99th Regiment Canada Soldier John Gibbons

[mcadamsd]

Searching for more information on a John Gibbons born about 1787 location unknown.

Birth date based on a marriage record from 14 Mar 1808  Montréal, Québec, Canada where he married Mary Collins born about 1789. He was a grenadier in 100th regiment at time of marriage age 21. 

The baptism of daughter Mary Ann Gibbons, born  10 JUN 1816 ,in Garrison Montreal, notes that John Gibbons is deceased.

Have not been able to find a record of John Gibbons in the 99th/100th regiment.  Any suggestion on a source to check for his records?

Merry Christmas all and all the best for 2026

[Andy J2022]

Unfortunately the service records of soldiers who died in service were destroyed shortly after their deaths. Since widows weren't given pensions at that time, there was no need to retain the records. You may be able to find him in the muster and pay rolls for the 100th Regiment of Foot (it didn't get renumbered as the 99th until Feb 1816), but this will probably mean visiting the National Archives in person, although it might be worth checking Ancestry as they have digitised some muster rolls. However I'm guessing you have already done this as part of your general search and not come up with anything. 
When searching for him more generally, it may be helpful to give the full name of the regiment, namely 100th Regiment of Foot (Prince Regent's County of Dublin Regiment) as this will eliminate the other later and earlier regiments which also bore the 100th number at various times. As the Regiment's name suggests, it mainly recruited in Ireland. Could your John Gibbons have been  born in Ireland? Incidentally, it is possible that his widow might have re-married to another soldier in the same regiment. Presumably John didn't die earlier than about October 1815, assuming he was the father of Mary Ann.

The 100th Regiment have a commemorative re-enactment society who may be able to tell you more about whether John died during fighting in Canada, although as far as I am aware the last engagement the Regiment was involved in was the Siege of Fort Erie in 1814

[Biggles50]

You may have success finding information contacting the Canadian War Museum and other related sites based in Canada.

There were hostilities between the USA and Canada/Britain between 1812 & 1814 with battles taking place just south of Montreal.

Hence he may well have been involved in them.

Canadian Universities are also a useful source of information.

My Grandfather served in the Militia and then in the Army and I found quite a lot about his activities although his was 100 years later than your John Gibbons.