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Diehl / Thiel (Unknown-2)*

Herrmann Thiel, a single stocking maker, 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.

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

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

The Oranienbaum passenger list records that Herrmann Thiel came from the German region of Darmstadt.

Müller (Unknown-11)*

Ludwig Meller [sic], a farmer, his wife Katharina, and son Jakob (age 1½) 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.

Ludwig Müller, his wife Catrina [sic], and son Heinrich (age 1½) are recorded on a list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767.

It is now known in which colony Ludwig Müller and his family settled.

The Oranienbaum passenger list records that Ludwig Müller came from the German region of Darmstadt.

Leonhard(t) (Unknown)*

Nikolaus Leonhard, a single farmer, 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.

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

It is not known in which colony Nikolaus Leonhard settled.

The Oranienbaum passenger list records that Nikolaus Leonhard came from the German region of Darmstadt.

Fritz (Unknown)*

Christoph Fritz, a farmer, his wife Barbara, and children (Wilhelm, age 4; Eva, age 2½) 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.

Christoph Fritz, his [new?] wife Christina, and children (Wilhelm, age 4¼; Elisabeth, age 2¼) are recorded on a list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767 along with a note that father Christoph died in route.

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

Gross (Unknown)*

Martin Gross, a farmer, and his wife Johanna arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 19 July 1766 aboard a ship named Die Zwei Gebrüder (The Two Brothers) under the command of Skipper Nicolaus Peter Pinck.

Martin Gross and his [new?] wife Anna Elisabeth are recorded on a list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767.

It is not known in which colony Martin Gross settled.

The Oranienbaum passenger list records that Martin Gross came from the German region of Dessau.

Hoffmann (Unknown-3)*

Widow Kunigunda Hoffmann arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 19 July 1766 aboard a ship named Die Zwei Gebrüder (The Two Brothers) under the command of Skipper Nicolaus Peter Pinck.

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

It is not known in which colony Cunigunda Hoffmann settled.

The Oranienbaum passenger list records that Kunigunda Hoffmann came from the German region of Nürnberg.

Früh*

Bernhard Früh, a single tailor, arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 19 July 1766 aboard a ship named Die Zwei Gebrüder (The Two Brothers) under the command of Skipper Nicolaus Peter Pinck.

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

It is not known in which colony Bernhard Früh settled.

The Oranienbaum passenger list records that Bernhard Früh came from the German region of Hessen.

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

Müller (Unknown-1)*

Christian Müller, a single farmer, 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.

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

Christian Müller, a farmer, and his wife Christina are recorded on an appendix to the 1767 census of Paulskaya in Household No. 60. They had arrived there on 3 August 1767.

It is not known in which colony they actually settled.

Labertasch*

Peter Labertasch, a farmer, and his wife Anna arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 19 July 1766 aboard a ship named Die Zwei Gebrüder (The Two Brothers) under the command of Skipper Nicolaus Peter Pinck.

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

The Oranienbaum passenger list records that Peter Labertasch came from France.

Streitmüller*

Georg Streitmüller, a tailor, and his wife Friederika arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 19 July 1766 aboard a ship named Die Zwei Gebrüder (The Two Brothers) under the command of Skipper Nicolaus Peter Pinck.

Joh. Georg Streitmüller and his wife Johanna Fridricka are recorded on a list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767 along with a note that Johanna Fridricka died in route.

It is not known in which colony this family settled.