«A man unknown, supposed to have been an American prisoner of war, was founded drowned in the River St Laurence September the seventh, and was buried September the ninth, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirteen.
By me, Father Jehosaphat Mountain officiating Minister at Quebec
Present WIlliam Harton ? ? Richard Holdham, private soldr 10th RO Battn his mark + ».
Les prisonniers de guerre, une des conséquences méconnues de la guerre de 1812. Dans le cas présent, l'identification correcte du défunt sera impossible.
[Summary :
The church record for an American drowned soldier in Québec, Québec.]
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