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Jakob Meisner, his wife Anna, and son Friedrich (age 3) arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 20 August 1766 aboard a ship named Der Friede (Peace) under the command of Skipper Hans Karck.

Jakob Meizner [sic], his wife Anna, and son Johan Friderich (age 3) are recorded on a list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767 along with a note that Friedrich died in route.

It is not known in which colony they settled.

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

Johann Erbes arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 20 August 1766 aboard a ship named Der Friede (Peace) under the command of Skipper Hans Karck.

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

It is not known in which colony he settled.

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

Gottlieb Hascher arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 20 August 1766 aboard a ship named Der Friede (Peace) under the command of Skipper Hans Karck.

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

It is not known in which colony they settled.

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

Bernhard Walter, his wife Katharina, and son Kasimir arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 20 August 1766 aboard a ship named Der Friede (Peace) under the command of Skipper Hans Karck.

Bernhard Walter, his wife Catrina, and son Casimir (age 2) are recorded on a list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767 along with a note that Casimir died in route.

It is not known in which colony they settled.

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

Christoph Hill and his wife Margaretha arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 20 August 1766 aboard a ship named Der Friede (Peace) under the command of Skipper Hans Karck.

Christoph Hill and his wife Margaretha are recorded on a list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767.

It is not known in which colony they settled.

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

Friederika Karl arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 20 August 1766 aboard a ship named Der Friede (Peace) under the command of Skipper Hans Karck.

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

It is not known in which colony she settled.

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

Elias Steudner arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 20 August 1766 aboard a ship named Der Friede (Peace) under the command of Skipper Hans Karck.

Elias Steudner is recorded on a list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767 along with a note that he died in route.

Johann Martin arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 20 August 1766 aboard a ship named Der Friede (Peace) under the command of Skipper Hans Karck.

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

It is not known in which colony he settled.

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

Elisabeth Rauch arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 20 August 1766 aboard a ship named Der Friede (Peace) under the command of Skipper Hans Karck.

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

It is not known in which colony she settled.

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

Jakob Müller, his wife Katharina, and children (Jakob, age 10½; Margaretha, age 9; Peter, age 1½) arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 20 August 1766 aboard a ship named Der Friede (Peace) under the command of Skipper Hans Karck.

Jacob Müller, his wife Catharina, and children (Jacob, age 10; Margaretha, age 9) are recorded on a list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767 along with a note that everyone except father Jacob died in route.

It is not known in which colony he settled.