Person:Cornelius Goertz (1)

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Cornelius Goertz
b.12 Dec 1835 Prussia
  • HCornelius Goertz1835 - 1895
  • WAnna Harder1829 - 1866
m. 8 Jun 1865
Facts and Events
Name Cornelius Goertz
Gender Male
Birth[1][2] 12 Dec 1835 Prussia
Baptism[4] 5 Jun 1858
Marriage 8 Jun 1865 Bergthal Colony, South Russiato Anna Harder
Immigration[5] 27 Jul 1874 Canadaon ship S.S. Peruvian
Residence[6] 1881 Schoenwiese, East Reserve, Manitoba, Canada
Death[3] 14 Feb 1895 East Reserve, 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 B167.

    Kornelius Goerzen, born 12 Dec 1835, baptized 15 Jun 1850, ref. A58
    Married 8 Jun 1865, widow of Abraham Ginter
    2) Anna Harder, born 8 Apr 1829, baptized 12 Jun 1850, died 13 Dec 1866, ref. A22, B115
    Children of this marriage:
    Cornelius Goerzen, born 1 Aug 1866, died 20 Nov 1866

    "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. Provencher, Hepeler, in Canada. 1891 Census of Canada. (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada).

    Cornelius Goertz, age 55, born in Prussia, both parents born in Prussia, cultivateur (farmer)
    wife: Helena Goertz, age 52, born in Russia, both parents born in Russia
    son: Cornelius Goertz, age 21, born in Russia
    daughter: Helena Goertz, age 17, born in Russia
    son: Peter Goertz, age 12, born in Manitoba
    daughter: Catharina Goertz, age 11, born in Manitoba
    all Mennonite

  3. registration #1895-001313, in Manitoba Vital Statistics Online Database.

    Cornelius Gortz died 14/02/1895 in RM Hanover, age 59 years

  4. Cornelius Goertz #185982, in California Mennonite Historical Society. GRANDMA: Genealogical Registry and Database of Mennonite Ancestry.

    Baptism: 5 Jun 1858 (no source)

  5. S. S. Peruvian #2166, in John Dyck, editor, "Quebec Passenger Lists", published in Bergthal Gemeinde Buch (Steinbach, MB: The Hanover-S
    BGB page 267.

    S. S. Peruvian No. 47 arrived in Quebec on 27 July, 1874.
    'Cornelius Goerzen 39 labourer; Helena 35 wife; Corns 3 child; Anna 15 spinster; Sara 11 [12] child; Helena 1 infant. Comments: B1843-B167; Schoenwiese/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-B167 refers to Bergthal Gemeinde Buch, page B167. Schoenwiese/ER refers to a village in the Mennonite East Reserve of Manitoba, Canada.

    In the published book, the ship is identified as S. S. Peruvian No. 27, arriving in Quebec in July 1874. In an online version (created 2001), it is identified as S. S. Peruvian No. 47, arriving in Quebec on July 27, 1874.

  6. family number 202, in John Dyck, editor, "1881 Federal Census", published in Bergthal Gemeinde Buch (Steinbach, MB: The Hanover-Stei
    pages 349, 357.

    'Village names were not included in original census. The 1882 Seelenliste, a municipal census by village, has made it possible to identify some village residents with certainty; ...'
    'Schoenwiese ...
    Cornelius Goerz 46 [born in] Germany
    Helena 42
    Cornelius 11
    Peter 3
    Anna 21
    Saara 19
    Helena 7
    Katrina 1'

  7.   Manitoba, Provencher, Laveyrandrye, in Canada. 1881 Census of Canada. (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada).

    Cornelius Görz, age 46, born in Germany, farmer
    Helena Görz, age 42, born in Russia
    Cornelius Görz, age 11, born in Russia
    Peter Görz, age 3, born in Manitoba
    Anna Görz, age 21, born in Russia
    Saara Görz, age 19, born in Russia
    Helena Görz, age 7, born in Russia
    Katrina Görz, age 1, born in Manitoba
    all Mennonite