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Straff*

Johann Straff, a single baker (Bäcker), is recorded on an appendix to the 1767 census of Boisroux in Household No. 67.

It is not known in which colony he settled.

The 1767 census records that Johann Straff came from the German village of Neuss.

There are no known surviving male lines of this Straff family among the Volga German colonies.

Frank (Unknown)*

Johann Frank, a farmer, and his wife Anna arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 24 July 1766 aboard a barque named Georg under the command of Skipper Adam Bairnsfair.

Johann Franck [sic] and his wife Anna are recorded on a list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767 along with a note that wife Anna died in route.

Johann Frank, a farmer, and his [new] wife Anna are recorded on an appendix to the 1767 census of Kaneau in Household No. 42.

It is not known in which colony this Frank family settled.

Struby*

Daniel Struby, a single farmer, arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 24 July 1766 aboard a barque named Georg under the command of Skipper Adam Bairnsfair.

Daniel Struby is recorded on a list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767 along with a note that Andreas and daughters Barbara & Anna Marta died in route.

It is not known in which colony this Struby family settled.

The Oranienbaum passenger list records that Daniel Struby came from the German region of Schlesien [Silesia].

Geiger (Unknown)*

Andreas Geiger, a farmer, his wife Regina, and children (Johann, age 30; Barbara, age 26; Anna, age 18; Apollonia, age 8) arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 24 July 1766 aboard a barque named Georg under the command of Skipper Adam Bairnsfair.

Andreas Geiger, his wife Regina, and children (Joh. Mich. [age not recorded]; Barbara, age 18; Anna Marta, age 16; Apollonia, age 8) are recorded on a list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767 along with a note that Andreas and daughters Barbara & Anna Marta died in route.

Loscus*

Johann Lossius, a single farmer, arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 24 July 1766 aboard a barque named Georg under the command of Skipper Adam Bairnsfair.

Heinrich [sic] Loscus is recorded on the list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767.

Johann Friedrich [sic] Losgus, a single farmer, is recorded on an appendix to the 1767 census of Boisroux in Household No. 68.

It is not known in which colony he settled.

Hall (Unknown)*

Hermann Hall, a single farmer, is recorded on an appendix to the 1767 census of Boisroux in Household No. 73.

It is not known in which colony he settled.

The 1767 census records that Hermann Hall came from the German region of Darmstadt.

There are no known surviving male lines of this Hall family among the Volga German colonies.

Guteberg*

Johannes Guteberg, a single carpenter (Zimmermann), is recorded on an appendix to the 1767 census of Boisroux in Household No. 74.

It is not known in which colony he settled.

The 1767 census records that Johannes Guteberg came from the German village of Unter-Schwarz.

There are no known surviving male lines of this Guteberg family among the Volga German colonies.

Eilau*

Gottfried Eilau, a single tailor (Schneider), is recorded on an appendix to the 1767 census of Boisroux in Household No. 70.

It is not known in which colony he settled.

The 1767 census records that Gottfried Eilau came from the German village of Dresden.

There are no known surviving male lines of this Eilau family among the Volga German colonies.

Bostel / Postel*

Heinrich Bostel/Postel, a carpenter (Tischler), and his wife Maria are recorded on an appendix to the 1767 census of Boisroux in Household No. 62.

It is not known in which colony they settled.

The 1767 census records that Heinrich Bostel/Postel came from the German village of Gernhausen in the Kurmainz region.

There are no known surviving male lines of this family among the Volga German colonies.

Rechin*

Sentonet Rechin, a single man, is recorded on an appendix to the 1767 census of Boisroux in Household No. 66.

It is not known in which colony he settled.

The 1767 census records that Sentonet Rechin came from the village of Sowenow [?].

There are no known surviving male lines of this Rechin family among the Volga German colonies.