Brief Life History of Martin
When Martin Stelter was born on 14 September 1841, in Pidhirne, Akkerman, Bessarabia, Russian Empire, his father, Johann Stelter, was 39 and his mother, Karolina Hund, was 37. He married Louisa Lobe on 14 January 1866. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. He died in 1910, at the age of 69.
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- Martin Stelte, "Russia, Lutheran Church Book Duplicates, 1833-1885"
- Bessarabia, Leowa - a Koblenz Extraction (E. Wise) (Odessa Digital Library)
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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.
1866
Crime and Punishment by Fedor Dostoyevskiy (1821-81) published.
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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