The United Empire Loyalists

In the main, the United Empire Loyalists were those who had been settled in the thirteen colonies at the outbreak of the American Revolution, who remained loyal to and took up the Royal Standard, and who settled in what is now Canada at the end of the war.

For more about the Loyalists, read "History of the Loyalists".

The United Empire Loyalists' Association of Canada is an organization dedicated to enriching the lives of Canadians through knowledge of the past, in particular the history of the United Empire Loyalists and their contribution to the development of Canada.

In addition to perhaps one person in ten in Canada who has a Loyalist ancestor, many who live elsewhere in the USA, in commonwealth countries like Australia and New Zealand and in any other country round the world are also of Loyalist descent. The subjects to the left reflect the activities of many members of the Association, and the branches of and the Association itself.

• March 13: Information about Loyalist Gregor McKinnon has been added to the Loyalist Directory.
• March 7: Information about Loyalists David Wees and John Wees Sr. has been added to the Loyalist Directory.
• January 31: New information about Loyalist Abraham Williams has been added to the Loyalist Directory.
• January 31: Issues 2010-#03, 2010-#04, and 2010-#05 of Loyalist Trails are now available. Click here for the newsletter index.
• January 11: The latest issue of Loyalist Trails, 2010-#02, is now available. Click here for the online newsletter index.
• January 10: New information about Loyalist Cosby (Casby; Crosby) Hunt has been added to the Loyalist Directory.
• January 5: The latest issue of Loyalist Trails, 2010-#01, is now available. Click here for the online newsletter index.
• January 4: Issues 2009-#49, 2009-#50, 2009-#51, and 2009-#52 of Loyalist Trails are now available. Click here for the newsletter index.
• December 3: New information about Loyalists Elizabeth Cline (Clyne), Jacob Conrad Clock, Mary Clyne (Cline), John Gottlieb Loede, Peter Lampman Sr., Thomas Peters, Mathias Rose Sr., Patience Rose, Philip Switzer, and John Nicholas Weitzel has been added to the Loyalist Directory.
• December 1: The latest issue of Loyalist Trails, 2009-#48, is now available. Click here for the online newsletter index.
• November 24: Issues 2009-#46 and 2009-#47 of Loyalist Trails are now available. Click here for the newsletter index.
• November 12: The latest issue of Loyalist Trails, 2009-#45, is now available. Click here for the online newsletter index.
• November 5: The latest issue of Loyalist Trails, 2009-#44, is now available. Click here for the online newsletter index.
• October 27: Issues 2009-#40, 2009-#41, 2009-#42, and 2009-#43 of Loyalist Trails are now available. Click here for the newsletter index.
• October 2: New information about Loyalist Jeremiah Traviss (Travis) in the Loyalist Directory.