Christoph-Freidrich Knapp (abt. 1755 - 1812)

Born about 1755 in Pfedelbach, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany

Descendants

Died 22 Jun 1812 at about age 57 in Cornwall, Stormont, Haut-Canada, Amérique coloniale britannique

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Biography

Frederic Knapp appears in the records of Quebec in 1790 at the baptism of his daughter Francoise Knept who was 18 months old at the time. The priest indicated that the couple were German. He has several children in Quebec and disappears from the records of Quebec after 1804. It is known he had at least one child, Catherine who was born before 1790. His daughter Françoise married Julien Beaulieu on 1806-01-07 in Amherstburg, Ontario and it is stated that he and his wife Marguerite are residents of that town. His daughter Marie Amable is married at the parish of L'Assumption, Sandwich, Windsor, Ontario in 1816.

A Friedrich Knab can be found in passenger records of 1777 (arriving in Newfoundland) and 1783 (discharge from the Hesse-Hanau Rangers). It is possible that this Friedrich Knab is the same person as Friedrich Knapp. ^{[1] [2]}

Christoph-Freidrich was born around 1760 in Germany.

Married Marguerite Schwab around 1787 who gave him the following children:

1. Catherine (1787–)
2. Francoise (1788–)
3. Jean-Baptiste (1791–)
4. Marie Anne (1793–1869)
5. Cuthbert (Colbert) (1795–1876)
6. Marie Amable (1797-)
7. Antoine (1798–)
8. Joseph (1800–)
9. Alexandre (1802–)
10. Augustin (1804–)
11. Francois (1804–1806)
12. Marie Josephte (1806–)
13. Lucie (1809–)

He passed away in Corwall in 1812, and was buried in St-Regis, Québec. ^[3]

Research Notes

He was listed as residing in Amherstburg when his daughter Francoise got married on 7 Jan 1806

Sources

1. ↑ 1777 - Hessian Troops in the American War for Independence: An Index According to Surname and Hanau Regiment. Date and place of entry in unit books. Year of birth, place of origin, rank, unit, category of presentation, and archive code of the source are also provided. Source Bibliography: HESSISCHE TRUPPEN IM AMERIKANISCHEN UNABHAENGIGKEITSKRIEG (HETRINA): Index nach Familiennamen/Hanauische Regimenter. (Marburg: Archivschule) (Veroeffentlichungen der Archivschule Marburg, Institut fuer Archivwissenschaft, Nr. 10) Band VI, Heft 1: A-L. Marburg, 1987. Band VI, Heft 2: M-Z. Marburg, 1987. Detail Place: Newfoundland, Canada; Year: 1777; Page Number: 256. Title: Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s. Author: Gale Research. Publisher: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009.Original data - Filby, P. William, ed.. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s. Farmington Hills, MI, USA: Gale Research, 2009.Original data: Filby, P. William, ed.. Passeng
2. ↑ 1783 - Place: Newfoundland, Canada; Year: 1783; Page Number: 256. Hessian Troops in the American War for Independence: An Index According to Surname and Hanau Regiment. Date and place of entry in unit books. Year of birth, place of origin, rank, unit, category of presentation, and archive code of the source are also provided. Source Bibliography: DEBOR, HERBERT WILHELM. "German Soldiers of the American War of Independence as Settlers in Canada." Translated by Udo Sautter. In German-Canadian Yearbook. [Deutschkanadisches Jahrbuch.] A publication of the Historical Society of Mecklenburg Upper Canada Inc. Toronto, Ont.: n.p., 1976. Vol. III, pp. 71-93. Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009.Original data - Filby, P. William, ed.. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s. Farmington Hills, MI, USA: Gale Research, 2009.Original data: Filby, P. William, ed.. Passeng
3. ↑ Quebec, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1968; Original data: Gabriel Drouin, comp. Drouin Collection. Montreal, Quebec, Canada: Institut Généalogique Drouin. Filmstrip image 9 of 19. https://www.ancestry.ca/imageviewer/collections/1091/images/d1p_01970646?pId=9564912 Registre Paroisse St-Regis, Huntingdon, Québec. Citant: Sepulture de Frederique Kneppe, allemand, 23 jun 1812, décédé 22 jun 1812 dans les environ de Cornwall, agé de plus de 50 ans.

• Marriage record for his daughter Catherine.

• https://www.nosorigines.qc.ca/GenealogieQuebec.aspx?genealogie=Knapp_Christoph-Freidrich&pid=1445754

• Tanguay Genealogical Dictionary: https://www.ancestry.ca/imageviewer/collections/2177/images/32746_238408-00058?pId=193038