1 The United Empire Loyalists Association of Canada 50 Baldwin Street, Suite 202, Toronto, Ontario, M5T 1L4 Telephone (416) 591-1783 Fax (416) 591-7506 Email: uelac@uelac.org CERTIFICATE APPLICATION BRANCH: Bicentennial BRANCH ADDRESS: Applicant Title Mr. Name in full. HEDEGARD, Richard Allan 30 September 2013 Maiden Name Address E-Mail address Married at Husband/Wife Full Name (Names in Full and s) Phone Postal Code Son or Daughter of Loyalist Ancestor Information Loyalist Ancestor BROWN, Gasper Military Service (Rank & Regt. If known) Where Settled ( & Location) Unknown Township of Blenheim, Upper Canada
Applicant Line of Descent From a Loyalist Ancestor Loyalist Ancestor BROWN, Gasper 2 Military Service (rank & regt ) Where Settled ( & Location) 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 1 st Great 2 nd Great 3 rd Great 4 th Great 5 th Great 6 th Great 7 h Great 8 th Great 9 th Great 10 h Great Unknown Township of Blenheim, Upper Canada HEDEGARD, Clarence Raymond GIFFIN, Florence GIFFIN, George Gilbert LUNDY, Elizabeth GIFFIN, James WILCOX, Elizabeth WILLCOX, Isaac (James) WILLCOX, Margaret WILLCOX, Hezekiah U.E. Loyalist BROWN, Sarah BROWN, Gasper, U.E.L. Born (year) 1907 1912 1862 1879 1820 1821 1787 1791 1765 1769 Married (year) 1932 1897 1842 1814 1790 Died (year) 1989 1996 1927 1966 1893 1907 1861 1851 1853
3 2. HEDEGARD, Clarence Raymond Son of HEDEGARD, Neils C. LAURSEN. Boletta Morris, Grundy County, Illinois, USA 16 April 1907 Married Chatham, Kent County, Ontario, Canada 05 March 1931 at Residence Electrician Evergreen Cemetery, Blenheim, Harwich, Kent County, Ontario, Canada 02 January 1989 Port Stanley, Ontario GIFFIN, Florence Daughter of GIFFIN, George Gilbert LUNDY, Elizabeth Blenheim, Harwich, Kent County, Ontario, Canada 10 May 1912 Evergreen Cemetery, Blenheim, Harwich, Kent County, Ontario, Canada HEDEGARD, HEDEGARD, HEDEGARD, Richard Allan m. 19 January 1996 Port Stanley, Ontario parents 3. GIFFIN, George Gilbert Son of GIFFIN, James WILCOX, Elizabeth Blenheim, Harwich Township, Kent County, 03 May 1862 Ontario, Canada Married Blenheim, Harwich Township, Kent County, 16 March 1897 at Ontario, Canada Residence Harwich Township, Kent County, Ontario, Canada Farmer Evergreen Cemetery, Blenheim, Harwich Township, 30 September 1927 Kent County, Ontario, Canada Blenheim, Ontario LUNDY, Elizabeth Daughter of LUNDY, John McDONALD, Sarah Chatham, Kent County, Ontario, Canada 10 October 1879 Evergreen Cemetery, Blenheim, Harwich Township, Kent County, Ontario, Canada GIFFIN, George GIFFIN, Jean m. RUMBLE, Albert GIFFIN, Pearl. 1902-1906 GIFFIN, Dorothy m. LEGROS, Rex 1966 Chatham, Ontario GIFFIN, John GIFFIN, Bertha m. NICHOL, Thomas GIFFIN, Mary m. DAWSON, Manley GIFFIN, Florence m. HEDEGARD, Clarence Raymond
1 st Great parents 4. GIFFIN, James Son of GIFFIN, James LOCKHART, Elizabeth Raleigh Township, Kent County, Western District, Upper Canada 4 22 May 1820 Married at Kent County, Ontario, Canada 20 October 1842 Residence Raleigh and Harwich Townships, Kent County, Ontario, Canada Evergreen Cemetery, Blenheim, Harwich Township, Kent County, Ontario, Canada Farmer WILCOX, Elizabeth Daughter of WILCOX, Isaac WILLCOX, Margaret River Thames, Kent County, Western District, Upper Canada Evergreen Cemetery, Blenheim, Harwich Township, Kent County, Ontario, Canada 21 December 1893 Harwich Township, Kent County, Ontario 18 September 1821 04 April 1907 Kent County, Ontario GIFFIN, Abbot Darius m. FORSYTHE, Eliza Jane GIFFIN, Ruth Jane m. CAMPBELL, Donald GIFFIN, Schuyler John m. GOODHUE, Eliza Jane GIFFIN, Claram, b. 1850 GIFFIN, Annie m. ADKINS, Elijah GIFFIN, Catherine Monique m. PARROTT, William A. GIFFIN, Sherman James m. PARROTT, Rachel Hannah GIFFIN, George Gilbert m. LUNDY, Elizabeth GIFFIN, Christena (Tinnie) Victoria m. McCORVIE, John 2 nd Great parents 5. WILCOX, Isaac (James) Son of WILCOX, Isaac ABBOT, Elizabeth Toronto Area, York County, Ontario 1787 Married at Kent County, Western District, Upper Canada Residence Raleigh Township, Kent County, Western District, Upper Canada Farmer Dolsen Cemetery, Chatham, Kent County, Ontario WILLCOX, Margaret Daughter of WILLCOX, Hezekiah BROWN, Sarah Kent County, Ontario, Canada 1791 Dolsen Cemetery, Chatham, Kent County, Ontario, Canada WILLCOX, Amos WILLCOX, Margaret WILLOX, Darius Abbot m. 1) JOHNSTON, Martha 2) DOLSEN, Monique WILLCOX, Elizabeth m. GIFFIN, James 01 October 1861 Kent County, Ontario
5 3 rd Great parents 6. WILLCOX, Hezekiah Sr. U.E. Loyalist, and Son of Son of WILLCOX, Elisha U.E. Loyalist PLANTER, Amy Province of New York, Colony of British North 1765 (1769) America Married at Residence Raleigh Township, Kent County, Western District, Farmer Upper Canada Dolsen Cemetery, Raleigh Township, Kent County, Western District, Canada West 02 November 1851 River Road, Raleigh Twp., Kent County BROWN, Sarah Daughter of BROWN, Gasper - Loyalist Province of North Carolina, Colony of British North America 1769 Dolsen Cemetery, Raleigh Township, Kent County, 25 April 1853 Chatham, Kent County, Western District, Canada West Ontario WILLCOX, Asa m. WRIGHT, Mary WILLCOX, James WILLCOX, Margaret m. WILCOX, Isaac WILLCOX, Isaac m. Proctor, Alice WILLCOX, Hezekiah, Jr., m. CRYDERMAN, LANA WILLCOX, Mary 4 th Great parents 7. BROWN, Gasper U.E. Loyalist Son of Unknown Unknown Unknown Married Unknown Unknown at Residence Township of Blenheim, Upper Canada Farmer Unknown Detroit Unknown Daughter of Unknown Unknown Unknown BROWN, Sarah m. WILCOX, Hezekiah, U.E.L. Brown, Elizabeth
9 PROOFS OF LINEAL DESCENT List your direct line of descent, beginning with yourself, one person in each generation to your Loyalist ancestor. Lineal descent is proved by the use of documents which state the relationship of two individuals to each other. The document must state the fact to be proved: e.g. William, THE SON of Henry Smith... Attach copies of your proofs to the back of the application. 1. Applicant Richard Allen HEDEGARD is THE SON of Clarence Raymond HEDEGARD and Florence GIFFIN HEDEGARD 1. Ontario Registration Registrar of Ontario HEDEGARD, Richard Allan 2. Certificate of Marriage HEDEGARD, Clarence Raymond and GIFFIN, Florence 2 of 2 pages 2. Parent Florence GIFFIN HEDEGARD is THE DAUGHTER of George Gilbert GIFFIN and Elizabeth LUNDY 1. Ancestry.com - Record Ontario, Canada s, 1869-1913 for Florence Giffin 2 of 2 pages 3. parent George Gilbert GIFFIN is THE SON of James GIFFIN and Elizabeth (WILCOX) GIFFIN 4. 1 st Great parent 1. Ancestry.com - Ontario, Canada, Deaths, 1869-1938 and Deaths Overseas, 1939-1947 4 of 4 pages Elizabeth (WILCOX) GIFFIN is THE DAUGHTER of Isaac WILCOX and Margaret WILLCOX 1. Commemorative Biographical Record of The County of Kent, Ontario, J.H. Beers & Co., 1904, page 16, Darius Abbot WILLCOX; page 337, Sherman and George GIFFIN 2. Ontario, Canada, Deaths, 1869-1938 and Deaths Overseas, 1939-1947 6 of 6 pages 5. 2 nd Great parent Margaret WILLCOX is THE DAUGHTER of Hezekiah WILLCOX, Sr. U.E.L., and Son of U.E.L. and Sarah BROWN 1) Commemorative Biographical Record of The County of Kent, Ontario, J.H. Beers & Co., 1904, page 16-17, Darius Abbot WILLCOX Sketch, page 337, Sherman and George GIFFIN Sketch, as per Florence (McCorvie) Jordan s U.E. Application approved 1986-02-19 2) Will of Hezekiah Willcox, 11 June 1830 as per Florence (McCorvie) Jordan s U.E. Application approved 1986-02- 19 3) Chatham Daily Planet, Monday, July 18, 1910 D.A. WILLCOX CELEBRATES NINETY-FIRST BIRTHDAY 6. 3 rd Great parent 4) Chatham Daily Planet, January 10, 1903 Reminiscenses of a Sturdy Pioneer D. Abbot Wilcox Chats Entertainingly to The Planet Concerning The Olden Days is Hale and Hearty as of Yore. - 23 of 23 pages Sarah BROWN is the wife of Hezekiah WILLCOX, U.E.L., and is THE DAUGHTER of Gasper BROWN, U.E.L. 1. Upper Canada Land Petitions W Bundle 3, 1797 (RG1, L3, Vol. 523) C-2950 2. Crown Land First Patentees, Kent County, Ontario, Kent County Branch, O.G.S. 3. Upper Canada Land Petitions W Bundle 8, 1806-1808 (RG1, L3, Vol. 523) C-2952 4. Upper Canada Land Petitions, W Bundle 9, 1808-1811 (RG 1, L 3, Vol. 525 (a)) C-2952 11 of 11 pages 7. 4 th Great parent Gasper BROWN, is U.E.L. 1. Upper Canada Land Petitions, W Bundle 9, 1808-1811 (RG 1, L 3, Vol. 525 (a)) C-2952 8. 5 th Great parent