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Ludwig Müller, a farmer, his wife Katharina, and son Jakob (age 1½) arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 8 August 1766 aboard the galliot Anna Catharina under the command of Skipper Johann Joachim Janson.

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.

Nikolaus Leonhard, a single farmer, arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 10 August 1766 aboard a ship under the command of Nikolaus Peter Pinkom.

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.

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

Christoph Fritz, a farmer, his wife Barbara, and children (Wilhelm, age 4; Eva, age 2½) arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 10 August 1766 aboard a ship under the command of Nikolaus Peter Pinkom.

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.

Martin Gross, a farmer, and his wife Johanna arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 10 August 1766 aboard a ship under the command of Nikolaus Peter Pinkom.

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.

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

Widow Kunigunda Hoffmann arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 10 August 1766 aboard a ship under the command of Nikolaus Peter Pinkom.

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.

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

Bernhard Früh, a single tailor, arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 10 August 1766 aboard a ship under the command of Nikolaus Peter Pinkom.

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.

Christian Müller, a single farmer, arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 8 August 1766 aboard the galliot Anna Catharina under the command of Skipper Johann Joachim Janson.

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

It is not known in which colony Christian Müller settled.

The Oranienbaum passenger list records that Christian Müller came from the German region of Nassau.

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

Peter Labertasch, a farmer, and his wife Anna arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 10 August 1766 aboard a ship under the command of Nikolaus Peter Pinkom.

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.

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

Georg Streitmüller, a tailor, and his wife Friederika arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 10 August 1766 aboard a ship under the command of Nikolaus Peter Pinkom.

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.

The Oranienbaum passenger list records that Georg Streitmüller came from the German region of Swabia.

Tobias Fruh [sic], a stocking maker, and his wife Dorothea arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 10 August 1766 aboard a ship under the command of Nikolaus Peter Pinkom.

Tobias Froh and his wife Dorothea Elisabeth 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.

The Oranienbaum passenger list records that Tobias Fruh [sic] came from the German region of Baden.

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