While I can't answer your question directly, it is interesting that the effects of battle can seem to change people sometimes profoundly.

Descendants of Charles Edeline of Montreal an original immigrant from Paris France (1669), my brothers and I have ancestors and cousins who traveled great distances (because of an adventursome spirit likely) and in some cases to participate in wars and battles that they did not even quite anticipate.

For example Louis Victor Edeline, a first cousin of ours a few times removed because of the difference in generations, fought as a second captain under George Rogers Clark in the Battle of Vincennes (now Indiana) in the American Revolutionary War. He is honored today with a marker there in a Vincennes Cemetery(one of only twelve to be so commemorated) near the George Rogers Clark Monument and Museum. You can find a picture of the Edeline grave thru a google search by simply placing the name "Louis Victor Edeline."

You have speculated on an origin of the Edelens in France in other forums. I have often wondered about a possible connection between the Edelines of Quebec and U.S.A. and the various Edelens, Edlins, and etc.

There is a very intriguing hypothesis about the ultimate origin of the Edeline line(and potentially Edelens?) out there especially discussed in a European Edeline forum. If you have an interest, I'd be happy to elaborate further.

Our name is today DeLisle, but because of "enculturation" evolved from Edeline. Some families retained Edeline, others like ours chose DeLisle.

Karl DeLisle