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David J. Penner

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#620221 ♂

/182da



 

Birth:

Born:

19 June 1874, Kronsweide (Neu-Kronsweide), Chortitza, South Russia

3,4,5,6,7

Baptism:

Baptized:

1896, Nikolaifeld, Yazykovo, South Russia

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Death:

Died:

30 September 1961, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

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(87 years, 3 months, 12 days)


Buried:

4 October 1961, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

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65028646


Facts &
events:

Residence:

1923, Yazykovo Colony, South Russia

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Immigrated:

S. S. Scythia; arrived

14 November 1948, Quebec City, Quebec

4,5,10  View Ship List 


 Last update of Individual data:

12 July 2025

Parents:


Family #120504

Father:

Penner, Johann Jakob

20 March 1837, South Russia


Mother:

Schapansky, Helena

24 July 1837, Burwalde, Chortitza, South Russia

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Spouse:

Friesen, Helena

12 July 1878, Adelsheim, Yazykovo, South Russia


Married:

6 June 1897, Adelsheim, Yazykovo, South Russia

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Children:


   1 —

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Penner, Johann David

19 October 1898, Adelsheim, Yazykovo, South Russia


   2 —

  

Penner, Johann D.

14 April 1900, Russia


   3 —

+

Penner, Helena

21 May 1902, Nikolaifeld, Yazykovo, South Russia


   4 —

+

Penner, Abram

6 February 1904, Andreasfeld, Ekaterinoslav, South Russia


   5 —

  

Penner, Barbara

4 June 1906, Adelsheim, Yazykovo, South Russia


   6 —

+

Penner, Heinrich D.

15 July 1909, Semenovka, Poltava, South Russia


   7 —

+

Penner, Olga

1 February 1912, Krylovka, Russia


   8 —

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Penner, Jakob

6 March 1914, Semenovka, Poltava, South Russia


   9 —

  

Penner, Anna

15 March 1916, Semenovka, Poltava, South Russia


   10 —

  

Penner, Maria

2 June 1918, Adelsheim, Yazykovo, South Russia

Notes:

  • Burial note: Buried at Woodlawn Cemetery.

  • Note: His

     N.S. 

    O.S. and N.S. refer to Old-Style and New-Style dates. O.S. uses the Gregorian calendar as opposed to the Julian Calendar. Russia used old-style until 1918. Western Europe and colonies switched by the mid-18th century.

    birth date is 2 Jul 1874.

  • Note: In 1923 David was working as a farmer, and was a member of the Church Council in the Mennonite Church in the Yazykovo Colony.

  • Note: David was also a delegate to the January 1925 Second Martyrs’ Synod in Moscow.

  • Note: David had been a teacher for 9 years in Russia. His father died shortly after he was born. David was ordained to the Ministry in 1923 in South Russia. He immigrated in 1948 arriving at Hague, SK. 1949 to Saskatoon, SK with his daughters. David and Helena had 10 children.

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Citations:




1 

[102]

Esau, Clarence; Gedcom File, Jan 2002 (

2 

[56]

Der Bote [Winnipeg, Manitoba], Bote (, Winnipeg, Manitoba [10 Jan 1996, p6]

3 

[720]

Friesen, Anne (13 Feb 1932) & Friesen, Harry F., Genealogy of Abraham A. Friesen, Nov 2000

4 

[6]

Die Mennonitische Rundschau ( (, Published in Elkhart, Indiana 1880-1908; Scottdale, Pennsylvania 1908-1923; Winnipeg, Manitoba 1923-2007 [1 Nov 1961, p2]  View p2 

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[56]

Der Bote [Winnipeg, Manitoba], Bote [Winnipeg, Manitoba] [17 Oct 1961, p7]

 View page 7 

https://collections.mharchives.ca/der-bote/1961/oct-17?initialPage=6&source=gmol


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[47]

Berlin Document Center A3342 EWZ50 (

[Folder G023, frame 2222]

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[Folder G024, frame 746]

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[Folder G024, frame 2902]

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[Folder G026, frame 412]

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[Folder G068, frame 266]

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7 

[10691]

1923 Chortitza Colony Church Membership List: Mennonite Church, Zaporozhye State Archive Fond R-235 Opis 5 Delo 5 [349]

8 

[1845]

Wiens, Rudolph ( [25 May 2003]

9 

[14]

Find a Grave, Memorial 65028646.

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[470]

Canadian Mennonite Board of Colonization Records (, Mennonite Heritage Archives. [Record number 7289]

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[5910]

Stumpp, Dorfbericht Chortitza, Familienverzeichnis, 1942

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[10294]

Information submitted to GRanDMA Reviewers by Ed Krahn, 14 January 2025.  [55023]

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