Wilhelm and Eva Sophia Köhler
In 1766, Wilhelm Köhler and his wife, Anna Maria, decided to accept the offer described in Catherine's Manifesto and migrate to Russia.
Wilhelm was born about 1707 in the Wenings (Gedern) parish which was then part of the county of Isenburg. His father was Christoph Köhler.
The couple and their two children, Conrad and Catharina, sailed with other colonists from the north German port of Lübeck aboard the Lübeck ship “Die Frau Dietrika” and arrived in Oranienbaum, Russia on September 15, 1766.
It is probable that Anna Maria died on the journey to the settlement area. Wilhelm married again to Eva Sophia, who was 30 years younger. Wilhelm's daughter may have also perished on the journey or it is possible that she married (she was 20 in 1766). It is likely that Wilhelm's son Conrad also perished on the journey.
Wilhelm, Eva Sophia, and their adopted son, Konrad Neun (the son Konrad Neun), were among the founders who arrived in Norka on September 2, 1767 and are recorded there on the 1767 Census as Household No. 210 and 210a. Wilhelm and Eva Sophia have a one week old son named Christoph.
Wilhelm was born about 1707 in the Wenings (Gedern) parish which was then part of the county of Isenburg. His father was Christoph Köhler.
The couple and their two children, Conrad and Catharina, sailed with other colonists from the north German port of Lübeck aboard the Lübeck ship “Die Frau Dietrika” and arrived in Oranienbaum, Russia on September 15, 1766.
It is probable that Anna Maria died on the journey to the settlement area. Wilhelm married again to Eva Sophia, who was 30 years younger. Wilhelm's daughter may have also perished on the journey or it is possible that she married (she was 20 in 1766). It is likely that Wilhelm's son Conrad also perished on the journey.
Wilhelm, Eva Sophia, and their adopted son, Konrad Neun (the son Konrad Neun), were among the founders who arrived in Norka on September 2, 1767 and are recorded there on the 1767 Census as Household No. 210 and 210a. Wilhelm and Eva Sophia have a one week old son named Christoph.
Sources
Schmoll, Betty. "Tracing Roots in Isenburg". Norka Newsletter. Autumn 1999.
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.
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.
Last updated July 7, 2018.