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Abraham G. Sawatzky

1,2,3

#41996 ♂

/208ab

Birth:

Born:

8 March 1868, Rosenthal, Chortitza, South Russia

4,5 village details

Baptism:

Baptized:

27 April 1886

Death:

Died:

24 July 1942, Dinuba, California

3,7,8

(74 years, 4 months, 17 days)

Buried:

Reedley, California

58400296

Facts &
events:

Immigrated:

arrived

1904, Canada

Immigrated:

arrived

1932, United States of America

Last update of Individual data:

17 December 2021

Parents:

Family #29474

Father:

Sawatzky, Gerhard J.

28 August 1837, Rosenthal, Chortitza, South Russia

Mother:

Fast, Aganetha

18 December 1836

#4687

Spouse:

Neufeld, Elisabeth

1 March 1871, Friedenstal, South Russia

Married:

28 May 1889, Andreasfeld, Ekaterinoslav, South Russia

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Children:

1 --

Sawatzky, Elisabeth "Lizzie"

14 October 1890, Kronstadt, South Russia

2 --

Sawatzky, Maria

11 March 1892

3 --

Sawatzky, Helena

30 May 1893

4 --

Sawatzky, Jacob

11 March 1896

5 --

Sawatsky, Anna "Annie" A.

20 March 1900, South Russia

6 --

Sawatzky, Olga A.

20 May 1901, South Russia

7 --

Sawatzky, Abraham

21 December 1902

8 --

Sawatzky, Maria

19 November 1903, Serechenk, Russia

9 --

Sawatzky, Aganetha "Agnes"

10 June 1907, Aberdeen, Saskatchewan

10 --

Sawatzky, Helena

1 February 1911, Aberdeen, Saskatchewan

Notes:

Note: In the 1899 Ignatyevo Colony Census he is listed at Nikolayevka #49, where it says that he had previously been registered in Rosenthal, Chortitza Colony. A child named Helena, age 16, is also listed in his family in the census and may have been related to him in some way. His marriage to Elisabeth Neufeld produced a total of 11 children, 7 predeceased him.
Marriage note: p143 married May 18, 1889 by Aron Loepp to Elisabeth Neufeld

Citations:

Principal

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None

[131]

Broesky, John. BK6 update to GM423

[183]

Aberdeen Mennonite Brethren Church, Aberdeen, Saskatchewan. Mennonite Brethren Church Records

[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 [9 May 1956, p9] View p9

[881]

Aberdeen, Saskatchewan. Mennonite Brethren Church Records, Book 1 [40, 43, 101, 127]

[8916]

tate Archive of the Odessa Region, Odessa, Ukraine Fond (Fund) 89, Opis (Inventory) 1, Delo (File) 3334, 1899 Ignatyevo Mennonite Settlement Census (Translated by Willi Friesen and Glenn Penner.), https://www.mennonitegenealogy.com/russia/Ignatyevo_Mennonite_Settlement_Census_1899.pdf [Nikolayevka #49]

[881]

Aberdeen, Saskatchewan. Mennonite Brethren Church Records, Book 1 [101, 127]

[29]

Zionsbote (German language organ of the Conference of the Mennonite Brethren Church in North America.), Hillsboro, Kansas: Mennonite Brethren Church of North America [5 Aug 1942, p. 11]

[144]

Reedley Cemetery Book: 1892-1958 (Contains burials for Reedley Cemetery.) [page 116 line 4934]

[14]

Find a Grave, Memorial 58400296.

[881]

Aberdeen, Saskatchewan. Mennonite Brethren Church Records, Book 1 [43, 143]

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