Monday, February 7, 2011

Joseph Clarence Francoeur

Name: Joseph Clarence Francoeur
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Death Date: 29 Aug 1913
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Death Age: 9 months
Death Place: Port Arthur, Thunder Bay Dist., Ontario
Birth Date: 1913
Estimated Birth Year: 1913
Birthplace: Port Arthur
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Single
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Father's Name: Jos. Francoeur
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Mother's Name: Pearl Trembley
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Film Number: 1854938
Digital Folder Number: 4170178
Image Number: 1422
Reference Number: yr 1913 cn 32532
Collection: Ontario Deaths, 1869-1947
The Dyck Family Name: Origins and Early Ancestry The Dyck family name has its origins in Flanders, present day Belgium. In Flanders, and in the early years of settlement in West Prussia, "van dem," "van den," and "van der" preceded "Dyck" and is indicative of the Dycks being associated with a specific location in Flanders. Sir Anthony van Dyck (1599-1641), the great painter of the Baroque period, was Flemish.
The Dyck family name first occurs in the records of the Flemish Mennonite congregations of West Prussia in 1592. In his book Die ost-und westpreussischen Mennoniten, Horst Penner 32
states that Philipp van den Dyck is listed as a member of the Grossenwerder congregation in 1592. This makes the Dyck name among the oldest Mennonite family names in West Prussia. According to the Mennonite Encyclopedia, one of the first elders of the Danzig Mennonite Church was named van Dyck. The Heubuden Mennonite Congregation had as its first elder a man named Jacob Dyck, chosen in 1728, and confirmed by Isaak de Veer of the Danzig church. This Jacob Dyck died in 1748 and was succeeded as elder of the Heubuden congregation, at his own request, by Gerhard von Bergen in 1748. Gerhard von Bergen is a grandfather of our family through our Claassen ancestors.
By 1776 there were 119 families in West Prussia that had the name of Dyck, according to The Mennonite Encyclopedia. This figure includes the many variations in use at that time; von Dyck, van Dyck, van den, van der, and van dem Dyck, Dueck, Dieck, Duyck. Many of these families would emigrate to Russia after 1788, and in the first Russian Mennonite colony of Chortitza, Dycks were well represented by elders Gerhard Dyck, his son Isaak, and two elders named Jacob Dyck.
In the 20th century the Furstenwerder congregation of West Prussia was led by Johannes Dyck, chosen in 1919, Ernest Dyck, chosen in 1928, and Johannes Dyck chosen in 1943. This congregation ceased to exist when the Russian Army occupied West Prussia in 1945 at the close of World War II. Similarly, the Ladekopp congregation was represented by the elder Johannes Dyck II from 1919 until its destruction by the Russian Army in 1945.
Paul Dyck is our oldest known direct ancestor with the Dyck family name. He was born in 1670 at Junkeracker Bei Ostsee, West Prussia, and died there in 1740. Junkeracker Bei Ostsee (Junkeracker by the Baltic Sea) is, as its name implies, in the northern most end of the Vistula Delta area of West Prussia, near the coast of the Baltic Sea. Hegewald was the name of a large estate that was part of Junkeracker. The village of Poppau was located two miles east and two miles south of Junkeracker. Dr. Gerhard Driedger, author of The Werder: The Land Between the Vistula and the Nogat, is of the opinion that Junkeracker, and the estate Hegewald, originated during the time of the Teutonic Knights, that their names suggest this. Poppau was founded by Mennonite immigrants from Flanders, one of the earliest land reclamation projects in the Vistula Delta region. Our Dyck ancestors were among these early settlers, probably arriving in the second half of the 16th century, the late 1500s. In 1706 Paul Dyck married Susanne Hoffman Reimer, a widow. It is not known if Susanne had any other children from a previous marriage, nor are the dates known of her birth and death. The Reimer name is native West Prussian, according to author Horst Penner. Records of the 33
Map 4 Vistula Delta Mennonite settlements from 16th century on Reprinted by permission from Mennonite Furniture: A Migrant Tradition (1766-1910). Copyright 1991, Good Books, Intercourse, PA 17534 34 Teutonic Knights state that before 1400 there were Reimer-Bauern (Reimer-Farmers) living in the Grossenwerder. In 1400 a Mertin Reymer is in the village of Altmuensterberg, a farmer Reymer in Simonsdorf in 1401, a mayor Reymer in Haupt in 1403. It wasn't until the 1600s that Reimers converted to the Mennonite faith, the first recorded in the Danzig Mennonite records in 1671 is Simon Reymer. This information and these dates from Horst Penner suggest the possibility that Susanne Hoffman Reimer was not of the Mennonite faith until her marriage to Paul Dyck.
Paul and Susanne Dyck's son Jacob (I) continues our direct family linage. It is not known if they had any other children. Jacob Dyck (I) was born December 24, 1707, probably at Junkeracker Bei Ostsee, West Prussia. No specific date is available for Jacob's marriage to Catharina Steffen, born 1717. The eldest of their two known children was born in 1743, so a marriage date circa 1740 is likely.
Of Catharina Steffen's immediate family, no information is available. However, Horst Penner's research into Mennonite family names of West Prussia provides some interesting background on the Steffen name. A quote from records of the Danzig city council states: "On the 7 March 1575 a Hans Steffens from Herzogenbusch, a Brabanter, received from the council of Danzig, permission to be a settler here although he is not eligible to have city privileges of a citizen because he is a handcraftsman (a stone and statue chiseler); yet he must promise that he will not ever hold a celebration (probably refers to religious services) and also that he will not use any other means to make a living." This Hans Steffens is listed as an elder of the Danzig Flemish Mennonite congregation. A letter dated 1592, from the Thorn Mennonite congregation, is signed by Cornelis Steffens. Cornelis is most likely the son of Hans. Horst Penner believes that the Steffens that were farmers throughout the Grossenwerder villages of Petershagen, Tiegenhagen, and Vogtey in the 1700s, were descended from Hans and Cornelis Steffens. This would include our grandmother Catharina Steffen.
Two sons were born to Jacob (I) and Catharina. Jacob Dyck (II), our direct descendant grandfather, was born November 18, 1743. His brother Paul was born March 10, 1746. No other children are known to have been born to Jacob Dyck (I), who died April 23, 1786 at Hegewald, West Prussia, and his wife Catharina who died March 13, 1771, also at Hegewald, West Prussia.
Jacob Dyck (II) married Maria Claassen on October 3, 1765. Ten children were born to this marriage, two of which are known to have died in infancy. Jacob Dyck (II) died April 9, 1820, at Poppau, West Prussia. No dates are available for Maria Claassen's birth or death.
Until the second half of the 18th century, Mennonite congregations did not have permanent, fixed meeting houses or 35
The Ladekopp Mennonite Church in the Vistula Delta. Built in 1768, this church was destroyed by the Russian Army in 1945. The present government of Poland has declared the Ladekopp Cemetery a national monument.
Top photo:
The Centennial Committee, History of the Emmaus Mennonite Church.
Bottom photo: Horst Penner, Die ost-und westpreussischen Mennoniten.
churches. The earliest church outside of the Danzig-Schottland congregation was one built at Rosenort in 1754. For this reason it is often impossible to pinpoint which congregation our Dyck ancestors belonged to at these early dates. One of the earliest organized congregations in the vicinity of our Dyck ancestors was the Mennonite congregation at the old Pruzzen village of Ladekopp. This congregation had sprung from a 36 need to serve the outlying areas of the original Danzig-Schottland congregations that had existed in organized form since 1569. The list of elders for the Danzig congregation is complete from this early date and includes one with the name of van Dyck. In 1768 Ladekopp was granted permission by the Catholic bishop of Culm to build its own church along with the congregations of Furstenwerder, Tiegenhagen, and Heubuden. These four congregations were known collectively as the Grosse Werder Congregation.
Prior to the building of these churches all Mennonite congregations in the Werder were under the umbrella of the Danzig Mennonite Church. Danzig church records indicate that there was ongoing contact with the Mennonite churches in Holland during the 17th and 18th centuries, that these Dutch churches were looked to for guidance by the Danzig congregation. Close ties were also maintained because many members still had relatives in Flanders and Holland. The Danzig baptismal registers for the 17th and 18th centuries contain an appendix that lists those members that were baptized in Flanders and Holland suggesting that these people held some type of special status in the congregation. In this way the mother churches in Holland exerted a pervading influence that extended throughout all the congregations of the Werder. So close were these ties that Mennonites continued to use their native language of Dutch well into the 18th century. The first Bible printed for Mennonites of West Prussia was in the Dutch language. Elder Quirin Vermeulen printed this Dutch translation of the Bible in Schottland in 1598. The Schottland congregation was the first to make the change from Dutch to the German language in church services. By 1800 hymnals had been published in German, and Low German was the language used by almost all Mennonites. This was indicative of the Germanization of the Werder Mennonites that began with the establishment of their own churches in 1768. This Germanization of West Prussian Mennonites went well beyond the adoption of German as their language. Mennonites enthusiastically adopted all things associated with German high culture and would carry it with them wherever they settled later in Russia and America.
The year before Ladekopp and the other three Grosse Werder Congregations were allowed to build their churches, 1767, Jacob Dyck (III) was born on October 21. He was the second of ten children born to Jacob Dyck (II) and Maria Claassen at Poppau, West Prussia. Jacob Dyck (III) married Margarete Warkentin on October 29, 1791. No information is available about Margarete. Warkentin is a common Mennonite family name and is found in many of the church records of all of the major Mennonite congregations of the Werder. Horst Penner writes in Die Ost-und westpreussischen Mennoniten that the Warkentins come from the German state of Mecklenburg in northeastern Germany, specifically 37
the market town of Perkentin. Perkentin is approximately nine miles west of the port city of Rostock in Mecklenburg. An early variation in the spelling of the name is Parchentin. Lorenz Parchentin is listed as an elder from Furstenwerder, West Prussia, in 1583. His descendant Jacob Parchentin still lived in Furstenwerder in 1727. By 1776 local German dialect had changed the spelling to Warkentin throughout the Mennonite congregations of the Vistula Delta. One member of the Warkentin family, Bernhard Warkentin, was instrumental in introducing hard winter wheat to Kansas after his immigration from Russia in the late 1800s.
Except for our next direct descendant grandfather, Dietrich Dyck, it is unknown how many children Jacob Dyck (III) and Margarete Warkentin had. Jacob Dyck (III) died February 8, 1843, at Hauskampe, West Prussia. Dietrich (Dirk) Dyck was born October 9, 1796, at Poppau, West Prussia. Dietrich was married twice and both of his wives were named Agnete Jantzen. The Jantzen family name is one the most widespread of Mennonite family names. Prior to Jantzens being located in the Vistula Delta of West Prussia, in 1568, the name was found along the entire North Sea area from Holstein to Flanders, including the Frisian Islands. A sample listing from the records of the Danzig Mennonite congregation in 1619 shows various spellings of the name and the varied origins of members: Hartwich Jansen, linenweaver, Holstein; Lenert Jansen von Mecheln, braid, trim maker for clothes; Cornelis Jan, linenveaver, Hollander; Otto Jansen, stockingmaker, Westphalia; Georg Jansen, linenweaver, Brabant.
Dietrich's first marriage occurred on June 23, 1817, at Poppau, West Prussia. Agnete (I) was born January 16, 1796, and so was some ten months older than her husband and 21 years old at the time of her marriage. Dietrich and Agnete (I) had five children beginning with Dietrich (II) born August 3, 1819. Next was a daughter, Katharina, born July 28, 1824. Three more sons followed. Johannes Dietrich, born December 5, 1826, Jacob (IV), born May 5, 1832, and Cornelius, born August 23, 1835. Jacob Dyck (IV) is our direct descendant grandfather. Agnete (I) died the day after Christmas, December 26, 1836. Dietrich married Agnete Jantzen (II) February 19, 1839. She was born May 31, 1813, and was the daughter of the Mayor of Gross Heubuden near Marienburg in the lower Vistula Delta. With this second marriage Dietrich became the father of three more children, all daughters: Agnete, born February 10, 1841, Maria, born September 11, 1846, and Justine, born October 6, 1848.
All eight of Dietrich Dyck's children were born at Poppau, West Prussia. That they all lived to reach adulthood is noteworthy. The rate of infant and child mortality in the early 19th century was extremely high. Dietrich's growing family probably strained the ability of the family farm to provide for them all. The village of
Poppau was on land reclaimed from the sea and Dietrich's farm consisted of only 38 acres. The Dyck family had owned an additional 63 acres near the village of Glabitz, but lost it during the occupation of Prussia by the French Army under Napoleon. Napoleon had ordered a reorganization of all Prussian land holdings in 1806. Had the family been able to retain all of their land holdings, all of Dietrich's sons probably would have been farmers. As it was, Johannes Dietrich, the second son, was sent south to Robach to apprentice as a merchant-storekeeper at the age of 12 in 1839.

Franz Klassen 1743

In the 1776 W. Prussia Census he is listed in Tiegenhagen with 1 son and 2 daughters. He was a member of the Tiegenhagen Gemeinde. He migrated from Petershagen, Prussia to Neuendorf, Chortitza, S. Russia in 1789 (P. Rempel, p. 32; B. H. Unruh, p. 271). In the spring of 1789 they moved from Prussia to South Russia. Peter P. Klassen Book 1743-1990. In the 1795 Chortitza Colony Census he is listed at Neuendorf #24 (B. H. Unruh, p. 241), in the 1801 and 1802 Censuses at Neuendorf #49 (B. H. Unruh, p. 256), and in the 1808 Census at Neuendorf #38 (B. H. Unruh, p. 271). Age 58 in Sep 1801.

Children of Anna MARTENS and Abraham KLASSEN

Children of Anna MARTENS and Abraham KLASSEN are:


Helena KLASSEN died Young.



Katharina KLASSEN
b-9 Oct 1905
d-10 Jun 1952


Anna KLASSEN
b-25 Aug 1907
d-2 Oct 1980 
** This is my dad's mom...my grandmother!




Peter KLASSEN
b- 23 May 1909
d- 9 Sep 1985



Isaak KLASSEN
b- 8 Dec 1910
d-



Abraham KLASSEN
b 8 Dec 1910
d- 3 Oct 1969.



Isaak KLASSEN
b 25 Aug 1912
d- 30 Jul 1938.



Susanna KLASSEN
b 15 Feb 1915
d- 13 Apr 1976.

Katharina Woelk-mother to Abraham Klassen 1882

Name: Katharina WOELK
Sex: F
Birth: 16 Nov 1841 in South Russia
Death: 28 Jul 1932 
Baptism: 1863 South Russia
Immigration: 20 Jul 1875
SS Quebec; arrived Quebec, Quebec

Father:
Isaak WOELK
b: Abt 1811 in South Russia
Mother:

Susanna DOERKSEN

Marriage 1st-
Peter K. KLASSEN
b: 16 Nov 1841 in South Russia

Married: 6 Jan 1866 in South Russia


Children
Katharina KLASSEN b: 20 Apr 1867 in South Russia
Susanna KLASSEN b: 29 Oct 1868 in South Russia
Helena KLASSEN b: 10 Aug 1870
Peter KLASSEN b: 14 Feb 1872 in South Russia
Franz KLASSEN b: 13 Feb 1874
Isaak KLASSEN b: 13 Mar 1875
Helena KLASSEN b: 1 Aug 1876
Franz KLASSEN b: 24 Jul 1878
Judith KLASSEN b: 14 Apr 1880
Abraham KLASSEN b: 4 Jul 1882
Isaak KLASSEN b: 20 Nov 1884

Marriage 2
David FEHR
b: 15 Dec 1831 in South Russia

Married: 20 Jun 1888 in Rural Municipality of Rhineland, Manitoba

Marriage 3
Kornelius THIESSEN
b: 13 Sep 1840 in South Russia

Married: 20 Jul 1905 in Rural Municipality of Rhineland, Manitoba

Peter Klassen-father to Abraham

Peter K. KLASSEN
Sex: M
Birth: 16 Nov 1841 in South Russia 
Death: 4 Jan 1888
Baptism: 1863 South Russia
Immigration: 20 Jul 1875 SS Quebec; arrived Quebec, Quebec 


Father:
Franz KLASSEN
b: 1 Jan 1807 in South Russia
Mother:

Katharina KLASSEN
b: Dec 1813


Marriage
Katharina WOELK
b: 16 Nov 1841 in South Russia

Married: 6 Jan 1866 in South Russia 


Father: Isaak WOELK
b: Abt 1811 in South Russia
Mother: Susanna DOERKSEN



Children
Katharina KLASSEN
b: 20 Apr 1867 in South Russia
Susanna KLASSEN
b: 29 Oct 1868 in South Russia
Helena KLASSEN
b: 10 Aug 1870
Peter KLASSEN
b: 14 Feb 1872 in South Russia
Franz KLASSEN
b: 13 Feb 1874
Isaak KLASSEN
b: 13 Mar 1875
Helena KLASSEN
b: 1 Aug 1876
Franz KLASSEN
b: 24 Jul 1878
Judith KLASSEN
b: 14 Apr 1880
Abraham KLASSEN
b: 4 Jul 1882
Isaak KLASSEN
b: 20 Nov 1884

Abraham Klassen

Abraham KLASSEN


Sex: M
Birth: 4 Jul 1882
Death: 6 Nov 1932
Baptism: 19 May 1902


Father:Peter K. KLASSEN
b 16 Nov 1841 South Russia
Mother:Katharina WOELK
b: 16 Nov 1841 in South Russia

Marriage
Anna MARTENS
b: 26 Aug 1882
d: 15 April 1947

Father:Isaak MARTENS 

b: 3 Jun 1849 in South Russia
Mother: Katharina QUAPP
b: 17 Oct 1851


Married: 22 Mar 1903 

Children
Helena KLASSEN
Katharina KLASSEN b: 9 Oct 1905
Anna KLASSEN b: 25 Aug 1907
Peter KLASSEN b: 23 May 1909
Isaak KLASSEN b: 8 Dec 1910
Abraham KLASSEN b: 8 Dec 1910
Isaak KLASSEN b: 25 Aug 1912
Susanna KLASSEN b: 15 Feb 1915  

Isaak Martens & descendants-father to anna martens 1882

1. Isaac David D (Isaak) MARTENS was born 3 Jun 1849, and died 14 Mar 1912. He was the son of 2. David Peter D MARTENS and 3. Katharina D D DOERKSEN (Derksen) (Duerksen). He married Katharina J J QUAPP 10 Sep 1872, daughter of Johann - QUAPP and Anna - JANZEN. She was born 17 Oct 1851, and died DECEASED.

2. David Peter D MARTENS was born 11 Feb 1820 in Chortitza Colony, South Russia, and died 8 Aug 1880. He was the son of 4. Peter Gerhard - MARTENS and 5. Maria P J DYCK (Dueck).

3. Katharina D D DOERKSEN (Derksen) (Duerksen) was born 21 Sep 1820 in Chortitza Colony, South Russia, and died 7 Dec 1909. She was the daughter of 6. David David B DOERKSEN (Derksen) and 7. Christina (Justina) - DE FEHR (Fehr).

Children of Katharina D D DOERKSEN (Derksen) (Duerksen) and David Peter D MARTENS are:
Justina D D MARTENS was born 11 Nov 1842 in Neuendorf, Chortitza, South Russia, and died 6 May 1890. She married Franz - WALL 1867. He was born 9 Aug 1834 in Nepluyevka Colony, South Russia, and died May 1882. She married Gerhard Gerhard P JANZEN 1882, son of Gerhard Paul - JANZEN (Jantzen) and Anna J K PAULS. He was born 7 Sep 1835, and died 18 Feb 1908.

David David D MARTENS was born 17 Jul 1843, and died 22 Sep 1926 in Mexico. He married Anna C - WALL 12 Jan 1868, daughter of Cornelius - WALL. She was born 6 Dec 1828, and died 14 Dec 1873. He married Maria J D PETERS 13 Feb 1874, daughter of Johann Johann F PETERS and Margaretha K P DYCK (Dueck). She was born 1 Dec 1854, and died 7 Aug 1891. He married Helena A E FALK 31 Dec 1891, daughter of Abraham Heinrich J FALK and Katharina C A EPP. She was born 1 Oct 1871, and died 13 Dec 1943.

Peter David D MARTENS was born 12 Apr 1848 in Neuendorf, Chortitza, South Russia, and died 25 Dec 1925 in Saskatchewan. He married Maria S F SCHMIDT 31 Aug 1870 in Neuendorf, Chortitza, South Russia, daughter of Salomon - SCHMIDT and Maria D D FEHR (De Fehr) (Defehr. She was born 22 Jan 1850 in Neuendorf, Chortitza, South Russia, and died 28 May 1904 in Manitoba. He married Helena Mary P K ENNS (Ens) 30 Jan 1906, daughter of Peter - ENNS and Katharina - KAETHLER (Kettler). She was born 21 Jan 1847 in Russia, and died 30 Jun 1906 in Neuneunlage, SK, Canada. He married Aganetha J H (Anganetha) HARMS 7 Apr 1921, daughter of Johann Peter T HARMS and Aganetha M R HAMM. She was born 8 Apr 1859 in Russia, and died 5 Jul 1924 in Blumenfeld, MB.

Isaac David D (Isaak) MARTENS was born 3 Jun 1849, and died 14 Mar 1912. He married Katharina J J QUAPP 10 Sep 1872, daughter of Johann - QUAPP and Anna - JANZEN. She was born 17 Oct 1851, and died DECEASED.

Maria D D MARTENS was born 19 Nov 1850 in Chortitza Colony, South Russia, and died 15 Jan 1921 in Schoenwiese, MB. She married Heinrich Peter H WIELER 8 Nov 1875, son of Peter Peter B WIELER and Aganetha A K HIEBERT. He was born 25 Nov 1849 in Chortitza Colony, South Russia, and died 11 Feb 1907 in Schoenwiese, MB. She married Dietrich Dietrich R BOLDT (Bolt) in Manitoba, son of Dietrich - BOLDT and Anna - REIMER. He was born 18 Jul 1850, and died DECEASED.

Helena D D MARTENS was born 13 Sep 1853 in Neuendorf, Chortitza, South Russia, and died 10 Apr 1906 in Rosthern, SK. She married Peter Johann R NEUFELD 14 Oct 1873 in Schoenhorst, Chortitza, South Russia, son of Johann Jacob R NEUFELD and Sara D - REMPEL. He was born 19 Sep 1849 in Adelsheim, Yazykovo, South Russia, and died 8 Feb 1936 in Rosthern, SK.

Heinrich David D MARTENS was born 17 Feb 1855, and died DECEASED. He married Anna J T WALL 1 Jan 1877, daughter of Jacob - WALL and Agatha - TEICHROEB. She was born 25 Jan 1854, and died DECEASED.

Johann David D MARTENS was born 17 Aug 1856, and died DECEASED. He married Margaretha J D PETERS 10 Jul 1881, daughter of Johann Johann F PETERS and Margaretha K P DYCK (Dueck). She was born 27 Apr 1863, and died 21 Apr 1950

Elizabeth D D MARTENS was born 17 Dec 1858, and died 6 Oct 1900. She married Johann Peter P WIEBE 29 Jul 1880, son of Peter Johann J WIEBE and Elizabeth C V (Elisabeth) PENNER. He was born 22 Sep 1848, and died 4 Jun 1919.

Franz David D MARTENS was born ABT 1861, and died DECEASED.

Jacob David D MARTENS was born 17 Sep 1862 in South Russia, and died DECEASED. He married Katharina J L NEUFELD 31 Dec 1882, daughter of Johann Johann N NEUFELD and Maria A F LOEWEN. She was born 7 Jun 1864 in Russia, and died DECEASED.

4. Peter Gerhard - MARTENS was born 1769 in of Tiegenhagen, Gr Werder, Prussia, and died DECEASED. He was the son of 8. Gerhard - MARTENS and 9. Katharina (Katarina) - _____ (Martens).
 
5. Maria P J DYCK (Dueck) was born 1783, and died 1842. She was the daughter of 10. Peter - DYCK and 11. Susanna - JANZEN

Children of Maria P J DYCK (Dueck) and Peter Gerhard - MARTENS are:

Maria P D MARTENS was born 1803, and died DECEASED. She married Johann Peter - KLASSEN, son of Peter - KLASSEN and Elizabeth - _____ (Klassen). He was born 25 Dec 1795, and died 13 Feb 1847.

Gerhard Peter D MARTENS was born ABT 1805 in Neuendorf, Chortitza, South Russia, and died DECEASED. He married Anna - DYCK (Dueck) BEF 1843. She was born BEF 1825, and died DECEASED.

Helena P D MARTENS was born 29 Sep 1809 in Tiegenhagen, Gr Werder, Prussia, and died 16 Dec 1866 in Russia. She married Martin Peter - KLASSEN ABT 1829 in of Bergthal, South Russia, Russia, son of Peter - KLASSEN and Elizabeth - _____ (Klassen). He was born 1800 in Neuendorf, Chortitza, South Russia, and died BEF 1843. She married Heinrich Johann - DYCK 9 Dec 1843, son of Johann Johann K DYCK and Helena - _____ (Dyck). He was born 14 Jan 1818, and died 7 Jun 1887 in Rural Municipality of Douglas, Manitoba.

Johann Peter D MARTENS was born 13 Jan 1812, and died 29 Jul 1901. He married Maria - HARDER 5 Oct 1832. She was born 18 Jan 1814, and died 24 Apr 1885.

David Peter D MARTENS was born 11 Feb 1820 in Chortitza Colony, South Russia, and died 8 Aug 1880. He married Katharina D D DOERKSEN (Derksen) (Duerksen) ABT 1840 in Chortitza Colony, South Russia, daughter of David David B DOERKSEN (Derksen) and Christina (Justina) - DE FEHR (Fehr). She was born 21 Sep 1820 in Chortitza Colony, South Russia, and died 7 Dec 1909.





Children of Christina (Justina) - DE FEHR (Fehr) and David David B DOERKSEN (Derksen) are:

Katharina D D DOERKSEN (Derksen) (Duerksen) was born 21 Sep 1820 in Chortitza Colony, South Russia, and died 7 Dec 1909. She married David Peter D MARTENS ABT 1840 in Chortitza Colony, South Russia, son of Peter Gerhard - MARTENS and Maria P J DYCK (Dueck). He was born 11 Feb 1820 in Chortitza Colony, South Russia, and died 8 Aug 1880.

Jacob David D DOERKSEN was born 29 Dec 1829, and died DECEASED. He married Anna - JANZEN ABT 1849. She was born 23 Jun 1829, was christened 1849, and died 19 Feb 1906 in Rural Municipality of Rhineland, MB.

Abraham David D (Abram) DOERKSEN was born 1831 in of Schoeneberg, Chortitza, Russia, and died 28 Nov 1891 in R M of Rhineland, MB. He married Katharina - PENNER ABT 1853 in of Schoeneberg, Chortitza, Russia. She was born 1833 in of Schoeneberg, Chortitza, Russia, and died 1865. He married Anna - JANZEN. She was born 23 Jun 1829, was christened 1849, and died 19 Feb 1906 in Rural Municipality of Rhineland, MB.




Children of Katharina (Katarina) - _____ (Martens) and Gerhard - MARTENS are:

Johann Gerhard - MARTENS was born 1760, and died 1831. He married Margaretha - HARDER in Neuenburg, Chortitza. She was born 1759, and died 1828.

Peter Gerhard - MARTENS was born 1769 in of Tiegenhagen, Gr Werder, Prussia, and died DECEASED. He married Katharina (Katarina) - BERGEN 21 Oct 1792. She was born ABT 1775, and died May 1801 in Neuendorf, Chortitza, South Russia. He married Maria P J DYCK (Dueck) Jun 1801 in Neuendorf, Chortitza, South Russia, daughter of Peter - DYCK and Susanna - JANZEN. She was born 1783, and died 1842.



Child of Susanna - JANZEN and Peter - DYCK is:

Maria P J DYCK (Dueck) was born 1783, and died 1842. She married Peter Gerhard - MARTENS Jun 1801 in Neuendorf, Chortitza, South Russia, son of Gerhard - MARTENS and Katharina (Katarina) - _____ (Martens). He was born 1769 in of Tiegenhagen, Gr Werder, Prussia, and died DECEASED. She married Herman Jacob N BUECKERT 25 Nov 1837, son of Jacob - BUECKERT and Elizabeth - NEUFELD. He was born 15 Aug 1779 in Prussia, and died 25 Apr 1855 in Kronsweide, Chortitza, South Russia.




Children of Anna Christina - BRAUN and David David - DOERKSEN (Derksen) are:

Anna D B DOERKSEN was born 22 Jul 1795 in Chortitza, Chortitza, South Russia, and died 17 Oct 1836. She married Gerhard Gerhard P PENNER 11 Dec 1813 in Einlage, Chortitza, South Russia, son of Gerhard Gerhard W (Gehrt) PENNER and Anna W - PRIES. He was born 12 Aug 1788, and died 17 Apr 1851.

Maria D B DOERKSEN (Derksen) was born 21 Apr 1799 in Bergthal, Chortiza, South Russia, and died 22 Jan 1873 in South Russia. She married Peter Gerhard D PENNER 1818 in Russia, son of Gerhard Gerhard W (Gehrt) PENNER and Helena P N DRIEDGER. He was born 31 Oct 1792 in Prussia, and died 20 Aug 1849 in Orloff, Molotschna,So Russia.

David David B DOERKSEN (Derksen) was born Aug 1801 in Chortitza, Chortitza, South Russia, and died DECEASED. He married Christina (Justina) - DE FEHR (Fehr) BEF 1820. She was born 1800, and died DECEASED. He married Susanna - FEHR BEF 1836. She was born BEF 1818, and died DECEASED.

Jacob David B DOERKSEN was born 15 Jan 1806 in Chortitza, Chortitza, South Russia, and died DECEASED.

Peter David B DOERKSEN (Derksen) was born 9 Nov 1808 in Chortitza, Chortitza, South Russia, and died 31 May 1890. He married Margaretha P D LEPP Mar 1847, daughter of Peter Peter F LEPP and Helena P S DYCK. She was born 6 Feb 1816 in Quadendorf, Danzig, Prussia, and died 13 Jun 1854 in Chortitza, Chortitza, South Russia. He married Anna - THIESSEN 29 Nov 1860. She was born 1 Mar 1827, and died 9 Jan 1902.




Children of Maria - _____ (Doerksen) (Derksen) and David Gerhard K DOERKSEN are:

David David - DOERKSEN (Derksen) was born 21 Jun 1765 in Prussia, and died 9 May 1852. He married Anna Christina - BRAUN BEF 1795. She was born 2 Nov 1776, and died 7 Jan 1833. He married Katharina G N PRIES BEF 1801, daughter of Gerhard Peter - PRIES and Katharina - NEUFELD. She was born 20 Jun 1785 in Rosenort, Prussia, and died 11 Mar 1819.

Katharina D (Katarina) - DOERKSEN was born 1767 in Prussia, and died DECEASED. She married Cornelius Cornelius - JANZEN 21 Apr 1788, son of Cornelius - JANZEN and Female - _____ (Janzen). He was born 1757, and died Apr 1801 in Neuendorf, Chortitza, South Russia. She married Peter Jacob - BRAUN 1801 in Neuendorf, Chortitza, South Russia, son of Jacob - BRAUN. He was born 1780, and died DECEASED.

Jacob David - DOERKSEN (Derksen) was born 21 Dec 1767 in Montau, Friesland, and died 2 Feb 1806 in Neuendorf, Chortitza, South Russia. He married Susanna F K KLASSEN ABT 1790 in Chortitz Colony, South Russia, daughter of Franz - KLASSEN and Susanna - KLASSEN. She was born 1 Dec 1770 in Montau, Friesland, and died 2 Nov 1817 in Osterwick, Chortitza, South Russia.

Abraham David - DOERKSEN was born 1770 in Danzig, Prussia, and died DECEASED. He married Susanna - _____ BEF 1795 in of Neuendorf, Chortitza, Russia. She was born 1750 in Danzig, Prussia, and died BEF 1801. He married Christina J - WIEBE Jul 1801 in Neuendorf, Chortitza, South Russia, daughter of Johann Gerhard W WIEBE and Anna - _____ (Wiebe) (Albrecht). She was born 1782, and died DECEASED.

Anna D - DOERKSEN was born 1771 in Prussia, and died 1817. She married Abraham Klaas - FRIESEN (von Riesen) 6 Jun 1791, son of Klaas (Nicholas) - FRIESEN (von Riesen) and Female - _____ (Friesen). He was born 1768, and died 1817.

Aganetha D - DOERKSEN was born 1773 in Prussia, and died DECEASED. She married Jacob Jacob D REIMER, son of Jacob - REIMER and Margaretha - DYCK. He was born 1771, and died DECEASED.

Gerhard David - DOERKSEN was born 1775 in Prussia, and died Mar 1801 in Neuendorf, Chortitza, South Russia. He married Christina (Kristina) - _____ (Reimer) (Peters) 1795/1797. She was born ABT 1754, and died DECEASED.

Agatha D - DOERKSEN was born 1776 in Prussia, and died DECEASED. She married Johann Johann - PETERS ABT 1801, son of Johann (Johan) - PETERS and Female - _____ (Peters). He was born 1 Jan 1750 in West Prussia, and died 4 May 1834 in Russia.

Peter David - DOERKSEN was born 28 Apr 1778 in Prussia, and died 1830. He married Susanna P - ALBRECHT Aug 1801 in Neuendorf, South Russia, daughter of Peter - ALBRECHT and Susanna - _____. She was born 1779 in Danzig, Prussia, and died 1820.

Judith D - DOERKSEN was born 1781 in Prussia, and died DECEASED. She married Franz Franz K KLASSEN ABT 1801 in of Chortitza, Russia, son of Franz - KLASSEN and Susanna - KLASSEN. He was born 31 Jan 1780 in Teigenhof, Prussia, and died 9 Jul 1852.




Children of Sara - KLASSEN (Claassen) and Gerhard Gerhard G DOERKSEN are:

Gerhard Gerhard K DOERKSEN was born 5 Dec 1742, was christened in Heubuden, Marienburg, Prussia, and died 18 Jun 1806 in Nassenhuben, Prussia. He married Anna G W FAST 19 May 1766 in Danzig, Danzig Stadt, W Prussia, daughter of Gerhard (Gehrt) - FAST and Maria - WIEBE. She was born 1 Oct 1743 in Prussia, and died 16 Jul 1794 in Nassenhuben, Prussia. He married Elizabeth J - ENNS (Entz) 7 Apr 1796, daughter of Jacob - ENNS (Entz). She was born BEF 1783, and died DECEASED.

Julius Gerhard K DOERKSEN (Dircksen) was born 5 May 1746, and died 1828 in Franzthal, Molotschna, South Russia. He married Anna J B DYCK BEF 1779, daughter of Johann "Hans" - DYCK and Judith - BERGEN (Von Bergen). She was born 12 Nov 1746, and died 18 Jun 1797 in Nassenhuben, Danzig, Prussia. He married Margaretha A - KLASSEN (Claassen) 17 Apr 1798, daughter of Abraham - KLASSEN (Claassen). She was born 1774, and died DECEASED.

Franz Gerhard K DOERKSEN was born AFT 1739, and died DECEASED.

David Gerhard K DOERKSEN was born 1740 in Tiegenhagen, W Prussia, and died 1802. He married Maria - _____ (Doerksen) (Derksen) ABT 1760 in , Prussia. She was born 1736 in Prussia, and died 8 Aug 1801 in Neuendorf, Chortitza Colony, South Russia. He married Susanna - _____ (Doerksen) (Derksen). She was born ABT 1742, and died DECEASED.
Sara - KLASSEN (Claassen) was born ABT 1720, and died DECEASED.
Gerhard Gerhard G DOERKSEN was born 1719, and died 1794. He was the son of 96. Gerhard Jacob F DOERKSEN and 97. Constantia G M GILLES.
Maria - _____ (Doerksen) (Derksen) was born 1736 in Prussia, and died 8 Aug 1801 in Neuendorf, Chortitza Colony, South Russia.
David Gerhard K DOERKSEN was born 1740 in Tiegenhagen, W Prussia, and died 1802. He was the son of 48. Gerhard Gerhard G DOERKSEN and 49. Sara - KLASSEN (Claassen).
Anna Christina - BRAUN was born 2 Nov 1776, and died 7 Jan 1833.
David David - DOERKSEN (Derksen) was born 21 Jun 1765 in Prussia, and died 9 May 1852. He was the son of 24. David Gerhard K DOERKSEN and 25. Maria - _____ (Doerksen) (Derksen).
Susanna - JANZEN was born BEF 1765, and died Jan 1801 in Neuendorf, Chortitza, South Russia.
Peter - DYCK was born BEF 1763, and died DECEASED.
Katharina (Katarina) - _____ (Martens) was born ABT 1740, and died DECEASED.
Gerhard - MARTENS was born ABT 1740, and died DECEASED.
Christina (Justina) - DE FEHR (Fehr) was born 1800, and died DECEASED.
David David B DOERKSEN (Derksen) was born Aug 1801 in Chortitza, Chortitza, South Russia, and died DECEASED. He was the son of 12. David David - DOERKSEN (Derksen) and 13. Anna Christina - BRAUN.

Klassen Abram-Anna Martens marriage

GROOM'S LAST NAME:
KLASSEN
GROOM'S GIVEN NAMES:
ABRAM
BRIDE'S LAST NAME:
 MARTENS
BRIDE'S GIVEN NAMES:
ANNA
DATE OF MARRIAGE:
23/03/1903
PLACE OF MARRIAGE:
RHINELAND
REGISTRATION NUMBER:
1903,003234

Sunday, February 6, 2011

Documents and Pictures

Joseph Tremblay
Mary Anna Tremblay Francoeur & Basil Francoeur
Herman Kuhling


Four generations-
Mary Anna Francoeur
Alma Francoeur-Kuhling
Carol Kuhling-Dyck
Kevin Hackman
Aron and Anna (klassen) Dyck
Claus Blaase and Catharina Hendricks-
Blaase

Elizabeth Dyck-Ens
Katherine Dyck-Schellenburg
Annie Dyck-Filmore
Anna Klassen-Dyck and Family
Annie, Marie, Aganetha, Katherine, Elizabeth, Abraham, Aron, Henry, David, Johnny, Jacob
Hermine Francoeur-Brass & Mary Brass-Bernhardt
Anna Katherine Blaase-Kuhling

World War draft record for Frederick Carl Kuhling
Aron Dyck 1940-2003
Aron and Anna Dyck

A Collection of Pictures...

Alma Kuhling/Hermine Brass/Mary Ann Francoeur

Anna Katherine Kuhling & Grandchildren

Anna, Aron and Jacob Dyck

Joseph & Mary Ann Francoeur & Family

August and William Kuhling

The Kuhling Homestead


Francoeur Family

Alma Francoeur-Kuhling

Some of the Francoeurs with Hermine Tremblay

Anna Dyck and Family

William and Alma Kuhling & Family

Mary Ann Pearl Tremblay

Kuhling's

Francoeur's with Joseph and Hermine Tremblay

Isaac and Hermine(Francoeur) Brass

William and Alma Kuhling

Grandma Francoeur and grandchildren

Anna Klassen-Dyck

MINNIE KUHLING

MINNIE KUHLING
b-
d-

Father-
Hermann August Kuhling (1866-1942)

Mother-
Anna Katherine Blaase (1872-1956)

HEINRICH DYCK 1735-SUSANNA NEUDORF 1754

Heinrich - DYCK was born ABT 1735, and died 1791.
He was the son of Philip Dyck and Katarina Goosen.

Susanna G - NEUDORF was born 1754 in Tiegenhof, Gr Werder, Prussia, and died Jan 1801 in Neu Osterwick, Chortitza, South Russia.
She was the daughter of  Giesbrecht - NEUDORF and  Female - _____ (Neudorf).

FATHER AND MOTHER TO ABRAM DYCK 1785.

ABRAHAM DYCK 1785-CHRISTINA NEUDORF 1793

Abraham Heinrich N DYCK was born 9 Mar 1785, and died DECEASED.
He was the son of .Heinrich - DYCK and  Susanna G - NEUDORF.

Christina I E (Justina) NEUDORF was born 9 Jan 1793 in Tiegenhof, Prussia, and died Nov 1851 in Burwalde, Chortitza, South Russia.
She was the daughter of . Isbrecht Giesbrecht - NEUDORF and . Anna - EPP.

FATHER AND MOTHER TO AARON DYCK 1837.