August Franz Globensky

August Franz Globensky, born August Franciszek Głąbiński (or Glaubenskindt, Globenski, Glanbenkind; January 1, 1754–April 19, 1830), was a Polish physician. He was born near Berlin in the Kingdom of Prussia to Joseph Glaubenskindt, a royal notary originally from Poland, and Marie Richter, a German. The surname "Glaubenskindt" appeared on his baptismal certificate and on his army enrollment register. [Globensky 1991, pp. 23–44.] As "Glaubenskindt" is not normally used as a surname in Germany, it is likely Joseph acquired this sobriquet from a poetic Germanicization of "Głowiński", a common Polish surname. He only used the name "Globensky" after his migration to Canada. He is the common ancestor of all people surnamed Globensky in the United States and Canada today.

War Service

August Franz served as a surgeon during the American Revolutionary War in the company of Major Hermann Albrecht von Francken, the Braunschweig corps of Friedrich Adolf Riedesel. [Turek 1960, pp. 101–105.] . His regiment landed in Quebec City on July 1, 1776. On October 7, 1777, Riedesel's regiment was defeated and surrendered at the Battle of Bemis Heights.

Life in Canada

After the defeat at Bemis Heights, his company disbanded. Rather than return to Europe, he settled in Verchères, Quebec. He was one of the first Polish settlers in Canada. There, he married Françoise Brousseau and had sixteen children. The Church required him to present proof of Catholic baptism before his marriage could be solemnized, so he wrote to his father in Berlin for documentation. His baptismal certificate was forwarded, signed by his godfather, the sixth Prince Lobkowicz, Ferdinand Philip. [Globensky 1991, p. 25.]

He operated a pharmacy between 1791 and 1830 that is considered the first Polish business in Canada.cite web
title = Globensky August France
work = Internetowa encyklopedia PWN
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language = Polish
publisher = Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN
accessdate = 2008-03-22]

His son, Lieutenant Colonel Maximilien Globensky fought in the War of 1812 and his grandson, Charles Auguste Maximilien Globensky, was elected from Two Mountains to the Canadian House of Commons in 1875.

Notes

References

* cite book
last = Globensky
first = Yvon
title = Historie de la Famille Globensky
publisher = Les Editions du Fleuve
location = Montreal
date = 1991
isbn = 2-89372-029-3
* Makowski, William, "The Polish People of Canada". Toronto, Ontario: Tundra Books, 1987. ISBN 0-88776-189-5.
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* cite book
last = Turek
first = Wiktor
title = The Polish Past in Canada
publisher = Polish Alliance Press
location = Toronto
date = 1960
* Wilhelmy, Jean Pierre, "German Mercenaries in Canada", pp. 229–230. Beloeil, QC: Maison des Mots, 1985. ISBN 2920414224.