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Trautwein
Michael Trautwein and his son Johann (age 6¼) arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 15 September 1766 aboard a ship under the command of Skipper Franz Nikolaus Schröder.
Michael Trautwein and his son Johann (age 6) are recorded on the list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767.
Michael Trautwein, a farmer, his [new] wife Anna [Ringel], and son Gabriel (age 9) are recorded on the 1767 census of Philippsfeld in Household No. 14. They had settled in Philippsfeld on 17 August 1767.
Aschemacher
Heinrich Aschemacher and his family arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 30 May 1766 aboard the pink Lopamink under the command of Lieutenant Kryukov.
They settled in the Volga German colony of Preuss on 12 May 1767 and are recorded there on the 1767 census in Household No. 12.
In 1788, Joseph Aschemacher and his family moved from Preuss to Brabander.
The death of Andreas Aschemacher, son of Joseph Aschemacher, in 1801 is recorded on the 1811 census of Brabander in Household No. 15.
Budior
Franz Budior, a farmer, and his family immigrated to Russia, arriving from Lübeck at the port in Oranienbaum aboard the ship Mann & Frau on 18 June 1766.
They settled in the Volga German colony of Preuss on 15 July 1767 where they are recorded on the 1767 census in Household No. 90.
The 1767 census records that Johannes Haal came from the village of Viglain in France.
Werheim, Kr. Hochtaunus, Hessen
At the time the Volga Germans immigrated to Russia, Werheim was located in the Electorate of Trier.
Birkheim, Kr. Rhein-Hunsrück, Rheinland-Pfalz
Until 1794, Birkheim was part of the Electorate of Trier. It then fell under French rule. Following the Napoleonic Wars, in 1815 it became part of the Kingdom of Prussia. Following World War II, Birkheim was located in the newly founded state of Rheinland-Pfalz.
Haal (Preuss-2)
Kaspar Haal, a farmer, his wife Anna, and children (Andreas, age 11; Anna, age 9; Johann, age 6; Peter, age 4; Maria, age 2) immigrated to Russia, arriving from Lübeck at the port in Oranienbaum aboard the ship Mann & Frau on 18 June 1766.
They settled in the Volga German colony of Preuss on 15 July 1767 where they are recorded on the 1767 census in Household No. 85.
The 1767 census records that Karpar Haal came from the German village of Birkheim in the Kurtrier region.
Haal (Preuss-1)
Johann[es] Haal, his wife Anna, and children (Johann, age 7; Adam, age 4; Nikolaus, age 1½) immigrated to Russia, arriving from Lübeck at the port in Oranienbaum aboard the ship Mann & Frau on 18 June 1766.
They settled in the Volga German colony of Preuss on 15 July 1767 where they are recorded on the 1767 census in Household No. 67.
In 1797, widower Johann Adam Haal moved from Preuss to Leichtling.