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Müller (Kaneau-2)*

Johann Christian Müller, a farmer, and his wife Anna settled in the Volga German colony of Kaneau on 27 August 1766 [probably 17 August 1767]. They are recorded there on the 1767 census in Household No. 10.

The 1767 census does not record from where Johann Christian Müller came.

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

Müller (Kaneau-1)

Conrad Müller & Eva Maria Pavel née Schmidt were married on 1 July 1766 in the Lutheran Cathedral (Evangelische Kirche Dom) in Lübeck.

Konrad Müller, a miller (Müller), his wife Eva, and daughter Marianna (age 15) 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.

Konrad Müller, and his wife Eva settled in the Volga German colony of Kaneau on 27 June 1767 and are recorded there on the 1767 census in Household No. 78.

Lang (Kaneau)

Friedrich Lang, a farmer, and his wife Elisabeth settled in the Volga German colony of Kaneau on 10 May 1767. They are recorded there on the 1767 census in Household No. 62.

Georg Lang from Kaneau and his family are recorded on the 1798 census of Mariental in Household No. Mt13.

The 1767 census records that Friedrich Lang came from the German region of Hannover.

Hoppe (Kaneau)

Johann Andreas Hoppe, a brushmaker (Bürstenbinder), and his wife Christina settled in the Volga German colony of Kaneau on 7 June 1767. They are recorded there on the 1767 census in Household No. 12.

In 1785, Andreas Hoppe and his family moved fom Kaneau to Schwed.

Andreas Hoppe from Kaneau and his family are recorded on the 1798 census of Schwed in Household No. Sw01.

The death of Andreas Hoppe in 1799 is recorded on the 1811 census of Schwed in Household No. 1.

Honigmund

Gottfried Honigmuth [sic], a farmer, and his wife Johanna are recorded on the 1767 census of Kaneau in Household No. 84. They had settled there on 27 August 1766 [probably 17 August 1767].

Gottfried Honigmuth [sic] and his family are recorded on the 1798 census of Beauregard in Household No. Bo35.

The death of Gottfried Honigmund in 1829 is recorded on the 1834 census of Beauregard in Household No. 66.

Honigmund seems to be the surname from 1834 going forward.

The 1767 census records that Gottfried Honigmuth came from the German region of Zerbst.

Hess (Schaffhausen)

Diedrich Geske [sic] arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 21 September 1766.

Joh. Dittrich Hess is recorded on the list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767.

Johann Dietrich Hess, a single baker (Bäcker), is recorded on an appendix to the 1767 census of Kaneau in Household No. 58 along with a note that he relocated to the colony of Schaffhausen in 1768.

In 1789, Heinrich Ludwig Hess, believed to be the son of Johann Dietrich Hess, and his family moved from Kaneau to Biberstein.

Hänsch

An article by Hermann Wäschke records the following going to Russia:

George Haensch, a day laborer (Tagelöhner) and hunter's apprentice (Jägerbursche), from Oranienbaum, originating in Saxony, left with three other persons. He owned a house that had 25 Thlr. debt. Its sale brought 35 Thlr.

Hauptdrüch*

Christian Hauptdrüch, a farmer, his wife [Anna] Elisabeth, and son [Johann] Wilhelm (age 5) arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 12 May 1766.

Son Johann Wilhelm (age 7) and sister Anna (2-weeks) are recorded on the 1767 census of Kaneau in Household No. 83 along with their stepfather Johann Friedrich Kraus.

In 1789, Wilhelm Hauptdrüch moved from Kaneau to Beauregard.

The widow and daughter of Wilhelm Hauptdrüch from Beauregard are recorded on the 1798 census of Katharinenstadt in Household No. Ka055.