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Gerhard J. Sawatzky

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#1004905 ♂

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Birth:

Born:

14 December 1907, Alexandrovka, South Russia

2

Baptism:

Baptized:

16 June 1927, Alexandrovka, South Russia

2

Death:

Died:

17 February 2007, Winnipeg, Manitoba

2,3

(99 years, 2 months, 4 days)


Buried:

23 February 2007, Springstein, Manitoba

2


Facts &
events:

Immigrated:

arrived

October 1943, Warthegau Region, Poland

2


Military:

1944

2


Immigrated:

S. S. Beaverbrae; arrived

11 December 1949, Halifax, Nova Scotia

2,4  View Ship List 


 Last update of Individual data:

21 November 2024

Parents:


Family #209347

Father:

Sawatzky, Johann

19 December 1864, Kudashev, Kherson, South Russia


Mother:

Niessen, Katharina

15 July 1873, Nikopol, Ekaterinoslav, South Russia

#96993

Spouse:

Klassen, Katharina

16 September 1914, Eichenfeld, Yazykovo, South Russia


Married:

15 September 1935, Alexandrovka, South Russia

2

Children:


   1 --

+

Sawatzky, Catherine "Tina"

Between 1935 and 1939, Alexandrovka, Memrik, South Russia


   2 --

+

Sawatzky, Helene Louise

Between 1935 and 1939, Alexandrovka, Memrik, South Russia


   3 --

+

Sawatzky, Nellie

Between 1935 and 1939, Alexandrovka, South Russia


   4 --

+

Sawatzky, John George

Between 1940 and 1944, Gruenfeld, Schlachtin, South Russia


   5 --

+

Sawatzky, Bernhard Walter

19 October 1951, Watrous, Saskatchewan


   6 --

+

Sawatzky, Herbert David

Between 1955 and 1959, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Notes:

  • Event note: conscripted into the German army, and became a prisoner of the Soviets; released 1949

  • Immigration note: after first arriving in Westfalen, Germany; and reunited with Katharina with the help of his brother Peter (Katie) and Katharina's Aunt and Uncle Helene and William Falk

  • Note: Buried in Sargent Avenue Mennonite Church Cemetery

  • Marriage note: they lived with her parents where their three daughters were born

  • Exact birthdates are withheld for individuals whose deaths are not listed and who are under the age of 92.

Citations:




1 

[1795]

Rempel, Vincent W.; BK6 file submitted 5 Aug 2007

2 

[56]

Der Bote [Winnipeg, Manitoba], Bote (First published in Rosthern, Saskatchewan. Merged with Christlicher Bundesbote in 1947. Publication ceased in 2008.), Winnipeg, Manitoba

3 

[813]

Canadian Mennonite [Waterloo, Ontario] (https:​/​/canadianmennonite​.org​/), Waterloo, Ontario [19 Mar 2007]

4 

[470]

Canadian Mennonite Board of Colonization Records (These records provide information about Mennonites who immigrated from Russia to Canada between 1923-1930 and between 1947-1960. The 1923-1930 records are available online at: https:​/​/www​.mharchives​.ca​/holdings​/organizations​/CMBoC_​Forms​/ Because of privacy concerns, the 1947-1960 records are not online but are available at archives.), Mennonite Heritage Archives. [Record number 8155]

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