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Johann Heinrich Friedrich Christoph KORTE [Christoph]

1848 - 1905  (56 years)

• Name	Johann Heinrich Friedrich Christoph KORTE
  Known As	Christoph
  Birth	21 Oct 1848	Sprakensehl, Lower Saxony, Germany   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Baptism	12 Nov 1848	Sprakensehl, Lower Saxony, Germany   [5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	11 Jun 1865	Sprakensehl, Lower Saxony, Germany   [7]
  Immigration	From 04 Nov 1865 to 20 Feb 1866	Nelson, Nelson, New Zealand   [1, 8, 9, 10]
  Immigration	From 04 Nov 1865 to 20 Feb 1866	Ship DONA ANITA   [11, 12, 13, 14, 15]
  Occupation	16 Jun 1881  [16]
  	Labourer, Kiwitea
  Possessions	18 Aug 1886  [1, 17, 18, 19]
  	Crown Land Grant, lease of 40 ha, Awatuna, Taranaki, New Zealand
  Naturalization	04 Nov 1890	Otakeho, Hawera, Taranaki, New Zealand   [20, 21, 22]
  Elected	1893  [23]
  	Awatuna School Committee, Taranaki, New Zealand
  Occupation	Farmer  [24]
  Possessions	10 Jun 1895  [25]
  	Purchase of land, 40 ha, Awatuna, Taranaki, New Zealand
  Possessions	From 18 Jan 1902 to 16 Jan 1905  [26]
  	Crown Land Grant, lease of 390 ha, Matawai, Gisborne
  Death	13 Sep 1905	Awatuna, Taranaki, New Zealand   [1, 27, 28, 29]
  	Cause: Cardiac failure, Pernicious Anaemic
  Burial	16 Sep 1905	Kaponga, Taranaki, New Zealand   [30, 31, 32]
  Probate	30 Oct 1905	New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand   [33]
  Person ID	I59	NZ Genealogy Project | KORTE Descendant
  Last Modified	20 Mar 2023

  
  

  Father	Christoph Friedrich KORTE,   b. Germany
  Mother	Katherine Marie Dorothea KLINZE
  Family ID	F32	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Maria Louisa Frederika ROGGENKAMP,   b. 1851, Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany d. 04 Oct 1889, Waimate Plains, Taranaki, New Zealand (Age 38 years)
  Residence	From 1875 to 1880	Upper Moutere, Nelson, New Zealand
  Marriage	22 Jan 1875	Upper Moutere, Nelson, New Zealand   [34, 35, 36]
  Residence	From 1880 to 1889	Beaconsfield, Manawatu, New Zealand   [37]
  Children	+ 1. Dorothea Magdelena Catherina KORTE [Dora],   b. 30 Jun 1875, Upper Moutere, Nelson, New Zealand d. 28 May 1942, Eltham, Taranaki, New Zealand (Age 66 years)   2. Heinrich Friederich Johann KORTE [Henry],   b. 20 May 1877, Upper Moutere, Nelson, New Zealand d. 25 Sep 1935, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand (Age 58 years) + 3. Johanna Maria Margaretta Gertrude KORTE [Hanna],   b. 25 Jan 1879, Motueka, Nelson, New Zealand d. 22 Jan 1962, Upper Moutere, Nelson, New Zealand (Age 82 years) + 4. Christopher William Ernest KORTE,   b. 16 Jul 1881, Feilding, Manawatu, New Zealand d. 13 Nov 1944, Matawai, Gisborne, New Zealand (Age 63 years) + 5. Frederick William KORTE [Fred],   b. 30 Mar 1883, Kiwitea, Manawatu, New Zealand d. 04 May 1964, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand (Age 81 years) + 6. Martha Louie Margareta KORTE [Martha Margaret Sophia],   b. 16 Mar 1887, Kiwitea, Manawatu, New Zealand d. 05 Feb 1970, Hawera, Taranaki, New Zealand (Age 82 years)
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  Family ID	F15	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2024

  
  

  Family 2	Caroline Friederike Wilhelmina VETTE [Friedreka],   b. 1859, Hesse, Germany d. 11 Sep 1936, Awatuna, Taranaki, New Zealand (Age 77 years)
  Residence	From 1895 to 1905	Awatuna, Taranaki, New Zealand
  Marriage	02 May 1895	Normanby, Taranaki, New Zealand   [38, 39, 40]
  Children	+ 1. Freiderke Henriette Johanna KORTE [Freida],   b. 03 Jul 1899, Manaia, Taranaki, New Zealand d. 08 Apr 1981, Opunake, Taranaki, New Zealand (Age 81 years)
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  Family ID	F31	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2024

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 21 Oct 1848 - Sprakensehl, Lower Saxony, Germany Baptism - 12 Nov 1848 - Sprakensehl, Lower Saxony, Germany Residence - 11 Jun 1865 - Sprakensehl, Lower Saxony, Germany Immigration - From 04 Nov 1865 to 20 Feb 1866 - Nelson, Nelson, New Zealand Residence - From 1875 to 1880 - Upper Moutere, Nelson, New Zealand Marriage - 22 Jan 1875 - Upper Moutere, Nelson, New Zealand Residence - From 1880 to 1889 - Beaconsfield, Manawatu, New Zealand Naturalization - 04 Nov 1890 - Otakeho, Hawera, Taranaki, New Zealand Residence - From 1895 to 1905 - Awatuna, Taranaki, New Zealand Marriage - 02 May 1895 - Normanby, Taranaki, New Zealand Death - Cause: Cardiac failure, Pernicious Anaemic - 13 Sep 1905 - Awatuna, Taranaki, New Zealand Burial - 16 Sep 1905 - Kaponga, Taranaki, New Zealand Probate - 30 Oct 1905 - New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand  = Link to Google Earth
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  		Baptism - Johann Heinrich Friedrich Christoph KORTE 1848 No 20, Korte, male. Born 21 Oct 1848 in Sprakensehl, father is Christoph Friedrich KORTE (Häusling und Tagelöhner = Häusling and day laborer), mother is Katherine Marie Dorothea, born KLINZE, baptised 12 November 1848. Godparends: Johann Clasen (Altvater = Grandpa), Sprakensehl; Heinrich Knoop (Schäfer = shepherd), Sprakensehl; Heinrich Heers (Schäfer = shepherd), Sprakensehl. Häusling: The oldest son of a Farmer inherited the Farm and often the younger Brother became a Häusling. Source: Sprankensehl Churchbook, held at Churchbureau in Hankensbüttel. Translated by Christian Ilse, Germany.

  
  

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  		Places - Sprakensehl, Germany Information about Sprakensehl village in Germany. It was the home of some of the early Nelson settlers in New Zealand, including my great-grandfather Christopher Korte (1848-1905).

  
  

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  BIOGRAPHY Christopher Korte was known by several names on different documents, his first names being spelt either in German or English, and the names Henry, Fredrick and Christopher being used in different orders. He was known to his descendants as Christoph or Christopher Korte, and Christopher is the first name on his will and headstone. Christopher Korte was born in Sprakensehl, a village in the Duchy of Lüneburg and Kingdom of Hanover (subsequently Prussia and now Lower Saxony, Germany) on 21 October 1848. See the page that describes 19th Century Sprakensehl, Germany. He was baptised Johann Heinrich Friedrich Christoph KORTE on 12 November 1848. When Christopher was 17 he migrated to New Zealand. His passport was issued on 20 October 1865 at Isenhagen. The Rev John W C Heine (also from Sprakensehl) and Christopher's older brother Heinrich Korte provided sureties for the passage to Nelson. Christopher's brother Heinrich and family had migrated to Nelson in 1864 on the "Magna Bona", arriving on 25 March 1865. Christopher first travelled to England, and then sailed from Gravesend on the Thames Estuary for New Zealand on the "Dona Anita" in November 1865. The "Dona Anita" took 107 days to make the journey and arrived in Nelson on 19 February 1866. A brief account of the "Dona Anita" voyage is shown on a separate page. My father (George Korte) told me that Christopher migrated to avoid being drafted to Bismarck's army, Hanover joining the Prussian Empire about this time. Christopher lived in the German settlement at Upper Moutere in Nelson until about 1880. Upper Moutere was called Sarau until 1917. He married Marie Louise Frederike Rose in 1875 at Upper Moutere. Christopher and Mary had three children while living in Upper Moutere: Dorothea in 1875, Henry in 1877, and Hanna in 1879. The family moved to the North Island in 1879 and settled at Beaconsfield near Feilding. They travelled from Nelson to Wanganui on the 64 ton "Wallace" on 27 August 1879 according to the Wanganui Chronicle. While living at Beaconsfield three further children were born and registered at Kiwitea: Christopher in 1881, Frederick in 1883, and Martha in 1887. Christopher successfully tendered with other settlers to establish the Kiwitea Road in 1880 and 1881. The Manawatu Herald reported successful tenders on 3 August 1880 and on 8 July 1881. In 1881 Christopher Korte and Julius Bulst obtained work from Manawatu County Council for felling and clearing bush on Kiwitea Road (18s 6d per chain) then removing the stumps (7s 6d per chain). The Fielding Star reported on 13 October 1887 how a flood in the Kiwitea stream, the highest that had occurred since settlement of the district, affected the Korte farm. Messrs Buchanan and Korte had their river flats cut up considerably. Mr Korte's house was in danger for some time, and preparations were made to leave in the event of the river coming much nearer. As it is, it has taken nearly all his orchard away. According to a report in the Hawera & Normanby Star on 22 September 1886, Christopher's tender for a block of land under perpetual lease at Awatuna in South Taranaki was accepted by the Waste Lands Board. The section, 99 acres or 40 ha, was offered for lease on 3 August 1886 and was located at the intersection of the Eltham and Oeo Roads, adjacent to the southeast corner. The block of land was leased on 18 August 1886 and purchased on 10 June 1895. The family moved to South Taranaki and in 1889 Mary died. Christopher Korte was naturalised in 1890 at Otakeho, a coastal settlement west of Hawera. When the Awatuna School opened on 10 April 1893 three of the Korte children were amongst the first 20 pupils. The bush-covered section at Awatuna was cleared of forest and a dairy farm established. A cheese factory was opened at Awatuna in 1894 (The Awatuna Co-Operative Dairy Company) and Christopher was one of the first suppliers. In May 1895 Christopher married a widow, Friedreka Peter and in 1899 Christopher and Friedreka had a daughter, Frieda. Christopher was concerned that the Awatuna farm was too small for his three sons. He obtained a crown lease for 960 acres of land at Matawai near Gisborne in 1902. On 16 January 1905 the lease was transferred to his three sons who had moved to Matawai to clear bush off the block they called Ruanui. Some other Awatuna settlers also purchased or leased land at Matawai about the same time - Julius Bulst, Arthur Mortleman, H Burgess, Robert Henson. Christopher died in 1905 and was buried at Kaponga Cemetery. An obituary is given below. AWATUNA It is with sincere regret I have to report the death of Mr C. Korte, one of Awatuna's oldest and most respected settlers. Deceased, who has been ailing for a number of years, has been a great sufferer. Although it was known he could not live long, the end came rather suddenly. The funeral, which took place on Saturday last, was one of the largest seen in Kaponga for some time, which greatly showed the esteem in which deceased was held. Much sympathy is felt tor Mrs Korte and family in their sad bereavement. Source: Opunake Times, 22 September 1905, page 2.

  
  

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