Johann Jacob and Anna Eva Schmer
In 1766, Johann Jacob and Anna Eva Schmer decided to accept the offer described in Catherine's Manifesto and migrate to Russia.
Johann Jacob was born in Heddersdorf between 1725 and 1727. Anna Eva (née Glebe) was born in Biedebach, Hersfeld-Rotenburg, Germany on March 28, 1724. They were married on October 1, 1748 in Heddersdorf. Jacob and Anna Eva had three children: Johann Georg Schmer, born October 25, 1749 in Heddersdorf; Anna Gertruda, born September 25, 1752 in Heddersdorf; and, Anna Katharina, born December 16, 1757 in Heddersdorf. The entire family migrated to Russia.
The couple sailed with other colonists from the north German port of Lübeck aboard the Russian ship “Elephant” and arrived in Oranienbaum, Russia on August 29, 1766.
Over a year later, Johann Jacob, Anna Eva Schmer, and their three children were among the founders who arrived in Norka on August 15, 1767 and are recorded there on the 1767 Census as Household No. 143.
According to the 1775 census of Norka, Johann Jacob was serving as a Beisitzer for the colony of Norka.
Johann Jacob was born in Heddersdorf between 1725 and 1727. Anna Eva (née Glebe) was born in Biedebach, Hersfeld-Rotenburg, Germany on March 28, 1724. They were married on October 1, 1748 in Heddersdorf. Jacob and Anna Eva had three children: Johann Georg Schmer, born October 25, 1749 in Heddersdorf; Anna Gertruda, born September 25, 1752 in Heddersdorf; and, Anna Katharina, born December 16, 1757 in Heddersdorf. The entire family migrated to Russia.
The couple sailed with other colonists from the north German port of Lübeck aboard the Russian ship “Elephant” and arrived in Oranienbaum, Russia on August 29, 1766.
Over a year later, Johann Jacob, Anna Eva Schmer, and their three children were among the founders who arrived in Norka on August 15, 1767 and are recorded there on the 1767 Census as Household No. 143.
According to the 1775 census of Norka, Johann Jacob was serving as a Beisitzer for the colony of Norka.
Sources
Schmer, Alexander.
Pleve, Igor. Lists of Colonists to Russia in 1766: Reports by Ivan Kulberg. Saratov, Russia: Saratov State Technical U, 2010. Print.
Pleve, Igor. Einwanderung in Das Wolgagebiet 1764-1767 Kolonien Laub- Preuss. Gottingen: Nordost-Institut, 2005. Print.
Stumpp, Karl. The Emigration from Germany to Russia in the Years 1763-1862. 1997. Page 155.
Pleve, Igor. Lists of Colonists to Russia in 1766: Reports by Ivan Kulberg. Saratov, Russia: Saratov State Technical U, 2010. Print.
Pleve, Igor. Einwanderung in Das Wolgagebiet 1764-1767 Kolonien Laub- Preuss. Gottingen: Nordost-Institut, 2005. Print.
Stumpp, Karl. The Emigration from Germany to Russia in the Years 1763-1862. 1997. Page 155.
Last updated November 17, 2017.
