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Hessian Troops in America

Outline map of Hessen
Place of Origin
Seeheim
Land
Germany (West)

Further Information

Becker, George (* ca. 1755)

Record + Accumulated Data

Date:

1.1777 / → Timeline

Category of Presentation:

recruited

Regiment:

JAG 1 (Courier Corps (Feldjägerkorps))

Rank:

Rifleman

Signature:

HStAM 340 Bickell Nr. 289 [= Rangierrolle des Hessischen Feldjägerkorps, 1783] (4)

born:

1755/1756

Age:

21 (calculated)

Dimensions:

5 Fuß 3 Zoll (ca. 1,65 m)

Reference:

unprinted

Further Evidence

Becker, George (* ca. 1755):

6.1778: deserted · Courier Corps 1 · Private
HStAM 15 Nr. 161(17) → Request page

6.1778: captured · Courier Corps 1 · Private
HStAM 15 Nr. 161(17) → Request page

10.1778: ransomed · Courier Corps 1 · Private
HStAM 15 Nr. 161(21) → Request page

3.1783: appointed · Courier Corps 1 · Rifleman
HStAM 340 Bickell Nr. 289(4) → Request page

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Citation
„Becker, George (* ca. 1755)“, in: Hessische Truppen in Amerika <https://www.lagis-hessen.de/en/subjects/idrec/sn/hetrina/id/100180> (Stand: 31.7.2015)