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'''John Yeamans''' (c.1735 – 1824) was a political figure in [[New Brunswick]]. He represented Queen's in the [[Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick]] from 1786 to 1816.
'''John Yeamans''' (c.1735 – 1824) was a political figure in [[New Brunswick]]. He represented Queen's in the [[Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick]] from 1786 to 1816.


As a loyalist, he fled to New Brunswick from [[Dutchess County, New York]] in 1783.[https://www.icapgen.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Example-of-Presentation-of-Data2.pdf] He was also named in an 1817 will created by his son.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Provincial Archives of New Brunswick |url=https://archives.gnb.ca/Search/MC3706/Details.aspx?culture=en-CA&abstract=9606&section=NameIndex |access-date=2023-12-18 |website=archives.gnb.ca}}</ref>
He came to New Brunswick from [[Dutchess County, New York]] in 1783. Yeamans served as a magistrate for [[Queens County, New Brunswick|Queen's County]] until his death at the age of 89.

Yeamans served as a magistrate for [[Queens County, New Brunswick|Queen's County]] until his death at the age of 89.


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 20:13, 18 December 2023

John Yeamans (c.1735 – 1824) was a political figure in New Brunswick. He represented Queen's in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1786 to 1816.

As a loyalist, he fled to New Brunswick from Dutchess County, New York in 1783.[1] He was also named in an 1817 will created by his son.[1]

Yeamans served as a magistrate for Queen's County until his death at the age of 89.

References

  • Sabine, Lorenzo (2009). Biographical Sketches of Loyalists of the American Revolution. Vol. 3. p. 463. ISBN 978-1-4290-1953-8.


  1. ^ "Provincial Archives of New Brunswick". archives.gnb.ca. Retrieved 2023-12-18.