Peter Hare (army officer)

Peter Hare
Born(1748-05-11)11 May 1748
Mohawk River, Province of New York
Died6 April 1834(1834-04-06) (aged 85)
Lincoln Co., Upper Canada
Buried
Snure Cemetery, Lincoln Co.
Allegiance Great Britain (Loyalist)
Years of serviceBef. 1776 — June 1784
RankCaptain
Unit2nd Albany County Militia Regiment
Butler's Rangers
Battles / warsAmerican Revolutionary War
Other workFarmer

Captain Peter Hare (11 May 1748 — 6 April 1834) was a company officer in Butler's Rangers, a militia unit during the American Revolutionary War, and British Loyalist.[1] After the war ended Hare emigrated and settled with his family in Lincoln County, Ontario where he farmed until his death in 1834.

  1. ^ "Journal and Transactions of the Wentworth Historical Society". 1905.