Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen

Hessian Troops in America

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Place of Origin
Hombressen
Land
Germany (Hessen-Kassel)

Further Information

Hesse, Johann Jost (* ca. 1747)

Record + Accumulated Data

Date:

10.1780 / → Timeline

Category of Presentation:

deserted (deserted to the enemy)

Regiment:

JAG 1 (Courier Corps (Feldjägerkorps))

Rank:

Private

Signature:

HStAM 15 Nr. 163 [= Truppenteile, Garnisonen, Festungen / Monatliche Listen des Feldjägerkorps, 1780] (19)

born:

1743/1744

Age:

36 (calculated)

Dimensions:

5 Fuß 1 Zoll 3 Strich (ca. 1,60 m)

Reference:

HETRINA IV, 3401 [Page 69]

Further Evidence

Hesse, Johann Jost (* ca. 1747):

2.1779: recruited · Courier Corps 1 · Rifleman
HStAM 340 Bickell Nr. 289(5) → Request page

11.1780: ransomed · Courier Corps 1 · Private
HStAM 15 Nr. 163(23) → Request page

3.1783: appointed · Courier Corps 1 · Rifleman
HStAM 340 Bickell Nr. 289(5) → Request page

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Citation
„Hesse, Johann Jost (* ca. 1747)“, in: Hessische Truppen in Amerika <https://www.lagis-hessen.de/en/subjects/idrec/sn/hetrina/id/41276> (Stand: 20.1.2015)