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Kaan-Marienborn, Kr. Siegen-Wittgenstein, Nordrhein-Westfalen
Today, Kaan-Marienborn is administratively part of the municipality of Siegen.
Düsseldorf (Stadt), Nordrhein-Westfalen
Düsseldorf is the capital of the German State of Nordrhein-Westfalen.
Lensen*
Johann Kaspar Lensen was born about 1794 in the Dutch town of Leve [sic]. He was a farmer.
He served as a soldier in the 37th Infantry Regiment of Napoleon's Army. He fought against the Russians and was captured.
Milovidov records that as of 1814 his father, mother, brother, and sister were still living in the village of Leuve [sic].
He is recorded among the captured Napoleonic soldiers who were settled among the Volga German colonies, but it is not known in which colony he was settled.
Leuven, Flemish Brabant Prov., Belgium
Leuven is a Flemish city known for its university.
Following the invasion of Napoleon, Belgium was merged with The Netherlands in 1815 and remained so until the Kingdom of Belgium was created in 1840.
Nijhoven, North Brabant Prov., Netherlands
Nijhoven is a hamlet located east of the town of Baarle-Nassau, along the Belgium-Dutch border.
Kriung*
Guillaume Kriung was born about 1792 in a French "place" called Neviaka [sic].
He was a soldier in the 1st Grenadier Regiment of Napoleon's Army. He fought against the Russians and was captured.
Milovidov records that as of 1814 his father, mother, two brothers, and a sister were still living in the "locality" of Neviaka.
It is not known in which Volga German colony he was settled.
Ronse, East Flanders Prov., Belgium
Following the invasion of Napoleon, Belgium was merged with The Netherlands in 1815 and remained so until the Kingdom of Belgium was created in 1840.
Asti, Asti Province, Piedmont Region, Italy
Asti is located in the western Italian region of Piedmont.