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Saturday, October 8, 2011

Bettcher Ancestral Villages in Bessarabia

German colonies were first founded in Bessarabia in 1814.  Our ancestors settled in the following villages and years:

Year               Village             Family
1814               Kulm                  Wandry (Fandrich), Hoffmann
1816               Paris                  Boettcher, Schramm
1817               Teplitz               Boepple, Lutz, Benz,
1817               Brienne              Wandry (Fandrich)
bef 1834          Brienne             Ehrmann
1832               Friedenstal         Sperr
April 1843       Paris                 Allmer


This map of the German colonies in Bessarabia was created by Armin Zimmermann. I have highlighted our family villages in yellow. His original can be found here:
http://www.armin-zimmermann.eu/Bessarabien/Bilder/Karten/Bessarabien.html



Here is a detailed map of the same area:


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2 comments:

  1. AnonymousJuly 1, 2011 at 5:42 PM

    Hi

    von Olnhausen and Ohlhausen isn't the same.

    Only ancestors of Ohlhausen lived in Bessarabia and in Cobadin, Dobrudscha

    wgs@gmx.de

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  2. AnonymousJuly 20, 2011 at 2:03 PM

    Our "von Ohlhausen" ancestry is indeed part of the "von Olnhausen" family.

    See me article here:

    http://bettcherfamily.blogspot.com/2011/07/von-ohlhausen-von-olnhausen-family-of.html

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