General Research Question
Hi, I would like to do some research on my German ancestors. My grandfather came from Sweden and I have been researching Swedish records. I found an ancestor, Johan Schultz, that came from Germany and has an interesting story.
Johan Schultz was born in 1687 in Bautzen, Saxony, Germany. Johan joined the Swedish cavalry probably when the Swedish army (Great Northern War) defeated Saxony in 1706. He was then captured by the Russians at the battle of Poltava in 1709. Most of the the Swedish army surrendered to the Russians on June 30, 1709 at Perevolochna (now central Ukraine). Johan was taken to Kazan, Russia and spent 14 years as a POW along with his captain (ryttmästare) Baron Kurk. They were released in 1721 . He moved to Näshulta and worked on Baron Kurk’s farm (Hedensö) for 16 years as a manager. He lived on a small farm about 2 miles from Hedensö called Roxmo.
Johan married while a POW to Catherina Margret Jacobsdotter. She was born in 1691 in Narva, Estonia. She was abducted along with her parents by the Russians and sent to the East. She died in Aug 1761 at the age of 70. Johan died of old age at the age of 90 on 22 Sep 1777.
A while back I requested some micro film at the FHL, some Bautzen church records from the late 1600s, but I didn’t find anything. From what I remember there are not that many records. I also have another ancestor, Johann Wilhelm Strempel (Strimple), who came to the US in 1752 and fought in the American Revolutionary War.
Any hints on starting research on German ancestors, especially in the Bautzen area? Before I was interested in genealogy, I lived in Berlin and Munich for a couple of years in the 80s and took a year of German at University.
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