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Help I'm stuck. One of our ancestors William Oats 1782 was born in Quebec Canada but with an English surname so the father must have gone over there perhaps during the French / English dispute around 1760. Any ideas how I can find out more? I have tried a Canadian website where volunteers look up local parish records but you need to know the exact district which I don't. Thanks

I've not been successful with any Quebec research, but there's always a first time. Did the ancestor stay in Canada and if not, do you know when he settled in the UK? (I'd be happy to look later - off to work now.)

Hi William oats was born in Quebec Canada but must have come back to the uk where he married Ann Ward 1785. I'm interested in how the family with such an English name came to be over there. I guess his father may have been in the military. I have found some evidence of Oats family in Sherbrooke area of Quebec but that was much later in the 1800s. I think the family would have been protestant if that helps. It's just rather intrguing to know how they came to be over there & maybe there are still family connections in Canada. Any help appreciated. Maresah

I've emailed my mum - she is excellent when it comes to history. Would you know William's parents' names, please? In the meantime, I've googled and found: 'By the 1760's, a lot of English settlers and soldiers came to Canada too, where they pushed out the French settlers and the Algonquin and took control. By the end of the 1700's, there were enough English people along the Atlantic coast that they wanted to be their own independent country, and they fought the Revolutionary War to get their independence and start the United States of America.' http://www*multiculturaltrails*ca/history2.html (replace * with .) '1760's - English presence at Chedabucto (Guysborough County) started with the arrival of the 'Nine Old Settlers'. 1760 French defeated on the Plains of Abraham in Quebec, French power withers in North America. 1761 Planters arrive in Chebogue, and the First English Settlers Monument commemorates their arrival. Protestants from Ireland, England, and Scottish-Irish arrive in Truro and settle; the First British Settlement Monument and the First English Speaking Settlers Monument commemorate this. Ulster Scots and Irish settlers arrive in Bass River. See the Irish Pioneer Settlers Cairn. '

Don't know the parents names sorry. His parents may have gone up with others from USA during the 1700s. This is what I'd like to find out.

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Couldn't find anything. Tried only two spellings: Oats and Oates. In case I missed something, here are the sites: http://www*ingeneas*com/ingeneas/index.html (replace * with .) http://genforum*genealogy*com/oats/ There's a bit on Oates in Ontario and Newfoundland but the messages are mostly from 2000. http://wc*rootsweb*com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi Probably no relation, but: http://search-recherche*collectionscanada*ca/archives/search.jsp?Language=eng 'Ward Chipman the Elder, (1754-1824), a Massachusetts lawyer, was also an army administrator in the State of New York between 1777 and 1783. In 1784, he settled in New Brunswick, where he served as solicitor general until 1808. The Ward Chipman Papers contain muster rolls of Loyalists, and their families, who were members of demobilized regiments and who settled in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. This research tool provides access to nearly 19,000 references to Loyalist families.' Ward Chipman, Muster Master's Office (1777-1785) Name: OATES, William Year: 1778 Place: Philadelphia Group/Regiment: Pennsylvania Loyalists Type of Record: Muster roll Record Title: Pensylvania Loyalists, Captain Thomas Stephen's Company Mustered Feb. 24 1778 at Philadelphia on the Skulky River by E. Winslow. Reference: Ward Chipman Papers MG 23 D1, Series 1, volume 24, page 324 Microfilm reel number: C-9818 Will try to think of other place to look.

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Thanks Lisa that's very interesting because the timing fits well for the birth of William 1782. I have also found some very interesting historical stuff on a site which refers to the birth of the newspaper in Canada. There does seem to be 2 main spelling of Oats, Oates. Many Oats/Oates settled in North Carolina so there could be a connection. At least it gives me some historical context which is fascinating. Thanks maresah