Bortscheag Estate, Bessarabia
The chapter for this village is Bessarabia & Dobrudscha Chapter (BESS)
Village Coordinator: Elvire Necker-Eberhardt
- Region: Cahul
- Area: Bessarabia
- District:
- Rayon:
- Founded: prior to 1864
- Religion: Seperatists, Evangelical Lutheran
- Location: 6km northeast of the German settlement of Albota
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- Parish:
- German Name: Bortschak or Portschak
- Russian Name:
- Ukrainian Name: Borceag
Notes: Bortscheag was a large French estate in the Russia territory and from the 1860's hired German workers. The village of Bortscheag was built around a former manor house and existed with church and school for the inhabitants and was about 6 km NE of the German villages of Albota.
Supplimental Information:
Bortscheag Estate: Records of Germans from 1864-1881
Map of Bessarabia showing location of Bortscheag
Bortscheag births 1864 - 1881
Bortscheag deaths 1873 - 1881
Bortscheag marriages 1867 - 1878
Bortscheag confirmations 1867, 1878
Bortscheag confirmations from Galatz records (1862-1877)
Bortscheag Births from Galatz Records
Bortscheag Marriages from Galatz Records (1863/ 1864/ 1866/ 1872)
Bortscheag Family Names 1864 – 1881