Complement : Mary HENRY, who was the daughter of "Joseph Tisseau de Henry" was : Marie-Marguerite TESSON dit HONORÉ, daughter of Joseph TESSON dit HONORÉ and Marie-Angélique RAYMOND. She was born 18 Mar. 1769 at Laprairie (Quebec). Dominique Ritchot John Merz a écrit : > Subject: James DAINARD - Jacob DEHNERT, Brunswick soldier. > > RootsWeb Message Boards - Message > James DAINARD - Jacob DEHNERT, Brunswick soldier in TS#5. > Brunswick soldier in TS#5, Marysburg, Ont. > Author: John Helmut Merz > Date: 11 Jul 2004 7:27 PM GMT > > > > Judging by previous postings to this Message Board, I am > > on the right Board, even though the correct German name > > of your ancestor was Jacob DEHNERT, a soldier with > > the Brunswick troops who were hired by King George III > > to defend Canada against the American rebels. And as > > history has shown, it was a good move by ol' George III, > > because when the American invaders trying to capture > > the fortress of Quebec City, saw the big fleet of warships > > come up the St. Lawrence river with the Brunswick and > > Hanau troops on board, they left their lunch in their > > frying pans and took off as fast as they could run. Yeah! > > They hadn't even met Jacob and his comrades yet. > > > > But historical lessons aside, Jacob Dehnert was discharged in > > Quebec in 1783, and in Oct. 1784 arrived with the > > group of Hessian/Brunswick soldiers under the leadership > > of the Brunswick Lieutenant Baron von Reitzenstein at > > the Fifth Township, Marysburgh, Upper Canada. These > > were the first settlers of Hessian soldiers as a group in > > Ontario. A historical plaque in front of the Rose House > > Museum commemorates this event. > > > > Jacob DEHNERT himself is found on many land records > > and Muster Rolls by a variety of names, from DAINARD > > and DAYNARD to DENNART, DANARD, DENARD, and > > even VENERT. In the Old UEL Lists he is named: > > DENHART, James, Marysburg, Soldier German troops > > per Provision list. > > A descendant I have corresponded with years ago, told me > > that Jacob married a woman by the name of Mary Henry, > > who was the daughter of 'Joseph Tisseau de Henry', of > > Adolphustown, where he had property and died. He may > > have been known as "Tanner". Had 4 children: Joseph, Mary, > > Sophia, and Peter. > > Mary first married Gaspard Mack (Mauch - see Mauck File) > > at Christ Church Cathedral in Montreal (Jan 1785). > > Mauck died in 1792, after which Mary married Jacob Dehnert, > > who was locally known as James Denhart, appr. in 1796. > > No marriahe record has been found. ( I took all this info. > > from my book "The Hessians of Upper Canada", which is > > deposited in many local Libraries and at the Rose Museum. > > > or write to me direct > > John Helmut Merz. hessian@sympatico.ca > > Researcher of Hessian soldier of the American Revolution. > > http://www3.sympatico.ca/hessian/plakette.htm