The experience of individual United Empire Loyalists is as unique as each one of us. There is no one story, but many complex ones within our history. The following information and related links will provide some insight into the numerous facets and experiences of being a United Empire Loyalist.
For Haudenosaunee Allies and Black Loyalists, please follow links.
German Palatine Loyalists
The Palatines – UELAC.org (pdf document)
The 1709 Palatine Migration and the Formation of German Immigrant Identity in London and New York (Pennsylvania History)
Scottish Loyalists
Scotland and the American Revolution by Matthew P. Dziennik (Journal of the American Revolution)
Huguenots
The Effects of the Huguenot Diaspora on the American Revolution by Steven D. Griffin, Major, US Army (Thesis; pdf)
Dutch
The American Dutch, Their Church, and the Revolution by James Tanis (pdf; 13 pages)
St. Stephen’s Anglican Church, Nova Scotia
Quakers during the American Revolution
Location: Loyalist Parkway
Quakers who were U.E. Loyalists by Randy Saylor
Friends and Peace: Quaker Pacifist Influence in Ontario to the Early Twentieth Century by Lise Hansen
The Early Quakers (Napanee Beaver, 1900)
Quakers in the Atlantic Provinces
Pennfield, New Brunswick (Settled by Quaker Loyalists)
Hessian Soldiers
Canada and the German mercenaries of the American Revolution by Anik Laflèche (Library and Archives Canada Blog)
8 Fast Facts About Hessians by Bethany Collins (Journal of the American Revolution)
Genealogy & The Hessian Soldiers by Fred Vickerson (Global Genealogy)
American Loyalists – Loyalists who remained in America
Dr. Sylvester Gardiner | Maine
Martin Howard | North Caroline
Joseph Wanton Jr. | Rhode Island & New York
Jewish Loyalists
Loyalist Jews During the American Revolution (Loyalist Trails; pdf)
