- 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 nearBerlin in theKingdom 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, theBraunschweig corps ofFriedrich Adolf Riedesel . [Turek 1960, pp. 101–105.] . His regiment landed inQuebec City onJuly 1 ,1776 . OnOctober 7 ,1777 , Riedesel's regiment was defeated and surrendered at theBattle 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.]
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