Johann Georg and Maria Margareta Kniss
Johann Georg Kniss, son of Johannes Kniss, and his wife, Maria Margaretha (Franck), the daughter of Johann Heinrich Franck of Radmühl, were married in Büdingen on April 14, 1763. Maria Margaretha was baptized on October 20, 1730 in nearby Unterreichenbach. They had one child according to the Büdingen parish records: Sabina Henrietta, baptized on February 26, 1764.
In 1766, Johann Georg and Maria Margaretha decided to accept the offer described in Catherine's Manifesto and migrate to Russia. The family sailed with other colonists from the north German port of Lübeck and arrived in Oranienbaum, Russia on August 9, 1766 aboard the "Slon" (Elephant). All of the family members survived the journey to the settlement area on the lower Volga River and were among the founders who arrived in Norka on August 15, 1767. They are recorded there in the 1767 Census as Household No. 81.
In 1766, Johann Georg and Maria Margaretha decided to accept the offer described in Catherine's Manifesto and migrate to Russia. The family sailed with other colonists from the north German port of Lübeck and arrived in Oranienbaum, Russia on August 9, 1766 aboard the "Slon" (Elephant). All of the family members survived the journey to the settlement area on the lower Volga River and were among the founders who arrived in Norka on August 15, 1767. They are recorded there in the 1767 Census as Household No. 81.
Sources
Hein, Maggie. The Volga Germans website (6 Aug 2020).
Pleve, I. R. Lists of Colonists to Russia in 1766: Reports by Ivan Kulberg. Saratov, Russia: Saratov State Technical U, 2010. Print.
Pleve, Igor. Einwanderung in Das Wolgagebiet 1764-1767 Kolonien Laub- Preuss. Gottingen: Nordost-Institut, 2005. Print.
Pleve, I. R. Lists of Colonists to Russia in 1766: Reports by Ivan Kulberg. Saratov, Russia: Saratov State Technical U, 2010. Print.
Pleve, Igor. Einwanderung in Das Wolgagebiet 1764-1767 Kolonien Laub- Preuss. Gottingen: Nordost-Institut, 2005. Print.
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