2021

Belgard – Colonization – Reclamation of Deserted Areas and Appointment of Foreign Colonists (1742-1766)

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This book details files for land reclamation of deserted areas and the appointment of foreign colonists. The document mentions families from the Hessen-Darmstadt and Polish areas, among other places. Some pages call these colonists by name. Areas surrounding Vorwerk in Belgard are mentioned, such as the Schetterow, Lülfitz, Rostin, Klein Panknin, and Klempin. Other pages […]

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2019

Shepherding Families from the Belgard Church Book

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This page is currently a work in progress as I study the patterns of movement of shepherds and herdsmen from the Belgard parish. Philipp Wedig Bloedorn and Barbara Catharina Wenzel Schäfer in Ackerhof Karoline Sophia born February 1, 1794 in Ackerhof   Christoph Klotz and Christina Steffers (Steffens?) Hirte in Roggow Christoph Friedrich born April […]

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2018

Daniel Friedrich Hermann Kaske from Alt Lülfitz

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Another one of my DNA matches led me back to Pommern with the name Kaske. Hopefully this historic family tree can help others as well. This study traces the lineage of Daniel Frederick Hermann Kaske, who was born Alt Lülfitz, Belgard and died in Spink, South Dakota. He was a blacksmith who immigrated to the […]

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2018

Descendants and Family of Friedrich Neitzel from Alt Lülfitz, Belgard

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A Herding Family from Belgard – A Connection to My Family The Neitzel family shares a concrete connection with my fourth great-grandfather. His daughter married into the family of Friedrich Neitzel and Christine Louise Becker of Lülfitz, Belgard (before it became Alt and Neu Lülfitz). Friedrich was born sometime around 1768, taking the profession of Hirt and Arbeiter, […]

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