Jean Baptiste became a United States citizen on 18 April, 1839. During the 1840's he moved his family to Canada.
My thinking is that because he came from France and spoke French, he was having a hard time with English, and wanted to be in an area the spoke French.
Emile his son started school in St. Hyacinthe in 1848.
It appears that Jean had some problems with the school, in not paying a debt, and was brought in front of the Justice of the Peace for resolution. The feeling is that he may have either abandoned his family over the debt, or was put into debtors prison. In any case, Madeline, his wife, returned to New York City, leaving Canada on 1 August 1853 with her children.
Another train of thought is that when he left St. Hyacinthe, that he returned to his home town in Colmar, France.
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I will try to check on Jean Baptiste's possible return to Colmar, possibly in the early 1850's. It should not be too difficult to have archives researched in Colmar. There is a Josef Klebaur in Colmar (there was 25 years ago...so there should still be some family there).
Jean Baptiste was discharged from the French Army in 1835 as a Sargeant. Any way to find out if he was paid a pension? I believe he was a gunsmith in St. Hyacinthe, Quebec
Check out the Klebaurs on facebook - they are related to Jean Baptiste!
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