (their father and from the same company) was captured a year later and died in a Quebec City POW … Continue reading →

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Our New Brunswick Loyalists

Posted on November 10, 2012 by markeminer

When I was growing up, I thought all our American/Canadian/American ancestors were Loyalists, but my research has discovered most just went to Canada  in the 1760’s for an opportunity.  These strict Puritans were overwhelmed when the Loyalists arrived in 1783.   … Continue reading →

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Battle of Frenchman’s Creek – Nov 28, 1812

Posted on November 5, 2012 by markeminer

This story is action packed with our relatives achieving their objective Navy SEAL Team 6 style, only to be betrayed by their inept General Alexander Smyth.  Result: our brothers spent two years in POW camp.  Their father  Roger Parke was … Continue reading →

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New England Planters in New Brunswick

Posted on October 15, 2012 by markeminer

When I was growing up, I thought all our American/Canadian/American ancestors were Loyalists, but my research has discovered most just went to Canada in the 1760′s for an opportunity. These strict Puritans were overwhelmed when the Loyalists arrived in 1783. … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Immigrant - North America, Line - Miller, Pioneer, Storied | 24 Comments

Scottish Prisoners

Posted on July 24, 2012 by markeminer

Four of our relatives were captured at the Battles of Dunbar (1650) and Worcester (1651) and sold as indentured servants to America.  Largely unskilled and aged between 19 and 25, these men had been conscripts raised by the Scottish Parliament … Continue reading →

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Uncas and the Miner Ancestors

Posted on July 9, 2012 by markeminer

Under Construction Uncas (1588 – 1683) was a sachem of the Mohegan who through his alliance with the English colonists in New England against other Indian tribes made the Mohegan the leading regional Indian tribe in lower Connecticut. He was a friend and ally of our … Continue reading →

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Uncas Legacy and Myth

Posted on July 9, 2012 by markeminer

Under Construction Uncas (1588 – 1683) was a sachem of the Mohegan who through his alliance with the English colonists in New England against other Indian tribes made the Mohegan the leading regional Indian tribe in lower Connecticut. He was a friend and ally of our … Continue reading →

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Uncas

Posted on July 9, 2012 by markeminer

Under Construction Uncas (1588 – 1683) was a sachem of the Mohegan who through his alliance with the English colonists in New England against other Indian tribes made the Mohegan the leading regional Indian tribe in lower Connecticut. He was a friend and ally of our … Continue reading →

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Carolina in the Revolution

Posted on July 4, 2012 by markeminer

Almost all our ancestors are northerners, but we do have one group of Scotch/Irish Presbyterian Seceder ancestors who immigrated to  Ninety-Six District, later Abbeville County, and Chester County South Carolina in the late 1700′s, just in time for the Revolutionary War.  Our branch followed their minister … Continue reading →

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Northern Slave Owners

Posted on June 22, 2012 by markeminer

Comparatively little is written about the 200-year history of Northern slavery.  While we have about 700 families in our tree,  I found 25 ancestors or their children who were slave owners. This isn’t a pleasant listing, but I didn’t know about … Continue reading →

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