Christian Donad and Anna Margaretha

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Christian Donat was born about 1721 in Ostritz, Saxony, Germany. He married Anna Margaretha —. Anna Margaretha was born about 1737, probably also in Ostritz, Saxony, Germany.

Christian, Anna Margaretha, and their two children arrived in the colony of Graf, Samara, Russia 8 August 1767.

Christian and Anna Margaretha’s children are:

Johann Franziskus Donad, born about 1756 in Ostritz, Sachsen, Germany, married 1) Christina — and 2) Marianna Rikel 14 Jan 1791 in Graf, Samara, Russia.

Wife 1: Christina —, b. abt. 1755, d. 8 Sep 1790 in Graf, Samara, Russia.

Wife 2: Marianna Rikel, born about 1776 in Herzog, Samara, Russia.

Children (by Christina): Anna Barbara Donau (m. Johan Adam Williger) and Anna Maria Donau (m. Heinrich Jäkel).

Children (by Marianna): Johannes Heinrich Anton Donau (m. Susanna Brandt) and Magdalena Donau (m. Gottfried Geier).

Maria Regina Donat, born about 1762 in Ostritz, Saxony, Germany.

Summary of Sources

Pleve, Igor, Einwanderung in das Wolgagebiet 1764-1767, Band 2 (Kolonien Galka - Kutter), Göttingen: Nordost-Institut, 2001.
Boyd, Darryl and Dreiling, Trecil (comp.), Mariental Parish Records 1789 to 1810, https://volgaparishes.com/mariental_page.html, 2022.
Mai, Brent Alan, 1798 Census of the German Colonies along the Volga: Economy, Population, and Agriculture, Volumes 1 and 2, Lincoln, NE: American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, 1999.
Leus, Pavel M. (trans.) and Rupp, Kevin D. (comp.), Graf, Russia (Krutoyarovka): A census of the colony, December 10, 1834, Lincoln, NE: American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, 2001.

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First Settlers List

Kolonie Graf
(russischer Ortsname: Krutojarovka)
gegründet am 10. Juli 1766

...
46. Tonat [Donat], Christian, 46, kath., Soldat aus Sachsen, Ostritz
Frau: Anna Margaretha, 30
Kinder: Johann Franziskus, 11; Maria Regina, 5
in der Kolonie eingetroffen am 20.8.1767
erhalten von der Kanzlei in Petersburg 22 Rbl.
1768 gab es in der Wirtschaft 1 Pfd., 1 Kuh

Source: Pleve, Igor, Einwanderung in das Wolgagebiet 1764-1767, Band 2 (Kolonien Galka - Kutter), Göttingen: Nordost-Institut, 2001.

Mariental Parish Records 1789 to 1810

Marriages

Photo: 150-1
Line: 4
Date: 14 Jan 1791
Groom: Donat    Franz
    Marital status: W
Bride: Ricklin    Maria Anna
    Marital status: S
Where married: Graf

Deaths

Photo: 197-2
Line: 2
Date: 8 Sep 1790
Name of decedent: Donau Christina
Age: 35
Village: Graf
Additional information in record: wife
Translator's notes: First wife of Franz Donau, 8G-37

Source: Boyd, Darryl and Dreiling, Trecil (comp.), Mariental Parish Records 1789 to 1810, https://volgaparishes.com/mariental_page.html, 2022.

Graf Census, 1798

Gf37     Fronz Donad [?]            h              41
             Marianna Rikel              sp             22      from Herzog
             Anton                             s               4
             Magdalena                   d              1
             Barbara                          d              16        daughter by his 1st wife
             Anna Maria                   d              14        daughter by his 1st wife
             Konrad Leberich           o              48          Marianna's father; from Herzog
             Chreszentia Ehrmann m             58          Marianna's mother

Workers: 2
Horses: 7
Cows: 6
Sheep: 7
Swine: 14
Chickens: 15
Planted - 1796/1797
Rye: 3 chetverik
Wheat: 1 chetvert 2 chetverik
Potatoes: 7 chetverik
Harvested - 1797
Rye: 1 chetvert 7 chetverik
Wheat: 6 chetvert 2 chetverik
Potatoes: 1 chetvert 7 chetverik

Source: Mai, Brent Alan, 1798 Census of the German Colonies along the Volga: Economy, Population, and Agriculture, Volumes 1 and 2, Lincoln, NE: American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, 1999.

Graf Census, 1834

Fronz Donad
Birth: 1757
Wife: Marianna Reckling
Birth: 1776                           Graf (Krutoyarovka), Russia

Children:
1M: Anton Donad
        Birth: 1794                     Graf (Krutoyarovka), Russia
        Spouse: Susanna ?

Source: Leus, Pavel M. (trans.) and Rupp, Kevin D. (comp.), Graf, Russia (Krutoyarovka): A census of the colony, December 10, 1834, Lincoln, NE: American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, 2001.