Senne (Orlovskaya-1)*

Johann Valentin Senne [sometimes Sehn, Sähn, Senn], illegitimate son of Anna Maria Reinmuld, was born 11 September 1729 in Harmuthsachsen.

The entry in the baptismal register reads:

"1729 den 11ten 7 bris ist Anna Maria Reinmuld ihr uneheliches Kind das sie ihrer Vorgaben mit Niclaus Senn von Sangershausen , Soldaten unter Hrn Capitän Bilau Companie gezeuget hat getaufft . Valten Scheerer alhier Gevatter gewesen."

[On 11 September 1729, Anna Maria Reinmuld baptized her illegitimate child, who she had conceived with Niclaus Senn of Sangershausen, a soldier in Captain Bilau's company. Valten Scheerer was the godfather.]

Johann Valentin Senn [sic] married on 7 April 1750 in Harmuthsachsen to Eva Magdalena Heiderich. She had been born 5 April 1729.

The births of the following children born to Johann Valentin Seene & Eva Magdalena Heiderich are recorded in the parish register of Harmuthsachsen: (1) Anna Marta, born 19 January 1751; (2) Eva Christina, born 3 February 1753; (3) Anna Elisabeth, born 30 June 1755; (4) Maria Elisabeth, born 2 February 1759; (5) Johann Heinrich, born 11 November 1761, died 21 January 1763; and (6) Anna Elisabeth, born 2 March 1765.

Valentin Zöll [sic], his wife Magdalena, and daughters (Anna, age 17; Eva, age 13, Elisabeth, age 12; Maria, age 9; Anna, age 2) arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 26 August 1766 aboard a snow-brig named Die Jäger (The Hunter) under the command of Skipper Gabriel Will.

Valentin San [sic], his wife Eva Magdalena, and daughters (Anna Martha, age 17; Eva Christina, age 16; Anna Elisa., age 14; Maria Elis., age 10; Anna Elisa., age 2½) are recorded on the list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767.

Valentin Saner [sic], a farmer, his wife Magdalena, and daughters ([a] Anna, age 18; Christina, age 15; [b] Elisabeth, age 12; [c] Maria, age 9; [d] Elsa, age 3) are recorded on the 1767 census of Orlovskaya in Household No. 26. They had settled there on 23 July 1767.

[a] Anna Marta Hoffmann née Senne from Orlovskaya and her family are recorded on the 1798 census of Hockerberg in Household No. Hb02.

Anna Marta Senne died 26 April 1818 in Orlovskaya.

[b] Elisabeth Bähr née Senne and her family are recorded on the 1798 census of Orlovskaya in Household No. Or23.

Anna Elisabeth Bähr née Senne died 22 November 1848 in Orlovskaya.

[c] Maria Elisabeth Siebert née Senne from Orlovskaya and her family are recorded on the 1798 census of Zürich in Household No. Zr01.

[d] Anna Elisabeth Senne (born 1765) died 14 January 1805 in Orlovskaya.

The 1767 census records that Valentin Saner came from the German village of Harmuthsachsen.

There are no known surviving male lines of this family among the Volga German colonies.

[Regarding the mother of Johann Valentin Senne: Anna Maria Reinmuld, daughter of Johann Jost Reinmuld & Anna Schambach, was born 19 January 1706 in Harmuthsachsen. After the illegitimate birth of Johann Valentin Senne, she married on 13 March 1732 to Johann Heinrich Becker of Vockerode. There are two possibilities for her father, Johann Jost Reinmuld. Viktor Bleichrot has determined that he is the one who died 21 September 1747 at the age of 71 (rather than the one who died 8 April 1742 at the age of 61y 3m 7d).]