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”)

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.

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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