Anna Margaretha Scheele (January 4 or 5, 1736–c. 1782). Scheele’s oldest sister
died unmarried in Stralsund. Her younger brother Friedrich Christoph, who was
providing for her, attempted to persuade her to move to Carl Wilhelm in Sweden.
As will be seen in Chap. 19, she remained in Stralsund.
David Benjamin Scheele (January 7, 1737–?) David Benjamin was the black sheep
of the family. He moved to Saint Petersburg where he worked for Count Orlov, and
then turned to the tobacco trade. For several years, the family seems to have lost
contact with him. However, he was mentioned in a letter to Carl Wilhelm from his
younger brother Friedrich Christoph, dated January 1783. He was alive, but lived
under poor circumstances—it appears he had been involved in some kind of fraud
and thus he had avoided seeking contact with his family. He appears to have
returned to Stralsund, since he is listed as a godfather there in 1788.
Catharina Juliana Scheele (February 17 or 18, 1738–May 6, 1739). Catharina
Juliana died in her infancy.
Fig. 2.8 The house where
the Scheele family had their
brewery. Photo Anders
Lennartson, August 2018
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