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Stepan Nikitich Begichev

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Allegiance
  
Russian Empire

Died
  
3 September 1859

Service/branch
  
Imperial Russian Army

Years of service
  
1795–1825

Rank
  
Colonel

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Born
  
22 July 1785 Yekaterinskoe Russian: Екатерининское, Tula, Russian Empire (
1785-07-22
)

Stepan Nikitich Begichev (Russian: Бегичев, Степан Никитич) (22 July 1785 – 3 September 1859) was a Russian colonel and memoirist, brother of Dmitry Begichev and Yablochkova Elizaveta

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Family

  • Father - Captain Nikita Begichev
  • Mother - Alexandra Kologrivova
  • Brother - Dmitry Nikitich Begichev (b. 09/17/1786 - d. 11/12/1855), writer
  • Sister - Elizaveta Nikitichna Begicheva (Yablochkova) (b. 1771 - d.1843), writer, grandmother of Pavel Yablochkov inventor of Yablochkov candle electric carbon arc lamp

    • Friends/connections

    While living in Moscow, his house was visited by his close friends such as Prince Vladimir Odoyevsky (philosopher, writer, music critic), Denis Davydov (soldier-poet), Wilhelm Küchelbecker (Romantic poet), Alexey Verstovsky (composer) and Alexander Griboyedov (writer). In 1819 he had 175 'souls' assigned to his properties. Member of the Military Society (possibly saving the Union) and the Union of Welfare. He was buried in village Yekaterininskaya of Epifanskie County of Tula Oblast.

    First wife

    Anna Baryshnikova - married 29 April 1823

    Children

  • Nikita (b. 1827)
  • Nadezhda (b. 28 July 1828 – d. 1848) (Goddaughter of Alexander Griboyedov)
  • Yekaterina (b. 1829 - d.) in a marriage Tilicheeva
  • Ivan (b. 1831 - d.)
  • Dmitry (b. 1832 - d.)
  • Maria (b. 1833 - d. 1918)

    • Second wife

    Maria Ivanovna Lelu (French governess) - Married 1844

    Military career

  • 18 November 1795 -- Enrolled into Page Corps
  • 08 February 1802 -- Cornet of Alexandria Hussars
  • 21 August 1802 -- Transferred into Olonetsky Musketeer Regiment as an ensign
  • 21 September 1803 -- Dismissed
  • 1807 -- Joined the Tula Police Force
  • 13 January 1813 -- Re-enrolled as a Cornet & was appointed as an adjutant to his relative, General Alexey S Kologrivov
  • 21 May 1813 -- Transferred to the Cavalry Regiment in the same rank of Cornet
  • 1814 -- Promoted to the rank of Lieutenant
  • 26 January 1817 -- Deployed to the front
  • 13 March 1818 -- Staff-Captain
  • 13 March 1819 -- Captain
  • 09 July 1819 -- Colonel of Tiraspol Horse-Jaeger Regiment
  • 15 September 1825 -- Retired as Colonel

    • References

    Stepan Nikitich Begichev Wikipedia
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