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o<strong>the</strong>r <strong>Remus</strong> families by virtue of witnesses events like<br />
baptisms in o<strong>the</strong>r families and that one of <strong>the</strong> families has<br />
<strong>the</strong> same Y DNA as <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r <strong>Remus</strong> families. These<br />
families moved on <strong>to</strong> Kreis Berent in West Prussia, Kreis<br />
S<strong>to</strong>lp in Pommern and eventually <strong>to</strong> North America. Click<br />
here <strong>to</strong> go <strong>to</strong> that genealogy.<br />
The 1772 Census of West Prussia<br />
Friedrich <strong>the</strong> Great of Prussia acquired <strong>the</strong> area <strong>to</strong> be know<br />
as West Prussia as part of <strong>the</strong> First Partition of Poland in<br />
1772. Immediately he sent out agents <strong>to</strong> find out about <strong>the</strong><br />
residents and <strong>the</strong>ir assets. His purpose was <strong>to</strong> tax <strong>the</strong>m. As<br />
it was for taxation purposes, only <strong>the</strong> head of <strong>the</strong><br />
household's name was recorded. This section <strong>the</strong>refore lists<br />
all <strong>Remus</strong> families in West Prussia in 1772 as well as what<br />
I know about <strong>the</strong>m in 1772. Click here <strong>to</strong> go <strong>to</strong> that listing.
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