Heinrich Säger and Anna Maria

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Heinrich Säger was born about 1727 in Garmer, an unidentified town in the Electorate of Mainz (in what is now Germany). Heinrich married Anna Maria —. Anna Maria was born about 1721, probably in or around Garmer. They arrived 31 May 1766 in Russia from Rewal, Gryfice County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland aboard the pink Slon, along with four children. Heinrich was listed as a Catholic and a farmer.

The couple and two of their daughters settled in Leichtling, Saratov, Russia 14 June 1767. Their son Valentin was not listed with them and likely died before they settled in Leichtling. Their daughter Katharina was not listed either but she had just married and had arrived with her new husband a month before.

Heinrich and Anna Maria’s children are:

1	Valentin Säger, born about 1746, not listed with his family in 1767 (and may have died after arriving in Russia and before the family settled in Leichtling).
2	Katharina Säger, born about 1748, married Johannes Biehn about 1767, settled at Leichtling, Saratov, Russia 14 May 1767. Husband: Johannes Biehn, b. abt. 1747 in Hammelburg, Bavaria, Germany, d. 1825.
3	Cunigunda Säger, born about 1754 or 1756, married Georg Holzmann. Husband: Georg Holzmann, b. abt 1749, d. 1820.
4	Anna Maria Säger, born about 1761.

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 3 (Kolonien Laub - Preuss), Göttingen: Nordost-Institut, 2005.
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.
Boyd, Darryl (compiler) & Gartner, Angela (translator), Leichtling, Russia 1834 Census, Concord, CA, 2006.

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List of Colonists to Russia in 1766

31 of May 1766.
Public colonist, arrived from Rewal by the pink "Slon"
under the command of Lieutenant Sergey Panov
...
Saeger Heinrich, Cath., farmer from Mainz, doc. No. 577, wife: Anna, children: Valentin, 20, Catharina, 18, Cunigunda, 10, Anna, 4,5.

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 Leichtling
(russicher Ortsname: Ilavlja)
gegründet am 14. Mai 1767
…

2. Säger [Seher], Heinrich, 40, kath., Ackerbauer aus Mainz, Garmer?
Frau: Anna Maria, 46
Kinder: Kunigunde, 13; Anna Maria, 7
in der Kolonie eingetroffen am 14.6.1767
erhalten vom Vormundschaftskontor in Saratov 75 Rbl.
1768 gab es in der Wirtschaft 1 Pfd., 1 Kuh, gepflügt: 1 Des., gesät: 6 Četverik Roggen
...

48. Böhm, Johannes, 20, kath., Ackerbauer aus Hammelburg
Frau: Katharina Säger, 18
in der Kolonie eingetroffen am 14.5.1767
1768 gepflügt: 1 Des.

Source: Pleve, Igor, Einwanderung in das Wolgagebiet 1764-1767, Band 3 (Kolonien Laub - Preuss), Göttingen: Nordost-Institut, 2005.

1798

Leichtling, Russia

Lg03     Goerg Holzmann          h        49
             Cunigunde Seher         sp      41
             Johann Georg              s        21
             Franz                              s        19
             Johannes                      s        13
             Samuel                          s         9
             Peter                              s         7
             Baltasar                         s         4
             Andreas                        s         3

Workers: 3
Horses: 4
Cows: 10
Sheep: 15
Swine: 4
Chickens: 10
Planted - 1796/1797
Rye: 2 chetvert
Wheat: 3 chetvert
Barley: 2 chetvert
Oats: 3 chetvert
Millet: 6 chetverik
Potatoes: 1 chetvert 2 chetverik
Harvested - 1797
Rye: 3 chetvert 6 chetverik
Wheat: 4 chetvert
Barley: 4 chetvert
Oats: 4 chetvert
Millet: 6 chetvert
Potatoes: 4 chetvert

Lg45     Johannes Biehn            h        51
             Katharina Seher            sp      45
             Johannes                       d       20
             Valentin                         d        14
             Anna Maria                   d        12
             Barbara                         d         8
             Katharina                      d         6

Workers: 2
Horses: 7
Cows: 15
Sheep: 20
Swine: 8
Geese: 3
Chickens: 20
Planted - 1796/1797
Rye: 5 chetvert
Wheat: 5 chetvert
Barley: 2 chetvert
Oats: 3 chetvert 6 chetverik
Millet: 4 chetverik
Potatoes: 1 chetvert 7 chetverik
Harvested - 1797
Rye: 12 chetvert 6 chetverik
Wheat: 10 chetvert
Barley: 5 chetvert
Oats: 12 chetvert
Millet: 3 chetvert 6 chetverik
Potatoes: 8 chetvert

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.
Note: The Leichtling census was dated 7 October 1798.

1834

Leichtling, Russia

No.	Names	Age (1834)	Moved or died	Age at last census (1815)
88	Georg Holtzman (Goltzman)		Died 1820	67
	wife:
	sons:
	1. Johannes Holtzman		Died 1824	30
	wife: not listed
	sons: a. Peter Holtzman		Moved in from Göbel in 1832	5
	b. Johannes Holtzman	22		3
	c. Feid Holtzman	18
	d. Matiaus Holtzman	12
	2. Andreas Holtzman		See #8 (same)	20
	3. Baltazar Holtzman		See #19 (same)	21
	4. Peter Holtzman		Moved to Kamenka in 1823	24

Source: Boyd, Darryl (compiler) & Gartner, Angela (translator), Leichtling, Russia 1834 Census, Concord, CA, 2006.