George (Jurgen, Joris) WHISSELL (Wissel)

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• Name	George (Jurgen, Joris) WHISSELL (Wissel)
  Born	12 Feb 1758	Hessisch, Hamelyn-Plyrmont District, Niedersachsen, Germany
  Gender	Male
  Person ID	659	main
  Last Modified	14 Mar 2023

  
  

  Father	Johann Wilhelm Wissell
  Mother	Dorothea Elisabeth Hegemans,   b. 1730,   d. 9 Feb 1796, Hessich, Oldendorf, Hameln-Pyrmont, Niedersachsen, Germany  (Age 66 years)
  Family ID	F18	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sophie (Sophia, Fitje, Anna) FREELAND (Vreeland),   b. 17 Apr 1755, Passaic, New Jersey, USA ,   d. 9 May 1829  (Age 74 years)
  Married	4 Jun 1781	Acquackanonk, Passaic, New Jersey, USA
  Notes	From: "Francis T. Watters" Subject: [QUEBEC] Whissel family - originally from Alsace Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2001 13:07:42 -0500 There was some question the other day on the QUEBEC-L list about the origins of the Whissel family who settled around St André Avellin, Qc. in the mid-1800's, and some of whose descendants were in Sudbury in the early 1900's. The first Whisell who came to Canada was Zachary Whesel, born about 1810 in New York state, s/o George Zachary Vesel. George Zachary Vesel emigrated from Alsace to the US around 1780-1790. Whether he was a Hessian or not is not stated in the book that I have (La fascinante épopée de Saint-André-Avellin, by Jacques Lamarche, Editions Petite-Nation, 1996). But I wouldn't be surprised if perhaps he could be George Vensell, or Wentzel who is listed in John's book "Guide to help you find your Hessian Soldier of the American Revolution", pg 86 although that Vensell may have settled in PA and not NY. John might be able to provide more info on that. Zachary Whesel settled in Alexandria, Ont. where he married Eva Fischer. >From Alexandria he moved to St Andrews East, Que. He raised four boys (the article doesn't mention any girls): Stephen (Etienne), Frederick, Samuel and Isaac. Etienne's grandson moved to Papineauville, and the latter's son to St André-Avellin. Others may know more about the migration of the other children's descendants in other parts of Canada. Frank
  Children	1. Sofia WHISSELL (Wissel),   b. 1786,   d. 1858, Dundas, Ontario  (Age 72 years)   2. Zacharie WHISSELL,   b. 16 Mar 1790, Whitehall,,Washington Co.,NEW YORK,,USA or Lake George, New York, USA ,   d. 17 Sep 1866, St Andre Avellin,,,QUEBEC,,  (Age 76 years)   3. Rachel WHISSELL (Wissel),   b. 6 Aug 1796, Canada ,   d. 23 Apr 1850  (Age 53 years) + 4. Christopher WHISSELL (Wissel),   b. Abt 1798, Canada East ,   d. 20 Nov 1872, Lindsay, Victoria, Ontario, Canada  (Age 74 years) + 5. David Matthew WHISSELL (Wissel),   b. 25 Dec 1806, USA ,   d. 1 Feb 1858, Russell, Prescott and Russell, Ontario, Canada  (Age 51 years)   6. Maria D WHISSELL (Wissel),   b. 14 Jan 1814, Williamsburg Twp, Dundas Co., Ont ,   d. 1901  (Age 86 years)
  Last Modified	12 Mar 2023
  Family ID	110022	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Joris Wissel - Anna Vreeland marriage June 1781

  
  

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  Joris Wissel - Anna Vreeland marriage entry

  
  

• Notes

  On the night of December 25, 1776, General George Washington and his troops crossed the Delaware River at Trenton, New Jersey, launching a surprise attack against the Hessians, German mercenaries hired to fight on behalf of the British Empire. The Germans, caught off-guard on the morning after Christmas celebrations, were defeated after only forty-five minutes. Hessian Colonel Johann Gottlieb Rall was mortally wounded. Was George Wissell a Hessian, German mercenary soldier? Research the 1777 Battle of Red Bank in New Jersey USA, a battle fought to capture Fort Mercer on the left bank of the Delaware river, the Hessians suffered 377 casualties out of 2,000 ordered to lay siege. The Americans, integrated regiments of Black and white soldiers fighting for freedom, numbered 500 and lost only 14 soldiers. George Whistle Given Name(s):George Surname:Whistle District:Mecklenburg Year:1790 Description: Schedule of locations Volume: 13 Page(s): 4, 8 Microfilm Reel Number: C-14028 Reference: RG 1 L4 Item Number: 15876 George Whistle Given Name(s): George Surname: Whistle District: Mecklenburg Year: 1790 Description: Schedule of locations Volume: 12 Page(s): 2, 5 Microfilm Reel Number: C-14028 Reference: RG 1 L4 Item Number: 15875 dwhissell@yahoo.com is researching the following names: 25) Paquette, Lefebvre, Gauthier, Fournier, Whissel, Woilford (Welfret), Desjardins, Bédard, Bellisle, Desautels Danielle Whissell SL997 2194, rue Joséphine Sudbury, ON P3A 2N2 A Selection Dictionary of Alcester Biographies - web site http://www.alcester.dial.pipex.com/localpast/occpap/46biog/biogind.htm#w WHISSELL Family noted 1604 - 1874 many victuallers ('Swan','Angel' ‘Golden Cup’, ‘Reindeer’,‘New Inn' also masons, homers, farmers, bakers, needlemakers. Extraits de "La Famille Whissell" par Gilles Roy Cette famille, etablie a St-Andre-Avellin depuis sa fondation, s'etait d'abord fixee a St-Andre d'Argenteuil. Certains membres de cette famille sont aussi alles peupler le nord ontarien, de la son importance a la genealogie franco-ontarienne. Il existe une autre famille Whissell, celle de Barnabe, qui est etroitement liee a celle de Zacharie. Malheureusement, l'absence de registres d'etat-civil a Whitehall (ceux-ci ayant brule au siecle dernier) ne permet pas d'etablir la parante entre ces deux individus. D'apres la tradition familiale, le premier ancetre arrive aux Etats-Unis serait venu d'Alsace, region germanique de la France. Au recensement de 1851, Zacharie se dit lui-meme de souche allemande. From: "Francis T. Watters" Subject: [HESSIANS] Whissel family - originally from Alsace Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2001 13:07:42 -0500 There was some question the other day on the QUEBEC-L list about the origins of the Whissel family who settled around St André Avellin, Qc. in the mid-1800's, and some of whose descendants were in Sudbury in the early 1900's. The first Whisell who came to Canada was Zachary Whesel, born about 1810 in New York state, s/o George Zachary Vesel. George Zachary Vesel emigrated from Alsace to the US around 1780-1790. Whether he was a Hessian or not is not stated in the book that I have (La fascinante épopée de Saint-André-Avellin, by Jacques Lamarche, Editions Petite-Nation, 1996). But I wouldn't be surprised if perhaps he could be George Vensell, or Wentzel who is listed in John's book "Guide to help you find your Hessian Soldier of the American Revolution", pg 86 although that Vensell may have settled in PA and not NY. John might be able to provide more info on that. Zachary Whesel settled in Alexandria, Ont. where he married Eva Fischer. >From Alexandria he moved to St Andrews East, Que. He raised four boys (the article doesn't mention any girls): Stephen (Etienne), Frederick, Samuel and Isaac. Etienne's grandson moved to Papineauville, and the latter's son to St André-Avellin. Others may know more about the migration of the other children's descendants in other parts of Canada. Frank The Historical Society of Whitehall research library is open on Tuesday mornings from 9 to noon, or by appointment. Tips from genealogists on the web, email address ( CHAMPLAINLG-VALLEY-L@rootsweb.com ) I have been looking at the Lower Canada land petition that I think you are referring too. It is a group petition under the name of the leader Jacob Marston first applied for in 1792. This group petition had about 40 names, one of the names is George Wifsell. They wanted to start a township named Portland, just north of Buckingham along the Ottawa River (Grand River). The original petition was rejected since the men on the list were not "known" to those in power. I think the petition was revised with just ten names, George Wifsell not being one of them, and later approved around 1808. Something I found interesting about this record is that my Aunt had said that the Whissell’s started a homestead in Masham Que. The only Masham township I could find on a map showed Masham to be further north up the Ottawa River, but the petition drawn up by Jacob Marston in 1792 talks about a Masham to the south of Buckingham, which is the area of St. Andre Avellin. If your ancestors were Roman Catholics, there are some repertoires available for the Whitehall area. Also, I've found some info about my ancestors in Fort Edward, NY, and Hudson Falls, NY. Good luck, and I hope this helps. André (Andy) Amyot in Maryland, USA aamyot@mindspring.com You may have seen an e-mail today which says that the Historical Society of Whitehall research library is open on Tuesday mornings from 9 to noon, or by appointment. That message was sent out by Carol Senecal who has been very helpful to me when I was researching some of my relatives and ancestors in the Whitehall area. On a trip to Whitehall, she and her husband (Wayne) even invited my son and me to their home where she has all sorts of geneogical reference sources for that area, and helped us a lot.. Her e-mail address is camwrs@localnet.com From the way she and her husband treated us, I feel they would be happy to help you. Good luck and I hope this helps. André (Andy) Amyot in Maryland, USA Genealogists helping one another If it's Whitehall that is your primary target, then the town clerk is always a good place to go... You'll find the name and phone number of the Town Clerk on this page: http://www.whitehallnewyork.net/whitehallgovtcontacts.htm Here's a page with info. on the historians and the Wash. Co. Archives, which is a good place to go... In fact, there might be more information there than down in Albany... http://www.rootsweb.com/~nywashin/historian.htm Here's a page with some info. on Whitehall: http://www.washingtoncounty.org/TOWNS/Whitehall/index.html ><< Do I need to pre register with any of the libraries or government >departments???>> As far as I know, no, you do not need to pre-register. However, it would be wise to check the hours of availability for each of these places/people ahead of time. Have a wonderful trip, Paul-Antoine! Best wishes, Susan The Washington County records office at Fort Edward is very good. We were there last fall and it was a good experience. My recollection is that they are only open on Wednesday mornings. It would be best to call them to confirm this. About your George Wessels x Sophia Freeland. Here are some thoughts. -- Have you searched for Joris Wessels? I tried that name in Ancestry.com but didn't find anyone of the appropriate age. My guess is that he'd been baptized "Joris." -- From your dates, I'm assuming Sophia would have been born in the mid 1700's. Our database does show a Sophia b 4 May 1760 -- one possibility -- You probably know that ladies back then w/ given name Sophia often were baptized as "Fitje." We also have a Feytje [Fitje] b 17 Aug 1752 -- another possibility Name: Georg Wissel Year: 1776 Age: 25 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1751 Place: Port uncertain Source Publication Code: 8560 Primary Immigrant: Wissel, Georg Annotation: From the Staatsarchiv at Wolfenbuettel, Germany, where file 38B Alt. Nr. 260 is a summary list of Brunswick mercenaries sent to America in British service during the American Revolution. The detachment served mainly in Canada and northern New York. Most o Source Bibliography: SMITH, CLIFFORD NEAL. Brunswick Deserter-Immigrants of the American Revolution. (German-American Genealogical Research Monograph, 1.) Thomson, IL: Heritage House, 1973. [54p.] Page: 47 George equivalent in Dutch is Joris or Jurgen