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Facts and Events
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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 2B340.
Altona
Johann Fehr, born 1859 Sep 22, baptized 1879 Jun 3, died 1923 Feb 15, [son of David Fehr and Maria Neufeld], ref. R292-1b
married 1881 Aug 14:
Helena Sawatzky, born 1863 Dec 9, baptized 1881 May 10, died 1921 Apr 12, [daughter of Jacob Sawatzky and Maria Harder], ref. 1A115
Children of this marriage:
David Fehr, born 1882 Sep 12, died 1882 Oct 17
Maria, born 1884 Feb 15, baptized 1903 Jun 1, [died 1956 Dec 6], married Jakob Bergen, ref. 2B415
Jakob, born 1886 Apr 10, baptized 1907 May 20, [married Helena Peters], ref. 2B568
Johann, born 1888 May 25, baptized 1908 Jun 8, [married Helena Dueck], ref. 2B487
David, born 1890 Apr 20, baptized 1910 May 16, [married Katharina Banman], ref. 3A392
Helena, born 1892 Jul 20, died 1892 Jul 28
Peter, born 1893 Jul 18, died 1893 Jul 26
Helena, born 1894 Jun 23, baptized 1912 May 27, married Johann Schroeder, ref. 3A077
Katharina, born 1897 Dec 25, baptized 1915 May 24 (Langdon ND), married Jakob A Braun, ref. 3A282
"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.
- ↑ Berlin, Cavalier, North Dakota, in United States. 1900 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T623).
John Fehr, born Apr 1855 (age 45) in Russia (both parents born in Russia), married for 19 years, immigrated to US in 1888, farmer
wife: Helen Fehr, born Jan 1859 (age 40) in Russia (both parents born in Russia), mother of 9 children (6 living)
daughter: Mary Fehr, born Feb 1883 (age 17) in Russia
son: Jacob Fehr, born Aug 1885 (age 14) in Russia
son: John Fehr, born May 1888 (age 12) in N Dak
son: David Fehr, born April 1890 (age 10) in N Dak
daughter: Helen Fehr, born Jan 1894 (age 6) in N Dak
daughter: Katie Fehr, born Dec 1896 (age 3) in N Dak
- ↑ Manitoba, Lisgar, in Canada. 1911 Census of Canada. (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada).
Johan J Fehr, born May 1888 (age 23) in U S A, immigrated in 1902, farmer
wife: Lena Fehr, born Sept 1889 (age 21) in Manitoba
daughter: Lena Fehr, born Sept 1909 (age 1) in Manitoba
daughter: Tina Fehr, born Feb 1911 (age 3/12) in Manitoba
all Mennonite, living on section 24, township 2, range 2 west of 1st meridian
- ↑ Manitoba, Lisgar, in Canada. 1916 Census of Prairie Provinces.
Johann D Fehr, age 57, immigrated to Canada in 1874, farmer
wife: Helena Fehr, age 54, immigrated to Canada in 1875
son: David Fehr, age 24, born in U.S.A., immigrated to Canada in 1901, farmer's son
all Mennonite, living on township 2, range 1, west of 1st meridian, in RM of Rhineland
- ↑ mini auto-biography, in Family records
page 4.
'In 1927-28 father's only brother and 3 sisters and their families moved to Paraguay where they were permitted to settle in the treeless dry Chaco which native Paraguans avoided. This enabled them to maintain their own language and culture which they believed to be threatened in the prosperous Manitoba communities.'
- ↑ Johann J. Fehr #340285, in California Mennonite Historical Society. GRANDMA: Genealogical Registry and Database of Mennonite Ancestry.
'Immigration: May 1927, S. S. Van Dyck; arrived Buenos Aires, Argentina' citing Die ersten mennonitischen Einwanderer in Paraguay, by Abram B. Giesbrecht, page 42
- Manitoba, Lisgar, townships 2, 3 in range 2 west, in Canada. 1906 Census of Northwest Provinces. (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada).
John Vehr, age 46, born in Russia, immigrated in 1878
wife: Helena Vehr, age 42, born in Russia, immigrated in 1875
son: Jacob Vehr, age 19, born in Man
son: John Vehr, age 18, born in Man
son: David Vehr, age 16, born in Man
daughter: Helena Vehr, age 12, born in Man
daughter: Katarina Vehr, age 9, born in Man
living on section 23, township 2, range 2, west of 1st meridian, post office address Altona
- Manitoba, Lisgar, in Canada. 1916 Census of Prairie Provinces.
John J Fehr, age 28, born in U S A, immigrated in 1902, farmer
wife: Helena Fehr, age 26, born in Manitoba
daughter: Helena Fehr, age 6, born in Manitoba
son: John Fehr, age 3, born in Manitoba
daughter: Justina Fehr, age 1, born in Manitoba
daughter: Elizabeth Fehr, age 2 mo, born in Manitoba
all Mennonite, living in township 2, range 2, west of 1st meridian
- ↑ It is assumed that his parents lived in Cavalier County (Langdon township and/or the no longer existing Berlin township) from 1888, when they immigrated to the U.S., to 1901, when the family moved back to Canada.
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