Georg Heinrich Trott (abt. 1763 - abt. 1826)

Born about 1763 in Nieder Ramstadt, Lichtenberg, Hessen-Darmstadt

Descendants

Died about 1826 at about age 63 in Grimm, Saratov, Russia

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Biography

Heinrich Trott was a Volga German.

Heinrich Trott has German Roots.

Germany-Denmark-Russia

Family B-1706 in The Immigration of German Colonists to Denmark and Their Subsequent Emigration to Russia in the Years 1759-1766.

Family Rus14-47 in The Immigration of German Colonists to Denmark and Their Subsequent Emigration to Russia in the Years 1759-1766.

Family #19 in the 1775 Grimm census.

Family #6 in the 1798 Grimm census.

Family #74 in the 1834 Grimm census.

Georg Heinrich Trott was born in 1763 in Niederramstadt, Lichtenberg, Hessen-Darmstadt, Germany to Philip Moretz Trott and Maria Elisabeth Gestras. He was born at a time when the Hessen-Darmstadt area had long been ravaged by war and economic downturn. His father had difficulty supporting his family, which was considered to be among the poorest in the area. His father was only 23 at the time of his birth, and he did not have any skills beyond manual labor.

Several years earlier, Danish King Frederick V issued an open invitation to Germans from Hessen and the Palantinate to help settle the area of Schleswig-Holstein, at that time under the control of the Danes. For families like Georg Heinrich's, it was a very attractive option because it offered them hope for a better future.

At the time the invitation was issued in 1759, his father was only 17, most likely still living with his own family. But after he met and married Maria Elisabeth Gestras, nearly 20 years his senior, and she became pregnant, being able to provide for his growing family became his priority.

His father Philip, still in his early 20s, was a day laborer. Much like today, this job category was considered the very low on the employment scale. He was paid his meager wages daily, and he didn't necessarily work every day. This meant his family lived a hand-to-mouth existence, unless his mother had money tucked away from a previous marriage or from her family.

Acknowledged as the poorest of the poor, the Trotts and others like them were looking for an opportunity that would give them a more stable future. by 1763, the invitation from the Danish King seemed more attractive than ever. Georg Heinrich's parents became reserve colonists, and they did not immigrate to Denmark until August of 1763. By that time, Georg Heinrich was six months old. By September 30, 1763, the young family was living in Colony G18, Neuboerm, in the district of Gottorf in Denmark. ^[1]

The marshlands of Schleswig-Holstein were very inhospitable to farmers. Although the Germans were good farmers with typical farm land, it was far more difficult to convert these former wetlands and grow crops. Most of the German immigrants barely reaped enough to feed their families, let alone to provide food for others in Denmark. When Catherine the Great invited Germans to immigrate to Russia, Philip and his wife decided it offered them a better opportunity.

Georg Heinrich had a sister, Katharina Barbara, who was born in 1764, but it is unclear if she was born in Denmark or Russia. The departure documents from the Danish government only list the head of the household, Philip Trott. He may or may not have had another child in his family by the time he left Denmark. According to The Immigration of German Colonists to Denmark and Their Subsequent Emigration to Russia in the Years 1759-1766, the family deserted Denmark on June 23, 1764.^[1] The 1775 Grimm census, taken 10 or 11 years later, showed that daughter Katharina Barbara was 10.75 years of age, indicating she was born in 1764.

1775 Grimm Census ^[2]

Family # 19

Head of the Household Philipp Moretz Trott, age 33

Wife Maria Elisabeth Trott, age 51

Child #1 Georg Heinrich Trott, age 12

Child #2 Katharina Barbara Trott, age 10 years 9 months

1798 Grimm Census ^[3]

Family # 6

Head of the Household Lorenz Troudt [sic], age 56, widower [should be Trott

Child #1 Georg Heinrich Trott, age 35

Wife of Child #1 Elisabeth Rutz Trott, age 35, from Dönhof

Grandchild #1 Johann Heinrich Christian Trott, age 6

Grandchild #2 Johann Christian Trott, age 1

Grandchild #3 Eva Katharina Trott, age 14

Grandchild #4 Anna Margaretha Trott, age 11

Grandchild #5 Katharina Elisabeth Trott, age 8

1834 Grimm Census ^[4]

Family # 74

Head of the Household Moritz Drott [sic], age 73 in 1816, deceased 1817

Child #1 Heinrich Trott, age 52 in 1816, deceased 1826

Grandchild #1 Heinrich Christian Trott, age 23 in 1817, to household #9

Great Grandchild #1 Christian Jakob Trott, age 1 year 6 months in 1816, to household #9

Grandchild #2 Christian Trott, age 18 in 1816, deceased 1821

Grandchild #3 Johann Philipp Trott, age 33

Wife of Grandchild #3 Maria Elisabeth Trott, age 30

Great Grandchild #2 Johann Heinrich Trott, age 7

Great Grandchild #3 Christian Jakob Trott, age 4

Great Grandchild #4 Philipp Trott, age 2

Great Grandchild #5 Johann Jakob Trott, age 6 weeks

Grandchild #4 Christian Trott, age 22

Wife of Grandchild #4 Katharina Trott, age 24

Great Grandchild #6 Anna Margaretha Trott, age 3 months

Grandchild #5 Johann Philipp Trott age 25, illegitimate grandson by an unnamed daughter

Wife of Grandchild #5 Elisabeth Trott, age 25

Great Grandchild #7 Johannes Trott, age 3

Great Grandchild #8 Katharina Trott, age 3 months

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Eichhorn, Dr. Alexander, Dr. Jacob and Mary Eichhorn, The Immigration of German Colonists to Denmark and Their Subsequent Emigration to Russia in the Years 1759-1766; Bonn, Germany and Midland Michigan, USA; Drukerei und Verlag Steinmeier GmbH & Co. Kg, Deiningen, Germany, 2012; page 626, family B-1706, Georg Hinrich [sic] Trott, age 1/2.
2. ↑ The 1775 and 1798 Census of the German Colony on the Volga, Lesnoy Karamysh, also known as Grimm; Published by the American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA; Published date: 1995; family #19, Philipp Moretz Trott family.
3. ↑ The 1775 and 1798 Census of the German Colony on the Volga, Lesnoy Karamysh, also known as Grimm; Published by the American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA; Published date: 1995; family #6, Lorenz Troudt [sic] family.
4. ↑ 1834 Census of Grimm in the District of Saratov, Russia, dated 2 February 1835; Translated by Brent Mai, Concordia University, Portland, Oregon; Published by Dynasty Publishing, Beaverton, OR, USA; Published 2011; page 24, family #74, Moritz Drott/Trott family.

See also:

• VolgaGermans.org online database, research from Concordia University Center for Volga German Studies, History, Journey Through Denmark, see https://www.volgagermans.org/history/journey-through-denmark.

• VolgaGermans.org online database, research from Concordia University Center for Volga German Studies, Who Are Volga Germans, Settlements, Original, Grimm, see https://www.volgagermans.org/who-are-volga-germans/settlements/original/grimm.

• https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tagel%C3%B6hner