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Marriage: Children:
  1. Charles-Christophe VANCHESTEIN: Birth: 10 Feb 1785 in Saint-Philippe, Laprairie, Qu�ebec, Canada. Death: 28 Feb 1802 in Saint-Philippe, Laprairie, Qu�ebec, Canada

  2. Jean-Baptiste VANCHESTEIN: Birth: 10 Dec 1786 in Saint-Philippe, Laprairie, Qu�ebec, Canada. Death: 2 Sep 1865 in Saint-Michel-Archange, Napierville, Qu�ebec, Canada

  3. Pierre VANCHESTEIN: Birth: 6 Jun 1789 in Saint-Philippe, Laprairie, Qu�ebec, Canada. Death: 15 Mar 1841 in Saint-Edouard-de-Napierville, Qu�ebec, Canada

  4. Francois-Leon VANCHESTEIN: Birth: 4 Sep 1791 in Saint-Philippe, Laprairie, Qu�ebec, Canada. Death: 14 Jul 1792 in Saint-Philippe, Laprairie, Qu�ebec, Canada

  5. Marie-Angelique VANCHESTEIN: Birth: 2 May 1793 in Saint-Philippe, Laprairie, Qu�ebec, Canada. Death: 27 Mar 1869 in Saint-Michel-Archange, Napierville, Qu�ebec, Canada

  6. Marie-Clothilde VANCHESTEIN: Birth: 6 Nov 1796 in Saint-Philippe, Laprairie, Qu�ebec, Canada.

  7. Francois VANCHESTEIN: Birth: 11 Sep 1798 in Saint-Philippe, Laprairie, Qu�ebec, Canada.

  8. Antoine VANCHESTEIN: Birth: 16 May 1800 in Saint-Philippe, Laprairie, Qu�ebec, Canada. Death: 26 Sep 1800 in Saint-Philippe, Laprairie, Qu�ebec, Canada

  9. Sophie VANCHESTEIN: Birth: 11 Jul 1801 in Saint-Philippe, Laprairie, Qu�ebec, Canada.

  10. Joseph-Medard VANCHESTEIN: Birth: 20 Nov 1803 in Saint-Philippe, Laprairie, Qu�ebec, Canada.

  11. Luc VANCHESTEIN: Birth: 9 Jul 1806 in Saint-Philippe, Laprairie, Qu�ebec, Canada. Death: 27 Jul 1806 in Saint-Philippe, Laprairie, Qu�ebec, Canada

  12. Adelaide (Addee) VANCHESTEIN: Birth: 1807 in Saint-Philippe, Laprairie, Qu�ebec, Canada.


Sources
1. Title:   German Military Settlers in Canada After the American Revolution, First Edition, 1984
Page:   Selected pages.
Author:   Demarce, Virginia Easley
Publication:   Joy Reisinger, 1020 Central Ave., Sparta, WI 54656
2. Title:   Register of German Military Men Who Remained in Canada after the American Revolution, 1993 (updated 1997)
Page:   Selected pages.
Author:   Merz, Johannes Helmut
Publication:   German Canadian Historical Book Publishing, 703-350 Concession St., Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, L9A !B6
3. Title:   An Annotated List of 317 Former German Soldiers Who Chose to Remain in Canada After the American Revolution
Page:   Selected pages.
Author:   Demarce, Virginia Easley
Publication:   Dr. Virginia Easley DeMarce, 5635 N. 25th Rd., Arlington, VA 22207
4. Title:   Le Bulletin des Recherches Historiques, "Le Famille Vanchestein, Des Comtes Laprairie-Napierville"
Page:   p.16
Author:   Organe du Bureau des Archives de la Province de Quebec
Publication:   Vol. XLIX, No. 1, Jan 1943
5. Title:   Parish Register, Saint-Philippe, 1753-1877, Laprairie, Qu�ebec, Canada
Page:   FHL Film #1288845
Author:   Eglise Catholique
6. Title:   Kirchenbuch 1660-1830, Evangelische Kirche, Bischofsheim, (Now Maintal-Bischofsheim), Hessen-Hanau, Germany
Page:   p.148 (mis-numbered p.147)
Author:   Evangelische Kirche
Publication:   Information extracted by professional researcher Nancy Grossman
7. Title:   Parish Register, Saint-Philippe, 1753-1877, Laprairie, Qu�ebec, Canada
Page:   FHL Film #1288843
Author:   Eglise Catholique
8. Title:   The Settlement of Former German Auxiliary Troops in Canada After the American Revolution
Page:   p.260-261
Author:   Demarce, Virginia Easly
Publication:   Reisinger, Joy, 1020 Central Ave., Sparta, WI 54656
9. Title:   Le Bulletin des Recherches Historiques, "Le Famille Vanchestein, Des Comtes Laprairie-Napierville"
Page:   p.260-261
Author:   Organe du Bureau des Archives de la Province de Quebec
Publication:   Vol. XLIX, No. 1, Jan 1943
10. Title:   Liste Annote de Patronymes d'Origine Allemande au Qu�ebec et Notes Diverses
Page:   p.260-261
Publication:   Depot Legal, 2e Trimestres 1975, Bibliotheque National de Qu�ebec, 1975, p.94
11. Title:   Personal research by Editor of Lost in Canada
Page:   Letter 5 Sep 1985; Letter 21 Jun 1985
Author:   Reisinger, Joy
12. Title:   Mariages du Comt�e de Laprairie (1751-1972)
Page:   p.432, 507
Author:   Jette, Ptre. Irenee, et. al.
Publication:   B. Pontbriand, 2390, Marie-Victorin, Sillery, Que, G1T 1K1; No. 96, 1974
13. Title:   The Population of Quebec Before 1800, Programme de Recherche en D�emographie Historique [aka, PRDH]
Page:   Certificate No. 221070
Author:   Universite de Montr�eal, Gaetan Morin, Editeur
Publication:   Subventionne par le Fonds de l'autoroute de l'information

Notes
a. Note:   Hessian soldier 1779-1783 with the Hessen-Hanau Jaeger Corps. This unit served with the British in Quebec during the American Revolution to protect the Canadians from incursions from the US. Lutheran religion in Germany. Converted to Catholicism in Quebec.
  The Jaeger Corps (hunter troops) of the Hessen Kassel land county is probably the oldest in the German linguistic area. The Jaeger Corps is mentioned for the first time in 1631 for the regency of William V. The soldiers originating from hunt and forest service seemed in the best way suitable for the service as scouts, couriers, snipers and Plaenkler outside of the regular battle order. Hessen Kassel and Hessen Hanau sent over 1500 hunters to America between 1776 and 1783, of whom, however, only the first contingents were actually hunters. The companies were assigned to different infantry regiments in America and participated thereby in nearly all important meetings. They distinguished themselves with high merit, since their combat techniques often were superior. Also, they were more mobile in the unusual topography of the hardly-opened American east coast than the line infantry. University forming and equipment correspond to the Prussian model with green skirts, red discounts, collars and impacts, flat dreispitz, pulled hunter can and hunt sword in many details.
  NOTE: The surname WEISSENSTEIN morphed in French-Canadian culture to several variations including VINCHESTEIN, VANCHESTEIN, VANCHESTEING, et.al. (source: Le Bulletin des Recherches Historiques, "Le famille Vanchestein, des comt?s de Laprairie et Napierville", Organe du Bureau des Archives de la Province de Quebec, Vol. XLIX, No. 1, Jan 1943, p.16, Library of Congress call #F1001.R4.) I have chosen to standardize on VANCHESTEIN for simplicity and because many (most?) of the namesake descendents of Carl WEISSENSTEIN in Quebec today go by that family name or by VANCHESTEING.


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