The Hessians

A Mercenary Soldier

Johann LENTZ (1765 - 1810) 

Relationship to Me
THIRD Great Grand-Father

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In early 1776, King George III of England  hired units from the various houses or states of Germany to assist with bringing the the colonist's rebellion to order. The hiring of foreign troops to supplement a country's army was a normal procedure during this time of history. Several of the German rulers, needing hard currency and being "between wars", were only too happy to oblige.

Immigrants, Indians, a Voyageur Canoe Man and Al Capone

This post was originally written for another blog website I publish and you can go to it by clicking. I felt it would be appropriate to include it here also. It's been edited  slightly ...

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There was a time ... not to recently, when people did not have the opportunity to travel as we can today.

My maternal grandfather Maxime Gilbert Lance lived to be 92 and my maternal grandmother Bertha Paulina Biederman to 87.

Neither, was ever a licensed driver, owned a vehicle or even, drove a vehicle that I know of. 

Johannes Lentz & Charlotte Rocbrune dit Larocque

PARENTS (not validated)
Son of John Lentz and Catherine LaRiviere
Daughter of Unknowns

RELATIONSHIP TO ME
Maternal THIRD grand-parents