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Leoke family

Hans, son of Jaak (Leoke)

b. 1811

Child of Jaak, son of Peet, Leoke (“Loeuk”) and Greth, daughter of Jürri.

In the family history: Family and record details

Family

See Hans, son of Jaak in the family tree

Working research notesWhat each record says, with dates as written and readings that are still uncertain. The family history gives the edited account.

Vital facts as recorded

Bornc. 1811/12 (4½ in 1816, 14½ in 1826)

Life events

DateEventPlaceSource
1816Son in Jaak's householdWardja MatziEAA.1865.3.283/5a img 15
1826Son, aged 14½Wardja MatziEAA.1865.3.283/13 img 41
1833Moved "1833 nach N. Cawelech[t]", as noted in the 1834 revision: probably Uue-Kavilda (Neu-Kawelecht), Puhja parish, TartumaaAlt-WoidomaEAA.1865.3.284/7 img 26 (SL-141)

Archive pages

Pages in the National Archives of Estonia’s Saaga viewer, which asks for a free sign-in.

Research questions

  • LA-03The Leoke line before PeetPartly answered

Notes

  • Later life unknown. the research (21 Oct 2026): not found on the men's pages of the Uue-Kavilda 1834 list (EAA.1865.2.59/19 img 2–11, 150 men; no Hans, Jaak's son, about 22, and no note "aus Alt Woidoma"). Vana-Kavilda, the women's pages and the 1837–48 transcription forms are still unsearched.