Jonathan DOLLOFF

1710 - Abt 1745  (34 years)

• Name	Jonathan DOLLOFF
  Born	17 Oct 1710
  Gender	Male
  Cause of Death	During the Louisberg Expedition
  Died	Abt 1745	Nova Scotia, Canada
  Person ID	I33261	Main
  Last Modified	2 Dec 2009

  
  

  Father	Richard DOLLOFF,   b. Abt 1678, Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire ,   d. 29 Aug 1750, Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire  (Age ~ 72 years)
  Mother	Catherine BEAN,   b. 1680, Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire ,   d. Aft 1744, Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire  (Age > 65 years)
  Married	Abt 1699	Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire
  Family ID	F11324	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary YOUNG,   d. ?
  Married	17 Nov 1737
  Last Modified	25 Feb 2019
  Family ID	F11352	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  The Louisbourg/Louisberg Expedition was undertaken by ME, NH, and MA settlers, supported by the English Crown, against the French at Louisbourg. The reasons given in the historical literature for this expedition, were the continued attacks on the English settlements by the northern Indians (at the behest of the French Canadian government and paid by them to do so), killing settlers, capturing men, women, and children and taking them away to be sold into slavery in Canada. It was also said to have been about who had fishing rights off the Grand Banks. Of course, in addition, there was the everlasting English clash with the French, who were well established in Canada, in Quebec, and doing their utmost to take territory to their south. During this expedition, led by William Pepperell of Kittery, Maine, armaments had to be dragged by the English colonists through and over swamps, to reach Louisbourg. It was a huge undertaking, and many colonists became ill and were injured during the effort, including Jonathan Dolloff, who died during the Expedition. The members of the expedition, inspite of those harsh difficulties, did succeed in taking Louisberg away from the French. However, during the negotiated peace treaty between the French and English Generals and policy makers, Louisberg and all territories and forts taken by the colonists were returned to the French, thus making the Louisbourg Expedition entirely pointless, as the treaty restored all possessions to their pre-war status, to both sides.