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Alexander V. Laughlin

Birth	:	1750 Stirling, Scotland
Death	:	30 Jan 1822 Ontario, Canada
Burial	:	Lutheran Union Cemetery, Ernestown, Lennox and Addington County, Canada
Coordinate	:	44.2207240, -76.7687920
Description	:	In 1774, Alexander left Scotland and emigrated to America, landing at port of New York Were he remain but a short time and then traveled up the Hudson River by bateau (flat bottomed boat) to Albany and finally settled in Ballston, Saratoga, New York where he remained quietly until 1777, when turbulence and troubles arising out of the War of Independence caused him to go to the city of Albany where he enlisted in the Royal Americans. He enlisted in a corps then being formed under the authority of General Sir William Howe by Captain Daniel McAlpin of the 60th... Read More	In 1774, Alexander left Scotland and emigrated to America, landing at port of New York Were he remain but a short time and then traveled up the Hudson River by bateau (flat bottomed boat) to Albany and finally settled in Ballston, Saratoga, New York where he remained quietly until 1777, when turbulence and troubles arising out of the War of Independence caused him to go to the city of Albany where he enlisted in the Royal Americans. He enlisted in a corps then being formed under the authority of General Sir William Howe by Captain Daniel McAlpin of the 60th Regiment in joint action with Lieutenant Colonel William Edmonston of the 48th Regiment. Five hundred and seventy-two (572) men (Tories, loyalists to the King of Britain) quickly enrolled in this corps which was pulled together under the command of Major Daniel McAlpine. This corps was known as Major McAlpin's corps of Royal Americans, and was later called the Loyal RangerIn 1777, a detachment of Major McAlpin's corps under the command of Captain William Fraser, with Lieutenant Thomas Fraser, was ordered to proceed to Upper Canada from Albany. After ten days of marching, they were captured by a group of American troops and were taken to Albany. There, Alexander Laughlin was incarcerated in close confinement. During the next 3 years, he was kept a prisoner in various military prisons in New York and the New England States and suffered many hardshipsIn 1775, New York served as the capitol of the new United States. On February 6, 1778, New York approved the Articles of Confederation and ratified the United States Constitution on July 26, 1788, during which time Alexander was still a prisoner of war. In 1780 he was released. Upon returning to his home in lower New York, he found that his land and property had been confiscated. While trying to begin again, he met Mary Snyder (also written as Schneider and Snider) (her last name is not confirmed but educated guess is that she belong to the Snider line. There is a 2 year gap in records in Dutchess, New York, USA records that would confirm this), and on December 24, 1782 they were married.By the fall of 1788, Alexander had begun to pack up his family, and along with other Loyalists (eventually some 30,000) emigrated Northward out of New York, USA. They succeeded in traversing through the wilderness of Northern New York by the Onondaga trail in the depths of winter, until reaching the shores of Lake Ontario, Canada. In the vicinity of Cape St. Vincent they crossed the ice on sledges to the Canadian City of Kingston. They later settled about twenty miles from Kingston in Ernestown, Lennox Addington, Ontario, Canada, Lennox and Addington, Ontario, Canada.He had petitioned for and was granted land by the crown, he selected the West half of Lot 17, second concession of Ernestown consisting of 100 acres. The Certificate of Location of this land is dated October 18th, 1789. A few years later, Alexander donated a portion of this land for a Lutheran church and Cemetery, later named Union Lutheran Church Cemetery.

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Where is Alexander V. Laughlin's memorial?
Alexander V. Laughlin's memorial is located at: Lutheran Union Cemetery, Ernestown, Lennox and Addington County, Canada.
When did Alexander V. Laughlin death?
Alexander V. Laughlin death on 30 Jan 1822 in Ontario, Canada
Where are the coordinates of the Alexander V. Laughlin's memorial?
Latitude: 44.2207240
Longitude: -76.7687920

Family Members:

Spouse

Mary L. Snyder Laughlin

(1760 - 1796)

Children

John Henry McLaughlin

(1783 - 1867)

James Laughlen

(1785 - 1850)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Lutheran Union Cemetery
Ernestown, Lennox and Addington County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.2207240, -76.7687920

2. Fourth Line Fellows Cemetery
Ernestown, Lennox and Addington County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.2520860, -76.7938680

3. Saint Johns Anglican Church Cemetery
Bath, Lennox and Addington County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.1848900, -76.7767000

4. St. Linus Cemetery
Bath, Lennox and Addington County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.1842800, -76.7678900

5. Bath United Church Cemetery
Bath, Lennox and Addington County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.1833000, -76.7795029

6. Morven Cemetery
Morven, Lennox and Addington County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.2371000, -76.8421000

7. Saint Mary's Roman Catholic Cemetery
Odessa, Lennox and Addington County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.2672100, -76.7213400

8. St Bartholomew’s Cemetery
Amherst Island, Lennox and Addington County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.1435816, -76.7874456

9. Glenwood Cemetery
Amherst Island, Lennox and Addington County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.1570170, -76.6887010

10. Switzerville United Church Cemetery
Switzerville, Lennox and Addington County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.2877007, -76.8464966

11. Pentland Cemetery
Stella, Lennox and Addington County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.1858700, -76.6565700

12. Wilton Cemetery
Wilton, Lennox and Addington County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.3314018, -76.7182999

13. Strathcona Cemetery
Camden East, Lennox and Addington County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.3334200, -76.8327300

14. Camden East United Church Cemetery
Camden East, Lennox and Addington County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.3333000, -76.8352100

15. Saint Paul's Anglican Church Cemetery
Sandhurst, Lennox and Addington County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.1275824, -76.8824100

16. McDowall Memorial Cemetery
Sandhurst, Lennox and Addington County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.1284141, -76.8842980

17. Camden East Anglican Cemetery
Camden East, Lennox and Addington County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.3374200, -76.8342600

18. Newburgh United Church Cemetery
Newburgh, Lennox and Addington County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.3248900, -76.8710800

19. Saint Patrick's Roman Catholic Cemetery
Napanee, Lennox and Addington County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.2503000, -76.9429300

20. Carscallen Hinch Cemetery
Lennox and Addington County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.3335450, -76.8586250

21. Riverside Cemetery
Greater Napanee, Lennox and Addington County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.2615013, -76.9437027

22. St Mary Magdalene Cemetery
Napanee, Lennox and Addington County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.2528914, -76.9473792

23. Carscallen Cemetery
North Fredericksburgh, Lennox and Addington County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.2279020, -76.9662890

24. Riverview Cemetery
Greater Napanee, Lennox and Addington County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.2384500, -76.9658600