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Johann Michael Raab & Maria Margaretha Michel were married on 8 April 1766 in the Lutheran Church of Büdingen.

Johann Michael Raabe, a mason (Maurer), and his wife Veronica arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 15 June 1766 aboard the ship Die Vergelte Weintraube under the command of Skipper Anderson.

They settled in the Volga German colony of Dinkel on 12 July 1767, and he is recorded there on the 1767 census in Household No. 27 with his [new] wife Christina.

Ludwig Raab, a farmer, and his family arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 21 July 1766 aboard a koff named Alette under the command of Skipper Wybe Hendricks.

They settled in the Volga German colony of Dehler on 26 July 1767 and are recorded there on the 1767 census in Household No. 23.

Ludwig Raab and his family are recorded on the 1798 census of Dehler in Household No. Dl27.

The 1767 census records that Ludwig Raab came from the German village of Damerzhausen in the Darmstadt area.

Nikolaus Quast, a farmer, and his wife Christina arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 4 July 1766 aboard the English frigate Love & Unity under the command of Skipper Thomas Fairfax.

Nicolaus Quast and his wife Charlotta are recorded on the list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767.

They settled in the Volga German colony of Kaneau on 7 June 1767 and are recorded there on the 1767 census in Household No. 18 along with their newborn daughter, Maria.

Andreas Prinz, a farmer, his wife Maria, and children (Michael, age 17; Anna, age 11) arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 16 August 1766 aboard a galliot named Die Wachsamkeit under the command of Skipper Jacob Heinrich Sager.

Andreas Printz [sic], his wife Juliana [sic], and children (Michael, age 19; Anna, age 12) are recorded on the list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767 along with a note that his wife Juliana died en route.

Jakob Preuss, a farmer, his wife Sophia, and children (Anton, age 19; Barbara, age 16; Andreas, age 15; Johann, age 9; Lorenz, age 2) arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 8 August 1766 aboard a ship under the command of Skipper Heidemann.

Philipp Pourquenoit, a farmer, and his family settled in the Volga German colony of Louis on 14 June 1766 and are recorded there on the 1767 census in Household No. 16.

Jakob Burgeno and his family are recorded on the 1798 census of Louis in Household No. Ls43.

The death of Johannes Burgeno, son of Jakob Burgeno, in 1817 is recorded on the 1834 census of Louis in Household No. 13.

The 1767 census records that Philipp Pourquenoit came from the German village of Bitsch in the region of Lothringen.

Georg Popp, a farmer, his wife Eva, and daughters (Maria, age 17; Margaretha, age 12) arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 16 August 1766 aboard a galliot named Die Wachsamkeit under the command of Skipper Jacob Heinrich Sager.

Georg Poppe [sic] and his daughters (Margreth [sic], age 18; and Maria [age not recorded]) are recorded on the list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767 along with a note that daughter Maria died en route.