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Johann Melchior Ochs, son of Kilian & Anna Margaretha Ochs, was baptized in Oberzell on 3 February 1743. 

Johann Melchior Ochs married in Oberzell on 21 February 1764 to Margaretha Albrandt.

The parish register of Oberzell records the baptisms of the following children born to Johann Melchior Ochs & Margaretha Allbrandt: (1) Johannes, baptized 28 August 1764, died 20 September 1764; and (2) Kilian, baptized 18 November 1765.

There are three Dörr families who settled in Norka.  All three families came from the German village of Udenhain. The births, marriages, and deaths of the Dörr family occurred in Udenhain and neighboring villages and are recorded in the parish register of nearby Hellstein.

All three of these families arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 19 July 1766 aboard a pinque named Slon (Elephant) under the command of Lieutenant Sergey Panov.