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Folgart*

Johannes Fuldat, son of Johann Peter Fuldat, was born 12 May 1741; his godfather was also a Johannes Fuldat.

Johannes Folgard [sic], a cobbler, his wife Elisabeth, and daughter Christina (age 1¼) arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 7 May 1766 aboard the galliot named Anna Katharina under the command of Skipper Daniel Heyer.

They arrived in the colony of Katharinenstadt on 5 March 1767, and are recorded there on the 1767 census in Household No. 90.

Fischer (Warenburg)

Johann Franz Fischer, son of Johann Nicolaus Fischer (born 14 Aug 1688) & Anna Ottilia Ackermann (born 6 January 1699), was born 10 January 1725 in Ober-Ramstadt, southeast of Darmstadt. Franz's first wife, Magdalena, died 29 September 1757. They have no recorded children.

Fech(t)

Adam Hermann Fech, son of Johann Adam Fech & Anna Maria Koch, was baptized in Düdelsheim on 1 December 1735.

He married there on 30 August 1764 to Anna Elisabeth Raab, daughter of Johannes & Anna Maria Raab. Anna Elisabeth had been baptized in Düdelsheim on 4 July 1745.

Hermann Fecht, a farmer, his wife Elisabeth, and daughter Charlotta (age 2) arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 16 June 1766 aboard a boat named Северный Орел (Northern Eagle) under the command of Lieutenant Peter Malenkov.

Frank (Dönhof)

Johann Heinrich Frank, son of Johann Peter & Anna Maria Frank, was born 4 January 1711 in Pfedelbach. He married 3 September 1736 in Adolzfurt to Maria Magdalena Bohn, daughter of Jacob Bohn & Maria Magdalena Dab. Maria Magdalena Bohn had been born 30 November 1704 & baptized 1 December 1704 in Langenbeutingen.

Fendel (Dönhof)

Johann Nicolaus Fendel, son of Hartmann Fendel & Maria Margaretha Best, was born and baptized on 19 June 1746 in the Evangelical Church in Steinbach, about 15 kilometers northwest of Frankfurt am Main.

Nikolaus Fendel, a single farmer, arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 11 June 1766 aboard a galliot named Der Junge Mattias (The Young Mattias) under the command of Skipper David Wohlert.

Foos (Dietel)

Johann Jakob Foos, son of Wilhelm Foos & Anna Elisabetha Neuss, was baptized on 14 April 1720 in Heimkirchen. He married on 29 April 1749 in Heimkirchen to Maria Christina Stetzenbach, daughter of Johann Jacob Stetzenbach & Anna Catharina Geipp. Maria Christina Stetzenbach had been born on 21 December 1722 in Ingweiler.

Falkenstein

Anton Falkenstein, son of Johannes Falkenstein & Anna Christina Mayerhöffer, was baptized in February 1715 in Gundheim.

He married 10 August 1738 in Heßloch to Maria Elisabeth Betzel.

Faber (Ernestinendorf)

Johann Heinrich Faber, son of Johannes Faber & Anna Maria Erckel, was born 28 September 1745 in Großen-Buseck.

Johann Faber, a farmer, and his wife Katharina 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.

Joh. Faber and his wife Catharina are recorded on the list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767.

Eurich (Balzer)

There are two Eurich families from Düdelsheim that immigrated to Russia and settled in the Volga German colony of Balzer. They both arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 11 June 1766 aboard a boat named Saratov under the command of Midshipman Ivan Korsakov. Their relationship to each other, if any, requires further research.

Euler

Three Euler families from the German village of Eckartshausen settled in the Volga German colonies. Their relationship to each other, if any, needs further research.

Two Euler 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.

(1) Johannes Euler, son of Adam & A. Margaretha Euler, was baptized 18 December 1727 in Eckartshausen. He had a son, Joh. Heinrich, who was baptized on 7 January 1751 in Eckartshausen.