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Daniel Shannon fonds, 1816-1822

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dc.contributor.authorWilliams, Edie
dc.date.accessioned2010-10-04T19:15:38Z
dc.date.available2010-10-04T19:15:38Z
dc.date.issued2010-10-04
dc.descriptionLt. Daniel Shannon fl. 1777-1822, was the only son of Susan Drake, granddaughter of Rev. Thomas Drake, eldest brother of Sir Francis Drake, and Captain Daniel Shannon of the Royal Navy. He married Elizabeth Garvey, daughter of Alexander Garvey and Catharine Borden of New Jersey. Lt. Shannon was a Regular in the British Army and on February 12, 1777 he joined the Royal Standard, 5th New Jersey Volunteers. After being arrested and sentenced to hang for spying he was pardoned through the efforts of his mother Susan Drake Shannon who pleaded his case with the Governor. He served under General Cornwallis at the surrender in Virginia in 1781. In 1783 he moved to New Brunswick, Canada where he was reduced to a half-pay ensign in the 2nd Regiment of the Lincoln Militia. He was granted 500 acres of land on the St. Johns River, and on April 1, 1786 his daughter Catharine was born there. The family returned to the United States, residing in Pennsylvania, for a short time. In 1800 Lt. Shannon, with his mother and family, returned to Canada and settled in Stamford Township where he bought 200 acres of land on the Niagara River near the whirlpool. He later served in the Secret Service during the War of 1812 and was stationed at a lookout point on the Niagara River below the falls. In 1806 Shannon’s daughter, Catharine, married Thomas Lundy, fourth son of William Lundy of Stamford Township.en_US
dc.description.abstractFonds consists of correspondence between Daniel Shannon and others related to his petition for remuneration for his role in defending Canada during the War of 1812.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10464/3025
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries;RG 66
dc.subjectShannon, Danielen_US
dc.subjectShannon, Catharineen_US
dc.subjectLundy familyen_US
dc.subjectWar of 1812en_US
dc.subjectNiagara Falls -- Historyen_US
dc.subjectStamford -- Historyen_US
dc.subjectLincoln Militiaen_US
dc.titleDaniel Shannon fonds, 1816-1822en_US
dc.typeOtheren_US
refterms.dateFOA2021-07-16T12:33:44Z

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