Family:Johan Wiens and Maria Striemer (1)

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Marriage[1] 15 Aug 1871 Bergthal Colony, South Russia27 Aug 1871 n.s.
Residence[3][4] 1881 West Reserve, Manitoba, Canada
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  1. Hanover Steinbach Historical Society (Manitoba), and John Dyck. Bergthal Gemeinde Buch: consisting of Bergthal Gemeinde Buch, 1843-1876 ... : Chortitzer Gemeinde Buch indexes for volumes started in 1878, 1887 and 1907 : passenger lists, 1874-1880 of Mennonite immigrants to Manitoba ... : the 1881 federal census data on residents in Manitoba Mennonite communities. (Steinbach, Manitoba: Hanover Steinbach Historical Society, c1993)
    page B358.

    Johan Wiens, born 1 Aug 1844, baptized 8 Jun 1864, ref. A87
    married 15 Aug 1871
    Maria Striemer, born 1 Aug 1853, baptized 16 May 1871, ref. B51
    Children of this marriage:
    3 children listed - Sara, Johan, Heinrich (all dead by early 1875)
    'Comments: Came to Canada on the S. S. Manitoban in July 1875.'

    "Ref." indicates a reference to a page in this or another church book.
    Dates prior to emigration to Canada are assumed to be given according to the Julian ("old world") calendar, which was 12 days behind the Gregorian (modern) calendar in the 1800's.

  2.   Manitoba Mennonite Historical Society; Sommerfeld Mennonite Church; Henry Unger; Martha Martens; and Adolf Ens. Sommerfeld Gemeinde Buch: Registers of the Church at West Lynne 1881-1935. (Winnipeg, Manitoba: Manitoba Mennonite Historical Society, 2004)
    page 1B013.

    Johann Wiens, born 1844 Aug 13, baptized 1864 Jun 8, died 1930 Apr 24, [son of Johann Wiens and Susanna Dyck]
    married 1871 Aug 27:
    Maria Striemer, born 1853 Aug 12, baptized 1871 May 20, died 1947 Feb 24, [daughter of Heinrich Striemer and Anna Neufeld], ref. 1A040
    Children of this marriage:
    13 children listed - Sara, Johann, Heinrich, Johann, Maria, Anna, Heinrich, Helena, Jakob, Katharina, Peter, Susanna, Abraham

    "Ref." indicates a reference to a page in this or another church book. Information in square brackets [] was added by the editors, from other sources.
    Dates prior to immigration to Canada may be given according to the Julian ("old world") calendar, which was 12 days behind the Gregorian (modern) calendar in the 1800's. In this case, the marriage date appears to be according to the Gregorian calendar.

  3. family number 659, in John Dyck, editor, "1881 Federal Census", published in Bergthal Gemeinde Buch (Steinbach, MB: The Hanover-Stei
    pages 381, 409.

    'Village names were not included in the original census. The West Reserve Settlement Register, an 1880 census by village compiled by the Mennonite leadership, has made it possible to identify some village residents with certainty; ... Since the census could not always be completed in one village before the next one was started, some of the families included under a village heading may have lived elsewhere. Therefore the village names should be considered only as a guide to the place of residence. ...'
    'Miscellaneous ...
    Johann Wiens 36
    Marie 27
    Johann 5
    Marie 3
    Anna 1'

  4. Manitoba, Marquette, Dufferin South, in Canada. 1881 Census of Canada. (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada).

    Johann Wiens, age 36, born in Russia, farmer
    Maria Wiens, age 27, born in Russia
    Johann Wiens, age 5, born in Manitoba
    Maria Wiens, age 3, born in Manitoba
    Anna Wiens, age 1, born in Manitoba
    all Mennonite