DOCSLIB.ORG

West Prussian Land Leases and Village Lists Containing Mennonites: 1600 - 1770 Compiled by Glenn H

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
West Prussian Land Leases and Village Lists Containing Mennonites: 1600 - 1770 Compiled by Glenn H West Prussian Land Leases and Village Lists Containing Mennonites: 1600 - 1770 Compiled by Glenn H. Penner The list below contains about 2,000 names found in early land leases and other lists from the region formerly known as West Prussia. It should be pointed out that, in many cases, the villages were occupied by both Mennonites and non-Mennonites, and both are included. In most cases the Mennonites were not designated. So be cautioned: not all of those in this list – and that includes those with so-called “Mennonite” surnames – were Mennonites. This list also does not include the names found in the 1727 Brandordnung. When viewing this list please be sure to look for all variations of the name of interest. For example, Siemens may also be Zimens or Voth/Vogt may be Fot, Futt, Fagt, Focht etc. This table is also available as an Excel file. The information for this list was extracted from the following sources: Wiebe = Herbert Wiebe "Das Siedlungswerk niederlaendischer Mennoniten im Weichseltal" Marburg, 1952. Penner1 = Horst Penner "Ansiedlung mennonitischer Niederlaender im Weichselmuendsgebiet von der Mitte des 16. Jahrhunderts bis zum Beginn der preussischen Zeit" Weierhof, 1963. Penner2 = Horst Penner "Die ost- und westpreussischen Mennoniten" Weierhof, 1978. Heym = Waldemar Heym "Kampf mit der Weichsel" Marienwerder, 1938. Nassenhuben = Gerhard Klemm “Sechs Jahrhunderte Nassenhuben und Umgebung” Danzig 1936. Maercker = Hans Maercker “Geschichte des Schwetzer Kreises” Crichton = Wilhelm Crichton “Zur Geschichte der Mennoniten” 1786. Family Name First Name Location Year Source Page Abraham Christian Montauerweide 1730 Wiebe 68 Abraham Hans Schoensee 1715 Wiebe 81 Abraham Hans Schoensee 1725 Wiebe 81 Abraham Hans Schoensee 1735 Wiebe 81 Abraham Isaac Schoensee 1750 Wiebe 81 Abraham Jacob Kl. Lunau 1727 Wiebe 83 Abrahams Abraham Rehhoff 1744 Heym 13 Family Name First Name Location Year Source Page Abrahams Andreas Neu Liebenau 1768 Heym 14 Abrahams Isaak Kueche 1768 Heym 14 Abrahams Jakob Kueche 1768 Heym 14 Abrahams Johann Tragheimerweide 1744 Heym 12 Abrahams Peter Montauerwiede 1744 Heym 12 Abrahams Peter Rehhoff 1744 Heym 13 Abram Jacob Nieder Gruppe 1669 Maercker 207 Adams Hans Danzig 1681 Penner2 470 Adamsen Hans Danzig 1660 Penner2 377 Adrian Clas Neuendorf 1675 Penner1 77 Adrian David Schadewinckel 1768 Heym 14 Adrian Jakob Tragheimerweide 1744 Heym 12 Adriansen Hermann Reichenberg 1628 Penner1 23 Albrecht Andreas Gr. Lunau 1750 Wiebe 82 Albrecht Erdemann Nieder Gruppe 1669 Maercker 207 Albrecht Heinrich Rudnerweide 1744 Heym 13 Albrecht Henrich Jamerau 1722 Wiebe 94 Albrecht Wilhelm Tragheimerweide 1753 Wiebe 68 Allbrecht Kasper Schoenrohr 1748 Penner1 82 Allbrecht Wilhelm Tragheimerweide 1744 Heym 12 Allemunde, von Cornelsz Danzig 1681 Penner2 469 Andres Cornels 1687 Penner1 26 Andres Hinrich Bohnsackerweide 1734 Penner1 31 Andres Peter, Widow Tiegenhof 1685 Crichton 28 Andress Cornels Scharfenberg 1675 Penner1 81 Andress Martin Scharfenberg 1725 Penner1 81 Andress Peter Scharfenberg 1748 Penner1 81 Andress Peter Scharfenberg 1763 Penner1 81 Andressen Cornels Wotzlaff 1748 Penner1 86 Andressen Cornels Wotzlaff 1763 Penner1 86 Arcke Peter Wotzlaff 1675 Penner1 86 Arends Peter Gross Plehnendorf 1725 Penner1 73 Arendt Heinrich Rudnerweide 1744 Heym 13 Arendtson Gert Reichenberg 1595 Penner1 16 Arensz Henrich Danzig 1681 Penner2 469 Arent Christian Montau 1685 Wiebe 77 Arent Dirck Montau 1639 Wiebe 76 Arent Dirck Montau 1685 Wiebe 77 Arent Dirck Montau 1700 Wiebe 77 Ariss Hans Schmerblock 1725 Penner1 83 Family Name First Name Location Year Source Page Arissen Peter Schmerblock 1675 Penner1 82 Arndt Dirck Schoensee 1750 Wiebe 81 Arndt Johann Wesslinke 1748 Penner1 86 Artcke Class Schmerblock 1675 Penner1 82 Artcke Cornels Schmerblock 1675 Penner1 82 Artcke Cornels Schmerblock 1725 Penner1 83 Aspen Johann Freienhuben 1765 Penner1 72 Aspen Peter Freienhuben 1765 Penner1 72 Aspen Peter Freienhuben 1734/37 Penner1 72 Atzinger Jacob Danzig 1660 Penner2 377 Atzinger Jacob Danzig 1681 Penner2 470 Baecher Abraham Zwantzigerweide 1744 Heym 13 Baecher Harm Klein Skaradau 1744 Heym 13 Baecher Salomon Kueche 1768 Heym 14 Balar Martin Jamerau 1722 Wiebe 94 Baltzer Frantz Zwantzigerweide 1744 Heym 13 Baltzer Martin Jamerau 1750 Wiebe 82 Baltzer Steffen Gross Skaradau 1744 Heym 13 Baltzer Steffen Montauerwiede 1744 Heym 12 Balzer David Montau 1759 Wiebe 78 Balzer George Montau 1738 Wiebe 77 Balzer Hans Montau 1672 Wiebe 75 Balzer Hans Montau 1685 Wiebe 77 Balzer Hans Niedergruppe 1692 Wiebe 80 Balzer Hans Montau 1700 Wiebe 77 Balzer Hans Obergruppe 1745 Wiebe 61 Balzer Stefan Jamerau 1626 Wiebe 36 Balzer Stefan Gr. Schardau 1758 Wiebe 41 Balzer Steffen Niedergruppe 1692 Wiebe 80 Balzer Steffen Montau 1738 Wiebe 77 Balzer Teus Montau 1738 Wiebe 77 Balzer Tevess Nieder Gruppe 1669 Maercker 207 Barch Hans Niedergruppe 1692 Wiebe 80 Barch Jakob Nieder Gruppe 1669 Maercker 207 Barch Petter Nieder Gruppe 1669 Maercker 207 Barckmann Michael Pasewark 1734 Penner1 29 Barek Benjamin Gross Walddorf 1748 Penner1 73 Barent Natanael Habershorst 1746 Penner1 55 Bartel Abraham Kl. Lunau 1727 Wiebe 83 Bartel Conert Schoensee 1725 Wiebe 81 Family Name First Name Location Year Source Page Bartel David Montau 1759 Wiebe 78 Bartel David Montau 1759 Wiebe 78 Bartel George Schoensee 1735 Wiebe 81 Bartel Heinrich Gr. Lubin 1745 Wiebe 61 Bartel Heinrich Neuenhuben 1745 Wiebe 25 Bartel Hinrich Neunhuben 1745 Wiebe 80 Bartel Jacob Montau 1639 Wiebe 76 Bartel Jacob Gr. Lunau 1724 Wiebe 95 Bartel Jacob Gr. Lunau 1750 Wiebe 82 Bartel Jacob Gr. Lunau 1754 Wiebe 95 Bartel Johann Kommerau 1733 Wiebe 23 Bartel Johann Schoensee 1750 Wiebe 81 Bartel Peter Parsken 1765 Wiebe 32 Bartel Peter, jun. Christfelde 1664 Wiebe 62 Bartel Peter, sen. Christfelde 1664 Wiebe 62 Bartel Tobias Niederausmass 1750 Wiebe 83 Bartell Jacob Danzig 1681 Penner2 471 Bartelmess Jacob Montau 1700 Wiebe 77 Bartels Konnert Niedergruppe 1692 Wiebe 80 Bartelsche Frantz Montau 1738 Wiebe 77 Bartelsche Peter Montau 1759 Wiebe 78 Bartelson Isaac Parsken 1706 Wiebe 32 Barthel Klass Montauerwiede 1744 Heym 12 Barthel Zacharias Tragheimerweide 1744 Heym 12 Bartsch Hans Heubuden 1750 Penner1 62 Bartsch Heinrich Tiegenhof 1664 Penner1 47 Bartz Andreas Reichenberg 1595 Penner1 16 Bartz Andreas Schmerblock 1675 Penner1 82 Bartz Jacob Dorposch 1750 Wiebe 84 Bartz Klass Orlofferfelde 1678 Penner2 388 Bartz Pauwl Nieder Gruppe 1669 Maercker 207 Bartz Peter Danzig 1681 Penner2 470 Bauman Simon Krampitz, Weishof & 1725 Penner1 75 Scheibe Baygen, von Bernhard Montau 1567 Wiebe 21 Becher Jakob Tragheimerweide 1744 Heym 12 Becher Salomon Tragheimerweide 1724 Wiebe 40 Becker Abraham Horst 1750 Wiebe 82 Behrends Behrend Tiegenhof 1685 Crichton 28 Behrendt Conradt Neuendorf 1675 Penner1 77 Family Name First Name Location Year Source Page Behrendts Behrendt Schmerblock 1675 Penner1 82 Beierau Jacob Horst 1740 Wiebe 96 Beigen, von Gert Freienhuben 1734/37 Penner1 72 Bencke Jeremias Nassenhuben 1725 Nassenhuben 12 Berent Frantz Montau 1711 Wiebe 77 Berg Jacob Dorposch 1750 Wiebe 84 Bergen, von Abraham Danzig 1681 Penner2 469 Bergen, von Gerhard Freienhuben 1765 Penner1 72 Bergen, von Gert Freienhuben 1771 Penner1 72 Bergen, von Hans Danzig 1681 Penner2 471 Bergen, von Isaac Danzig 1681 Penner2 471 Bergen, von Jan Danzig 1681 Penner2 469 Bergmann Merten Pasewark 1656 Penner1 30 Berkmann Dirk Gross Plehnendorf 1675 Penner1 73 Berkmann Lorentz Neuendorf 1675 Penner1 77 Bestvader Clas Orlofferfelde 1601 Penner1 78 Bestvader David Orlofferfelde 1678 Penner2 388 Bestvader David Ellerwald 1725 Penner2 383 Bestvader David Kueche 1768 Heym 14 Bestvader Gregor Orlofferfelde 1601 Penner1 78 Bestvader Jacob Orlofferfelde 1678 Penner2 388 Bestvader Jakob Orlofferfelde 1601 Penner1 78 Bestvader Johann Orlofferfelde 1601 Penner1 78 Bestvader Reyer Danzig 1660 Penner2 377 Bestvader Siemon Danzig 1681 Penner2 470 Bestvater Class Platenhof 1734 Penner1 48 Bestvater Cornelius Orlofferfelde 1627 Penner1 51 Bestvater David Reinland 1725 Penner1 56 Bestvater Henrich Freienhuben 1771 Penner1 72 Bestvater Hinrich Freienhuben 1765 Penner1 72 Bestvater Jacob Steegen 1665 Penner1 30 Bestvater Jakob Gross Plehnendorf 1725 Penner1 73 Bestvater Johann Tiegenhof 1732 Penner1 47 Bestvater Simon Wotzlaff 1748 Penner1 86 Bestvater Simon Wotzlaff 1763 Penner1 86 Bewerdorf Christian Schmerblock 1725 Penner1 83 Bewerdorf Peter Schackenberg 1613 Penner1 31 Bewerstein Michael Neuendorf 1725 Penner1 77 Beyrau Jakob Freienhuben 1765 Penner1 72 Biedermann Heinrich Jamerau 1750 Wiebe 82 Family Name First Name Location Year Source Page Bielewski Daniel Montauerweide 1730 Wiebe 68 Block Andreas Gr. Lunau 1664 Wiebe 95 Block Christian Koeln 1750 Wiebe 97 Block Christoff Dorposch 1750 Wiebe 84 Block David Montau 1711 Wiebe 77 Block David Montau 1738 Wiebe 77 Block Gehrt Dorposch 1750 Wiebe 84 Block Jan Montau 1745 Wiebe 61 Block Johann Christfeld & Kossowo 1676 Wiebe 62 Block Johann Montau 1738 Wiebe 77 Block Martin Rudnerweide 1744 Heym 13 Block Merten Schoensee 1695 Wiebe 81 Block Michel Gr. Lunau 1694 Wiebe 95 Block Michel Gr. Lunau 1724 Wiebe 95 Bloemsche Adrian Scharfenberg 1675 Penner1 81 Bochske Hans Freienhuben 1734/37 Penner1 72 Boelcke Peter Kl. Lunau 1727 Wiebe 83 Boelcke Peter Kl. Lunau 1750 Wiebe 83 Boelke Hans Freienhuben 1765 Penner1 72 Boesse Johann Danzig 1681 Penner2 470 Boesse Nickolausz Danzig 1681 Penner2 469 Boetcher Jakob Zwantzigerweide 1744 Heym 13 Boldt Hermann Danzig 1660 Penner2 377 Boldt Jakob Orlofferfelde 1766 Penner1 78 Boldt
Load more

Recommended publications
  • 1781 - 1941 a Walk in the Shadow of Our History by Alfred Opp, Vancouver, British Columbia Edited by Connie Dahlke, Walla Walla, Washington
    1781 - 1941 A Walk in the Shadow of Our History By Alfred Opp, Vancouver, British Columbia Edited by Connie Dahlke, Walla Walla, Washington For centuries, Europe was a hornet's nest - one poke at it and everyone got stung. Our ancestors were in the thick of it. They were the ones who suffered through the constant upheavals that tore Europe apart. While the history books tell the broad story, they can't begin to tell the individual stories of all those who lived through those tough times. And often-times, the people at the local level had no clue as to the reasons for the turmoil nor how to get away from it. People in the 18th century were duped just as we were in 1940 when we were promised a place in the Fatherland to call home. My ancestor Konrad Link went with his parents from South Germany to East Prussia”Poland in 1781. Poland as a nation had been squeezed out of existence by Austria, Russia and Prussia. The area to which the Link family migrated was then considered part of their homeland - Germany. At that time, most of northern Germany was called Prussia. The river Weichsel “Vitsula” divided the newly enlarged region of Prussia into West Prussia and East Prussia. The Prussian Kaiser followed the plan of bringing new settlers into the territory to create a culture and society that would be more productive and successful. The plan worked well for some time. Then Napoleon began marching against his neighbors with the goal of controlling all of Europe.
    [Show full text]
  • Short History of Kashubes in the United States
    A short history of Kashubs in the United States Kashubs are a Western Slavic nation, who inhabited the coastline of the Baltic Sea between the Oder and Vistula rivers.Germanization or Polonization were heavy through the 20th century, depending on whether the Kingdom of Prussia or the Republic of Poland governed the specific territory. In 1919, the Kashubian-populated German province of West Prussia passed to Polish control and became the Polish Corridor. The bulk of Kashubian immigrants arrived in the United States between 1840 and 1900, the first wave from the highlands around Konitz/Chojnice, then the Baltic coastline west of Danzig/Gdansk, and finally the forest/agricultural lands around and south of Neustadt/Wejherowo. Early Kashubs settled on the American frontier in Michigan (Parisville and Posen), Wisconsin (Portage and Trempealeau counties), and Minnesota (Winona). Fishermen settled on Jones Island along Lake Michigan in Milwaukee after the U.S. Civil War. Until the end of the 19th century, various railroad companies recruited newcomers to buy cheap farmland or populate towns in the West. This resulted in settlements in western Minnesota, South Dakota, Missouri, and central Nebraska. With the rise of industrialization in the Midwest, Kashubs and natives of Posen/Poznan took the hot and heavy foundry, factory, and steel mill jobs in cities like Chicago, Detroit, and Pittsburgh. In 1900, the number of Kashubs in the United States was estimated at around 100,000. The Kashubs did not establish a permanent immigrant identitybecause larger communities of Germans and Poles outnumbered them. Many early parishes had Kashubian priests and parishioners, but by 1900, their members were predominantly Polish.
    [Show full text]
  • Piaśnica a Scene of German Crimes in Pomerania in 1939
    Piaśnica A scene of German crimes in Pomerania in 1939 Introduction by Monika Tomkiewicz PhD, historian and member of the Regional Commission for Investigation of Crimes Against the Polish Nation in Gdańsk Scientific consultation Prof. dr hab. Bogdan Chrzanowski Text edited by Janosz Józefczyk Mirosław Odyniecki Correction of texts by Mateusz Ihnatowicz, PhD Jacek Pudliszewski, PhD Biographical notes written by Mateusz Ihnatowicz, PhD Cover design by Karol Formela First edition The Stutthof Museum in Sztutowo Wejherowo 2017 ISBN 978-83-946986-5-2 Published by: The Stutthof Museum in Sztutowo for the Branch Office: The Piaśnica Museum in Wejherowo (in organisation) 11/2 Św. Jacka St., 84-200 Wejherowo phone/fax: +48 58 736 11 11 e-mail: [email protected] www.muzeumpiasnickie.pl Table of Contents Introduction. Massacre in Piaśnica ................................................. 4 Piaśnica ......................................................................................... 11 Main Memorial ............................................................................. 13 Crossroads – “Pensive Christ” ...................................................... 14 Grave No. 4 ................................................................................... 15 Grave No. 1 ................................................................................... 16 Grave No. 2 ................................................................................... 17 Monument to Leon Najman – Mirza Kryczyński ......................... 18 Memorial
    [Show full text]
  • German’ Communities from Eastern Europe at the End of the Second World War
    EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE, FLORENCE DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY AND CIVILIZATION EUI Working Paper HEC No. 2004/1 The Expulsion of the ‘German’ Communities from Eastern Europe at the End of the Second World War Edited by STEFFEN PRAUSER and ARFON REES BADIA FIESOLANA, SAN DOMENICO (FI) All rights reserved. No part of this paper may be reproduced in any form without permission of the author(s). © 2004 Steffen Prauser and Arfon Rees and individual authors Published in Italy December 2004 European University Institute Badia Fiesolana I – 50016 San Domenico (FI) Italy www.iue.it Contents Introduction: Steffen Prauser and Arfon Rees 1 Chapter 1: Piotr Pykel: The Expulsion of the Germans from Czechoslovakia 11 Chapter 2: Tomasz Kamusella: The Expulsion of the Population Categorized as ‘Germans' from the Post-1945 Poland 21 Chapter 3: Balázs Apor: The Expulsion of the German Speaking Population from Hungary 33 Chapter 4: Stanislav Sretenovic and Steffen Prauser: The “Expulsion” of the German Speaking Minority from Yugoslavia 47 Chapter 5: Markus Wien: The Germans in Romania – the Ambiguous Fate of a Minority 59 Chapter 6: Tillmann Tegeler: The Expulsion of the German Speakers from the Baltic Countries 71 Chapter 7: Luigi Cajani: School History Textbooks and Forced Population Displacements in Europe after the Second World War 81 Bibliography 91 EUI WP HEC 2004/1 Notes on the Contributors BALÁZS APOR, STEFFEN PRAUSER, PIOTR PYKEL, STANISLAV SRETENOVIC and MARKUS WIEN are researchers in the Department of History and Civilization, European University Institute, Florence. TILLMANN TEGELER is a postgraduate at Osteuropa-Institut Munich, Germany. Dr TOMASZ KAMUSELLA, is a lecturer in modern European history at Opole University, Opole, Poland.
    [Show full text]
  • Volume CXXXI, Number 6, October 25, 2013
    The Student Newspaper of Lawrence University Since 1884 THELAWRENTIAN VOL. CXXXI NO. 6 OCTOBER 25, 2013 “Squirrels” forum gives insight into film industry any advice for those who aspire to work in film. Line producer Brian Rose Nelson Herskowitz recommended that Staff Writer ______________________ people “find their bliss by trying a bit of everything,” and to keep Students got an inside look in mind that “the path is never at the process of making a film on straight and you should not stop Thursday, Oct. 17 at “Long Live doing something because some- the Squirrels: Behind the scenes.” one else doesn’t like it.” Costume In this program, held in the new designer Megan Spats mentioned Hurvis Center film studio, six peo- the importance of “being the best ple involved in the making of the you can be and making yourself film discussed their backgrounds irreplaceable,” and “cultivating as well as their experiences in one’s youth.” Gaffer Dale Marks filming in Appleton the past few and others emphasized being weeks. They also shared tips for alert, organized and gracious, on- those interested in becoming part and off-set. of the film industry. The film that each of these The panel of “Long Live the Squirrels” filmmakers, including Lawrence’s Artist-in-Residence Catherine Tatge ‘72, far right. The forum began with the people were here to work on is Photo by Katie Crawford filmmakers describing what their “Long Live the Squirrels.” It is roles were on the set. Those pres- about Bucky and the Squirrels, ent were: line producer Brian a fictional one-hit wonder band Report to the Community celebrates Herskowitz, gaffer Dale Marks, with roots in Appleton, Wisconsin digital imaging technician Freddie that disappeared in a plane crash Fernandez, property master Ron in 1968.
    [Show full text]
  • Chapter 8 Medical Practioners Targeted by Zbv161
    Chapter 8 Medical Practioners targeted by zbV161 Fig. 15: Dr Mark Redner162 Dr Mark Redner: 159 Dr Redner, Papers sent to the author by famly Redner: Original Memoirs (in Polish), written between 1944 and 1949. Yad Vashem, file 03/430 in Jerusalem, Israel, preserves the manuscript. 162 Holocaust Survivor. Son of Berisch ‘Bernard’ and Reize ‘Roza/Dinah’ (Findling) Redner. Born: 3 July 1898 in Lemberg, Poland. Died: December 1984 in Norristown, Pennsylvania. Last Residence in Poland: Sonnegasse 47 Lemberg. Occupation: Physician in Poland. Married: Bromislawa Schrenzel January 4, 1924. 105 MEDICAL PRACTIONERS TARGETED BY ZBV I can fully agree with the now classic testimony of Polish Prime Minister, Joseph Cyrankiewicz, a former prisoner of Oswiecim (Auschwitz) extermination camp, and a witness during the trial of the camp commander Rudolf Hess. He testified, when called by the prosecutor to tell the truth, and declared categorically that alas, in spite of his best efforts and intentions, he cannot relate the truth accurately, since no human being can describe truthfully the enormities of the crimes, that quantitatively and qualitatively exceed human imagination. Nevertheless, I cannot remain silent or resign myself to inaction. The spilled blood of millions of our innocent brothers calls loudly and incessantly for justice. The shadows and souls of our Martyrs visit us in our dreams and keep us company in every step of reality, calling for hunting and punishing the perpetrators. They show the bleeding wounds and lacerated hands, bodies infected and torn by Gestapo dogs… their faces deformed by suffering deaths in gas chambers with bloody foam on their lips.
    [Show full text]
  • Your Ancestors in Volhynia and Poland from 1700 to 1900
    Your Ancestors in Volhynia and Poland from 1700 to 1900: How They Got There and How They Lived William Remus Emeritus Professor of Information Technology Management University of Hawaii SJHS 1962 LMC 1964 UM 1967 MSU 1974 Cosponsors • St Joseph Public Library • American Historical Society of Germans from Russia – Berrien County Chapter • Society for German Genealogy in Eastern Europe • Federation of Eastern European Family History Societies (Annual meeting is at the Milwaukee Radisson Hotel on July 24th and 25th - German Fest Weekend)). Presentation Online at • www.remus.shidler.hawaii.edu Remus? • Rem (pronounced Rehm) = Saxon clan name for those who punch holes (in people using spears). Lots of Rem in Bavaria and Saxony from 1300. • -us A Latin suffix added by those with the church and universities around 1500 (very fashionable). The name links Remus directly to villages near Dresden, Saxony. Agenda • Follow the trails of the Germans migrating out of Germany into Poland and Volhynia • Talk about how they lived and why they migrated. Where is Volhynia? Where are the Germans? Where are the Germans? Where are the Germans? (Hinter) Pommern • Lightly populated initially with Wends and Kashubians • Gradual inflow of Germans inland for farming • Cooperative arrangements withWend and Kashubian nobility • Merged later with East Prussia, Brandenburg, and Silesia to form Prussia Where are the Germans? Where are the Germans? Conditions in 1720 • The Swedes fought the joined Russians, Poles, and Prussians across northern Poland. • The Swedes lost but more than one third of the Poles died. • The Polish nobility recruited Germans to fill the jobs of the deceased Poles – these were mostly on manorial farms.
    [Show full text]
  • Glimpse Into the Lives of Some Schock and Ehni During and Following WWII
    Resettlement experiences in Poland and Germany during and following WWII by the Bessarabian relatives of Johannes and Christiana (Ehni) Schock By Martin R Schock (grandson) ABSTRACT The Russian-German siblings, nephews and nieces of Johannes and Christiana (Ehni) Schock had lived at Borodino, Bessarabia (now generally Moldova), until the fall of 1940. Letters from these relatives during years 1946-51 provide a window into their forced resettlement experiences in German-Nazi occupied regions of Poland during years 1940-45 of WWII. The relatives fled these regions as the Soviet military advanced westward through Poland during later years of the war and resettled at several places throughout Germany. The letters also provide personal stories of hardships of survival and life during the decade of resettlement years. November 2020. A corrected revision of the September 2020 edition. Both copyrighted under U.S.A. law. 2 Johannes Schock and Christiana (Ehni) Schock Johannes a.k.a. John Sr. b. 1877 Dec 01 at Borodino, Bessarabia d. 1961 May 18 at Turtle Lake, ND USA Christiana a.k.a. Christine b. 1880 Dec 23 at Borodino, Bessarabia d. 1957 Mar 30 at Turtle Lake, ND USA They were married in Klöstitz, Bessarabia; and their three oldest children were born in Borodino. They journeyed from Bessarabia to the U.S.A. during April 1910. She had a stroke in 1952, which left her bedridden until her death. 3 Family Photo taken about 1940 Front Row: Alexander, John Sr., Christiana, and Emil Back Row: John Jr., Daniel, Helena, Emma, Reinhold, and Jacob Not shown: Gustav (d.
    [Show full text]
  • Hohenzollern Prussia: Claiming a Legacy of Legitimacy
    Portland State University PDXScholar University Honors Theses University Honors College 2015 Hohenzollern Prussia: Claiming a Legacy of Legitimacy Jeremy Brooks Weed Portland State University Follow this and additional works at: https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/honorstheses Let us know how access to this document benefits ou.y Recommended Citation Weed, Jeremy Brooks, "Hohenzollern Prussia: Claiming a Legacy of Legitimacy" (2015). University Honors Theses. Paper 177. https://doi.org/10.15760/honors.185 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access. It has been accepted for inclusion in University Honors Theses by an authorized administrator of PDXScholar. Please contact us if we can make this document more accessible: [email protected]. P a g e | 1 Hohenzollern Prussia: Claiming a Legacy of Legitimacy By Jeremy Brooks Weed P a g e | 2 Table of Contents I. Introduction to the Hohenzollerns of Prussia II. Historical Perspectives and a Divided Discourse III. Brandenburg to Prussia IV. The Politics Religion and the International Norms of the 17th and 18th Century V. The Holy Roman Empire and the Internal Politics of Dynastic Claims VI. International Norms of the Early Modern Era and the Relationship of Dynastic Claims VII. The House of Hohenzollern and the Foundations of Prussian Dynastic Claims VIII. The Reign and Achievements of Elector Frederick William IX. From Prince to King the Reign of Frederick I X. King Frederick William I takes Stettin and Centralizes the State XI. From Claims to Prussian Territory: How Frederick II Settled the Claims XII. Conclusion XIII. Works Cited XIV. Appendix A: Maps of Prussia P a g e | 3 I.
    [Show full text]
  • MLA.V.18 Mennonite Documents from Prussia/Poland Some of The
    MLA.V.18 Mennonite Documents from Prussia/Poland Some of the collection has been digitized at: http://mla.bethelks.edu/archives/V_18/ This collection has a complex history. Boxes 1 and 2 are original documents that originated in the archives of the Mennonite congregations in what is now northern Poland. Probably a lot of the material came from the Danzig congregation. The documents were retrieved by North American MCC workers in MCC service in Poland after World War 2. In the early 1980s, the Mennonite Library and Archives at Bethel, the Mennonite Historical Library in Goshen, the Mennonite Heritage Centre in Winnipeg, and the Center for Mennonite Brethren Studies in Fresno exchanged photocopies of their Prussian/Polish materials. Boxes 10-11 contain the Goshen photocopies. Box 7 contains the Winnipeg photocopies, and boxes 8-9 the Fresno photocopies. In October 2002 the Mennonite Historical Library in Goshen transferred their originals to the Mennonite Library and Archives. These are now in boxes 3-6. It is unknown who compiled the descriptions (including some transcriptions and rough English translations) of the Bethel and Goshen materials. These descriptions have been copied into this finding aid. It is possible that some of the Bethel work was done by Hilda Ediger Voth during the 1980s. See also Elisabeth Kloss papers, MS.513. Box Folder Item Contents 1 1 a By the grace of God, from Friedrich, King of Prussia, Margrave of Brandenburg of the Holy Roman Empire’s Lord (High) Chancellor and Elector. Referring to the corresponding rights of Jan. 4, 1774, from the Protestants in West Prussia to the Catholic spiritual leadership for marriages and funerals.
    [Show full text]
  • History of Reedsville to 1976.Pdf
    lL HISTORY OF TO 1976 l I' ..., Library Use Only MTWC 977.567 HISTORY Zarnoth, Dorothy. History of Reedsville to 1976 I Manitowoc Public Library 33128001071513 MTWC 977.567 HISTORY Zarnoth, Dorothy. History of Reedsville to 1976 I Manitowoc Public Library 33128001071513 With grateful appreciation to all the citizens in Reedsville who were most helpful especially: F. J. Bergmann Florence Dvorachek Laurena Hoge Carol Krueger Elvira Krueger Ethel Krueger Verona Rusch Jim Winter Dorothy Zarnoth, Editor MANITOWOC PUBLIC LIBRARY MA1\ITOWOC, WISCONSIN 54220 The coming of the railroad helped Reedsville to grow. Th is depot was located a short distance from Reinemann 's Elevator. y Page 1 BEGINNINGS - This land upon which Reedsville is located was originally owned by and occupied by the Indians. In 1673, Marquette and Joliet were sent to map the shoreline from Green Bay. They may have camped and been the first white people In the county. As a result of the French and Indian War, this land passed to Great Britain from the French in 1763. In 1783, at the close of the Revolutionary War, it became part of the United States. In 1787, it was named Northwest Territory, 1800 it was the Indiana territory, and in 1809 It was Illinois territory. From 1818 to 1836, it was Michigan territory. It then became Wisconsin territory until we became a state in 1848. We were a part of Brown County for a time. The township of Maple Grove had its start in 1850 and the Town of Rockland was so designated in 1856. The French traveled just west of Reedsville.
    [Show full text]
  • The German Migrations to Volhynia William Remus 10/4/2020 Introduction
    The German Migrations to Volhynia William Remus 10/4/2020 Introduction It is often very difficult to find where your family originated in Germany prior to traveling to Volhynia. There are several reasons why this problem occurs: • The records currently available for Volhynia are limited. • The death records often lack details like birthplace and date of birth. • The marriage records of the bride and groom often lack details like birthplace, parent’s names, and date of birth. • There are no formal immigration records available in Volhynia. • Such information is also lacking for records from other areas of Russian Occupied Poland. • Our ancestors often migrated over a period of generations and a number of regions. However, the pattern of migrations from the German states into areas of Prussian controlled Poland are fairly well known and there are some records available. Also why these moves were made are often well known and will be detailed as we go. What I will try to do with this paper is to briefly detail the major small migrations into eastern Europe. In the case of each migration I can provide some links that provided the family names involved in the migration and where they had settled at crucial dates like 1772 and 1794. Additionally I will provide a brief history of each destination area and maps to give you a general idea where these areas of migration were. In multistep migration to Volhynia the maps will also aid you in where they stopped along the way. The story starts about 1600. The state of Germany prior to 1700 Germany was not a unified state in 1600.
    [Show full text]