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David Giesbrecht

1,2,3


#84705 ♂

/082da



 

Birth:

Born:

13 February 1915, Wohldemfuerst, Kuban, Russia

1  village details 

Death:

Died:

13 October 2002, Abbotsford, British Columbia

4,5

(87 years, 8 months, 1 day)


Buried:

19 October 2002, Yarrow, British Columbia

1,6

125963406


Funeral:

19 October 2002, Yarrow, British Columbia

5

Facts &
events:

Immigrated:

arrived

1924, Mexico

7


Immigrated:

arrived

30 September 1926, El Paso, Texas

8


Immigrated:

arrived

10 February 1927, Waneta, British Columbia

7,9


 Last update of Individual data:

13 March 2024

Parents:


Family #54772

Father:

Giesbrecht, Peter P.

22 July 1883, Alexanderkrone, Molotschna, South Russia


Mother:

Wittenberg, Elizabeth

13 November 1886, Altonau, Molotschna, South Russia

#54781

Spouse:

Redekopp, Lydia

28 March 1918, Kelstern, Saskatchewan


Married:

21 April 1940, Yarrow, British Columbia

1,3

Children:


   1 --

+

Giesbrecht, John David

Between 1940 and 1944, Chilliwack, British Columbia


   2 --

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Giesbrecht, Ralph Benjamin

Between 1940 and 1944, Chilliwack, British Columbia


   3 --

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Giesbrecht, Robert "Rob" James

10 December 1944, Chilliwack, British Columbia


   4 --

+

Giesbrecht, Victor Daniel

Between 1945 and 1949, Chilliwack, British Columbia


   5 --

+

Giesbrecht, Gerald Peter

Between 1950 and 1954, Chilliwack, British Columbia


   6 --

+

Giesbrecht, Philip Neil

Between 1955 and 1959, Chilliwack, British Columbia


   7 --

+

Giesbrecht, Harold Paul

Between 1955 and 1959, Chilliwack, British Columbia

Notes:

  • Birth note: His old style birthdate was 31 Jan 1915, as stated in the Lists of Russian Mennonites Wishing to Leave the USSR via Dutch Aid Organizations.

  • Death note: Bevan Lodge

  • Funeral note: Yarrow Mennonite Brethren Church

  • Burial note: Yarrow Mennonite Cemetery

  • Exact birthdates are withheld for individuals whose deaths are not listed and who are under the age of 92.

Citations:




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[1240]

LaCanne Funeral Home [Windom, Minnesota], Online obituary, Windom, Minnesota

2 

[102]

Esau, Clarence; Gedcom File, Jan 2002 (Box 603 Linden, AB T0M 1J0)

3 

[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 [Jan 1995, p32]  View p32 

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[733]

Mennonite Brethren Herald [Winnipeg, Manitoba] (Online at mbherald.com/obituaries/) ( Also https:​/​/mla​.bethelks​.edu​/mediawiki​/index​.php​/Category:Mennonite_​Brethren_​Herald_​obituaries), Winnipeg, Manitoba [6 Dec 2002, p24]

5 

[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 [ https://www.theprogress.com/obituaries/David-GIESBRECHT/ ]

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[14]

Find a Grave, Memorial 125963406.

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[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 4767] View 4767

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[9968]

Ancestry.com, US Border Crossings from Mexico to U.S., 1895-1964 (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2006)

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[9919]

Ancestry.com, Canada, Border Crossings from U.S. to Canada, 1908-1935, Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008

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