Family:Benjamin de Fehr and Elisabeth Martens (1)

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Facts and Events
Marriage[1][2] 15 Feb 1835 Chortitza Colony, South Russia
Residence[3][4][5] From 1847 to 1863 Schoeneberg, Chortitza Colony, South Russia
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References
  1. Neuendorf I.6.9.19, in Schapansky, Henry. The old colony (Chortitza) of Russia: early history and first settlers in the context of the Mennonite Migrations. (Canada?: H. Schapansky, c2001)
    page 289.

    'Benjamin De Fehr [child of Jacob De Fehr and Maria Peters] (7.12.1815-4.4.1895)
    m. 15.2.1835 Eliesabeth Martens (16.5.1816-4.4.1886)'

  2. Manitoba Mennonite Historical Society; Reinländer Mennonite Church; John Dyck; and William Harms. Reinländer (Old Colony) Gemeinde Buch, 1880-1903. (Winnipeg, Manitoba: Manitoba Mennonite Historical Society, 2006)
    page 381-3.

    1880 West Reserve census: Hofnungsfeld #25
    Benjamin Fehr, born 1816 Dec 7, baptized 1834, died 1895 Feb 24
    married 1835 Feb 15:
    Elisabeth Martens, born 1816 May 16, baptized 1834, died 1866 Apr 4
    9 children of this marriage listed - Jakob, Benjamin, Johann, Maria, Heinrich, Isaak, Elisabeth, David, Katharina

    Elisabeth's date of death of 1866 Apr 4 is as published in the book - apparently a transcription error.

  3. Annotated List of Chortitza Colony Householders for 1847: State Archives of the Odessa Region Fond 6 Inventory.

    Schoeneberg, Benjamin Defehr
    annotation: GRANDMA v. 3 #196520? (1816 - 95) m. Elis. Martens

  4. 1859 List of Chortitza Colony Householders, transcribed by Glenn H. Penner, online (www.mennonitegenealogy.com.

    Schoeneberg, Benjamin Fehr

  5. Chortitza 1863 Grain list by Surname, in Chortitza Colony Village Lists for 1863, transcribed by Glenn H. Penner, online (www.mennonitegenealogy.com/ru.

    Benjamin Fehr, Schoeneberg, Wirte [landowner]