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Captain John Lyon, Sr

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Redding, Fairfield County, CT, British Colonial America
Death: December 13, 1818 (79)
Kingston, Kings County, NB, Canada
Place of Burial: Kingston, Kings, New Brunswick, Canada
Immediate Family:

Son of Nathan Lyon and Abigail Lyon (Mallory)
Husband of Hepzibeth Lyon
Father of John Lyon, Jr; Abigail Bates; Ruth Lyon; William Henry Lyon; Reuben Lyon and 5 others
Brother of Abigail Lyon; Nathan Lyon; Joseph Oliver Lyon; Henry Lyon, Esq; Peter "Lieutenant" Lyon, Sr. and 5 others

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About Captain John Lyon, Sr

John Lyon was a United Empire Loyalist during the American Revolutionary War.

Captain – Queen's Rangers (1st American Regiment) 1775-1777. Commissioned a Captain by Colonel Robert Rogers. He recruited 22 Loyalists from Redding.

Captain – General Browne's Prince of Wales American Volunteers 1777-1783. Carried his Captain's commission from the Queen's Rangers and performed duties as a Scout during the Raid on Danbury. Participated in other campaigns against the Rebels.

His farm in Redding was confiscated in October 1778 by the Rebel Court.

Served in the New Brunswick Militia.

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Captain John Lyon, Sr's Timeline

1739
November 16, 1739
Birth of Captain John Lyon, Sr
Redding, Fairfield County, CT, British Colonial America
1753
1753
Birth of David Lyons
USA
1762
1762
Birth of John Lyon, Jr
1764
1764
Birth of Abigail Bates
1766
1766
Birth of Reuben Lyon
1768
1768
Birth of Sabra Lyon
1770
1770
Birth of Ruth Lyon
1772
1772
Birth of Peter Lyon
1774
1774
Birth of George Lyon
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