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From: Dominique Ritchot <>
Subject: [Quebec-Hessians] Surname EQUELING - EGGELING, Christopher
Date: Wed, 05 Nov 2003 00:34:01 -0500
References: <004c01c3a2f6$1615fc60$542f9618@hala1.on.cogeco.ca>


A complement,

Laurent EQUILING (Christophe & Marie FRONCIAT) married Margurite BRILLON
(Pierre & Elisabeth Triolet) 01 Aug. 1808 at St-Benoit.

DOMINIQUE RITCHOT



> Claude,
> while filing your e-mail into this 'mystery' file, I filed it
> next to one message of last year with the name of EGGELING,
> his name was Christopher, and he was named in connection
> to Georg Herbecke.
>
> A descendant of Herbecke by the name of Ray Arbic told me this:
> "I know he existed as Eggeling because he is listed in as No.22 on
> page 487 of a Muster dated aug. 29, 1779 at Three Rivers in the
> Company of Captain Frederick v. Plessen, in the infantry of
> Lieutn. Col. Ehrenkrook. The information comes from Haldimand
> Paper, Q-series, Vol.15,16,17 on Reel C-11891 NAC.
> He is also mentioned as 'deceased' at the wedding of his son Laurent
> in St. Benoit on 1. Aug. 1808.
> My interest is that his widow named in the 1808 wedding, married my
> ancestor Georg Herbecke. and all of the Eggeling or Equelling descendants
> eventually adopted the Arbique/Arbic surname as they were raised by
> Georg Herbecke.
>
> How about that - Ray Arbic also said that neither Brunswick nor Marburg
> seem to have any information.
>
> Well, that should help you getting over this brickwall,
> John Merz

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