My ggggrandfather from Germany joined up with the British Army , as a mercenary in 1778 , to fight in the American Revolution ; they were called Hessians. As the war ended , he headed north to Montreal with many other Loyalists. They eventually made their way to Prince Edward County where they received land on South Bay - the First Nations People got them through their first winter. That land is still in a Dainard name.
So we were Canadians long ago , and are in our 8th generation here in Canada - 8 generations of hunters , fishermen... 6 generations of gun dog owners.
Yes I'm proud to be a Canadian.
PS I'm sorry we fought for the British , but we were mercenaries and they paid more.
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