This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Cline, Stebbins, Stebenne, Stepense, Klein, Kline, Cleigne, Kleigne Classification: Lookup Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/pAC.2ACI/2170 Message Board Post: Well it's good news and bad news if you're an American: Sarah Cline born abt 1819 Canada (George St. Lewis) Lewis Cline born abt 1820 Canada Elizabeth Betsey Cline born 19 Dec 1827 in Fairfax, Franklin, Vermont, USA (Samuel Moony) Joseph Cline born abt 1833 Pierre Klein baptized 06 Jul 1834 Fairfax, Franklin, Vermont David Cline born abt 1835 Lucy Cline born abt 1839 (Eugen Bellows) Johny Cline born abt 1841 (Mary Coler) Ellen Cline born abt 1842 Were all children of Antoine Cline/Klein/Cleigne/Kleigne and Catherine Stepense/Stebenne/Stebbins who were married at St. Mathias, Rouville County, Quebec on Oct. 11, 1819 Antoine's parents were Joseph KLEIN and Marie Therese BERNARD. Antoine was born March 14, 1787 in Schaffhausen, canton of Hochfelden the French departement of Bas-Rhin (Alsace). He came to Canada with the Swiss Mercenary De Meuron troops during the Canada / US 1812 war. He was incorporated in the 27th regiment of line of Napoleon. He enroled into the corps February 23, 1807. His regiment number was 3511.The De Meurons Regiment fought under the British forces in the War of 1812 against the Americans. On the other hand: Catherine Stepense was the daughter of Charles Stebenne and Marie Therese Sene. Charles Stebenne was the son of Jean Baptiste Stebenne and Marie Claire Fontaine. Jean Baptiste was the son of Joseph Stebbins and Marguerite Langlois dit Sansoucy (daughter of William James and Catherine Limousin). Joseph (aged 4) and his whole family were taken by French and Indians from Deerfield Massachusetts to Quebec in 1704. Eventually Joseph's parents (John Stebbins Jr and Dorothy Alexander) and most of his siblings made it back to Deerfield. Joseph, Thankful and Ebenezer stayed in Canada. If you have Ancestry.com. the entire tree from there is entered under Family Trees.