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by Lorine McGinnis Schulze (Author)
The Peer family were loyal to the British Crown, and suffered from persecution in New Jersey throughout the American Revolution. Jacob and his family left Sussex County New Jersey for Upper Canada in the summer of 1796. Four of Jacob's sons - Jacob Jr., Edward, John and Philip Peer petitioned for land one year later. They settled in the Hamilton area of what was then the wilderness of Upper Canada. This book discusses the lives of Jacob, his wife and their children in those early years. Descendants will enjoy seeing early documents such as land petitions and wills.
Author Biography
Lorine McGinnis Schulze is a Canadian genealogist who has been involved in the fields of genealogy and history for more than thirty years. Lorine is the creator and owner of Olive Tree Genealogy website at http: //www.olivetreegenealogy.com/ and several other websites, all bringing free genealogical content online for genealogists and historians. Lorine is active in the genealogy community with several blogs including Olive Tree Genealogy blog at http: //www.olivetreegenealogy.com/ and Ask Olive Tree at http: //askolivetree.blogspot.com/. In February 2011 she was an official blogger for RootsTech Technology and Genealogy Convention in Salt Lake City Utah. Lorine is the author of many published genealogical and historical articles and books. Her list of published works is available at http: //www.olivetreegenealogy.com/published.sht
