Person:Franz Groening (1)

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Franz Groening
  • HFranz Groening1858 - 1941
  • WMaria Fehr1854 - 1904
m. 14 Aug 1879
Facts and Events
Name Franz Groening
Gender Male
Birth[1][3][4] 17 Jan 1858 Bergthal Colony, South Russia29 Jan 1858 n.s.
Immigration[5] 20 Jul 1875 Canadaon ship S.S. Quebec
Baptism[3] 10 Jun 1878
Marriage 14 Aug 1879 to Maria Fehr
Death[2][3] 7 Jan 1941 RM of Morris, Manitoba, Canada
References
  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 A38.

    Johan Groening, born 1807, died 12 May 1866, Schoenw
    married 1834
    Helena Krause, born 1816, married Heinrich Dyck, ref. A178
    12 children of this family listed, including:
    Frans Groening, born 17 Jan 1858

    "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. registration #1941-004298, in Manitoba Vital Statistics Online Database.

    Frank Groening, died 07/01/1941 [dates are given as dd/mm/yyyy in this source] in [RM of] Morris, age 82
    born 29/01/1858

  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 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 1B125.

    Lowe Farm
    Franz Groening, born 1858 Jan 28, baptized 1878 Jun 10, died 1941 Jan 7, [son of Johann Groening and Helena Krause]
    married 1879 Aug 14:
    Maria Vehr, born 1854 Sep 10, baptized 1873 May 28, died 1904 Oct 2, daughter of David Vehr [and Maria Neufeld], ref. R292-1b
    Foster children:
    2 foster children listed - Franz, Johan
    married 1906 Apr 22:
    Margaretha Dueck, born 1885 Jun 16, baptized 1904 May 24, died 1922 Apr 15, [daughter of Jacob Dyck and Anganetha Dyck], ref. 1A179
    Children of this marriage:
    Children listed, some of whom may still be living

    "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.

  4. Manitoba, Provencher, RM of Morris, in Canada. 1901 Census of Canada. (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada).

    Franz Groening, born 29 Jan 1858 (age 43) in rural Russia, immigrated in 1875, farmer
    wife: Marie Groening, born 22 Sept 1855 (age 45) in rural Russia, immigrated in 1874
    son: Franz Groening, born 15 Oct 1893 (age 7) in rural Man
    son: Johann Groening, born 10 May 1894 (age 6) in rural Man
    domestic: Johan Gerbrandt, born 15 July 1872 (age 28) in rural Russia, immigrated in 1874
    all Mennonite

  5. S. S. Quebec No. 34, #146, in John Dyck, editor, "Quebec Passenger Lists", published in Bergthal Gemeinde Buch (Steinbach, MB: The Hanover-S
    BGB page 304.

    'S. S. Quebec No. 34 arrived in Quebec on July 20, 1875'
    'Heinr W Dueck 57 labourer; Helena 60 wife; Franz 17 labourer; Johan 14 labourer; Helena 10 child. Comments: B1843-A178; Schoenfeld/ER.'

    The editors compared Quebec Passenger Lists to Hamburg, Germany Passenger Lists, and where the information was different, included the Hamburg information in square brackets [ ]. B1843-A178 refers to Bergthal Gemeinde Buch, page A178. Schoenfeld/ER refers to a village in the Mennonite East Reserve in Manitoba, Canada.

  6.   Manitoba, Selkirk, RM of Rhineland, in Canada. 1891 Census of Canada. (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada).

    Franz Greening, age 33, born in Russia (both parents born in Russia), farmer
    wife: Mary Greening, age 34, born in Russia (both parents born in Russia)
    both Mennonite