Person:Herman Lott (2)

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Herman Lott
 
m. Est 1785
  1. Herman LottAbt 1788 -
m. 29 May 1809
  1. Caroline Sydney Jacobson Lott1809 - 1894
  2. Edward William Jacobson Lott1812 - 1900
  3. Herman Petrie Crawford Lott1817 - 1861
  4. Lucy Anne Lott1823 -
  5. Charles Edwin Lott1825 - 1876
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Name Herman Lott
Gender Male
Birth? Abt 1788 Exeter, Devon, England
Christening[1] 16 Mar 1788 Exeter, Devon, England
Marriage 29 May 1809 Kenton, Devon, Englandto Mary Ann Coleman

Paymaster (Captain) 76th Regiment of Foot from 1813 until 1827, this was a commission which could be purchased. When the 1812-1814 war with the United States ended, the 76th Regiment was left in Canada to observe the frontier and this continued until 1827, when it was recalled to England.

In 1828 Herman was Court Martialled in Dublin for embezzling 550 pounds from the soldiers pay in 1826 for which he was dismissed and required to repay the money. However, if he sold his commission, he may have received at least 1,500 pounds and returned to his family in Newfoundland with at least 1,000 pounds.

Western Times - Saturday 06 December 1834. On the 2lth October last, St. John's Newfoundland, Mr. Herman Lott, son of the late Mr. James Lott, of this city, aged 45 years.

References
  1. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. International Genealogical Index (R). (Copyright (c) 1980, 2002, data as of January 26, 2003)
    Batch # C063621.