Re: Lybster

["Jenny-Louise Coster" <jennycoster@hotmail.com>]

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>From: Selvermj@aol.com
>Date: Tue, 20 Oct 1998 08:10:52 EDT
>To: sinclair@zilker.net
>Subject: Re: Lybster
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Do you know of his descendants, ie any children or grandchildren or his 
siblings, I have been Desparately trying to find the link between 
William and his parents and siblings.

>His name was Patrick Sinclair (1736-1820) and he was born in Lybster,
>Caithness.  The local residents of Lybster are quite proud of this pier 
and of
>Patrick.  Patrick went to Canada with the army and the Great Lakes 
fascinated
>him.  In 1775 he was appointed Lieutenant Governor and Superintendant 
of
>Michilimackinac in Quebec. He oversaw the purchase of Mackinac Island 
from the
>Chippewas Indians and was instrumental in building the stone fort on 
this
>island. He organised expeditions against the Spainish in St. Louis and 
spent
>all his official funds in keeping the Indians loyal to Britian.  The 
military
>refused to pay his drafts and Sinclair died impoverished at Lybster


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