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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;scottishmoney, post: 1960579, member: 12789&quot;]So far I have not looked up his military service record, but I have of several other American Revolutionary ancestors - one of mine was an ensign in the army - and all along I only though ensigns were in the navy or the marines.&nbsp; I guess ranks were a bit different back then.&nbsp; What is even more amazing is that at least with my ancestry I find it easier to find more information on my Revolutionary War ancestry than my Civil War ancestry.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have to believe our ancestors came over here rather unwillingly as mercenaries for another country and quickly figured out they were in greener pastures.&nbsp; Life in Hesse couldn&#039;t have been too good if you were willing to jump the ship and live in a foreign country with a foreign language and leave everything and everyone you know behind.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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