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This sounds very interesting, thank you for sharing Hans.

It's a pity the site is not available in English yet.

You can choose english language in the upper right hand corner

Leontine Hoffmann (nee von Breustedt) 1866-1944

Updated October 11, 2012

About Our Family Research

Dear visitors,
my great-grandmother Leontine was born in 1866
in Tallinn.
From 1880 to 1885 Leo looked after rev. Lemms kids at St Katharinen.
She followed her husband to Narva (Kreenholm in 1886) , however Dr Ferdinand Hoffmann ,Leontines husband. died in 1916;
after spending some years at Kuressaare & Tallinn
she had to leave Estonia in 1939 (Nazi-Soviet-Pact) and died in 1944 in todays Swiecie...

visit this site please
http://www.facebook.com/LeontineHoffmann?sk=info

Any info
is more than welcome !

Here is an account of "Marienhof" because Leontines
husband was "Papachen" Hoffmanns grandson :

near the little church Klein St Marien in northern Estonia (today the church is called Vaike Maarja Virgin Mary kirik) my ancestor ,Peter Johann "Papachen" Hoffmann, in 1817 bought a humble estate which he called"Marienhof ".
PJH was a merchant from Reval/Tallinn .
PJH opened a shop at "Marienhof" and as there was no competition he became rich in no time .
A proper manor house was built- a long wooden building that can be seen even to-day.
PJHs son, Georg, erected a small building for officials.
In that building (?), the first Klein Marien/Väike -Maarja school for girls was opened in 1902.
The place as well housed the first hospital in Klein Marien/Väike-Maarja with four beds .
A Hoffmann worked as a doctor at that hospital.

In 1891, probably because of the competition by the newly opened railway-line, "Marienhof" was sold by "Papachens" son Georg , to an Estonian called Jaan Allik who had become wealthy on running a tavern.

Obviously, the place has suffered a lot since then - though the attached drawing of 1978 shows that quite a bit was left even after those 100+ years
But, when my Estonian friend Uku drove up there in 2009
to kindly take some photos the place looked rather
poorly, indeed.
From the fifties until the end of Soviet time (1991) Marienhof (or Muuriku Mois ) was part of a colchos.
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Müüriku mõis “Marienhof” paikneb Väike –Maarja Simuna maantee ääres umbes 1 kilomeetri kaugusel Väike – Maarjast Simuna poole. (GoogleEarth -----> 59° 7' 46.65", +26° 15' 55.49 )
Mõis on rajatud 19. sajandil (1817) Tallinnast pärit kaupmehe P. J. "Papachen" Hoffmanni poolt, kes avas siin kaupluse. Konkurentsi puudumise tõttu osutus äri edukaks. Mõisahoone ehitati ühekorruselise pika puumajana mis on säilinud tänapäevani. Veel ehitas PJH mõisahoone kõrvale väikese maja ametnikele. Aastal 1891 müüs "Papachen" mõisa oma pojale Georgile. Georg H. müüs Müüriku mõisa eestlasele Jaan Allikule, kes oli rikastunud kõrtsipidamisega. Hoones, mis paiknes ametnikemajast tagapool (ei ole säilinud), avati 1902. aastal Väike-Maarja tütarlastekool. Ametnikemajas avati hiljem Väike-Maarja esimene nelja voodikohaga haigla kus arstideks olid Hoffmannid. Tänapäeval on nii mõisa peahoone kui ka ametnikemaja kasutusel korterelamutena

Leontine Hoffmann (nee von Breustedt) 1866-1944

Updated October 11, 2012

About Our Family Research

Dear visitors,
my great-grandmother Leontine was born in 1866
in Tallinn.
From 1880 to 1885 Leo looked after rev. Lemms kids at St Katharinen.
She followed her husband to Narva (Kreenholm in 1886) , however Dr Ferdinand Hoffmann ,Leontines husband. died in 1916;
after spending some years at Kuressaare & Tallinn
she had to leave Estonia in 1939 (Nazi-Soviet-Pact) and died in 1944 in todays Swiecie...

visit this site please
http://www.facebook.com/LeontineHoffmann?sk=info

Any info
is more than welcome !

Here is an account of "Marienhof" because Leontines
husband was "Papachen" Hoffmanns grandson :

near the little church Klein St Marien in northern Estonia (today the church is called Vaike Maarja Virgin Mary kirik) my ancestor ,Peter Johann "Papachen" Hoffmann, in 1817 bought a humble estate which he called"Marienhof ".
PJH was a merchant from Reval/Tallinn .
PJH opened a shop at "Marienhof" and as there was no competition he became rich in no time .
A proper manor house was built- a long wooden building that can be seen even to-day.
PJHs son, Georg, erected a small building for officials.
In that building (?), the first Klein Marien/Väike -Maarja school for girls was opened in 1902.
The place as well housed the first hospital in Klein Marien/Väike-Maarja with four beds .
A Hoffmann worked as a doctor at that hospital.

In 1891, probably because of the competition by the newly opened railway-line, "Marienhof" was sold by "Papachens" son Georg , to an Estonian called Jaan Allik who had become wealthy on running a tavern.

Obviously, the place has suffered a lot since then - though the attached drawing of 1978 shows that quite a bit was left even after those 100+ years
But, when my Estonian friend Uku drove up there in 2009
to kindly take some photos the place looked rather
poorly, indeed.
From the fifties until the end of Soviet time (1991) Marienhof (or Muuriku Mois ) was part of a colchos.
**********************
Müüriku mõis “Marienhof” paikneb Väike –Maarja Simuna maantee ääres umbes 1 kilomeetri kaugusel Väike – Maarjast Simuna poole. (GoogleEarth -----> 59° 7' 46.65", +26° 15' 55.49 )
Mõis on rajatud 19. sajandil (1817) Tallinnast pärit kaupmehe P. J. "Papachen" Hoffmanni poolt, kes avas siin kaupluse. Konkurentsi puudumise tõttu osutus äri edukaks. Mõisahoone ehitati ühekorruselise pika puumajana mis on säilinud tänapäevani. Veel ehitas PJH mõisahoone kõrvale väikese maja ametnikele. Aastal 1891 müüs "Papachen" mõisa oma pojale Georgile. Georg H. müüs Müüriku mõisa eestlasele Jaan Allikule, kes oli rikastunud kõrtsipidamisega. Hoones, mis paiknes ametnikemajast tagapool (ei ole säilinud), avati 1902. aastal Väike-Maarja tütarlastekool. Ametnikemajas avati hiljem Väike-Maarja esimene nelja voodikohaga haigla kus arstideks olid Hoffmannid. Tänapäeval on nii mõisa peahoone kui ka ametnikemaja kasutusel korterelamutena

Hello ARCHION Group!

IT would seem, that this Message of mine, may be unnecessary, as
Hans Erik Foss Amundsen, seems to have impeccable English skills and as he also, has already noted- this site has an, "English" option feature ("at the top right of the page").

But just in case, I, (having been born in Berlin and having lived and worked in Germany, the past 26 years and learned not only the language, but many of the customs and much of the History), could be useful to anyone researching their own or possibly, even OUR common German Ancestry:
(Hofmann, Breisch/Preisch/Price, Harless/Harlaß, Becker/Beckerlein/Beckerlin), I am more than, glad to assist by making translations, from German to English, for anyone in need. ;-)

*since, although some website's material/contents/text is translated through, the very handy language options, some texts within uploaded documents/pictures(.jpgs) and the like, are often, not translated/non- translate- able, through this feature. Not only referring to this particular site, but also, to others, as well.

All my best, to you all!

Theresa Renée

Private User When you click on the link to change the language is says (and I copy)
"Family research with ARCHION

The english version is not available yet."

Oh, bummer.... But as previously mentioned, I am certain, Hans Erik & I can help out, in the meantime. ;-)

Thank you Theresa Renée Eléna Tossas-Cox, I'll ask if I get stuck.