Christian and Susanna Weitzel
In early 1766, Christian Weitzel, born about 1746 in Bönstadt, along with his wife Susanna, accepted the offer described in Catherine's Manifesto. The couple sailed with other colonists from the north German port of Lübeck aboard the Russian ship “Apollo” and arrived in Oranienbaum, Russia on August 29, 1766.
Christian and Susanna were traveling with three other Weitzel households:
1) Christoph and Gertrude (née Kessel) Weitzel. Christoph died before reaching Norka and Gertrude married Lorenz Kuhn from Hettersroth.
2) Jacob and Anna Maria Weitzel. They are listed as Household No. 167 in the 1767 Census.
3) Johann Heinrich Weitzel and his wife Maria Catharina Luft. This couple is not shown on the transport lists and is not recorded in any 1767 census lists for the colonies.
Christian and Susanna were among the founders who arrived in Norka on August 26, 1767 and are recorded there on the 1767 Census as Household No. 172.
Researched by Ruth Schultz, Ernie Margheim, and Brent Mai.
Christian and Susanna were traveling with three other Weitzel households:
1) Christoph and Gertrude (née Kessel) Weitzel. Christoph died before reaching Norka and Gertrude married Lorenz Kuhn from Hettersroth.
2) Jacob and Anna Maria Weitzel. They are listed as Household No. 167 in the 1767 Census.
3) Johann Heinrich Weitzel and his wife Maria Catharina Luft. This couple is not shown on the transport lists and is not recorded in any 1767 census lists for the colonies.
Christian and Susanna were among the founders who arrived in Norka on August 26, 1767 and are recorded there on the 1767 Census as Household No. 172.
Researched by Ruth Schultz, Ernie Margheim, and Brent Mai.
Sources
Parish records for Bönstadt (FHL International Film # 1195346).
Pleve, I. R. Lists of Colonists to Russia in 1766: Reports by Ivan Kulberg. Saratov, Russia: Saratov State Technical U, 2010. Print. Note: This source incorrectly lists Lorenz Kuhn and Lorenz Kuch.
Pleve, Igor. Einwanderung in Das Wolgagebiet 1764-1767 Kolonien Laub- Preuss. Gottingen: Nordost-Institut, 2005. Print.
Rauschenbach, Georg, and Andreas Idt. Deutsche Kolonisten Auf Dem Weg Von St. Petersburg Nach Saratov: Transportlisten Von 1766-1767. Moscow: pp. 119, 138. 2017. Print.
Pleve, I. R. Lists of Colonists to Russia in 1766: Reports by Ivan Kulberg. Saratov, Russia: Saratov State Technical U, 2010. Print. Note: This source incorrectly lists Lorenz Kuhn and Lorenz Kuch.
Pleve, Igor. Einwanderung in Das Wolgagebiet 1764-1767 Kolonien Laub- Preuss. Gottingen: Nordost-Institut, 2005. Print.
Rauschenbach, Georg, and Andreas Idt. Deutsche Kolonisten Auf Dem Weg Von St. Petersburg Nach Saratov: Transportlisten Von 1766-1767. Moscow: pp. 119, 138. 2017. Print.
Last updated July 10, 2018.