Spelling Variations
Dessandri
Desandre
Десандре
Десандръ
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Discussion & Documentation
Leopold Dessandri was born in approximately 1789 in the Netherlands. He served in Napoleon's army and fought against the Russians. He was captured by the Russians, and in 1812, was settled in the Volga German colony of Katharinenstadt.
He is on the 1834 census of Katharinenstadt in Household No. 346 with a note that he had been absent since 1817.
Sources
- 1834 Census of Katharinenstadt.
- 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.
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Brent Mai
Pre-Volga Origin
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Volga Colonies
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