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Johann J. Friesen

#176015 ♂

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Birth:

Born:

13 August 1871, Tiege, Molotschna, South Russia

2,3 village details

Baptism:

Baptized:

2 July 1889, Herzenberg, Ekaterinoslav, South Russia

Death:

Died:

6 November 1954, Chilliwack, British Columbia

3,5,6

(83 years, 2 months, 25 days)

Buried:

11 November 1954, Greendale, British Columbia

3,7

94804028

Facts &
events:

Immigrated:

S. S. Melita; arrived

29 November 1926, Saint John, New Brunswick

8,9 View Ship List

Last update of Individual data:

17 December 2022

Parents:

Family #86308

Father:

Friesen, Johann J.

Tiege, Molotschna, South Russia

Mother:

Peters, Helena A.

Danzig, Poland

#39475

Spouse:

Peters, Agatha F.

21 April 1873, Friedensruh, Molotschna, South Russia

Married:

5 May 1895, Lessovka (Waldeck), Memrik, South Russia

Children:

1 —

Friesen, Agatha

10 March 1896, Herzenberg, Ekaterinoslav, South Russia

2 —

Friesen, Maria

25 March 1897, Herzenberg, Ekaterinoslav, South Russia

3 —

Friesen, Johannes J.

17 October 1898, Ufa, Bashkortostan, Russia

4 —

Friesen, Heinrich "Henry" J.

31 January 1900, Ufa, Bashkortostan, Russia

5 —

Friesen, Cornelius J.

12 November 1901, Davlekanovo, Ufa, Bashkortostan, Russia

6 —

Friesen, Helena J.

19 February 1904, Ufa, Bashkortostan, Russia

7 —

Friesen, Peter J.

14 May 1906, Herzenberg, Ekaterinoslav, South Russia

8 —

Friesen, Katherine Eleanor

21 March 1908, Ufa, Bashkortostan, Russia

9 —

Friesen, Frank J.

25 July 1910, Alexandrovka, Russia

10 —

Friesen, Johann "John"

8 March 1912, Herzenberg, Ekaterinoslav, South Russia

11 —

Friesen, Jacob "Jake"

4 November 1913, Herzenberg, Ekaterinoslav, South Russia

12 —

Friesen, Helene

14 November 1915, Herzenberg, Ekaterinoslav, South Russia

13 —

Friesen, Benjamin

22 May 1918, Herzenberg, Ekaterinoslav, South Russia

Notes:

Immigration note: Age 53 on ship manifest.

Citations:

Principal

All

None

[1483]

Alexander Mennonite Brethren Church, Brandon, Manitoba, Richmond Park Mennonite Brethren Church Register [frame 1126]

[386]

Friesen, Hugo (Submission to GRANDMA Project by Hugo Friesen.), Center for Mennonite Brethren Studies - Fresno. [31 Januray 2002]

[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 [22 Dec 1954, p3] View p3

[1483]

Alexander Mennonite Brethren Church, Brandon, Manitoba, Richmond Park Mennonite Brethren Church Register [Book 3]

[10294]

Information submitted to GRanDMA Reviewers by Helen Janzen, 7 October 2024. [49776]

View

[709]

The Chilliwack Progress [British Columbia], Newspaper obituary (The entire newspaper (from 1891-2007) is found online at https://theprogress.newspapers.com/ Obituaries and other news to the current date is found online at https://www.theprogress.com/), Chilliwack, British Columbia [10 Nov 1954, p5]

[14]

Find a Grave, Memorial 94804028.

[6]

Mennonitische Rundschau [28 Apr 1976, p11]

[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*), Mennonite Heritage Archives. [Record number 4679] View 4679

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