Family:Johann Neufeld and Gertruda Wiebe (1)

 
b. Abt 1756 Prussia
d. Bet 1795 and 1797 Chortitza Colony, South Russia
 
b. 18 May 1768 Prussia
m. Abt 1792
Facts and Events
Marriage[1][2] Abt 1792
Children
BirthDeath
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References
  1. Chortitza I.35, 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 176.

    'Johann Neufeld (b. 1756, d. before 1802) Chortitza 1793, 1795, Rosenthal No Date
    Likely a son of Johann Neufeld (deceased before 1776), Widow Neufeld, Pietzkendorf 1776: 3 sons, 1 dau., Ladekop Gem., and a brother of Gerhard Neufeld of Rosenthal (Russia).
    m1) X (unknown) (d. before 1794)
    m2) [as her first husband] Gertruda Wiebe (18.5.1768-20.7.1838)
    [who married second, as his second wife] Johann Wall (b. 1768, d. before 1812) Neuendorf 1802, 1803, 1806, 1808 [first wife unknown]
    [and married third, as his second wife] Franz Thiessen (29.3.1777-10.9.1846) Neuendorf 1802, 1803, 1806, 1808
    [who married first] 26.12.1800 Kristina Löwen (b. 15.9.1780, d. before 1812)
    [and married third] Katherina Dyck (b. 21.12.1790)'

  2. Chortitza Colony Deaths: Recorded in the Diaries of Jacob Wall (1832-53) and David Epp (1837-43), extracted by.

    '1838, July 21, Franz Thiessen's wife Gertrude. 70 years, 2 months and 14 days.
    1st marriage: 19 years, 4 sons and 6 dau. 3 daughters have died;
    2nd marriage: 26 years, no children.'

    David Epp, the writer of the diary, seems not to have known that Gertrude was married 3 times, and that 2 (or 3) of her Wall children were actually her step-children. She had (2 or) 3 sons and 5 daughters from her first 2 marriages, plus 1 (or 2) step-sons and 1 step-daughter from her second marriage. Her second marriage was less than 19 years long (no earlier than 1795 to no later than 1812), so probably her first two marriages totaled 19 years.

    The discrepancy of 12 days in her age at death could be explained by the differences in calendars used by Prussia (Gregorian) and Russia (Julian).