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Gorr

Associated Colonies
Reinwald
Schwed
Place of origin
Schönberg, Zwickau, Saxony, Germany
Description

Heinrich Gorr was born about 1708 in Schönberg. His sons, Gottlieb (b. 1741) and August (b.1753), arrived in Reinwald on 14 July 1766. In 1788, August and his family moved to the colony of Schwed.

Sources

- Pleve, Igor. Einwanderung in das Wolgagebiet, 1764-1767 Band 3 (Göttingen: Göttinger Arbeitskreis, 2005).

Researchers
Jerry Goertzen