Christian Heinrich Behncke

1826 - 1898  (71 years)

• Name	Christian Heinrich Behncke
  Birth	17 Jul 1826, Dümmerhütte, Domanialamt Wittenburg, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Deutschland   [1, 2, 3]
  		Transcription of Christian Heinrich Behncke's birth record Excerpt from 1889 of the birth certificate of Christian Heinrich Behncke: Christian Heinrich, legitimate son of the bricklayer Johann Heinrich Behncke zu Dümmerhütte and his wife Margaretha nee Joseph was born according to the local church book zu Dümmerhütte on July 17, 1800 twenty and six and on the 20th ejo mens er baptized anni. Parum bei Wittenburg 1889 sub fide Pastoralis
  		Map of the region around the Dümmer See, where Christian Heinrich Behcnke comes from On the map, Perlin and Parum can be seen, where the churches that served the region were located.
  Christening	20 Jul 1826, Parum, Kreis Hagenow, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Deutschland   [1, 3]
  		Baptism record of Christian Heinrich Behncke's
  Gender	Male
  FamilySearch ID	LKVR-H84 (link to this person in the FamilySearch tree)
  Occupation	Bef 8 Apr 1851, Schleswig-Holstein, Preußen, Deutschland   [4]
  	Soldier of the Schleswig-Holstein Army
  Occupation	From 08 Apr 1851 to Sep 1852, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil   [4, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  	Brazilian Army Soldier
  	The discharge date is estimated, as most of the Infantry Brummer (of which Heinrich was supposed to be a part) were released in the second half of that year. This matches the date of marriage to Maria Eva. [5]
  		Contrato de 8/4/1851 de Christian Henrich Behncke como mercenário a serviço do Império Brasileiro (em Português e Alemão) - Página 1 Vertrag des Christian Henrich Behncke als Söldner der brasilianischen Armee (auf Portuguiesisch und Deutsch) - Seite 1
  		Contrato de 8/4/1851 de Christian Henrich Behncke como mercenário a serviço do Império Brasileiro (em Português e Alemão) - Página 2 Vertrag des Christian Henrich Behncke als Söldner der brasilianischen Armee (auf Portuguiesisch und Deutsch) - Seite 2
  Emigration	14 Apr 1851, Hamburg, Deutschland   [10]
  	Ship Danzig under the command of Captain Pust with 246 men on board (2nd and 4th Co.), left Hamburg on 4/14/1851 and arrived in Rio on 6/21/1851 [10]
  Immigration	21 Jun 1851, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil   [10]
  Occupation	03 Feb 1852, Monte Caseros, Buenos Aires, Argentina   [4, 11, 12]
  	Participation in the Battle
  	From the description of his son Johann Bencke that appears in the text about the beginnings of Linha Brasil (below on the page), Christian Behncke would have been one of the few Brummer who actually participated in the battle.
  Residence	1 Nov 1855, Lote #4, Entrada Rio Pardinho, Santa Cruz do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil   [13]
  	Lote colonial no.4
  	In the history of Linha Brasil (attached, in German) it is stated that before settling on Linha Brasil, Christian Behncke would have passed through several places, including Santa Cruz. Also, two children were registered in Santa Cruz, in 1857 and 1859. Perhaps this lot was his Santa Cruz residence.
  		Registration of the colonial term n.4 of Entrada Rio Pardinho In this record, Christiano Behnke appears as the first owner
  		Santa Cruz - 1881 - Colônia No mapa aparece o lote n.4 de Entrada do Rio Pardinho, que teria pertencido a Christian Behncke
  		Credit from Christian Behncke referring to the return of the Rio Pardinho plot
  Mentioned in	27 Feb 1856, Santa Cruz do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil   [14]
  	Received concession for land 18 of Block C in Vila de Santa Cruz
  		Registration of concession of land number 18 of Block C of Vila de Santa Cruz to Christian Behncke
  Occupation	Aft 1859, Colônia dos Bencke, Centro Linha Brasil, Venâncio Aires, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil
  	Farmer
  Residence	Aft 1859, Colônia dos Bencke, Centro Linha Brasil, Venâncio Aires, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil
  	Lotes #13 e #14
  		Map of the German colonies in Venancio Aires You can see Linha Brasil, on the left, close to Riotal (Monte Alverne). The Bencke colony is identified.
  		Bencke Family House in Linha Brasil
  		Bencke Family House in Linha Brasil
  		Bencke family home built by Christian Heinrich
  		Venâncio Aires - 1930 A colônia da Família Bencke está identificada no mapa, à Oeste, em Linha Brasil, perto de Riotal (hoje Monte Alverne).
  		Registro do lote colonial #13 de Linha Brasil, que pertencia a Christian Heinrich Bencke
  		Registro dos lotes coloniais #13-14 de Linha Brasil, que pertenciam a Christian Heinrich Bencke
  		History of the foundation of Linha Brasil
  		The establishment of Linha Brasil, Venâncio Aires
  Death	21 Mar 1898, Centro Linha Brasil, Venâncio Aires, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil   [15]
  	Age: 72
  	Cause: Pneumonia
  		Death register of Christian Heinrich Bencke
  Burial	Cemitério Evangélico, Centro Linha Brasil, Venâncio Aires, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil
  		Christian Heinrich Behncke e esposa Maria Eva
  Siblings	6 siblings
  1. Christian Carl Behn - b. 31 Oct 1822, Dümmerstück, Domanialamt Wittenburg, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Deutschland - d. 9 Feb 1906, Waren, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Deutschland
  2. Johann Carl Friedrich Behncke - b. 25 Jul 1824, Dümmerhütte, Domanialamt Wittenburg, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Deutschland - d. 8 Aug 1874, Kothendorf, Warsow, Domanialamt Wittenburg, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Deutschland
  3. Sophie Caroline Wilhelmine Behncke - b. 15 Mar 1828, Dümmerhütte, Domanialamt Wittenburg, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Deutschland - d. 19 Dec 1910, Kothendorf, Warsow, Domanialamt Wittenburg, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Deutschland
  4. Heinrich Carl Christian Behncke - b. 18 Jan 1831, Dümmerhütte, Domanialamt Wittenburg, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Deutschland - d. 29 Apr 1833, Dümmerhütte, Domanialamt Wittenburg, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Deutschland
  5. Wilhelmine Catharine Sophie Behncke - b. 19 Nov 1833, Dümmerhütte, Domanialamt Wittenburg, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Deutschland - d. 5 Feb 1916, Kothendorf, Warsow, Domanialamt Wittenburg, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Deutschland
  6. Johann Heinrich Behncke - b. 7 Jul 1837, Dümmerhütte, Domanialamt Wittenburg, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Deutschland - d. 5 Apr 1899, Ottensen, Altona, Schleswig-Holstein, Preußen, Deutschland
  Notes	Annotation found among the documents of Carlos Bencke Sob. II: "Christiano Bencke, born in Mecklenburg, Germany, Protestant, 51 years old - wife Maria, born in the Rhineland, 49 years old, arrived from Hamburg with the ship Danzig. In June 1859 he went to Linha Brasil where he occupied plot of land nº 14 with 98,791 braças quadradas."
  Person ID	I59 | * Árvore principal | Ancestral de Carlos, Ancestrais de Carlos - reduzido
  Links To	This person is also Christian Heinrich Behncke (I1) in the Christian Heinrich Bencke descendants tree on this site
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2023

  
  

  Father	Johann Heinrich Behncke - b. Cal 1796, Hamburg, Deutschland
  Mother	Margarethe Joseph - b. Cal 1789   - d. 7 Sep 1861, Kothendorf, Warsow, Domanialamt Wittenburg, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Deutschland (Age ~ 72 years)
  Family ID	F48 | Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Maria Eva Augustin - b. 8 Dec 1826, Mörschbach, Simmern, Koblenz, Rheinprovinz, Preußen, Deutschland - d. 28 Jun 1897, Centro Linha Brasil, Venâncio Aires, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil (Age 70 years)
  Marriage	24 Mar 1853, Hamburgo Velho, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil   [17, 18]
  	Wallachei, Morro Reuter [16] Christian Benke, alemão, filho de Heinrich e Margarethe Benke, c.c. Maria Eva Augustin, daqui, filha de Hieronimus e Anna Margarethe Augustin. [17]
  		Family of Christian Heinrich Behncke and his wife Eva Augustin (purported photo) This photograph was found among the belongings of Christian Heinrich Behncke's great-great-great-great-granddaughter, without identification. I assume it is Christian Heinrich's family, due to the similarity with the other photos of the couple. In this case, it must have been taken around 1895, when the family had reached the number of people shown in the photograph (40).
  Children	+ 1. Peter Mathias Bencke - b. 9 Feb 1852, Walachay, Santa Maria Do Herval, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil - d. 8 Sep 1921, Linha Sapé, Venâncio Aires, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil (Age 69 years)  [Father: Adopted]  [Mother: Birth] + 2. Heinrich Jakob Mathias Bencke - b. 12 May 1854, Walachay, Santa Maria Do Herval, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil - d. 3 Nov 1918, Marechal Floriano (Grüne Jäger), Venâncio Aires, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil (Age 64 years) + 3. Anton Christian Bencke - b. 9 Jun 1857, Santa Cruz do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil - d. 21 Apr 1936, Marechal Floriano (Grüne Jäger), Venâncio Aires, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil (Age 78 years) + 4. Johann Bencke - b. 10 Mar 1859, Santa Cruz do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil - d. 12 Oct 1945, Centro Linha Brasil, Venâncio Aires, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil (Age 86 years) + 5. Karl Johann Bencke - b. 13 Aug 1862, Centro Linha Brasil, Venâncio Aires, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil - d. 14 Apr 1941, Marechal Floriano (Grüne Jäger), Venâncio Aires, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil (Age 78 years) + 6. Ferdinand Bencke - b. 2 Nov 1864, Centro Linha Brasil, Venâncio Aires, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil - d. 27 Dec 1933, Centro Linha Brasil, Venâncio Aires, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil (Age 69 years) + 7. Peter Adolph Bencke - b. 5 Aug 1867, Centro Linha Brasil, Venâncio Aires, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil - d. 27 Oct 1940, Centro Linha Brasil, Venâncio Aires, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil (Age 73 years)   8. Lina Elizabeth Bencke - b. 25 Apr 1870, Centro Linha Brasil, Venâncio Aires, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil - d. 26 Dec 1938, Marechal Floriano (Grüne Jäger), Venâncio Aires, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil (Age 68 years)
  Family ID	F44 | Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Oct 2018

  
  

• Photos		Christian Heinrich Behncke
  		Family of Christian Heinrich Behncke and his wife Eva Augustin (purported photo) This photograph was found among the belongings of Christian Heinrich Behncke's great-great-great-great-granddaughter, without identification. I assume it is Christian Heinrich's family, due to the similarity with the other photos of the couple. In this case, it must have been taken around 1895, when the family had reached the number of people shown in the photograph (40).

  
  

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  Pequena história de Christian Heinrich Behncke (em Alemão: Kurze Geschichte des Christian Heinrich Behncke) Registro na Bíblia de Família de Carlos Behncke Sobr. II

  
  

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• Sources

  [S578] Deutschland, ausgewählte evangelische Kirchenbücher 1500-1971, Ancestry.com. Lehi, UT, USA, 2016, Dümmerhütte - Evangelische Kirche Parum (Dreilützow). [S61] Meckelnburgisches Kirchenamt , Auskunft des Meckelnburgisches Kirchenamt über Fam. Behncke, 19 Feb 1948. [S95] Transcrição da certidão de nascimento de Christian Heinrich Behncke, 1889. [S167] Bíblia de Carlos Bencke Sobr. II. [S446] Juvêncio Saldanha Lemos, Brummers: A Legião Alemã contratada pelo Império Brasileiro em 1851, Edital, Porto Alegre, 2015, 288-289. [S190] Contrato de Christian Henrich Behncke como mercenário a serviço do Império Brasileiro, 8 Apr 1851, Hamburgo, Alemanha. [S188] Paulo Oscar Ernesto Gressler, Os Velhos Gressler, Venâncio Aires, 1949 . [S387] Boletim do Centro Rio-Grandense de Estudos Históricos, Rio Grande, 1941, Vol III, pág. 95. Heinrich Benke consta como soldado de uma relação de legionários alemães que assinaram contrato com o Império Brasileiro [S446] Juvêncio Saldanha Lemos, Brummers: A Legião Alemã contratada pelo Império Brasileiro em 1851, Edital, Porto Alegre, 2015, 344. [S421] William Werlang, Família Berger, Editora Werlang, Agudo-RS, 2005, 22. [S188] Paulo Oscar Ernesto Gressler, Os Velhos Gressler, Venâncio Aires, 1949 , 224. [S189] Arnaldo Pfaffenzeller, Geschichtliches von der Gründung der Linha Brasil, A Nação, n° 15.797, Porto Alegre, Mittwoch, den 29 Juli 1951, p.37. [S512] Registro do prazo colonial n.4 de Entrada Rio Pardinho, 1876. Este prazo foi distribuído em 1.o de Novembro de 1855 ao colono Christiano Behnke [S741] Códice C-393, Santa Cruz, Registro de Terrenos, 1875. [S534] Registro de óbito de Christian Heinrich Bencke. [S134] Pedro Almiro Fauth, Arquivo pessoal de Pedro Almiro Fauth, 2014. [S52] Livro de Registros I da Comunidade Evangélica de Hamburgo Velho, 123. [S63] Gilson Justino da Rosa, Imigrantes Alemães 1824-1853, EST Edições, Porto Alegre, 2005, 215.

  
  

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  Pin Legend	Birth - 17 Jul 1826 - Dümmerhütte, Domanialamt Wittenburg, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Deutschland Christening - 20 Jul 1826 - Parum, Kreis Hagenow, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Deutschland Occupation - Soldier of the Schleswig-Holstein Army - Bef 8 Apr 1851 - Schleswig-Holstein, Preußen, Deutschland Occupation - Brazilian Army Soldier - From 08 Apr 1851 to Sep 1852 - Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil Emigration - 14 Apr 1851 - Hamburg, Deutschland Immigration - 21 Jun 1851 - Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil Occupation - Participation in the Battle - 03 Feb 1852 - Monte Caseros, Buenos Aires, Argentina Marriage - 24 Mar 1853 - Hamburgo Velho, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil Residence - Lote colonial no.4 - 1 Nov 1855 - Lote #4, Entrada Rio Pardinho, Santa Cruz do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil Mentioned in - Received concession for land 18 of Block C in Vila de Santa Cruz - 27 Feb 1856 - Santa Cruz do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil Occupation - Farmer - Aft 1859 - Colônia dos Bencke, Centro Linha Brasil, Venâncio Aires, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil Residence - Lotes #13 e #14 - Aft 1859 - Colônia dos Bencke, Centro Linha Brasil, Venâncio Aires, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil Death - Age: 72,Cause: Pneumonia - 21 Mar 1898 - Centro Linha Brasil, Venâncio Aires, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil Burial - - Cemitério Evangélico, Centro Linha Brasil, Venâncio Aires, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil
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