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Widow Anna Friedrich and her sons (Christoph, age 13; Johann, age 10; Friedrich, age 8; Adam, age 4) arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 15 September 1766 aboard a ship under the command of Skipper Hans Karholm.

Widow Anna Fridrich [sic] and her sons (Christoph, age 13; Johannes, age 10¼; Friedrich, age 8; Adam, age 4; Casper, new-born) are recorded on a list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767 along with a note that all of them died in route.

Katharina Helena Firscht, a single woman, is recorded on an appendix to the 1767 census of Katharinenstadt in Household No. 54.

It is not known in which colony she settled.

The 1767 census records that she came from the German region of Nürmberg.

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

Johann Wilhelm Rösner, a widowed farmer, is recorded on an appendix to the 1767 census of Katharinenstadt in Household No. 48.

It is not known in which colony he settled.

The 1767 census records that he came from the German region of Livland (Latvia).

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

Johann Peter Hepp, a widowed cook (Koch), is recorded on an appendix to the 1767 census of Katharinenstadt in Household No. 45.

It is not known in which colony he settled.

The 1767 census records that Johann Peter Hepp came from the German village of Ems.

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

Leon [sic] Hegner, a single farmer, arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 12 September 1766 aboard an English frigate under the command of Skipper Adam Beerfeier.

Leonhard Hegner, a single farmer, is recorded on an appendix to the 1767 census of Katharinenstadt in Household No. 44.

It is not known in which colony he settled.

The Oranienbaum passenger list records that Leon [sic] Hegner came from the German region of Bamberg. The 1767 census records that Leonhard Hegner came from the German village of Hallerndorf.

Samuel Reisner, a single farmer, is recorded on an appendix to the 1767 census of Katharinenstadt.

It is not known in which colony he settled.

The 1767 census records that Samuel Reisner came from the German region of Homburg.

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

Johann Friedrich Heine, a widowed cloth weaver (Tuchweber), is recorded on an appendix to the 1767 census of Katharinenstadt in Household No. 42.

It is not known in which colony he settled.

The 1767 census records that he came from the German village of Einbeck.

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