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- ! <http://www.uelac.org/Regina/biographies.php>John Edward Embury UE was born in 1756 in Ballingrane, Ireland, the oldest son of David Embury UE (1724 - 1810) and Margaret Sleet (1734 - 1807). He immigrated with his parents to America in 1760 and in 1774 married Mary Detlor and they had seven children. Mary was born in 1758 in New York City, the daughter of Valentine Detlor UE (1727 - 1798) and Catherine Hill (about 1736 -1826). John was a member of 3rd Company of Queen's RoyalRangers commanded by Captain Justus Sherwood. He was a sergeant in 1777. He became a magistrate in the Midlands District after he settled in Canada and was still a magistrate in 1808. In 1803, John was granted the west half of Lot 13, Concession 5, Fredericksburgh on the Napanee River. John lived on his large farm in Fredericksburgh on the south shore of Hay Bay until he was an old man. They then moved to Concession 2, Richmond Townshipwhere John and Mary lived out the rest of their lives. John died January 23, 1849 in Richmond Township, Lennox and Addington County. Mary died February 15, 1848. They are both buried in the old historic Vandebogart burying ground, now a south eastern part of the present Napanee Cemetery. Their children were Ann Maria(born 1776) married to Jacob BaileyChamberlain, John (1780 - 1855) married to Nancy Detlor, George Hill (1782 - 1864) married to Nancy Empey, David (1785 - 1849) married to Maria Empey, Mary Anna (1789 - 1829) married to Micajah Purdy, Nancy (1790-1871) married to Jacob Empey, and Valentine (1791 - 1880) married toIrinda Spafford.
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