Canada Burned the White House ~ Buchners Were Likely There

**** full disclosure -- I was out of town for most of the past week so this blog is short & sweet for the deadline to meet ****


52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks: Week 27 (INDEPENDENT)


I almost wrote about the Buchner family's role in the Burning of Washington for last week's prompt LEGEND, but decided to delay until this week's Independence Day.

When I first met my husband he told me that his ancestors had been a part of Canada burning the White House. At the time I hadn't heard about Canada burning the White House so did a bit of research. What I discovered was that Britain burned the White House toward the end of the War of 1812 with the assistance of Canada's Loyalists. The Buchner family had extensive Loyalist ties in Canada. 


I decided that focusing on the Canadian side of the American Independence Day week's blog was a perfect topic for this week's blog. 


My research indicates that there is a very good possibility that my  husband's ancestors were part of Britain's Burning of Washington on August 24th 1814. I haven't found the actual records to indicate the Buchners were there, but I have found many records of the Buchner family's involvement in the Battle of 1812. 


My husband shares his name with an ancestor whose land was the location of the 1814 Battle of Lundy's Lane. There is minimal chance the Buchners were not loyal to the Crown with their torches bright.  



Finding the truth in the family stories!

This is why I search - 

Cause ... 

You can pick your friends, but you can't pick your family you know!

***Any errors are my own. Please send me any updates or corrections via the comments at the bottom of this blog post***

Sources:

United States Senate, Art & History, Retrieved July 5th 2019 from  

https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/generic/August_Burning_Washington.htm

The Canadian Encyclopedia, The Burning of Washington, Retrieved July 5th 2019 from https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/the-burning-of-washington

Canada's Historic Places, Buchner House, Retrieved July 7th 2019 from
https://www.historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/place-lieu.aspx?id=9749

Links:

Amy Johnson Crow, 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge 
https://www.amyjohnsoncrow.com/

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