Person: John (Johann George) EICKLE

Birthday: ca. 1755
Birthplace: Neckarau, Mannheim, Baden, Germany
Mother: Eva Catharine Ziemer
Father: Johann Andreas Eichel (Eigel)
Sex: male

Dave Conrad info:
d. 13 September 1830 at Lunenburg, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia
A Hesse-Kassel Chasseur Johannes Eichel, who deserted from his unit^in New
York in June 1783 (shortly before they went back home),^settled in
Lunenburg County, N.S. He was born 1764/65? at 36404 Woelferbuett.

From Terrence M. Punch: If Johannes Eichel can be identified with Johann
Georg Eichel who was in Lunenburg, N.S., by 1784, we know the following:
He was buried 13.Sep.1830 at age 75 (10 years older than S#134 says). He
married 29.Aug.1784 at Anglican, Lunenburg to Mary Elizabeth, daughter of
John Nicholas Boutellier. There were 13 children.

From John Mertz: When New York was evacuated in the fall of 1783, tens of
thousands of Loyalists, British and German soldiers went to Nova Scotia
where they had been promised free land. Johannes Eickel must have been one
of them.

Married 29 August 1784 at Lunenburg, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada.

Children and grandchildren:

1 John EICKLE (1785 - 1851); 12 grandchildren

2 George Frederick EICKLE (1787 - 1866)

3 Mary Elizabeth EICKLE (1789 - )

4 George EICKLE (1790 - 1801)

5 Catherine Elizabeth EICKLE (1792 - )

6 John Nicholas EICKLE (1795 - 1837)

7 James Frederick EICKLE (1797 - 1868)

8 Mary Catherine EICKLE (1799 - 1801)

9 John Peter EICKLE (1801 - )

10 Mary Catherine EICKLE (2) (1803 - )

11 Hannah Magdalena EICKLE (1805 - )

12 George EICKLE (2) (1808 - 1826)

13 Paulus EICKLE (1810 - 1847)

Personal Data Files of German Military Men in Compiled by Johannes Helmut Merz, Researcher. The
following in printed with the permission of Johann Helmu Merz from his publication "The Hessians of
Nova Scotia."

S#134,1940:
Eichel, Johannes, born 1764/65?, Woelferbuett X-6221, (new Postal code 36404 Wolferbutt/Thuringen,
10 km south of Vacha), Private, 4.Comp., Kassel Chasseur Corps, left the military June 1783 at New
York, no other military information found in this or any other military sources. S#134,1964-67 shows
one Eichler, Johannes serving with the Kassel-Regt.v.Seitz, born 1753/54, in Ansbach, but is reported
as having died in 1782. (Possibly in Halifax, while stationed there?)

S#336: Johann Georg Eichel, Private in Jager (Chasseur) Regiment, born appr.l755, settled in
Lunenburg County, N.S., died 1830.

lf Johannes Eichel can be identified with Johann Georg Eichel who was in Lunenburg, N.S., by 1784,
we know the following: He was buried l3.Sep.1830 at age 75 (10 years older than S#134 says) TMP
believes that he was aged in his 70s.

1792 Poll Tax: John Eigel, Northwest Range, Lunenburg.
1795 Poll Tax: John Eigel, weaver, Lunenburg Township.

He married 29.Aug.l784 (Anglican, Lunenburg) Marie Elizabeth Boutilier b. daughter of John Nicholas
Bouteillier. They had 11 children.
l. John, born ll.May 1785,
2. George Frederick, born 4.Aug.l787,
3. Mary Elizabeth, born l9.June 1789,
4. George, born 6.Nov.1790, died 1801,
5. Catharine Elizabeth, born l4.Nov.l792,
6. John Nicholas, born 6.Sep.l795, died 30. married to Mary Magdalen Veinott.
7. James Frederick, born 28.Sep.l797,
8. Mary Catharine, born 20.Nov.1799,
9. John Peter, born l7.Dec.1801,
10. Hannah Magdalen, born 1805 and probably died young.
11. Paulus, born 1810

Later Dave Conrad info (from a correspondant to him):
Until then, I do have a Johann (John) Eichel, born about 1753 in
Neckarau, Mannheim, Baden, Germany . He served as a British soldier and was discharged in Halifax after the American Revolution. He married Mary Elizabeth Boutaillar.
His parents are Johann Andreas Eichel (Eigel) and Eva Catharine Ziemer.
My sources are Cannon Harris Notes MG4 and IGI index.

Still more info from an internet correspondant:
John Oickle born 1764- a native of Germany and a soldier in the British Amry.
After the American Revolution he was in North West and then in Maitland. It's
said in later years he longed to see Germany again. He was good to his
grandchildren. He owned lot 28 in North West that he sold to son John in 1810
for 50 lbs. JOhn sold #29 in North West in 1818 for 203 pounds. (note: I
can't explain why John would have bought #28 and sold #29).

He came from Wolfensbuttl in the province of Saxony. In July 1783 was in
military hospital in Halifax and was "found absent." Other records show a
deserter from Hinrich's Company of Hessian Chasseurs. He was listed as 19
years old. It is speculated he went to Lunenburg becuase of the German
population. He had land in Mahone Bay/Maitland area where he raised family.

from e-mail list:
>> Until then, I do have a Johann (John) Eichel, born about 1753 in
>>Neckarau,
>>Mannheim, Baden, Germany . He served as a British soldier and was
discharged
>>in Halifax after the American Revolution. He married Mary Elizabeth
>>Boutaillar.
>>His parents are Johann Andreas Eichel (Eigel) and Eva Catharine Ziemer.
My
>>sources are Cannon Harris Notes MG4 and IGI index. I have a cousin
>Joyce
>>in Nova Scotia who is also doing research on the family.

John Oickle born 1764- a native of Germany and a soldier in the British Amry.
After the American Revolution he was in North West and then in Maitland. It's
said in later years he longed to see Germany again. He was good to his
grandchildren. He owned lot 28 in North West that he sold to son John in 1810
for 50 lbs. JOhn sold #29 in North West in 1818 for 203 pounds. (note: I
can't explain why John would have bought #28 and sold #29).

He came from Wolfensbuttl in the province of Saxony. In July 1783 was in
military hospital in Halifax and was "found absent." Other records show a
deserter from Hinrich's Company of Hessian Chasseurs. He was listed as 19
years old. It is speculated he went to Lunenburg becuase of the German
population. He had land in Mahone Bay/Maitland area where he raised family.

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