Krämer (Susannental)

Heinrich Krämer, a farmer, his wife Elisabeth, and children (Joachim, age 22; Simon, age 20; Heinrich, age 17; Georg [Philipp], age 15; Louisa, age 10; Anna, age 10; Kunigunda, age 7) arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 12 September 1766 aboard an English frigate under the command of Skipper Adam Beerfeier.

Johann Heinr. Kremer [sic], his wife Elisabeth, and children (Joh. Joachim, age 22; Simon, age 20; Joh. Heinr., age 17; Georg Philipp, age 15; Louissa, age 10¼; Ernestina, age 10¼; Eva Cunigunta, age 7) are recorded on a list of colonists being transported from Oranienbaum to Saratov in 1767 along with a note recording that both parents as well as Simon, Louissa, and Eva Cunigunta died in route.

The surviving children settled in the Volga German colony of Susannental on 3 August 1767 and are recorded there on the 1767 census in Households No. 14, 35, & 38. [Georg Philipp Krämer is recorded in Household No. 38 along with widower Peter Trumpler. Peter Trumpler's deceased wife Anna Margaretha Krämer is believed to be another of Heinrich Krämer's children.]

Heinrich Krämer from Susannental and his family are recorded on the 1798 census of Biberstein in Household No. Bb02.

Joachim Krämer and his family are recorded on the 1798 census of Schaffhausen in Household No. Sh28.

The Oranienbaum passenger list records that Heinrich Krämer came from the German region of Hessen.