Meirucin (Ruhheim), Kreis Mogilno, Posen
After the partition of Poland in the late
1700's, the Prussian government invited German farmers and cloth makers to
settle in the new land. Andreas Biedermann was one
such farmer and cloth maker and he settled in Meirucin,
a village south of Labischen and north of Mogilno. Andreas attended the
Catholic Church in Parlin and there is a record of
his presence there, click here to go to Parlin. This is a very nice village with good rich soil. The
village was not property of the Prussian government but likely was the property
of a Polish noble family. My guess is that the Skorzewski
family of Labischen owned this land as they owned other villages in the area.
It was such a nice village that the Biedermanns stayed there for several generations before
moving on to Volhynia and ultimately Leduc near Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Here are some
pictures of that village:
Here
is a map showing this village (German name Ruhheim at
bottom right) and the area:
Click here for a list of web pages about the Netze area.
Click here to go to other villages.
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October
8, 2010