Person:Peter Toews (1)

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m. 11 Jul 1880
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Name Peter Toews
Gender Male
Birth[1] 8 Aug 1854 Bergthal Colony, South Russia
Baptism[3] 8 Jun 1875
Immigration[4] 1 Jul 1875 Canadaon ship S.S. Moravian
Marriage 11 Jul 1880 East Reserve, Manitoba, Canadato Katarina Wiebe
Death[2] 15 Oct 1937 RM of De Salaberry, 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 B106.

    Julius Toews, born 8 Oct 1831, baptized 19 May 1852, ref. A129
    married 6 Dec 1853
    Katarina Harder, born 19 Mar 1835, baptized 12 May 1850, ref. A41
    10 children of this marriage listed, including:
    Peter Toews, born 8 Aug 1854
    'Comments: Came to Canada on the S. S. Moravian 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. registration # 1937-040374, in Manitoba Vital Statistics Online Database.

    Peter Harder Toews died 15/10/1937 in RM De Salaberry, age 83 years
    born 01/09/1854

  3. Peter H. Toews #185303, in California Mennonite Historical Society. GRANDMA: Genealogical Registry and Database of Mennonite Ancestry.

    Baptism: 8 Jun 1875 (no source)

  4. S. S. Moravian No. 25 #2842, in John Dyck, editor, "Quebec Passenger Lists", published in Bergthal Gemeinde Buch (Steinbach, MB: The Hanover-S
    BGB page 281.

    'S. S. Moravian No. 25 arrived in Quebec on July 1, 1875'
    'Justin Tows [Julius Toews] 43 labourer; Cath [Catharina] 41 wife; Peter 20 labourer; Julius 17 labourer; Jacob 14 labourer; Heinrich 6 child; Cath 18 spinster; Helena 10 child; Susana 4 child. Comments: B1843-B106; Bergfeld/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-B106 refers to Bergthal Gemeinde Buch, page B106. Bergfeld/ER refers to a village in the Mennonite East Reserve of Manitoba, Canada.

  5.   Manitoba, Provencher, Ste Agathe, in Canada. 1881 Census of Canada. (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada).

    Peter Töws, age 26, farmer
    Katrina Töws, age 20
    both born in Russia, both Mennonite

  6.   Manitoba, Provencher, Hanover, in Canada. 1891 Census of Canada. (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada).

    Peter Toews, age 36, born in Russia, both parents born in Russia, farmer
    wife: Katrina Toews, age 30, born in Russia, both parents born in Russia
    daughter: Helena Toews, age 9, born in Man
    son: Peter Toews, age 8, born in Man
    son: Julius Toews, age 7, born in Man
    daughter: Katrina Toews, age 6, born in Man
    daughter: Maria Toews, age 4, born in Man
    son: Cornelius Toews, age 2, born in Man
    daughter: Justina Toews, age 1, born in Man
    all Mennonite

  7.   Manitoba, Provencher, Hanover, in Canada. 1901 Census of Canada. (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada).

    Peter H. Toews, born 1 Sept 1854 (age 46) in Russia, immigrated in 1875, farmer
    wife: Katharina Toews, born 22 Dec 1860 (age 40) in Russia, immigrated in 1875
    daughter: Helena Toews, born 5 June 1881 (age 19) in rural Man
    son: Peter W. Toews, born 6 Nov 1882 (age 18) in rural Man
    son: Julius W. Toews, born 4 Jan 1884 (age 17) in rural Man, school teacher
    daughter: Katharina Toews, born 22 June 1885 (age 15) in rural Man
    daughter: Maria Toews, born 8 Nov. 1886 (age 14) in rural Man
    son: Cornelius W. Toews, born 28 Aug. 1888 (age 12) in rural Man
    daughter: Justina Toews, born 24 Dec. 1889 (age 11) in rural Man
    son: Jacob W. Toews, born 2 Aug. 1891 (age 9) in rural Man
    daughter: Anna Toews, born 21 Dec. 1897 (age 3) in rural Man
    son: Heinrich W. Toews, born 5 Sept. 1899 (age 1) in rural Man
    all Mennonite

  8.   Manitoba, Provencher, Hanover, in Canada. 1916 Census of Prairie Provinces.

    Peter H. Toews, age 61, born in Russia, immigrated in 1875, farmer
    wife: Katharina Toews, age 55, born in Russia, immigrated in 1875
    son: Jacob Toews, age 24, born in Man, farmer's son
    daughter: Anna Toews, age 18, born in Man
    son: Heinrich W. Toews, age 16, born in Man
    son: Abraham Toews, age 14, born in Man
    son: David Toews, age 12, born in Man
    daughter: Agatha Toews, age 11, born in Man
    all Mennonite