Tag Archives: Neumark

A King’s Promise

My name is Johann Friedrich Abraham and I am the pastor of Netzbruch. It is the year 1790, and I am 69 years of age. There has been peace for 27 years. I feel that the end of my life … Continue reading

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Mrs. Abraham or The King Is Coming For Dinner

My name is Theodora Sophie Abraham nee Glaß. I live in Netzbruch, a small village in the county of Friedeberg in the Neumark district in Prussia. I am a proud mother of six, three boys and three girls. And I’m … Continue reading

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Jacob and Auguste

This is Auguste Charlotte, born in Werder/Havel in Brandenburg in 1807 as an illegitimate child. However, her parents get married two years later and she grows up as the daughter of the citizen and fisherman Fritze. In October 1823, she … Continue reading

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