Benedictus Pozenhardt was born in approximately 1781 in Schwende.
He served as a soldier in first the military of Württemberg, then in the Austrian military, and finally in Napoleon's Army. He fought against and was captured by the Russians. In 1820, he was settled in the Volga German colony of Katharinenstadt.
Milovidov records that as of 1820, his father and a sister were still living in Schwende.
He is recorded on the 1834 census of Katharinenstadt in Household No. 352 along with a note that he came from Pisan [?] as a prisoner of war in 1820.
He moved from Katharinenstadt to Louis in 1834.
He is recorded on the 1834 census of Louis in Household No. 139.
The death of Benedict Bozenhardt [sic] in 1848 is recorded on the 1850 census of Louis in Household No. 174.
Milovidov records that Benedictus came from the German village of Schwende in the region of Württemberg.
There are no known surviving male lines of this Pozenhardt family among the Volga German colonies.
- 1834 Katharinenstadt Census (Household No. 352).
- 1834 Louis Census (Household No. 139).
- 1850 Louis Census (Household No. 174).
- Milovidov, B. P. "Prisoners of War of the Napoleonic Army in the Saratov Colonies in 1813-1820: New Documents." (p. 60, #6)
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