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Hessian Troops in America

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Place of Origin
Giessen
Land
Germany (West)

Further Information

Becker, Jakob (* ca. 1742)

Record + Accumulated Data

Date:

7.1780 / → Timeline

Category of Presentation:

ransomed (from prisoner of war status) or returned to unit (after desertion)

Regiment:

JAG 1 (Courier Corps (Feldjägerkorps))

Rank:

Private

Signature:

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

born:

0/0

Dimensions:

5 Fuß 7 Zoll 1 Strich (ca. 1,75 m)

Reference:

HETRINA IV, 326 [Page 7]

Further Evidence

Becker, Jakob (* ca. 1742):

6.1776: recruited · Courier Corps 2 · Rifleman
HStAM 340 Bickell Nr. 289(16) → Request page

11.1777: deserted · Courier Corps 1 · Private
HStAM 15 Nr. 160(15) → Request page

11.1777: deserted · Courier Corps 1 · Private
HStAM 15 Nr. 160(16) → Request page

3.1783: appointed · Courier Corps 2 · Rifleman
HStAM 340 Bickell Nr. 289(16) → Request page

11.1783: deserted · Courier Corps 2 · Private
HStAM 15 Nr. 165(20) → Request page

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Citation
„Becker, Jakob (* ca. 1742)“, in: Hessische Truppen in Amerika <https://www.lagis-hessen.de/en/subjects/idrec/sn/hetrina/id/38201> (Stand: 20.1.2015)