From the November 1, 2015, Niagara Falls Review (Canada) by Tom Villemaire.
Joseph Willcocks couldn't decide which side to fight for. He was born in Ireland and had a love-hate relationship with both the governments of the United States and Canada. Born in the family of a middle class British family in Ireland, he was fairly wealthy and came to the Upper Canada in 1799.
He was sheriff of York (Toronto) and assisted judges while becoming a large landowner with over 1000 acres on the Niagara Peninsula. Later he established a newspaper which was critical of the United States and was elected to the Lower Assembly.
--Brock-Perry
2012 marks the 200th anniversary of America's "Forgotten War," the War of 1812 that took place over three years, 1812 to 1815.
Battle of New Orleans.
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