United Empire Loyalist

British

noun

Canadian history any of the American colonists who settled in Canada during or after the War of American Independence because of loyalty to the British Crown

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Son of a United Empire Loyalist; born at Schenectady, on the Mohawk.

From The Makers of Canada: Index and Dictionary of Canadian History by Various

About Eglinton the name of Snider is notable as that of a United Empire Loyalist family seated here, of German descent.

From Toronto of Old by Scadding, Henry

He was, therefore, not a "Yankee Methodist," but a United Empire Loyalist.

From The Story of My Life Being Reminiscences of Sixty Years' Public Service in Canada by Hodgins, J. George (John George)

The solid kernel was of United Empire Loyalist stock, which gave the province its distinctive character.

From The Winning of Popular Government A Chronicle of the Union of 1841 by MacMechan, Archibald

At his home, between Queenston and St. David's, dwelt a United Empire Loyalist, James Secord, recovering from dangerous wounds received in the battle of Queenston Heights.

From Canada: the Empire of the North Being the Romantic Story of the New Dominion's Growth from Colony to Kingdom by Laut, Agnes C. (Agnes Christina)

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