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Title: Her Majesty's Provincial Regiment in Quebec
Post by: Patricia Greber on Monday 18 September 17 05:52 BST (UK)

I have found a marriage record in Quebec that lists the groom as being a Private in Her Majesty's Provincial Regiment in 1841. Is there any way to locate information on this regiment or soldiers that were included?
Thank you for any suggestions.
Patricia

Title: Re: Her Majesty's Provincial Regiment in Quebec
Post by: KGarrad on Monday 18 September 17 07:16 BST (UK)

I've not heard of such a regiment, but found a reference to:

"Officers of HM Provincial Regiment of Loyal Nova Scotia Volunteers"?

Needs more research! ;D


And I can't see a mention of "Provincial Regiment" on the Rootsweb page "British Regiments in Canada"?
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~crossroads/regiments/

Title: Re: Her Majesty's Provincial Regiment in Quebec
Post by: KGarrad on Monday 18 September 17 07:47 BST (UK)

Library and Archives in Canada has several references to 1st Provincial Regiment.

See:
http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/mass-digitized-archives/british-military-naval-records-index/Pages/british-military-naval-records-index.aspx

Try a search with keywords "RG8 Provincial Regiment".

Title: Re: Her Majesty's Provincial Regiment in Quebec
Post by: Patricia Greber on Monday 18 September 17 21:08 BST (UK)

Thanks I will have a look.

Title: Re: Her Majesty's Provincial Regiment in Quebec
Post by: polarbear on Friday 06 October 17 15:41 BST (UK)

Were any children born in Quebec? Their baptism records might clarify things.

PB

Title: Re: Her Majesty's Provincial Regiment in Quebec
Post by: Patricia Greber on Friday 06 October 17 18:04 BST (UK)

Thank you for your suggestion.
The children were born in Kingston & Quebec and I have located their baptisms and they have no uncovered anything.