The 85th served throughout British North America from 1836 to 1843 during which time they were stationed at various times in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Quebec and Ontario.

What was your ancestor's name? If he received a pension you can likely find the reference for his pension record through the Public Record Office in England. If he was a pensioner, his records would have been sent to the Chelsea Hospital and are still preserved by the PRO. This would give a fair bit of data on him.

At that time, the army prepared a Monthly Troop Distribution document which tells which regiments were at what post in BNA at any given time. This would allow you to enumerate the postings at which he might have served. A check in the records for these parishes, available at the National Archives of Canada or through an LDS centre, would hopefully give you other baptisms. At that time, six soldiers per company (60-100 men), if "legally" married, could have their wives and children in barracks in receipt of rations.

Let me know the man's name and I can check the PRO catalogue for you.

Ron Dale