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Guy Carleton, first Baron Dorchester, was born at Strabane, County Tyrone, on the 3rd of September 1724, the anniversary of Cromwell's two great victories and death. He came of a very old family of English country gentlemen which had migrated to Ireland in the seventeenth century and intermarried with other Anglo-Irish families equally devoted to the service of the British Crown. Guy's father was Christopher Carleton of Newry in County Down. His mother was Catherine Ball of County Donegal. His father died comparatively young; and, when he was himself fifteen, his mother married the rector of Newry, the Reverend Thomas Skelton, whose influence over the six. | The Father of British Canada A Chronicle by William Wood. 1 CHAPTER I CHAPTER II CHAPTER IV CHAPTER V CHAPTER VI CHAPTER VII CHAPTER VIII CHAPTER IX CHAPTER X The Father of British Canada A Chronicle by William Wood The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Father of British Canada A Chronicle of Carleton by William Wood. This is Volume Twelve in the 32-volume Chronicles of Canada Edited by George M. Wrong and H. H. Langton This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at Title The Father of British Canada A Chronicle of Carleton Author William Wood Release Date November 11 2003 EBook 10044 The Father of British Canada A Chronicle by William Wood. 2 Language English Character set encoding ASCII START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK FATHER OF BRITISH CANADA This etext was produced by Gardner Buchanan. CHRONICLES OF CANADA Edited by George M. Wrong and H. H. Langton In thirty-two volumes Volume 12 THE FATHER OF BRITISH CANADA A Chronicle of Carleton By WILLIAM WOOD TORONTO 1916 CONTENTS I. GUY CARLETON 1724-1759 II. GENERAL MURRAY 1759-1766 III. GOVERNOR CARLETON 1766-1774 IV. INVASION 1776 V. BELEAGUERMENT 1775-1776 VI. DELIVERANCE 1776 VII. THE COUNTERSTROKE 1776-1778 VIII. GUARDING THE LOYALISTS 1782-1783 IX. FOUNDING MODERN CANADA 1786-1796 X. NUNC DIMITTIS 1796-1808 BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE CHAPTER I 3 CHAPTER I GUY CARLETON 1724-1759 Guy Carleton first Baron Dorchester was born at Strabane County Tyrone on the 3rd of September 1724 the anniversary of Cromwell s two great victories and death. He came of a very old family of English country gentlemen which had migrated to Ireland in the seventeenth century and intermarried with other Anglo-Irish families equally devoted to the service of the British Crown. Guy s father was Christopher Carleton of Newry in County Down. His mother