Helena Petrovna Blavatsky
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'''Helena Petrovna Blavatsky''' (1831-1891) | '''Helena Petrovna Blavatsky''' (1831-1891) | ||
− | Born 30 Jul 1831 as Helena von Hahn in Ekaterinoslav, Russian Empire (now Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine) to Colonel Peter Alexeivich von Hahn (1798-) and his wife Helena Andreyvna Fadeyev (1814-42) | + | Born 30 Jul 1831 as Helena von Hahn in Ekaterinoslav, Russian Empire (now Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine) to Colonel Peter Alexeivich von Hahn (1798-) and his wife Helena Andreyvna Fadeyev (1814-42). Her mother died while Helena was a young girl and she was sent, with her two younger siblings, Vera (b 1835) and Leonid (b 1840), to live with their maternal grandparents. |
− | + | The grandparents were Andrei Mikhailovich Fadeyev (1789-1867), Imperial Councillor to the Viceroy of the Caucasus, and his wife Helene Dolgoruki (1789-1860). She married firstly on 7 Jul 1848 in Tiflis, Russia to Nikifor Vasilievich Blavatsky, the Vice-Governor of Erivan. | |
− | + | In 1875, with others, she was a founder of the Theosophical Society in New York City. She married on 3 Apr 1875 in Philadelphia to Michael C Betanelly. In Dec 1878, Blavasky and Olcott immigrated to India. She later immigrated to England where she died 8 May 1891 in London, Middlesex, England. | |
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− | In 1875, with others, she was a founder of the Theosophical Society in New York City. | + | |
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− | She married on 3 Apr 1875 in Philadelphia to Michael C Betanelly. | + | |
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− | In Dec 1878, Blavasky and Olcott immigrated to India. | + | |
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− | She later immigrated to England where she died 8 May 1891 in London, Middlesex, England. | + | |
==Primary Documents== | ==Primary Documents== | ||
*Her married to Betanelly is reported in IGI - North America - Batch M748744 | *Her married to Betanelly is reported in IGI - North America - Batch M748744 | ||
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