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di Roma
Peter Antonius di Roma, a arborist of mulberry trees (baut Maulbeerbäume), his wife Margaretha, and daughters (Gartenika?, age 19; Wilhelmine, age 1) are recorded on the 1767 census of Katharinenstadt in Household No. 129. They had settled there on 23 July 1767.
The 1767 census records that Peter Antonius di Roma came from the town of Venice in Italy.
Lingé, département Indre, France
Lingé is a village in the central valley of France.
de Fei*
Jakob DeFei, a barber (Friseur), and his wife Elisabeth settled in the Volga German colony of Katharinenstadt on 3 August 1767. They are recorded there on the 1767 census in Household No. 142.
In 1787, widower Jakob DeFei left Katharinenstadt.
The 1767 census records that Jakob DeFei came from the [French] village of Lingé.
There are no known surviving male lines of this family among the Volga German colonies.
Schadursky, Alexander
Father Alexander Schadursky served the Roman Catholic parishes of Luzern (1838-1851) and Rohleder (1851-1852).
Schueler, Carey A.
Carey A. Schueler, daughter of Ron Schueler & Maureen Fallon, was born 15 April 1975. She was the first woman ever drafted by a Major League Baseball team when the Chicago White Sox picked the 18-year-old left-handed pitcher in the 43rd round (1208th pick overall) of the 1993 MLB draft.
Schueler, daughter of then White Sox general manager Ron Schueler, was never actually signed by the team. She went on to play basketball for DePaul University in Chicago, and then St. Mary's College in Moraga, California.
Bad Urach, Kr. Reutlingen, Baden-Württemberg
In 1985, Urach became a nationally designated spa city known as Bad Urach.
Altersroh*
Katharina Barbara Altersroh and her unnamed husband settled in the Volga German colony of Brabander on 11 August 1767. Her husband died 20 October 1767. Widow Altersroh is recorded on the 1767 census of Brabander in Household No. 111.
The 1767 census records that the Altersroh family came from the German village of Urach in the Württemberg region.
There are no known surviving male lines of this family among the Volga German colonies.
Win(s)ter (Boisroux)
Christian Winster [sic], a farmer, his wife Katharina, and children (Elisabeth, age 5; Christian, age 3; Christian David, age ¾) arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 4 July 1766 aboard the English frigate Love & Unity under the command of Skipper Thomas Fairfax.
Christian Winster [sic], his wife Katharina, and son Joh. Christ. David [age not recorded] are recorded on the list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767.