Johannes Pelletier and Anna Maria Schneider

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Johannes Pelletier was born about 1758 in France to Andreas Pelletier and Magdalena --. He arrived in Russia 9 August 1766 at the age of eight with his parents and brother, arriving from Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany aboard the pink Novaya Dvinka. His family settled at Köhler, Saratov, Russia 21 August 1767.

Johannes married Anna Maria Schneider. Anna Maria was born about 1761 in Morbach, Rheinland-Palatinate, Germany to Matthias Schneider and Anna Maria --. She arrived in Russia 31 July 1766 at the age of six with her parents and brother, arriving from Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Her family settled at Seewald, Saratov, Russia 20 August 1767.

Johannes and Anna Maria’s children are:

1	Catharina Elisabetha Bellentier, born about 1780, married Georg Anton Schäfer in 1803 in Köhler, Saratov, Russia. Husband: Georg Anton Schäfer, b. abt. 1759 to Konrad Schäfer and Elisabeta Schrill, arrived in Russia from Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany 8 Aug 1766, settled in Köhler, Saratov, Russia 21 Aug 1767, m. 1) Maria Katharina Leister.
2	Eva Elisabeta Bellentier, born about 1798.
3	Franz Bellentier, born about 1785, married Cunegunda Walter 12 Feb 1807 in Köhler, Saratov, Russia. Wife: Cunegunda Walter.
4	Johann Georg Bellentier, about 1790, married Elisabetha Köhler. Wife: Elisabetha Köhler.
5	Nicolaus Bellentier, born about 1792.
6	Jakob Bellentier, born about 1795.
7	Margaretha Bellentier, born about 1796.
8	Joannes Bellentier, baptized 1 Mar 1803 in Köhler, Saratov, Russia.

Summary of Sources

Pleve, Igor, List of Colonists to Russia in 1766: Reports by Ivan Kulberg, Saratov, Russia: Saratov State Technical University, 2010.
Pleve, Igor, Einwanderung in das Wolgagebiet 1764-1767, Band 2 (Kolonien Reinhardt - Warenburg), Göttingen: Nordost-Institut, 2008.
Pleve, Igor, Einwanderung in das Wolgagebiet 1764-1767, Band 4 (Kolonien Reinhardt - Warenburg), Göttingen: Nordost-Institut, 2008.
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.
Church records of Semenovka parish from Saratov Province State Archive. Retrieved by Wadim Eichmann and extracted by Michelle Boyd.

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Church Records of Semenovka Parish

[1803]
Birth date: [obscured]
Baptism date: Martij 1.
Name: joannes
Parents' names: joannes Bellentier et anna Maria Schneiderin.
Godmother: joannes Felte.
Baptized by: idem. [p. Antonius]
Birthplace: Karaulnoy Bujerak
Year collection: 1803
Image: 1

[1803]
Names of marriage parties: Antonius Schäfer Vid.
                                                Catharina Elisabetha Bellentier Virgo
Names of witnesses: jacobus Mensing
                                    joan[n]es Leister
Blessed by: p. joan[n]es Mayer
Name of colony: Karaulnoy Bujerak.
Year collection: 1803
Image: 3 (right side)

[Feb 1807]
Day: 12
Names of marriage parties: Franz Bellentier Celebs
                                                 cum Cel. Cunegunda Walter
Location of contract: Karaulnoy Bujerak.
Names of witnesses: Franz Jean   Mathias Dieser
Blessed by: qui Supra [p. joan[n]es Mayer]
Year collection: 1806-07
Image: 4 (right side)

[Jul 1814]
Birthplace: Karaulnoy Bujerak
Text: Anno 1814 die 12 Ego qui Supra baptis Infantem Nne Theophilus natum 11 huis. CC LL Joannis Georgij Belentier et Elisab Köhler in Karaulnoy Bujerak habit. Patrinus Theophilus Köhler ex eadem Colonia.
Translation: Year 1814, day 12. I, the abovenamed baptized the infant named Theophilus, born this 11. Legitimate spouses Johannes Georg Belentier and Elisabetha Köhler, residing in Karaulnoy Bujerak [Köhler]. Godfather Theophilus Köhler from the same colony.
Name: Theophilus Belentier

Source: Church records of Semenovka parish from Saratov Province State Archive. Retrieved by Wadim Eichmann and extracted by Michelle Boyd.

List of Colonists to Russia in 1766

31 of July 1766.
Colonists of Recruiter De Beuve and Precourt,
arrived from Luebeck by the Russian packet-boad
under the Command of Lieutenant Korsakov
...
Schneider Mathias, Cath., farmer from Trier, doc. No. 2784, wife: Anna, children: Michael, 10, Anna, 6.

9 of August 1766.
Public colonists, arrived from Luebeck
by the pink "Novaya Dvinka" under the Command
of Lieutenant Perepechin
...
Belodie Andreas, Cath., farmer from Frankreich, doc. No. 3842, wife: Magdalena, children: Johann Heinrich, 15, Johann, 8.

Source: Pleve, Igor, List of Colonists to Russia in 1766: Reports by Ivan Kulberg, Saratov, Russia: Saratov State Technical University, 2010.

First Settlers List

Kolonie Köhler
(russicher Ortsname: Karaul'ny Buerak)
gegründet am 21. August 1767
…
47. Pelletier, Andreas, 52, kath., Ackerbauer aus Frankreich, Esse?
Frau: Magdalena, 51
Kinder: Johann Heinrich, 16; Johann, 10
in der Kolonie eingetroffen am 21.8.1767
erhalten vom Vormundschaftskontor in Saratov 25 Rbl., 2 Zäume, 10 Sažen' Seil, 2 Pfd.
1768 gab es in der Wirtschaft 2 Pfd., gepflügt: 1/4 Des., gesät: 4 Četverik Roggen

Source: Pleve, Igor, Einwanderung in das Wolgagebiet 1764-1767, Band 2 (Kolonien Reinhardt - Warenburg), Göttingen: Nordost-Institut, 2008.

Kolonie Seewald
(russicher Ortsname: Verchov'e)
gegründet am 20. August 1767
…
25. Schneider, Matthias, 38, kath., Ackerbauer aus Trier, Morbach
Frau: Anna Maria, 32
Kinder: Michael, 12; Anna Maria, 8
in der Kolonie eingetroffen am 20.8.1767
erhalten vom Vormundschaftskontor in Saratov 25 Rbl., 1 Zaum, 5 Sažen' Seil, 2 Pfd., 1 Kuh

Source: Pleve, Igor, Einwanderung in das Wolgagebiet 1764-1767, Band 4 (Kolonien Reinhardt - Warenburg), Göttingen: Nordost-Institut, 2008.

1798 Census
Köhler, Russia

K141         Johannes Bolender          h       39
                 Anna Maria Schneider    sp      36
                 Franz                                  s        13       from Sewald
                 Johann Georg                  s        8
                 Nikolaus                             s        6
                 Jakob                                s         3
                 Katharina Elisabeth         d        18
                 Eva Elisabeth                   d         16
                 Margaretha                     d         2

Workers: 1
Horses: 3
Cows: 8
Sheep: 7
Swine: 6
Geese: 10
Chickens: 14
Planted - 1796/1797
Rye: 3 chetvert 2 chetverik
Wheat: 6 chetvert
Barley: 2 chetvert
Oats: 8 chetvert
Millet: 4 chetverik
Potatoes: 4 chetvert 1 chetverik
Harvested - 1797
Rye: 6 chetvert
Wheat: 10 chetvert
Barley: 5 chetvert
Oats: 12 chetvert
Millet: 7 chetvert
Potatoes: 12 chetvert 6 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.