Christoph Stelter

Brief Life History of Christoph

When Christoph Stelter was born on 10 December 1833, in Paris Bessarabia, Akkerman, Bessarabia, Russian Empire, his father, Gottlieb Stelter, was 34 and his mother, Anna Christina Schulz, was 35. He married Henriette Baier in 1856, in Bessarabia, Russian Empire. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 6 daughters. He died in 1890, at the age of 57.

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Family Time Line

Christoph Stelter
1833–1890
Henriette Baier
1835–
Marriage: 1856
Christian Stelter
1857–1914
Gottlieb Stelter
1860–1862
Carolina Stelter
1862–1933
Alfred Stelter
1865–1944
Christina Stelter
1868–
Gottlieb Stelter
1871–
Mathida Stelter
1872–
Rosina Stelter
1876–1878
Katharina Stelter
1878–
Rosina Stelter
1879–

Sources (2)

  • Christoph Stelter, "Germany, Prussia, Posen, Catholic and Lutheran Church Records, 1430-1998"
  • Christoph Stelter, "Russia, Lutheran Church Book Duplicates, 1833-1885"

World Events (6)

1837

First Russian railroad, from St. Petersburg to Tsarskoye Selo, opens. Aleksandr Pushkin, foremost Russian writer, dies in duel.

1853

Russia fights Britain, France, Sardinia, and Ottoman Empire in Crimean War. Russia forced to accept peace settlement dictated by its opponents.

1853 · The Crimean War

Starting on October 5, 1853, Britain, France, Turkey, and Sardinia challenged Russia as the country was expanding. The troops fighting against Russia were finally defeated by the harsh winter. Altogether, around 500,000 Russian troops were lost.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Otto, Erhardt, Ewald, Gerhardt, Lothar, Manfred.

North German: nickname for a disabled person, from Middle Low German stelte, stilt ‘wooden leg’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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