Conrad Schnable came to Canada as a Hessian Jaeger in June/July of
1777. I would like to find some information on Konrad/Conrad and
Elizabeth Barbe Pfeiffer prior to them coming to Canada. I will be
in Germany this summer and hope to visit both Martinhagen and the
Archives in Marburg in Hesse. Any help would be very much
appreciated. Unfortunately a speak no Germany. Below is some
information. My website is [1]www.jackpscott.shawbiz.ca Regards Jack
Scott (nee Schnob)
We now have Konrad Schnabel's place of birth as 34270
Schauenburg-Martinhagen. This is just west of the City of Kassel in
Hessen.
It is thought that Conrad Schnabel was from Stadholdendorf, Germany
just south of Hannover. This location appears to be incorrect. It
now appears it is Martinhagen near Kassel in Germany
Schnabel Konrad HAJ2 Hessan-Hanua Chasseur Corp S#100p10
Kornrumpff Company
They arrived on the military ship "Dorothy Elizabeth" from England to
Newfoundland around and before July 12, 1777.
Conrad was a Hessen-Hanau Jaeger serving in the Kornrumpff, later
called Castendyck Company according to Hetrina VI numbered the 2nd
Company Which arrived in Quebec June 1777
Conrad was discharged in 1783 (Creutzbourg); Labourer and his wife
Barbara Elisabeth, Baptised son Christian Sept 29th, 1785 at Holy
Trinity Anglican, Quebec ( From Book by Virginia DeMarce
The God Parents of Jean-Baptiste Chenable were Sebastien Burgey and
Marie Primeau
This company that took part in St. Leger's expedition to fort Stanwix
in July 1777 under Premier Lt. Jacob Hildebrandt. A report on this
expedition you can find in Gavin K. Watt's Book " Rebellion in the
Mohawk Valley" published in 2002.
It is not sure if Conrad Schnabel went on this exact expedition as
some of the company was delayed in departing as his name appears as
one of 18 Jaegers who had to board a different ship in England. The
ship had to stop in Newfoundland first and may not have reached.
You will also note the many different birth places of the 7 children.
This would be because the company was moved to various areas and
thusly the children were born in different towns or villages.
Jack P. Scott, SCSM
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