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Nadezhda Alexandrovna Stenbock-Fermor

Haapsalu, 31 Jul 1845 – Yalta, 20 Dec 1920

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  • Born31 Jul 1845, Haapsaluor 21 Jul 1845Records disagree1 source
  • Died20 Dec 1920, Yaltanot verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 31 Jul 1845

    Born in Haapsalu

  2. 4 Jun 1870

    A son is born

  3. 20 Dec 1920

    Dies in Yalta, aged 75

Family

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Children · 1

During her lifetime

She lived through 9 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Haapsalu.

General history, not a record about the family: each item says where it comes from.

The 1840s · Nadezhda is born in Haapsalu

In the news1840–1849

Mass conversion to Orthodoxy

Starting in the 1840s, at least 64,000 peasants converted to Orthodoxy, driven by rumors of land redistribution and tax exemptions for converts.

What people wore

Traditional Beaded Jewelry

Estonian women often wore strings of beads around their necks from childhood until death, and on festive occasions, these were frequently combined with silver coins or pendants.

Daily life

Home-based religious education and schooling

Education was primarily home-based, often taught by mothers, focusing on reading skills and learning the Lutheran catechism, prayers, and hymns. Formal village schools were often neglected, and schooling was sometimes viewed by peasants as a forced burden rather than a benefit.

In the news1848

Cholera and Crop Failures in 1848

In 1848, a major cholera epidemic, coupled with a bad harvest and dry weather that caused widespread town fires, severely disrupted the lives of the agrarian population.

Music

Popular spring swinging culture among Estonians

Estonians of all ages enjoyed swinging on village swings throughout the spring; the activity was so popular that swings were found near almost every tavern, village, and even individual farmstead.

In Europe1845–1852

The Great Famine in Ireland

Potato blight ruined harvests: a million Irish people died and a million more emigrated, many to America.

Getting around

Travel by horse-drawn carriage

In the 1830s, people primarily traveled between towns in Estonia using horse-drawn carriages along post roads, where they swapped horses at designated post stations.