Vasili Troupp

"Vasili" Troupp is the progenitor of all the Finnish members of the family Troupp.

Chances are, however, Vasili is not his real name.

It's probably some Jewish name originally. According to his DNA, he's Ashkenazi. (For Troupp DNA, see my page.)

He was born in Rezekne, Latvia, in Latgale, which at one time was part of the Vitebsk Gubernia, then Russia.

He probably was a so-called cantonist. His story is he was literally kidnapped to a cantonist school somewhere in Russia, maybe even at the ripe age of four. All he can tell he came from a large family. The trail gets cold at that point.

His family is a mystery. On May 30, 2017, he is connected to Nochim Halevi Trup, who, speculatively, is his father. It is hoped that this will be confirmed or contested.

According to his documents, he came from Rezekne Latvia, but according to once source, from Novgorod, Russia. There is but one reference to Novgorod. Maybe it was the place for his cantonist school?

His Y-DNA haplogroup is R-M512. Known relatives (Family Tree DNA) of his are Michael Trup from UK (R-M198), the late rabbi Leonard Troupp from USA (R-M198) and the late Alan Troop from USA (R-M198). The origins of all the families point to Rezekne.

Be that as it may, his family tree is a stub, and it is a mission of mine to try and connect the trees to the trees of other known relatives.