Jacob Calnek
Title
Jacob Calnek
Type
Individual
Coverage
Annapolis Royal, NY
Active From
1799-01-01
Location
Annapolis Royal, NS
Product Areas
Dials
Activities
Manufacturing
Timeline
- 1747 – Jacob Calnek born in Saxe Coburg-Gotha, Germany. (“Jacob Calnek”)
- 1771 – Calnek is married in Bad Arolsen, Hesse, Germany. (“Jacob Calnek”)
- 1775 – Calnek commissioned as quartermaster of the first battalion of Anspach, one of the German auxiliary units active in the American Revolutionary War for the British. Afterwards, settled in Nova Scotia. (“Family: Calnek”)
- 1799 – Produced a dial in Annapolis Royal, NS. (Trudel)
- 1831 or 1832 – Died in Annapolis Royal or Granville, NS. (“Jacob Calnek”; “Family: Calnek”)
- 1771 – Calnek is married in Bad Arolsen, Hesse, Germany. (“Jacob Calnek”)
- 1775 – Calnek commissioned as quartermaster of the first battalion of Anspach, one of the German auxiliary units active in the American Revolutionary War for the British. Afterwards, settled in Nova Scotia. (“Family: Calnek”)
- 1799 – Produced a dial in Annapolis Royal, NS. (Trudel)
- 1831 or 1832 – Died in Annapolis Royal or Granville, NS. (“Jacob Calnek”; “Family: Calnek”)
Sources
“Jacob Calnek” Family Search (https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/LHV8-958/jacob-calnek-1747-1832) [05-09-24]
“Family: Calnek” Annapolis Genealogy (https://annapolisgenealogy.ca/families/Calnek) [05-09-24]
Trudel, Jean-Louis (Notes) Ingenium.
“Family: Calnek” Annapolis Genealogy (https://annapolisgenealogy.ca/families/Calnek) [05-09-24]
Trudel, Jean-Louis (Notes) Ingenium.
Collection
Citation
“Jacob Calnek,” Precision Instrument Culture in Canada, accessed November 18, 2024, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/instrument-precision/items/show/8159.
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