Jacob Wiens, born 12 Jan 1817, died 7 Sep 1867 ...
'Comments: Jacob's brother, Peter Wiens, went from Magdeburg, Prussia to New York, USA according to Mennonitische Rundschau 5 Jul 1880.'
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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.