Paul Jacob Martens

Brief Life History of Paul Jacob

When Paul Jacob Martens was born about 1769, in Molochansk, Tokmak, Zaporizhia, Ukraine, Soviet Union, his father, Jacob Martin, was 31 and his mother, Maria Dyck, was 27. He married Katharina Thiessen in 1792, in Molotschna, Tavrida, Russian Empire. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 6 daughters. He died in 1828, in Molotschna, Tavrida, Russian Empire, at the age of 60.

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Family Time Line

Paul Jacob Martens
1769–1828
Katharina Thiessen
1777–1847
Marriage: 1792
Jacob Paul Martens
1794–1853
Paul Martens
1795–
Abraham Paul Martens
1805–
Paul Martens
1796–
Maria Martens
1797–1867
Catarina Martens
1798–
Catharina Martens
1799–
Anna Martens
1800–
Franz Paul Martens
1800–1859
Anna Martens
1805–1866
Helena Martens
1812–

Sources (10)

  • {name} na entrada para Jacob Martens, “Alemanha, Batismos Luteranos, Casamentos e Sepultamentos, 1500-1971”
  • Pauel Martens in entry for Catarina Martens, "Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1500-1971"
  • Paul Martens in entry for Catharina Martens, "Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1500-1971"

World Events (5)

1772

Russia participates in first partition of Poland.

1785

Catherine II confirms nobility's privileges in Charter to the Nobility.

1787

War with Ottoman Empire ends with Treaty of Jassy. Ottomans recognize 1783 Russian annexation of Crimea.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: German Hans, Otto, Ernst, Kurt, Armin, Claus, Erwin, Heinz, Horst, Rainer, Sibert, Wilhelm.

North German (also Märtens), Dutch, and Flemish: patronymic from the personal name Marten . The surname of Flemish origin is also found in the Walloon part of Belgium. In North America, the surname Martens may also be an altered form of the Dutch variant Maartens. Compare Martins .

English: variant of Martins .

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

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