Stepan Nikitich Begichev

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

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