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Selon le journal de Henry Nase:
“1st January 1783 – Lay’d at Anchor, in Sight of the Light House, all New Years day -
3d. Jany. 1783 - Arrived safe in the Harbour. To the great joy of all the passengers & seamen, in the Fleet -
4th. Jany. 1783 - We landed at Brooklyn and marched immediately to Flushing Fly -
20th. January 1783 - A General Court Martial Assembled at the City Hall, in New York. Captains DePeyster & Ens. McCan are brought before it -
23d. Janv. 1783 - This day is set apart for public Thanksgiving, by Proclamation -
26th. Janv. 1783 - The King's Amern. Regt. Is mustered by Colo. Winslow -”
Les Feuilles d’appel du KAR et de la compagnie du capitaine Attwood existent pour cette date mémorable et on y retrouve le nom de Philip Long, notre ancêtre. Philip est enregistré comme le sixième soldat de la compagnie, et il est indiqué qu’ill était “On guard in New Town”.
Flushing Fly 6th. Feby. 1783 - Nothing Occurs here worthy of Notice, the weather is very unsettled & dirty, there is plenty of Court Martials, which causes more trouble than otherways would happen, and many prizes are brought into New York, as also a Continuation of the reports of peace &c. -
16th. Feby. 1783 - by Mrs. Fitzgerald A Confirmation, that the Rebels are to have Independency -
20th. Febv. 1783 - I was this day visited by my brother William -
4th. March 1783 – The Kings’s Amer. Regt. Mustered and Inspected -
8th. Apl. 1783 - This day I was in Genl Orders, on the British Establishment -
17th. May 1783 - Colo. Winslow, Colo DeLancey and Major Barclay, set out on their Tour to Hallifax -
26th. May 83 - Majr Murray Arrives from St Johns River
28th. May 83 - M. Murray goes to Hallifax
6th. June 1783 - Cols. Winslow & DeLancey, Majs. Barclay and Murray, returned this day from Hallifax - we are at present, ready for St. Johns, waiting only for the Passage -
10th July 1783 - The Agents go up St Johns river
18th. July 1783 - Wrote Majr Coffin & my brother at N. York per the Two Sisters, Capt. Brown
20th. July 1783 - The agents return, from exploring the River
3d. Augt. 83 - Wrote Capt. Attwood, at New York
18th. Septr. 83 - The fleet is said to be in the Bay
The arrival in Saint-John of the KAR along with tens of thousands of other Loyalists was an extraordinarily complex and difficult even. Philip Long arrived with his Regiment, most likely on the King George, at the end of September (between the 23-30th). Source: Donald Long, Ester Clarke Wright. |
La compagnie du capitaine Attwood était de la partie lors du transport de toutes ces troupes de Charlestown à New York. Nous savons que les troupes se sont retrouvés dans un endroits appelés Flushing Fly ou Flushing qui est sur l’ile de Long Island.
We do not have Muster Rolls for the KAR for this March 4th day.
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July 7, 1784—Hugh Finlay is appointed Deputy Postmaster General of the Province of Canada in North America on 7 July, 1784. Finlay would play an important part in the future development of the Post Office and certainly had a major impact on the life of Philip Long.
July 17, 1784—David Higginbotham, Indian courier, receives from Sir Frederick Haldimand the rights to a large tract of land at the head of Lake Temiscouata for the purposes of having a permanent establishment to help travelers as they enter or exit the Poratage of Canada. This deed was given as a reward for the work that Higginbotham had done as a courier during the Revolution for the carrying of the British Mail. It would later be claimed that this deed had been given in error since it was taken directly from the Seignory of River du Loup which was owned by Sir James Murray at the time that Haldimand gave the deed to Higginbotham. Later, Long’s Place would be created from the same land and building foundations.
Octroi de Haldimand à Higgenbotham - 1784
September 15, 1784—Granting of two acres of land to Philip Long in Fredericton. Dated Fort Ann on the River St. John, 15th September, 1784, an approval for a grant of two acres to each memorialists, for the Land they are now actually upon.
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The text of the actual memorial can be read by clicking on the year 1784.
Given that Philip was still in the vicinity and was able / willing to receive his two acres of land at Ft Ann, it is likely that he had stayed in New Brunswick for that first year. That would have meant that Philip survived one of the harshest and deadly winters that Loyalists ever faced. Their conditions were extremely difficult and many of them died in that first winter. To date, no documents have been found beyond these to allow further deductions of what Philip was doing and where he was living. |
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We do not have any information about the whereabouts of Philip in this year but the establishment of the Post Office in Fredericton might have been an important event for our ancestor. Further, in 1786, Philip will sign a memorial on behalf of Captain Attwood which to us means that he clearly was at the very least still accessible to his former colleagues to take part in signing personally this memorial. At the other extreme, he was living still in the vicinity of Frederiktown or even perhaps at a location close to his future grant in Canterbury. |
A Post Office is established in Fredericton, New Brunswick.
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July 12, 1786—Memorial on behalf of Captain Isaac Atwood for the possession of an Island on the St-John River near Woodstock. |
It appears to us that there is a high likelihood that Philip Long resided continuously in the vicinity of Frederiktown or at the very least in New Brunswick between the day he was decommissioned with his regiment and the date of signing this memorial to Captain Attwood. |
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August 17, 1787 - Grant of one hundred and ninety six acres of land near Canterbury, New Brunswick.
Decommissioned with his regiment, Philip Long was offered lots 49 and 50 of 121 in the vicinity of Canterbury (Woodstock, NB) on August 17, 1787. He refused this grant of 196 acres of land and instead decided to / or continued to serve as a courier for the Royal mail between Quebec and Halifax.
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Not accepting a grant of land was not uncommon given the requirements to maintain the grant (i.e. requirements to clear a certain amount every year for a period of time). |
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Following a trip through New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, Hugh Finlay, at the request of Lord Dorchester, Governor of Quebec, reports on the state of the roads and postal service between Québec and Halifax. He discovers that the principal impediment to an efficient service lies in the divided responsibilities between the provinces for the maintenance of the postal service. The system in one province is independent of the other; hence Finlay finds that the Deputy Postmasters General for New Brunswick and Nova Scotia argue constantly over the issue of responsibility for the deficiencies in the postal service. He concludes that a successful postal service has to be directed by one person, and that correspondence between the provinces is not of sufficient volume to meet expenses. Unless frequent mails are exchanged at Halifax, the service between Halifax and Québec will have to be discontinued. Dorchester accepts Finlay’s proposals and forwards them to England. On 5 April 1788, Finlay is rewarded with a new commission appointing him Deputy Postmaster General of the Province of Canada, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, and, beginning in March 1788, the General Post Office arranges for packet boats running between Falmouth, England, and New York to stop at Halifax.
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By the Constitutional Act of 1791 of the British Parliament (31 Geo.III [1791], c.31), the Province of Quebec is divided into Upper Canada and Lower Canada. This division continues until 1841, when the Union Act unites the two provinces as the Province of Canada.
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December 6, 1792—Philip Long marries Marie-Julie Josephte Couillard-Després at Holy Trinity Anglican Church in Quebec City on December 6, 1792. The ceremony was officiated by David Francis of Mortmollin, rector, and the witnesses were David Higginbotham (merchant), Andrew Johnston (cooper) and Murdoch Mackenzie (cooper). This church is the oldest Anglican church outside of the British Isles, and was built on a piece of land donated by the King of France to the Franciscan Order on May 8, 1681. The current church (built between 1800-1804) is the second one on that land since the first was destroyed by fire in 1796. |
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March 6, 1794 —Birth of Marie-Julie Long . She would die on April 25, 1795.
We know based on Church records that Philip and Marie-Julie Long resided at l’Ile Verte, Quebec from 1795-1799. |
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November 24, 1795—Birth of Marie-Judith Long. She was baptized at l’Ile Verte, Quebec. There are no other records for this year.
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Philip Long and his family reside at l’Ile Verte, Quebec between 1795-1799.
February 6, 1797—Purchase of a piece of land by Philip Long from Joseph Fraser at Notre Dame du Portage on February 6, 1797.
April 6, 1797—Birth and death of an anonymous child on April 16, 1797. We do not know the gender of the child.
The name of Phillip Long appears in the records office in Rivière-du-Loup under courier-farmer. His residence is at the northern extremity of the portage from Lac Temiscouata.
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November 28, 1798—Sale of the same piece of land to Michel Nadeau in front of A. Dionne, notary, on November 28, 1798. This piece of land is located at Notre Dame du Portage. Birth of Constance Long on March 31, 1798. She was baptized at l’Ile Verte, Quebec. |
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January 1, 1799—David Higginbotham puts his land for sale—this is the same acreage that Philip Long and his family will occupy in 1807.
"To Be Sold By Private Sale or Let, Two Hundred and Fifty Arpens at the end of the new road at Lake Temiscouata, with a good House and ftable. There is about twenty Arpents of clear land, an it is an excellent psft for the Indian trade. Alfo, a Lot of Land four Arpents in front by forty In depth, fituate in the Seigniory of River du Loup and parifh of River des Caps, bounded in front by the River St. Lawrence, on the South weft fide by the lands of Benjamin Michaud, and on the North eaft fide by the lands of the widow Nedo; there is on the premifes a good Log-houfe well finished with five appartments on the firft floor, a good cedar ftable build laft fall; it is the beft place in the province fo the Indian trade. For particulars apply to David Higginbotham on the premifes at River des Caps, who will inform them of the price and conditions of late.
River des Caps, 12th December, 1788." Gazette du Québec, Janvier 1, 1789, Numéro 1220.
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Hugh Finlay leaves the Post Office in disgrace.
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September 28, 1800—Birth of Jean-Baptiste Long on September 28, 1800 in St-André of Kamouraska. He was baptized at St-André of Kamouraska. |
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July 9, 1803—Birth of Edouard-Narcisse Long on July 1803 – he died on March 26, 1804 at Quebec City. He was born in Quebec City and baptized at the Note Dame de Quebec Cathedral.
Of interest in this year is a land transaction which takes place away from Philip Long’s residence (likely Quebec City all year) and actually deals with a piece of land which he had been granted but which he never did the necessary improvements to realize on his grant. The record of the transaction is in the New Brunswick Land and Mines Registry and involves a another member of the KAR, Reuben Chase. |
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There are no records for this period but it is assumed that Philip Long and his family are still living in Quebec City and that Philip is carrying on with his career as courrier for the English Mails. |
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March 25, 1805—Birth of Julie Hortanse Long on March 25, 1805. She died on December 20, 1805 in Quebec City. She was baptized in the Notre Dame de Quebec Cathedral. (At birth, her name was Julie while at her death, the register indicates her name as Julie Hortanse)
July 15, 1805— Philip Long signs a receipt to Father Pinet of Kamouraska whereby a certain sum of money is to be given by Philip Long to a sculptor in Quebec City. This receipt was signed in front of Thonas Pitt, Notary. We do not know more about this sculpture or sculptor.
Philip Long and his family are residing in Quebec City. We find his name in the census by Mgr. Plessis under: « Phil Loan, 1 protestant, 4 catholics – 12 St. Ursule «. The four catholics surely included Marie-Julie Couillard-Despres and three children: Marie-Judith Long, Constance Long et Jean-Baptiste Long (Source: Gilles Paillard, Gilles Long).
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October 23, 1806—Birth of Philippe Long (II) at l’Islet, Quebec (birthplace of his mother Marie-Julie Couillard-Després). This means that sometime between July 1805 and October 1806, Philip and his family moved from Quebec City to l’Islet. |
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There are no records for this year.
We believe that the Long family was still living in l’Islet in 1807 given events in 1806 and 1808 (births of Philippe and Emmanuel Long). |
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March 29, 1808—Etienne Michaud is retained on March 29, 1808 as courier for Phlip Long, courrier of Allifax (sic) to ensure the transport of letters and packages between Quebec City and Grand Falls, New Brunswick. Philip Long chose Islet du Bon Secours as his domicile for the purposes of fulfilling this contract.
April 10, 1808—Birth of Emmanuel Long on April 10, 1808 at l’Islet, Quebec. We do not possess any further information on this child or his descendants (if any). |
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July 1809—Philip Long and his family are asked to settle at the northern edge of Lake Temiscouata in July of 1809. He is posted there under the orders of the Postmaster General (Finlay) and Governor Craig. This information comes to us through a letter later written by the Postmaster General, Georges Heriot in 1811.
December 26, 1809—Birth of Georges Long on December 26, 1809. He was born at Lake Temiscouata and baptized in St-Basile, New Brunswick. |
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No known events for this year in Philip and Julie’s life. |
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March 27, 1811—Letter from George Heriot, Postmaster General of Lower Canada, to an unknown recipient, on March 27, 1811, in Quebec City.
April 8, 1811—Birth of Romain (Memen – perhaps for Mailman) on April 8, 1811 at the Lac Temiscouata. He was later baptized at St-Basile, NB.
September 10, 1811—Mgr. Plessis and his group visit and stay the night on September 10, 1811 at Long’s Farm at the Lac Temiscouata.
December 11, 1811—A letter signed by Georges Heriot, Deputy Minister for the Mails, and dated December 11, 1811 mentions Philip Long.
December 16, 1811—Letter from Noah Freer, Military Secretary, to George Heriot, PostMaster General, dated December 16, 1811, at Quebec City.
December 16, 1811—Letter Noah Freer, Military Secretary, to George Heriot, PostMaster General, dated December 16, 1811, at Quebec City. |
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No known events in Philip Long’s life for this year. |
War of 1812 between the British and the United States begins. It would last until 1814. |
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October 8, 1813—Marriage of Constance Long to Pierre Beaudry (Matelot) on October 8, 1813 at St-Roch, Quebec.
December 2, 1813—Birth of Suzanne Long on December 2, 1813 at Lac Temiscouata. She was baptized at St-Basile, NB.
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March 6, 1814—The 104th Regiment from New Brunswick stays the night at Long’s Farm on March 6, 1814. They were on their historic march where all 500 men of the regiment walked in winter conditions for 375 miles from Fredericton to Quebec City – without losing a single man – and then onward to Kingston, Ontario. This march took place during the hostilities of the 1812 War with the American States. The arrival of the Regiment is credited by many historians as key factor in deterring further incursions by the American forces further North and thereby possibly changin |
