Aaron Peters (1794 - 1856)

Born 4 Mar 1794 in Schoenhorst, Chortitza colony, South Russia

Husband of Margaretha (Sawatzky) Peters — married 24 Oct 1816 in South Russia

Descendants

Died 12 Jan 1856 at age 61 in South Russia

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Biography

Birth

Date: 4 MAR 1794

Place: Schoenhorst, Chortitza, South Russia^[1][2][3][4]

Death

Date: 12 JAN 1856

Place: South Russia^[5]

Research Notes Chortitza Colony was a volost Yekaterinoslav Governorate granted to German-speaking Mennonites for colonization northwest of Khortytsia Island and is now part of Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine. Chortitza was founded in 1789 by Plautdietsch-speaking Mennonite settlers from the Vistula delta and consisted of many villages. It was the first of many Mennonite settlements in the Russian Empire. From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chortitza_Colony

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S695
2. ↑ Source: #S168 Page: 242
3. ↑ Source: #S4076
4. ↑ Source: #S52 Page: 38
5. ↑ Source: #S4076

• Bob Strong genealogical database
• Source: S168 Author: Unruh, Benjamin Heinrich Title: Die niederlandisch-niederdeutschen Hintergrunde der mennonitischen Ostwanderungen im 16., 18. und 19. Jahrhundert Abbreviation: Unruh, Benjamin Heinrich. Die niederlandisch-niederdeutschen Hintergrunde Publication: Heinrich Schneider, Karlsruhe, Germany, 1955 Italicized: Y Paranthetical: Y
• Source: S320 Title: Reimer, Peter K.; Gedcom File, Jan 2002 Abbreviation: Reimer, Peter K.; Gedcom File, Jan 2002 Text: 212 - 366 First Street Steinbach, MB CANADA R5G 1K5 Italicized: Y
• Source: S4076 Title: Peters, Derrick; Internet message, 2 Jan 1997 Abbreviation: Peters, Derrick; Internet message, 2 Jan 1997 Text: dpeters@@smartt.com Italicized: Y
• Source: S52 Title: 1801 Chortitza Colony list of Landless Abbreviation: 1801 Chortitza Colony list of Landless Text: Odessa Region State Archives, Fund 6, Inventory 1, File 92. Microfilmed in August, 2000. This file contains a list of single and landless Mennonites in the Chortitza Colony dated April 25, 1801 among other things. Italicized: Y
• Source: S695 Author: Schapansky, Henry Title: Schoenhorst: The Old Colony Russia, The First Settlers: 1788-1803, Part I Abbreviation: Schoenhorst: The Old Colony Russia, The First Settlers: 1788-1803, Part I Publication: Mennonite Family History, Oct., 1993. Italicized: Y Paranthetical: Y

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