[Ger-Poland-Volhynia] Orgin of Germans in the Sompolno, Chodecz area

[Richard A. Stein]

Christian,

I am extracting the German names from microfilms of church books of some
Catholic parishes north of Sompolno and also in Chodecz.  The first German
names appear about 1780.  Very few marriage or death records indicate the
place of birth.  When they do it is usually in Posen province.  It appears
to me that most of the early German settlers came from the Netze district in
Posen.  After the third partition of Poland in 1795, there may have been
some settlers from southwest Germany, such as Wuertemberg.  Another
observation is that many of the settlers stayed only for a few years and
then moved on elsewhere.  A couple would have one or two children and then
disappear.  Others may have more definitive information about the places of
origin of the Germans in these areas.

Dick Stein

----- Original Message -----
From: "Christian Lucht" <christianlucht at googlemail.com>
To: <ger-poland-volhynia at eclipse.sggee.org>
Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2006 6:21 PM
Subject: [Ger-Poland-Volhynia] Orgin of Germans in the Sompolno, Chodecz
area


> I was wondering if someone would know where the German settlers in the
> Sompolno and Chodecz area originally came from (which part or cities
> of Germany) as well as when they settled there.
> Thank you, Christian Lucht
>
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