The early history of the Wohlgemuth family

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The early history of the Wohlgemuth family

In 1812 in Preußisch Stargardt, an elderly Jew Moses and his sons Salomon and Herz took the surname Wohlgemuth in exchange for Prussian citizenship rights.
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When: 1728 - 1875
Family Branch: Wohlgemuth, Paechter
Generation: -1G, -2G, -3G, -4G, -5G
Sources & Methods: religious record

Discovery Notebook
Video: Scant remains - my bittersweet visit to Starogard Gdanski
  • Sep 07, 2018

Enjoy this video of my findings and thoughts after visiting the old Jewish cemetery in the…

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"W" index page showing all Wohlgemuth deaths in Pr. Stargardt from 1847 to 1874. Some are relatives, others not
Summary of Wohlgemuth records research
  • Aug 27, 2018

Despite my earlier belief that all the Wohlgemuths in Pr. Stargardt were our family members, I…

Cemetery headstone deciphered
  • Aug 23, 2018

There are two recognizable Wohlgemuth headstone fragments in the old Jewish cemetery in…

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Synagogue record from Prueßich Stargradt
Leopold Wohlgemuth marriage in 1863
  • Aug 23, 2018

 I'll put out the important documents one by one as I capture them. Here is the November 4, 1863…

LDS records solve the Wohlgemuth conundrum
  • Aug 23, 2018

I found another cache of specifically Jewish records from Stargardt that were filmed by the…

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Book by Gerhard Salinger
Gerhard Salinger study of Jewish Stargard
  • Aug 26, 2016

Available Jewish records for Preussich Stargard, the West Prussian town where our Wohlgemuth…

Wohlgemuth map, 1812-1942
  • Aug 24, 2016

I annotated this map of the northeastern section of the German Empire under Kaiser Wilhelm II…

More on the 1812 citizenship law
  • Aug 20, 2016

Details of our three Wohlgemuth ancestors on the 1812 Prussian citizenship list. 

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Wohlgemuth headstone in the Stargardt Jewish cemetery
Wohlgemuth gravestone in Stargard
  • Aug 20, 2016

At Virtual Shtetl, there are photos of the destroyed Jewish cemetery of Starogard Gdanski. Just…

Earlier blog posts identified Stargard as possible Wohlgemuth town
  • Aug 20, 2016

Review what was written here and…

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Towns in West Prussia where Jews adopted the Wohlgemuth surname in 1812
Search for Isaak Wohlgemuth centers on West Prussian towns from 1812 citizenship list
  • Apr 08, 2012

I recounted in the previous post how I discovered that we have been using the wrong name for our…

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Stanley L. Ruby(21) Chien-Shiung Wu(18) Emil Jan Konopinski(9) Brice M. Rustad(8) Allan Franklin(7) James S. Allen(7) R. E. Marshak(4) Otto Kofoed-Hansen(4) Leon Lidofsky(4) P. A. Flinn(4)
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