Jean-Abraham INKEL
Born: 31 December 1789, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 9 August 1844, Napierville, Canada East
Died: 9 August 1844, Napierville, Canada East
Married: Marie LÉRIGER 2 August 1813 Place: La Prairie, Lower Canada
Jacob
INKEL (HENCKEL)
Born
24 August 1744
,
Berghofen, Battenberg, Eder, Germany
Died
23 July 1832
,
La Prairie, Lower Canada
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son of Johann Heinrich Henckel and Anne Sybilla Noll
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Recorded occupation: Soldat, Laboureur
The soldat, or soldier, is the first military rank in the army, at the first level of military hierarchy.
Some of the first soldiers to set foot on Canadian soil were French or English men, hired by companies engaged in exploration or the fur trade. These companies were responsible for all costs associated with the soldiers: recruitment, overseas travel, equipment, maintenance and salary. The soldiers were responsible for protecting the expeditions and their interests.
Source: tfcq.ca
A Soldier's Tale: Life as a Soldat in 18th Century New France
Some of the first soldiers to set foot on Canadian soil were French or English men, hired by companies engaged in exploration or the fur trade. These companies were responsible for all costs associated with the soldiers: recruitment, overseas travel, equipment, maintenance and salary. The soldiers were responsible for protecting the expeditions and their interests.
Source: tfcq.ca
A Soldier's Tale: Life as a Soldat in 18th Century New France
Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jacob INKEL (HENCKEL)
Jacob INKEL (HENCKEL) married 
Marie-Anne-Josephte ROMAN
Marriage date: 4 August 1783
Marriage place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
See marriage record for Jacob INKEL (HENCKEL) and Marie-Anne-Josephte ROMAN
Marie-Anne-Josephte ROMAN was the child of François ROMAN dit SANS-CRAINTE and Marie-Anne PAQUET
Marie-Anne-Josephte ROMANMarriage date: 4 August 1783
Marriage place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
See marriage record for Jacob INKEL (HENCKEL) and Marie-Anne-Josephte ROMANMarie-Anne-Josephte ROMAN was the child of François ROMAN dit SANS-CRAINTE and Marie-Anne PAQUET
Children of Jacob INKEL (HENCKEL) and Marie-Anne-Josephte ROMAN
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Québec Genealogy Notes
Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Jacob's Québec records.
Québec Place Names Through History
Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.
- Early 1600s–1760
- Canada, New France
- 1760–1763
- Canada
- 1763–1791
- Province of Québec
- 1791–1867
- Lower Canada
- 1867–present
- Québec, Canada
Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
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Birth — 174424 August 1744
Berghofen, Battenberg, Eder, Germany
1783 Marriage / PartnerJacob INKEL (HENCKEL) and Marie-Anne-Josephte ROMAN 4 August 1783, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)
He was 38 years old.
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1789 Birth of ChildJean-Abraham INKEL was born 31 December 1789, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)
Jacob was 45 years old.
1813 Marriage of ChildJean-Abraham INKEL married 2 August 1813, La Prairie, Lower Canada to Marie LÉRIGER
Death — 183223 July 1832
La Prairie, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 87.
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