VGI Updates

The marriage of Johannes Georg Jobocus Vielsecker, son of Johannes Georg Vielsecker, to Anna Katharina Barbara Düring, daughter of Johannes Lorenz Düring is recorded in August 1716 in the parish re

Gottfried Schuller, a maker of Salpeter (Salpetermeister), and his wife Anna Katharina arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 15 August 1766 aboard a snow-brig named Drei Gebrüder (Three Brothers) under the command of Skipper Ludwig Münzenberg.

Gottfried Schuler [sic] and his wife Anna Catharina are recorded on a list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767.

It is not known in which colony this family settled.

Widower Johann Lotz, a farmer, and his children (Anna, age 8; Margaretha, age 6; Jakob, age 4) arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 19 July 1766 aboard a galliot named Frau Catharina under the command of Skipper Johann Joachim Jenßen.

Widower Johann Lotz and his children (Anna Eva, age 11; Jacob, age 4) are recorded on a list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767 along with a note that both father and son died in route.

It is not known in which colony Anna Eva Lotz settled.

Johann Christoph Grundler, a farmer, and his wife Anna Maria arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 15 August 1766 aboard a galliot named Diana under the command of Skipper Markus Draguhn.

Johann Christoph Grindler is recorded on a list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767.

It is not known in which colony Johann Christoph Grindler settled.

The Oranienbaum passenger list records that Johann Christoph Grundler came from the German region of Sachsen (Saxony).

Konrad Schuck, a carpenter, and his wife Maria arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 2 August 1766 aboard an English frigate named Love & Unity under the command of Skipper Thomas Fairfax.

Conrad Schuck, his wife Maria Elisabeth, and newborn son Johann are recorded on a list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767 along with a note that they all died in route.

The Oranienbaum passenger list records that Konrad Schuck came from the German region of Hessen.

Konrad Pabst, a farmer, his wife Anna, and mother Katharina arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 2 August 1766 aboard an English frigate named Love & Unity under the command of Skipper Thomas Fairfax.

Conrad Pabst, his wife Anna Elisabeth, and mother Elisabeth are recorded on a list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767 along with a note that his wife Anna Elisabeth died in route.

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

Georg Weiland, 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.

Georg Weyland [sic] is recorded on a list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767.

It is not known in which colony Georg Weiland settled.

The Oranienbaum passenger list records that Georg Weiland came from the German region of Nassau.

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

Widow Anna Wilger arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 19 July 1766 aboard a galliot named Frau Catharina under the command of Skipper Johann Joachim Jenßen.

Widow Margreta [sic] Wilhelm [sic] is recorded on a list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767 along with a note that she died in route.

The Oranienbaum passenger list records that Anna Wilger came from the German region of Hanau.

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

Konrad Seim, a single tailor, arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 19 July 1766 aboard a galliot named Frau Catharina under the command of Skipper Johann Joachim Jenßen.

Conrad Seim is recorded on a list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767.

It is not known in which colony he settled.

Widow Maria Balzer and her daughter Anna [age not recorded] arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 19 July 1766 aboard a galliot named Frau Catharina under the command of Skipper Johann Joachim Jenßen.

Widow Catrina [sic] Baltzer and her daughter Anna Maria (age 23) are recorded on a list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767.

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

The Oranienbaum passenger list records that widow Maria Balzer came from the German region of Darmstadt.