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12 March 1853 |
Born in Dorogobuzh, Smolensk Oblast (Russian Federation).
We know that his father was called Paul but to date we do not know his mother’s name.
His father was a clergyman (Orthodox). |
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1874 |
He marries Anna Ivanovna SAKHAROV. |
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1 September 1875 |
He works in Smolensk |
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The couple had several children: |
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16 July0 |
Birth of Emmanuel POTEMKIN. |
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11 October 1882 |
Birth of Benjamin POTEMKIN. |
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19 November 1884 |
Birth of Nicolas POTEMKIN in Belyy.
He lived in Luxemburg and Belgium. He was born on the 1st of December 1884 according to the Gregorian Calendar. |
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25 October 1886 |
Birth of Nicodeme. |
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13 March 1891 |
Birth of Marie POTEMKIN.
She lived in Rostov, Russian Federation. |
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November 1892 |
He was reported to be a Councillor at the Russian Court. |
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8 November 1892 |
Birth of Augusta POTEMKIN in Olonetz (Karelia) a town near the Finnish border.
She is our direct ancestor, nicknamed « Goutia ».
Baptised on the 14th of November of the same year.
She lived in France. |
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27 July 1901 |
Birth of Vladimir POTEMKIN in Ostër-Sourage (Russia).
He lived in Paris – He worked as a chemist for ONERA near Saclay. |
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28 February 1916
12 March 1916 |
Birth of Irina Kalitowicz, one of his grand-daughters in Barwienkovo, Kharkov Oblast (Russia). Daughter of Augusta.
Our mother to be! |
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February 1917 |
Petrograd – Civil war, uprising, the tsar abdicates. |
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28 June 1922 |
He is in Batoum in Georgia (Russia) with his son Emmanuel. |
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12 & 29 July 1922 |
Written in two letters: he leaves Buchmonte and expresses the wish to move to Stravopol where he would like to finish his life. |
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6 & 19 December 1922 |
He writes to his son Nicolas who is in Bulgaria. |
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8 & 21 February 1923 |
From Backmatch he sends letters to his son-in-law Edward KALITOWICZ who wants to go to live in Poland, a decision he approves and that would enable his daughter Goutia and Irina – our mother – to get all back together.
He has the intention to go back to his country in May, in the area of Smolensk (Saint Krapivenskaya). |
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He is in Ostior/Oster. |
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4 & 7 April 1923 |
He is in Batoum and wants to continue his trip to Derebouge, but in Gomel his permit is refused by a Jude of the Secret Police (sort of NKVD). He turns back and returns to Darmtza. |
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February 1926 |
He does not give up on his project to go to Derebouge and says that he wants to look after his grand-children. (Which ones?). |
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8 & 21 January 1929
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At last he is in Derebouge!
He learns about the separation between his daughter Goutia and Edward. He misses his grand-daughter Irina and expresses the desire to have her here in Derebouge and to look after her.
We have no information on his wife Anna Ivanovna Sakharov. |
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He dies in Backmatch, we do not know what took him back there. |
