Captain Christian WEHR - for United Empire Loyalists

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After the war • “When the first settlers came in to this region and established themselves along the shores of Missisquoi Bay, they came with what they could carry on their backs, by boat, on frozen waterways or on an ox cart. Their belongings were meagre and many people like Christian Wehr, who had served King George III during the American Revolutionary War, left behind prosperous farms and businesses in order to escape persecution in the newly formed United States.” Heather Darch
After the war • Settled Missisquoi Bay 1785 • Farm in Seigneurie of St-Armand • ‘Many Loyalists of German stock settled at Philipsburg, notably Christian Wehr, a leader of the Missisquoi colony’
Page 1 and 2: Captain Christian WEHR 1731-1824 Fa
Page 3 and 4: • Born 1731 • Most probably in
Page 5 and 6: Claverack farm • In a report to a
Page 7 and 8: Revolutionary war service 7 years
Page 9: 1781: Secret Service in Canada •
Page 13 and 14: War of 1812 • Captain 4 th Battal
Page 15 and 16: Family tree at time of death I. Chr
Page 17 and 18: Descendants - military • Christia
Page 19 and 20: Descendants • Last with family na
Page 21: Conclusion - Wehr descendants ON DI

Captain Christian WEHR - for United Empire Loyalists

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