Beier (Rosenheim-1)

There are two Beier families that settled in the Volga German colony of Rosenheim on 27 July 1765. They both immigrated to Denmark (Schleswig-Holstein) arriving in the city of Schleswig together on 4 July 1761.

(1) Johann Gottfried Beier, a farmer, his wife Anna Maria, and children (Johann Gottfried, age 9; Hans Georg, age 7) arrived in Denmark. They were dismissed from the Danish colonies on 6 June 1763 and joined the migration to Russia.

They are recorded on the 1767 census of Balzer in Household No. 32.

(2) Johann Gottlieb Beier, a farmer, his wife Anna Sophia, and children ([a] Johann Friedrich, age 12; [b] Johann Gottlieb, age 7; [c] Christina Friederica, age 2-months) arrived in Denmark. They were dismissed from the Danish colonies on 6 June 1763.

[a] Johannes Beier, son of the deceased [Johann] Friedrich Beier, is recorded on the 1798 census of Rosenheim in Household No. Rm58 along with a note that he is living with his grandfather in the colony of Enders.

[b] Gottlieb Beier from Rosenheim is recorded on the 1798 census of Enders in Household No. En21.

[c] Christina Friederika Beier and her husband Heinrich Mühl are recorded on the 1798 census of Rosenheim in Household No. Rm58.

The 1767 census records that both Johann Gottfried and Johann Gottlieb Beier came from the German village of Döbern in the region of Sachsen (Saxony).

The Eichhorns record that both Johann Gottfried and Johann Gottlieb Beier came from Herzberg in Sachsen (Saxony).