Johannes Heidrich

There was quite a large Heidrich clan in Krasna. Johannes Heidrich was their ancestor. He came from Büdingen in the Westerwald and was baptized there on 31.08.1760.

So far, no ancestors other than his parents have been found:
Parents of Johannes: Simon Heidrich 1730- and Eva Maria Schlatter, marriage April 11, 1752 in Bellingen.

Wives of John

• Johannes married Elisabeth Baldus on May 22, 1781. She was born on 28.09.1758. Elisabeth Heidrich née Baldus died on May 11, 1789 at the age of 30.

  Ancestors of Elisabeth Baldus:

  Parents
  Johann Christian Baldus * 05. 11. 1728
  ⚭ 13. Mai 1747 with Anna Maria Baldus - dispensation granted - both from Bellingen -

  Grandparents
  Johann Merten Baldus * 22.01.1690 in Bellingen, † 05.04.1752
  ⚭ 18.11.1716 with Anna Maria Heidrich, *1690 in Dreisbach, † 06.11.1763,

  Great-grandparents
  Johann Tonnes Baltes, * 1654, † 31.01.1723 in Bellingen.
  ⚭ 24.10.1684 with Demuth Henrichs, * 01.01.1661 in Bellingen, † 1731 in Bellingen.

• 16. März 1790 Johann Heidrich (viduus = widowed) with Elisabeth Hubertus ex Büdingen (her parents Heinrich Hubertus, mother not named)

Children of Johannes Heidrich in Büdingen

• From his first marriage to Elisabeth Baldus:¹

26. Mai 1782	Anna Maria Heidrich (she married Mathias Müller in Czeszewo in 1802)
10. März 1785	Philippina Heidrich. She is godmother to Paul Müller, son of Mathias Müller, on 09.08.1804, she does not appear in Krasna.
21. Januar 1787	Margaretha Heidrich † 24. Mai 1787
24. Juni 1788	Elisabeth Heidrich, she does not appear in Krasna.

Elisabeth Heidrich (née Baldus) died on May 11, 1789 at the age of 30.

• From second marriage to Elisabeth Hubertus:²

10.Juni 1790	Anna Catharina Heidrich, † 14. Juni 1790
23.08.1791	Johannes Heidrich,
11. Mai 1795	Anna Catharina Heidrich. She probably died on the journey to Poland, as there is a daughter of the same name in 1801.
20. August 1798	Eva Maria Heidrich

Auswanderung

Heidrich, Johannes from Büdingen went to South Prussia in 1799. He left with the Nassau emigrants who went to the estates of Prince Frederick William of Orange in South Prussia.

In Dok 2666/2 S. 3 # 16 Johannes Heidrich, Büdingen 8 persons

Signatur: HHStAW, 172, 2677 Title: Verzeichnisse von Personen und Haushaltungen, welche als Kolonisten...
Page 5 # 59 Johann Heidrich, Büdingen 38 Jahre, Farmer, wife plus six children
(Although he came from Stockum, when he emigrated he probably lived in Büdingen, where his second wife came from.)

Further information on the emigration to Orzechowo can be found at"The hiking instructors Mathias Müller and Peter Becker".

Still looking:

• Parents Simon Heidrich and Anna Maria; they were probably born before 1740
  Joh. Tonnes HAYDRICH married Eva BALTHES on January 30, 1674, they had a daughter * 1690 Anna Maria HEIDRICH.
  She married Johann Merten BALDUS on November 18, 1716.
  
  Their son Johann Thönges BALDUS was born on August 17, 1727 and Johann Christian in 1728.
  The sister of Johann Merten Baldus, Eva Baldus *1687 married Johann Heinrich Heidrich in 1710
  

The Heidrich family appears in the Rotzenhahn church register.
S. 113: 16. März 1790 Johann Heidrich (viduus = widowed) with Elisabeth Hubertus ex Büdingen (her parents Heinrich Hubertus, mother not named)

Children of Johannes Heidrich in Orzechowo

Source: Kirchenbuch Czechowo

20.03.1801	Anna Catharina3
04.12.1803	Christianus

Which of the family moved on to Krasna?

Johannes himself did not come to Krasna. He must have died between 1803 (last record of the birth of a child) and 1808:
His second wife was widowed in 1808 (Archiwum Panstwowe w Poznaniu 53/4823/0/3.15/280): "Die Colonists request postponement of their interest/tax payments to the princely administration".

His second wife did not go to Krasna. She remarried in June 1809:
Katholische Pfarre Czeszewo (Wrzesnia) entry 2 / 1809 Gottfriedus Blaske and Elisabeth Heidrichen.

The couple does not appear in Krasna.

This raises the question of how the unmarried children came to Krasna. It is conceivable that they traveled with the family of Mathias Müller, the wandering schoolmaster. He was married to their sister Anna Maria Heidrich.

You can read about the onward migration from Poland to Krasna at "The hiking instructors Mathias Müller and Peter Becker".

Proven in Krasna are:

«I20494» Anna Maria HEIDRICH *1782	married Mathias Müller
«I20476» Anna Catharina HEIDRICH ~1801	married Johannes Hartmann
«I4957» Christian HEIDRICH *1803	married twice Müller women
«I4960» Johannes HEIDRICH *1791	married Barbara Müller

Further Heidrich in the OFD Krasna:

• «I4918» Anna Catharina HAYTRYCH *1795
      Died on the journey to Poland, as there is a sister of the same name in 1801.
• «I4996» Christina HEIDRICH *1794 †1850
      Does not appear as a daughter in Büdingen or in Orzechowo.

Census 1835

14 Christian Heidrich 31 - Wife: Katharina 32
  Sons: Johann 12, Christian 9, Martin 7
  Daughters: Rosina 3, Sophia ½

Census 1850

14 Christian Heidrich 46 - Wife: Katharina 46
  Sons: Johannes (Went to No. 15)
  Christian 24 - Wife: Katharina 24
    Daughter: Rosina 4
  Martin 22, Karl 11
    Daughters: Sophia 16, Elisabetha 13, Margaretha 3

15 Johannes Heidrich 27 (Came from No. 14) - Wife: Margaretha 22
    Daughters: Katharina 8, Magdalena 2

Eduard Volk
Neuwied, February 2025
Eduard's ancestor is Klemens VOLK

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1. The three living are named in the 1834 inheritance file as children from Johannes Heidrich's first marriage.
2. 16. März 1790 Johann Heidrich (viduus = widowed) ⚭ Elisabeth Hubertus
3. Johann's first child is mistakenly named as his first wife Elesabeth. However, she had already died in 1789 (see above)