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Sonntag*

Widow Sonntag [first name not recorded] and her daughter Christina (age ½) arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 22 August 1766 aboard a galliot named Eva Maria under the command of Skipper Franz Christopher Schröder.

Widow Sonntag [first name not recorded] and her daughter Christina (age ½) are recorded on a list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767.

It is not known in which colony the Widow Sonntag and her daughter settled.

Loos (Unknown)*

There are three Loos families that arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 22 August 1766 aboard a galliot named Eva Maria under the command of Skipper Franz Christopher Schröder. Their relationship to each other, if any, requires further research.

(1) Christoph Loos, his wife Katharina, and son Andreas (age 1½) arrived in Oranienbaum.

Stahl (Unknown)*

Christian Stahl and his wife Anna arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 22 August 1766 aboard a galliot named Eva Maria under the command of Skipper Franz Christopher Schröder.

Christian Stahl and his wife Anna are recorded on a list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767.

It is not known in which colony this Stahl family settled.

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

Bardorff*

Johann Heinrich Bardorff, his wife Elisabeth, and children (Johann, age 12; Eva, age 10) arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 22 August 1766 aboard a galliot named Eva Maria under the command of Skipper Franz Christopher Schröder.

Johann Heinrich Bardorff, his wife Eva Elisabeth, and children (Johann, age 13; Eva Elisabeth, age 9) are recorded on a list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767 along with a note that father Johann Heinrich Bardorff died en route.

Schmidt (Unknown-11)*

There are two Schmidt families that arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 22 August 1766 aboard a galliot named Eva Maria under the command of Skipper Franz Christopher Schröder. Their relationship to each other, if any, needs further research.

(1) Konrad Schmidt, his wife Anna, and daughters (Anna, age 10¼; Anna [again], age 5) arrived in Oranienbaum.

Konrad Schmidt, his wife Anna, and daughters (Anna, age 9; Anna [again], age 3) are recorded on a list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767.

Weiss (Unknown)*

Margaretha Weiss, a single woman, arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 22 August 1766 aboard a galliot named Eva Maria under the command of Skipper Franz Christopher Schröder.

Margaretha Weiss is not recorded on a list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767 along with others who arrived in Oranienbaum with her. She most probably died after arrival in Russia.

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

Forster*

Dorothea Wilhelmina Forster, a single woman, arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 22 August 1766 aboard a galliot named Eva Maria under the command of Skipper Franz Christopher Schröder.

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

It is not known in which colony Dorothea Forster settled.

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

Kubert (Did Not Arrive)*

Elisabeth Kubert, a single woman, arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 22 August 1766 aboard a galliot named Eva Maria under the command of Skipper Franz Christopher Schröder.

Elisabeth Kubert is recorded on a list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767 along with a note that she died en route.

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

Raspe*

Christian Raspe, his wife Rosina, and daughters (Christina, age 12; Anna, age 10¼; Dorothea, age 7; Dorothea Sophia, age 10½ [sic]) arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 22 August 1766 aboard a galliot named Eva Maria under the command of Skipper Franz Christopher Schröder.

Christian Raspe, his wife Rosina, and daughters (Christina, age 13; Anna, age 11) are recorded on a list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767 along with a note that father Christian died en route.

Stein (Did Not Arrive)*

Margaretha Stein, a single woman, arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 22 August 1766 aboard a galliot named Eva Maria under the command of Skipper Franz Christopher Schröder.

Margaretha Stein is recorded on a list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767 along with a note that she died en route.

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