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John L. Reimer

1,2,3

#159255 ♂

/197jo

Birth:

Born:

24 June 1909, Blumenort, Sagradovka, South Russia

4 village details

Death:

Died:

12 January 2005, Abbotsford, British Columbia

(95 years, 6 months, 20 days)

Buried:

17 January 2005, Abbotsford, British Columbia

75592356

Facts &
events:

Residence:

1920, Osterwick (Neu-Osterwick), Chortitza, South Russia

Immigrated:

S. S. Empress of France; arrived

17 July 1923, Quebec City, Quebec

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Last update of Individual data:

22 October 2022

Parents:

Family #94473

Father:

Reimer, Johann

4 June 1887, Osterwick (Neu-Osterwick), Chortitza, South Russia

Mother:

Loewen, Katharina

#53569

Spouse:

Klassen, Katharina

13 February 1909, Kronsthal, Chortitza, South Russia

Married:

21 December 1930

Children:

1 --

Reimer, Louetta Ann

10 May 1932, Herbert, Saskatchewan

2 --

Reimer, John Franz

Between 1935 and 1939, Herbert, Saskatchewan

3 --

Reimer, Alita Maria

17 June 1938, Main Centre, Saskatchewan

4 --

Reimer, Frank Jacob

Between 1940 and 1944

5 --

Reimer, Vern Peter

Between 1945 and 1949

6 --

Reimer, Jim Victor

Between 1950 and 1954, Yarrow, British Columbia

Notes:

Birth note: The 1920 Chortitza Colony census gives his birthdate as 25 Jun 1909. One record says he was born 24 Jun 1900 and that his mother was Anna Loewen.
Exact birthdates are withheld for individuals whose deaths are not listed and who are under the age of 92.

Citations:

Principal

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[876]

Herbert Mennonite Brethren Church, Herbert, Saskatchewan. Mennonite Brethren Church family records [Frame 255]

[6]

Die Mennonitische Rundschau (Most issues are available online at archive.org) ( https://archive.org/details/pub_die-mennonitische-rundschau), Published in Elkhart, Indiana 1880-1908; Scottdale, Pennsylvania 1908-1923; Winnipeg, Manitoba 1923-2007 [May 2001, p30]

[963]

Main Centre Mennonite Brethren Church, Main Centre, Saskatchewan. Mennonite Brethren Church Record [frame 408]

[6]

Mennonitische Rundschau [Sep 2004, p32]

[14]

Find a Grave, Memorial 75592356.

[2751]

Zaporozhye Archives Fond P-121, Opis 1, Delo 79, 1920 Chortitza Colony Census, https://www.mennonitegenealogy.com/russia/1920_Chortitza_census.html

[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 84] View 84

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