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Isaak Matthies

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Birth:

Born:

25 March 1888, Wohldemfuerst, Kuban, Russia

2 village details

Baptism:

Baptized:

4 June 1926, Mexico

Death:

Died:

8 November 1959, Comox, British Columbia

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(71 years, 7 months, 15 days)

Buried:

Black Creek, British Columbia

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Facts &
events:

Immigrated:

S. S. Leerdam; arrived

17 August 1924, Vera Cruz, Mexico

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Immigrated:

arrived

16 September 1926, Winnipeg, Manitoba

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Occupation:

farmer

Last update of Individual data:

12 December 2023

Parents:

Family #165312

Father:

Matthies, Abram Isaak

Mother:

Wiebe, Anna

About 1847, Ladekopp, Molotschna, South Russia

#205183

Spouse:

Giesbrecht, Hilda

16 March 1889, Wohldemfuerst, Kuban, Russia

Married:

14 April 1911, South Russia

Children:

1 --

Matthies, Melita Hilda

22 June 1915, Wohldemfuerst, Kuban, Russia

2 --

Matthies, Irene

27 July 1917, Wohldemfuerst, Kuban, Russia

3 --

Matthies, Hilda

1 July 1921, Wohldemfuerst, Kuban, Russia

4 --

Matthies, Erika

16 October 1927, Manitou, Manitoba

5 --

Matthies, Gerhard "George"

4 July 1929, Manitou, Manitoba

Notes:

Note: The Isaak Matthies family left Russia via Riga, Latvia in spring 1924 for Rotterdam, and from there sailed on the Leerdam of the Holland America Line, arriving in Vera Cruz, Mexico in July 1924. The family moved to Manitoba in 1926 and in 1934 to Black Creek, BC.
Note: They had 7 children, 2 daughters died in childhood., surviving are 4 daughters & 1 son.
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Citations:

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[3451]

Black Creek M. B. Church, Black Creek, British Columbia. Mennonite Brethren Church [frame 1561]

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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 [20 Jan 1960, p11] View p11

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British Columbia Division of Vital Statistics, British Columbia Registration of Death [Registration Number 59-09-012802] View https://search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Genealogy/KeywordResults?as.keywords=1959-09-012802

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Find a Grave, Memorial 134722792.

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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 3520] View 3520

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Information submitted to GRanDMA Reviewers by Charlotte Boychuk, 1 November 2023. [32470]

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