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Hessian Troops in America

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Place of Origin
Orferode
Land
Germany (Hessen-Kassel)

Further Information

Wetzel, Johannes (ca. 1750 – 1776)

Record + Accumulated Data

Date:

1775 / → Timeline

Category of Presentation:

appointed (especially in the unit rolls)

Regiment:

ERB 1 (Prince-Successor (Erbprinz) Regiment, after 1783 Prince Friedrich Regiment)

Rank:

Private

Signature:

HStAM 10 c Nr. 625 [= Maß- und Rangierbücher / Regiment Erbprinz, 1775]

born:

1754/1755

Age:

20 (calculated)

Reference:

HETRINA III, 15940 [Page 319]

Further Evidence

Wetzel, Johannes (ca. 1750 – 1776):

1775: appointed · Prince-Succesor 1 · Private
HStAM 10 c Nr. 625Request page

1775: appointed · Prince-Succesor 1 · Private
HStAM 10 c Nr. 625Request page

1775: appointed · Prince-Succesor 1 · Private
HStAM 10 c Nr. 625Request page

9.1776: died · von Minnigerode 1 · Grenadier
HStAM 15 Nr. 269(6)Request page

12.1776: died · Prince-Succesor 1 · Private
HStAM 15 Nr. 8(23)Request page

5.1783: deserted · Prince-Succesor 1 · Private
HStAM 15 Nr. 15(7)Request page

5.1783: captured · Prince-Succesor 1 · Private
HStAM 15 Nr. 15(7)Request page

1785: appointed · Prince-Succesor 1 · Private
HStAM 10 c Nr. 626Request page

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Citation
„Wetzel, Johannes (ca. 1750 – 1776)“, in: Hessische Truppen in Amerika <https://www.lagis-hessen.de/en/subjects/idrec/sn/hetrina/id/37011> (Stand: 20.1.2015)