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Fran(t)z (Krasnoyar)

Jakob Franz, a farmer, his wife Elisabeth, and children (Anna, age 8; Philipp, age 6; Karl, age 4) arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 18 June 1766 aboard the ship Die Perle under the command of Skipper Thomson.

Philipp Franz and his family are recorded on the 1798 census of Krasnoyar in Household No. Ks090.

The Oranienbaum passenger list records that Jakob Franz came from the German region of Pfalz.

Bäcker / Becker (Kind)

Johann Becker, a farmer, and his wife Friederika arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 12 September 1766 aboard the English frigate Love & Unity under the command of Skipper Thomas Fairfax.

Johann Bäcker, a farmer, and his wife Friederika are recorded on a list of Beauregard Recruits attached to the 1767 census in Household No. 138.

In 1783, Johannes Becker and his family moved from Kind to Schulz.

Johannes Becker from Kind and his family are recorded on the 1798 census of Schulz in Household No. Sz07.

Bender (Kraft)

In 1795, Peter Bender and his family left Kraft.

Between 1816 and 1834, Christoph Bender and his family relocated from Kraft to Holstein. The death of Christoph Bender in 1834 is recorded on the 1834 census of Holstein in Household No. 95.