Johannes Schlidt
In 1766, Johannes and Anna Elisabeth Schlidt decided to accept the offer described in Catherine's Manifesto and migrate to Russia.
Johannes and Anna Elisabeth were from Hessen-Darmstadt and sailed from Lübeck with other colonists who arrived in Oranienbaum, Russia on August 8, 1766 aboard the ship “Novaya Dvinka”.
Johannes was a weaver who practiced the Lutheran faith. Johannes, Anna Elisabeth, and a son named Johann Wilhelm died on the long journey to Norka. Another son named Johannes survived and was taken in as an orphan by the Andreas Nolde family. The Nolde family had traveled on the same ship from Lübeck with the Schlidt family. They arrived in Norka on August 15, 1767 and are shown as households 18 and 18a in the 1767 census of Norka. Johannes is the only male Schlidt that survived the journey to Norka. Johannes had two sisters (Christina and Anna Maria) that were also taken in by other Norka families as orphans.
Johannes and Anna Elisabeth were from Hessen-Darmstadt and sailed from Lübeck with other colonists who arrived in Oranienbaum, Russia on August 8, 1766 aboard the ship “Novaya Dvinka”.
Johannes was a weaver who practiced the Lutheran faith. Johannes, Anna Elisabeth, and a son named Johann Wilhelm died on the long journey to Norka. Another son named Johannes survived and was taken in as an orphan by the Andreas Nolde family. The Nolde family had traveled on the same ship from Lübeck with the Schlidt family. They arrived in Norka on August 15, 1767 and are shown as households 18 and 18a in the 1767 census of Norka. Johannes is the only male Schlidt that survived the journey to Norka. Johannes had two sisters (Christina and Anna Maria) that were also taken in by other Norka families as orphans.
Sources
Pleve, I. R. 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.
Pleve, Igor. Einwanderung in Das Wolgagebiet 1764-1767 Kolonien Laub- Preuss. Gottingen: Nordost-Institut, 2005. Print.
Last updated June 28, 2018.