Johann Valentin Thorn was born on 26 April 1733 in Falkenstein.
There are two Thorn families that arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 9 June 1766 aboard a ship named Die Perle under the command of Skipper Gerhardt Hermann Thomsen. Their relationship to each other, if any, needs further research.
(1) Valentin Thorn, a farmer, his wife Elisabeth, and children (Margaretha, age 6; Johann [Jakob], age 3; Maria, age ½) arrived in Oranienbaum.
Johann Jacob Becker was baptized on 24 September 1730 in Sankt Alban near Falkenstein.
Anna Magdalena Bender was baptized in Sankt Alban on 19 May 1737.
The marriage of Johann Jacob Becker & Anna Magdalena Bender is recorded in the parish register of Sankt Alban on 2 March 1756.
Jakob Becker, a farmer, his wife Anna [Magdalena], and daughters (Anna, age 8; Barbara, age 6) arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 9 June 1766 aboard a ship named Die Perle under the command of Skipper Gerhardt Hermann Thomsen.
Valentin Bauer and his wife Maria Ottila Engel were married on 12 May 1750 according to the Sankt Alban parish records. They had three children, Johann Andreas, Johann Peter, and Johannes, all recorded in the Sankt Alban parish records, before immigrating to Russia. Andreas died before the family immigrated, and both Maria and Peter died during the trip to the colony.
Żuławki (German: Fürstenwerder) is located today in Poland.