Col. Thomas SKINNER ⁶⁶⁹⁴

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Military: Lieutenant then Major then Lieut. Colonel In Royal Engineers and Royal Newfoundland Regiment, Between 27 May 1774 and 1 Jul 1807, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ^180,420,2416

2. Military: Engineer in British Army, Cir 1786, Gibraltar, Gibraltar. ⁵¹³⁸

3. Emigration: From Gibraltar; to act as Chief Engineer in the Colony, Cir 1790-1804, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ^2413,5138 Also Commanding Officer of the contingent of Royal Engineers in Newfoundland

4. Military: First Commander of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment, 25 Apr 1795, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ^{1771,5095,5257} Referred to at that time as Skinner's Fencibles and later as the Royal Newfoundland Fencibles after their valorous action in the War of 1812.

5. Military: Old regiment of fencibles disbanded and new regiment of regular militia formed, 1803, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ⁵²⁵⁷

6. Departure: From Newfoundland, Cir 1805, England. ⁵¹⁴² This event was shared with Jane Frances POWER.

Thomas married Jane Frances POWER, daughter of Living and Living. (Jane Frances POWER died before 18 Jul 1808 in Greenwich, Kent, England ⁵¹⁴¹ and was buried on 18 Jul 1808 in Greenwich, Kent, England ⁵¹⁴¹.)