Other Events:

• Baptism: 28 Apr 1817, Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada

Notes:

s/o Capt Daniel Grant, a british officer whose land between Whitehall and Albany, NY was confiscated in 1782 during the Revolutionary War.

John married Armina Augusta DAME on 10 Nov 1815 in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada. Armina (daughter of Capt George DAME and Mary CHASE) was born on 9 Jul 1791 in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada; died on 21 Jul 1861 in Quebec, Canada; was buried in Louiseville Protestant Cemetery, Louiseville, Mauricie, Quebec, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Twin?: Y

Other Events:

• Military Event: American Revolution - British Army
• Served American Revolution?: Y
• Military Flag: Y

Notes:

George was a loyalist and fought for the British during the Revolution.
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The British Army Lists from 1770 through 1774 show a George Dame as Lieutenant of the 8th Foot, and mentions in the correspondence of the comandants of Fort Niagara in the Haldimand Papers (British Library, Additional Manucripts Collection) suggest that he had gone onto half-pay before the war, then was commissioned with the Royal Highland Emigrants (later the 84th Foot) in 1775, but then is commissioned Captain in Butler's Rangers on 11 November 1779. At wars end, he was granted 3,000 acres in Bertie Township, Niagara District (vicinity of St. Catherines, Ontario). I will need to go into work to check my sources for these things, but I believe the Royal Highland Emigrant connection could be checked via Todd Braisted's Loyalist Institute or Kim Stacey, the current 'guru' of all things 84th Foot. For the best information on loyalist land grants, I could put you in touch with Gavin Watt of the U.E.L. main office in Toronto.

I was further surprised to see the Theophilus Dam entry as likewise, he is listed as an officer of the King's Regiment (or at least "Theophilus Dame" is). From information on both the Army Lists (1757 through 1771) and the 1767 General Inspection Return, he was a Lieutenant in the regiment from 1757 until promoted to Captain on 27 March 1770, but he retires(?) in 1771.

This isn't too surprising however when it is seen that he was probably born in 1724, making him the oldest captain in the regiment at the time, but not the eldest in terms of his commission, making it unlikely that he would have been promoted to Major.

Eric Bloomquist Interpretive Programs Manager Old Fort Niagara Association
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A family record of 1877 states that he was “A Captain in the British Army who retired at half pay to Three Rivers, where he died”. The Grant family record states: “A Captain in the 8th and 84th Foot Soldiers and served with them in India”. The British Army list of 1775 reads: Ensign George Dame was commissioned on 12 Jun 1775 and joined the 84th Foot or Royal Highland Emigrants in August 1775 remaining until the regiment was disbanded in 1783.
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Captain, Butler's Rangers. Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Served in the army 24 years. "A subaltern from the 84th Regiment." Commission as a Captain dated 11 Nov 1777. His company posted to Carleton Island in Apr 1782. Family at Three Rivers, Quebec, during the war. Wife and four children in 1784. Granted 3,000 acres in Bertie Township, Niagara District. On the UE List, 1797. Died at his residence in Three Rivers, Quebec, 16 Apr 1806. His son granted 600 acres of land in Upper Canada in Apr 1798.,

George married Mary CHASE in 1769. Mary died on 29 Sep 1805 in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Occupation: Soldier
• Military Event: American Revolution - British Army, King’s 8th regiment of Foot: Capt
• Served American Revolution?: Y
• Military Flag: Y
• Baptism: 6 Dec 1724, Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire

Notes:

He is listed as an officer of the King's Regiment (or at least "Theophilus Dame" is). From information on both the Army Lists (1757 through 1771) and the 1767 General Inspection Return, he was a Lieutenant in the regiment from 1757 until promoted to Captain on 27 March 1770, but retires in 1771.

Listed in the DAR Patriot Index as a Col.
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Considerable litigation was brought about in the settlement of his estate by Elizabeth Dean, granddaughter, and John Gains, grandson. For particulars, see Stafford County Probate Records, vol 6 p 137; also Administrators account, Probate Court of 12 May 1803 and 27 Jan 1808, and bill rendered against the estate.
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Probate records call him a joiner in 1754, and gentlemen in 1760. He was Sheriff under the Crown in 1768, and he was Sheriff in the State of New Hampshire after the Revolutionary War. He served in Capt Trefetheren’s Company at the Siege of Louisburg, 1745, as a member of the Colonial Militia, and was active with the Colonial Governor in settling new territories in the Province.,
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Also known as Theophilus Dame: He was a Canadian by birth, and had been an officer in the British service, but became a citizen of Dover about 1768. He was Sheriff of the County from its formation in 1773 till the time of his death, and as such had charge of the Jail, and was at all times a leading citizen. 

Theophilus married Ann KENNARD about 1746. Ann was born in 1724 in Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire; died on 3 Dec 1797 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire; was buried in Pine Hill Cemetery, Dover, New Hampshire. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

d/o John KENNARD & Elizabeth AIKINS of Portsmouth, NH.