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Dillmann (Mariental)

Stephan Dittmann [sic] & Maria Klewitz were married on 24 June 1765 in Roßlau. This is believed to be the Stephan Dillmann who is recorded in Mariental in 1767 because the two following couples on the marriage list in Roßlau settled in Mariental.

Stephan Dillmann, a craftsman (Handwerker), and his wife Anna Katharina settled in the Volga German colony of Mariental on 14 June 1766. They are recorded there on the 1767 census in Household No. 61.

Dessert

Franz Dessert, a soldier, and his family settled in the Volga German colony of Mariental on 19 May 1767. They are recorded there on the 1767 census in Household No. 87 along with his new wife Anna Maria (from Denmark).

The 1798 census of Mariental (Household No. Mt79) records that Christian Dessert "ran away" in 1791 and his whereabouts are unknown.

The 1767 census records that Franz Dessert came from the German village of Straubing in Bayern (Bavaria).

Dahlheimer

Johann Christopher Dollheimer [sic] and Anna Barbara Kälber married 3 October 1765 in St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Lübeck.

Christoph Dahlheimer, a farmer, and his wife Anna Barbara settled in the Volga German colony of Mariental on 14 June 1766. They are recorded there on the 1767 census in Household No. 62.

The 1767 census records that Christoph Dahlheimer came from the German region of Ansbach.

Breit (Mariental)

Adam Breit, a farmer, and his wife Elisabeth settled in the Volga German colony of Mariental on 16 June 1766. They are recorded there on the 1767 census in Household No. 22.

The 1767 census records that Adam Breit came from the German village of Merzig in the Kurtrier region.

Boxler

Joseph Boxler, a craftsman (Handwerker), his wife Margaretha Eva, and son Johann[es] (age 3) are recorded on the 1767 census of Mariental in Household No. 16. They had settled there on 16 June 1766.

Son Johannes Boxler and his family are recorded on the 1798 census of Mariental in Household No. Mt12.

The 1767 census records that Joseph Boxler came from the German village of Kirchberg in Schwaben (Swabia).

Berger (Mariental)

Johann Berger, a craftsman (Handwerker), and his family settled in the Volga German colony of Mariental on 14 June 1766. They are recorded there on the 1767 census in Household No. 32.

The 1767 census records that Johann Berger came from the German region of Überlingen.

Bender (Mariental)*

Johann Bender, a craftsman (Handwerker), his wife Anna Maria, children (Johann Michael, age 6; Georg, age 1½), and mother-in-law Ursula [surname not recorded] are recorded on the 1767 census of Mariental in Househod No. 78. They had settled in Mariental on 15 July 1766.

The 1767 census records that Johann Bender came from the German village of Hofheim in the Würzburg region.

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

Bäcker / Becker (Mariental)

Jakob Becker, a farmer, his wife Maria Anna, and children (Maria Anna, age 12; Franz, age 10; Bartholomae, age 8; Elisabeth, age 4; Margaretha, age 1) are recorded on the 1767 census of Mariental in Household No. 14. They had settled in Mariental on 16 June 1766.

Franz Becker and his family are recorded on the 1798 census of Mariental in Household No. Mt63.

The 1767 census records that Jakob Becker came from the German village of Brüssel.

Wagner (Mariental)*

Jakob Wagner and his wife Susanna settled in the Volga German colony of Mariental on 14 June 1766. He died and Susanna remarried to Peter Asselborn. She is recorded in Mariental on the 1767 census in Household No. 75.

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