André Pinar was born in approximately 1785 in the French city of Lyon.
He served as a soldier in the 93rd Infantry Regiment in Napoleon's Army. He fought against the Russians and was captured.
Milovidov records that as of 1814 his father was still living in Lyon.
Belousov records that André Pinar was settled in the Volga German colony of Krasnoyar.
He is recorded on the 1834 census of Mariental in Household No. 225 along with a note that he relocated to the colony of Louis in 1818.
He is recorded on the 1834 census of Louis in Household No. 68. He is recorded on the 1850 census of Louis in Household No. 95 along with a note that he had died in 1850.
Milovidov records that André Pinar came from the French city of Lyon.
- 1834 Louis Census (Household No. 68).
- 1850 Louis Census (Household No. 95).
- 1834 Mariental Census (Household No. 225).
- Belousov, S.V. "Prisoners of war of Napoleon's army in the Volga region: the arrangement, content, relationships with the local population." Bulletin of the Samara State University, No. 1 (Samara, Russia: Samara State University, 2006): 48-55.
- Milovidov, B. P. "Prisoners of War of the Napoleonic Army in the Saratov Colonies in 1813-1820: New Documents." (p. 34, #55)
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