Category Archives: Marijampole Lutheran Church

One of the first German congregations and churches in this area and one that still remains. Civil registration records of birth,s marriages and deaths have been microfilmed.

RESEARCH 2012-2015 POST 15 SPURGAT RESEARCH IN EAST PRUSSIA Introduction

Posted on November 19, 2016 by suwalkigermans

My –at name may or may not have been native to Suwalki Province in the Russian Empire as families with the same name have been located in East (and West) Prussia. The unusual name and tracking the locations of people … Continue reading →

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Research 2012 to 2015 POST 2 CONCLUSION TO THE INTRODUCTION

Posted on April 15, 2016 by suwalkigermans

In November 2014 we had the answer: 15 records were enough to establish our relationship: His great grandfather, Ludwig Hutop, and my grandmother, Pauline Hutop Spurgat,  were half brother and sister! My grandmother was the daughter of the first wife, … Continue reading →

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Research 2012 to 2015 POST 1 Introduction

Posted on April 1, 2016 by suwalkigermans

Four years after the 2010 publication of my family history book, I had decided that by December 2015, I would send as an e-mail attachment to my first cousins and to a few other supporters  an update of my research: … Continue reading →

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The German Evangelical Lutheran Congregation in Mariampol

Posted on March 16, 2015 by suwalkigermans

The church in Mariampol started in 1800 at the same time that the German craftsmen began to move into this area. The German influence was evident here, and Protestant communities were soon organized. Logically, a Lutheran church followed. A pastor … Continue reading →

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The Lutheran Church in Wylkowiszki

Posted on February 24, 2015 by suwalkigermans

“A Little about the Community of Wilkowischen”: The Lutheran Church in Wylkowiszki The evangelical Lutheran church in Wylkowiszki was founded in 1843 as a “daughter” church of the congregation of Mariampol. Although the planning for a wooden church building and … Continue reading →

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Final Group of Genealogical Information from German Families in the Marijampole Lutheran Church

Posted on May 9, 2014 by suwalkigermans

Family 13: Galinat Friedrich Schlosser Henriette Willilat Johann Schlosser Mar. 1847 Maria geb. Mohr March 1847 Tadeus Schlosser 1859 Henriette Wilibat Anna Neusner Johann Schlosser Anna Nauzner Ferdinand Schultz- Karl Schultz Magdalena Geschrandtren (sp???) Amalia Butchereit William Buchereit Luise Geschvandtrer … Continue reading →

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Second Group of Genealogical Information from German Families in the Marijampole Lutheran Church

Posted on May 5, 2014 by suwalkigermans

Family 7: Werner Blum Blum Frau Superintendent R. Otto-Schimmel-StraB. 21 0831 Glauchau Tel & fax (03763) 501726 Waldemar Blum & Auguste Müller 1913 Pillwischken Ferdinand Karl Blum & Auguste Will Bertha Balzereit Ferdinand Blum/Eva Riedel Born 1846 Fredrich Blum & … Continue reading →

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Genealogical Information from German Families in the Marijampole Lutheran Church

Posted on April 28, 2014 by suwalkigermans

The pastor of the Marijampole Lutheran Church graciously showed me a folder of genealogical information 18 researchers have sent him over the years. The following incomplete information was compiled from the very brief time I had access to the folder. … Continue reading →

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Marijampole Evangelical Lutheran Church

Posted on February 17, 2014 by suwalkigermans

We walked with our guide to the church just two short blocks north of the hotel. The streets were “all torn up” so walking was really easier than driving there.  A few people, mostly older women, sat in the pews. … Continue reading →

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Marijampole

Posted on November 12, 2013 by suwalkigermans

Marijampole is the city where records of the Hutop family were recorded. My grandmother,Pauline Hutop married Adolph Spurgat. Our family history tour guide had arranged a “discussion with the pastor or church community “at the Marijampole Lutheran Church.” Pastor Vaidas … Continue reading →

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