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Tag Archives: press gangs
John Smith’s Family
Mary Vance, seated, and her sister Thomison Ronald I mentioned in an earlier post that John Smith was kidnapped by a press gang of the British navy when he was nine years old and forced to serve on a ship until … Continue reading
Posted in Smith Family
Tagged conscription, Dobson Family, family tree, genealogy, history, Ontario, press gangs
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The Smith Family Starts From Scratch
As I said in an earlier post, great-great-grandpa John was kidnapped by a press gang when he was nine and forced to serve on board one of His Majesty’s ships until he escaped at age 14. He jumped ship in … Continue reading
Posted in Smith Family, Vance Family
Tagged genealogy, history, homesteading, Mary Smith, navy, press gangs, Ruth Dobson, Sam Vance, Saskatchewan
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Vance Turner Connect 