Michael Kavitt was born approximately 1789 in the German village of Preiswikersham [?] in the region of Alsace.
He served as an equestrian huntsman in the 20th French Regiment of Napoleon's Army. He fought against and was captured by the Russians.
In 1820, he was settled in the Volga German colony of Straub.
Milovidov records that as of 1820, he had two half-sisters, one of whom lived in Preiswikersham [?] and the other in Strasbourg.
Michael Kavitt and his wife are recorded on the 1834 census of Straub in Household No. 86.
Johann Michael Kavitt and his wife are recorded on the 1850 census of Straub in Household No. 100.
Johann Michael Kavitt and his wife are recorded on the 1857 census of Straub in Household No. 121.
Milovidov records that Michael Kavitt was born in the German village of Preiswikersham [?] in the region of Alsace.
There are no known surviving male lines of this Kavitt family among the Volga German colonies.
- 1834 Straub Census (Household No. 86).
- 1850 Straub Census (Household No. 100).
- 1857 Straub Census (Household No. 121).
- Milovidov, B. P. "Prisoners of War of the Napoleonic Army in the Saratov Colonies in 1813-1820: New Documents." (p. 60, #4)
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