John Claprood (abt. 1756 - 1835)

Born about 1756 in Germany [uncertain]

Husband of Marie Anne (Nos) Labrie — married 9 Oct 1800 in Three Rivers, Lower Canada

Descendants

Died 30 Aug 1835 at about age 79 in Trois-Rivières, Bas-Canada

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Biography

Jean Claprood is an unconfirmed Hessian soldier who came to fight with the British Army in the American Revolution War and stayed in Canada after 1783. His uncanny last name, the period and the fact he married in the Church of England supports this assertion. His paper trail in Quebec goes back to 1792. See notes section for hypotheses about his german origins.

In the Protestant Church of England St-James in Three-Rivers (Trois-Rivières), on 9 OCT 1800, John Clapworth of the said town, single man, a miller, married Marie-Anne Naud dit Labrie of the same town, single woman.^[1] Marie-Anne is the daughter of Jean Pierre Naud dit Labrie (1729-1788) and Anasthasie Daigle (1738-1822).

Children with Marie-Anne:

1. Catherine (1787 - 1813), m. to Michael Philon (Phelon)
2. Jean (1790 - 1798)
3. +Joseph Frédéric (1791 - 1849) m. to (1) Josephte Marotte Végiard dit Labonté and to (2) Florence Émerentienne Vandandeigue dite Gadbois
4. +Louis (Lewis) (1783 - 1855), m to (1) Josephte Vallerand and to (2) Thérèse Potving
5. Elie (1795 - 1811)
6. Pierre (1798 - )
7. Augustin (1801 - 1801)
8. Ursule (1802 - 1802)
9. +Isaïe (1805 - 1871) , m. to Françoise Godfrois Duchateau

On 13 JAN 1802, 4 children are baptized at Saint-Pierre-de-Sorel catholic parish, where they are "strangers"^[2]:

• Joseph, 10 years and 2 months old
• Louis, 8 years and 9 months old
• Elie, 6 years and 5 months old
• Catherine, 14 years and 4 months old.

At his son Isaïe baptism on 5 MAR 1805, record states Isaïe is the legitimate son of Jean Frédérique Claprod and Marie Anne Labry. This is the first time Frederic is mentioned.^[3]

On 1 SEP 1835, in the cemetery of the catholic parish of Immaculée-Conception in Trois-Rivières, Jean Glabrode is buried at the age of 79 years old. He died on 30 AUG 1835 in Three-Rivers and was the husband of late Marianne Labry. Present were Jean Gaboury, Jean-Baptiste Boisclere (Boisclair) and many others.^[4]

Notes on his german origins

John Cleprod deserted the British Army 19 JUN 1782 in Savannah. He was from Germany, wagonner in regiment von Knoblauch. He deserted at the same date as Caspar Vischell, who was part of the same regiment.^[5]

Before 1780, regiment von Knoblauch was originally known as regiment von Wissenbach. HETRINA mentions 17 soldiers of the regiment who deserted in June 1782, one of them is Henrich Klippert born about 1747/1748 in Oberaula. ^[6]

Another theory revolves around Friedrich Klaprot. HETRINA lists him as a member of Regiment von Rall (that becomes von Angelelly later). He was born around 1752-1753 and was from Osterode in the Hanovre area.^[7]The only problem is that Klaprot was released with full honors after the regiment's return to Germany on October 25, 1783. ^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ "Québec, registres des églises protestantes, 1763-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-DCN7-MH5?cc=1929561&wc=M6XZ-W36%3A224656801%2C224515902%2C224693201 : 21 May 2014), Trois-Rivières > Church of England in Canada St James > Births, baptisms, marriages, burials with index 1768-1800 > image 124 of 125; Archives Nationales du Québec-Montréal, Sainte-Foy (Quebec National Library and Archives, Sainte-Foy).
2. ↑ "Québec, registres paroissiaux catholiques, 1621-1979," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L99Q-Q7DQ?cc=1321742&wc=HCL5-MNL%3A22381401%2C22381402%2C22945501 : 16 July 2014), Saint-Pierre-de-Sorel > Saint-Pierre-de-Sorel > Baptêmes, mariages, sépultures 1749-1802 > image 573 of 583; Archives Nationales du Quebec (National Archives of Quebec), Montreal.
3. ↑ "Québec, registres paroissiaux catholiques, 1621-1979," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L99Q-Q4PL?cc=1321742&wc=HCY1-GP8%3A22381401%2C22381402%2C23238501 : 16 July 2014), Saint-Pierre-de-Sorel > Saint-Pierre-de-Sorel > Baptêmes, mariages, sépultures 1802-1827 > image 42 of 722; Archives Nationales du Quebec (National Archives of Quebec), Montreal.
4. ↑ "Québec, registres paroissiaux catholiques, 1621-1979," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G99Q-HRS2?cc=1321742&wc=HC14-JWL%3A25042301%2C25229401%2C23637003 : 16 July 2014), Trois-Rivières > Immaculée Conception > Baptêmes, mariages, sépultures 1827-1841 > image 311 of 707; Archives Nationales du Quebec (National Archives of Quebec), Montreal.
5. ↑ Ancestry.com. British and German Deserters, Dischargees, and POW's Who May Have Remained in Canada and the USA, 1774-1783. Part One and Two [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Information originale:Smith, Clifford Neal. British and German Deserters, Dischargees, and Prisoners of War Who May Have Remained in Canada anad the United States, 1774-1783. Part One and Part Two. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2004. Search: Image 63 of 62 > 102. Accessed on ancestry.com, January 2021. (requires subscription)
6. ↑ LAGIS Hessisches Landesamt für geschichtliche Landeskunde (State Office for Regional History of Hesse). Hessian Information System on Regional History: Klippert, Henrich (* ca. 1747)
7. ↑ LAGIS Hessisches Landesamt für geschichtliche Landeskunde (State Office for Regional History of Hesse). Hessian Information System on Regional History: Klaprot, Friedrich (* ca. 1752)
8. ↑ Marburg Archives (August 2000). Correspondence with Association des familles d'origine germanique du Québec.

Acknowledgments

Thanks to Nicole Claprood-Noreau, descendent of John Claprood, and Certified Pedigree Genealogist of the Quebec Federation of Genealogical Societies, who provided most information on this profile.