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- . War of 1812 - 2nd York, 4th & 5th Lincoln Reg't. Militia, on Command.
. 1813 Apr 25 - June 2, 39 days, Private Adam Mingle,
. 1813 Apr 25 - June, Private Lewis Felker, 45 Days.
* 1814 May 22 -30th, Days 9, pd 4s 6p. 4th Lincoln Militia Commanded by Capt. Henry Nelles: Privates Lewis Felker, Jur., Joseph Felker, Lewis Felker, Sen., Adam Mingle.
Ref: War of 1812: Upper Canada Returns, Nominal Rolls & Pay lists, t10386, p813.Archives of Canada.
. 1816 May 20, Election, Candidates Robert Nelles Esq. & Doctor Cyrus Sumner.
Adam Mingle., Gainsborough Twp, Con 6, Lot 22, Voted for Nelles.
Ref: Annals of the Forty, Vol. 10, 1956.
. 1819 UCLPetition 415, Bundle M11, Microfilche 2200, p. 416.
To Sir Peregine Maitland, Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada, In Council,
Petition of Adam Mingle of Township of Gainsboro & District of Niagara.
That your petitioner is a native of Canada, he has gained the full age of 21, has never received any Lands. He has taken the Oath of Allegiance as prescribed by Law.
Therefore humbly prays Your Excellence in Council will be be gracious please to grant him Crown lands.
Signed, York, 26th January 1819, Adam Mingle.
Entered in Land Book J, page 527. Read 27 Jan 1819.
Note1: John Mingle was, therefore, born 1798.
Note2: Adam Mingle submitted his petition in person at York (Toronto) at the same time as brother John Mingle. This petition is in the same handwriting as brother John Mingle's petition of the same date. Therefore, it appears the the two petitions & signature of Adam Mingle was probably written by a law clerk at the UC Land Council. - PJ Ahlberg.
. UCLSundries, 1836 Dec 8, Petitions of Inhabitants of Gainsborough Twp. that Thos. Hardy me made magistrate for said district. The Township from time to time requires the active assistance of a magistrate, that the inhabitants of our twp. are under the necessity of traveling with their witnesses to the neighouring parts. Plaintiffs or defendants to have justice brought home to their doors with the appointment of a sufficient number of magistrates among themselves.
The undersigned inhabitants, freeholders & householders of Twp. of Gainsborough, Niagara District.,23 signatures, inc. Joseph Felker, Wm. Snyder, Henry Snyder, Adam Mingle Jr. Adam Snyder, & Levi Snyder.
. The community of St. Ann's was originally founded as Snyder's Mills in the 1790s. The settlement was named after Adam Snyder, who arrived from New Jersey in 1793 & within a year had erected a grist mill 7 a saw mill along the Twenty Mile Creek. An inn & trading post were constructed at St. Ann's by Adam Mingle in 1816.
Ref: Early Settler in Gainsborough Twp., Niagara Regional Municipality. The name St. Ann's is said to derive from the reputation of Ann Freas, Snyder's wife, as a benevolent & welcoming woman [ Adam Mingle's grandparents ]. - - - [1, 2]
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1799 - 1880 (81 years)