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Jacob S. Friesen (1862-1931) |
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Jacob Schellenberg Friesen was born on January 18, 1862 in the town of Landskrone, Molotschna Colony, South Russia. He was the fourth of six children born to Heinrich D. Friesen and Katharina Schellenberg. Jacob had two older brothers, an older sister, and two younger sisters. He married Katharina Toews on April 27, 1884, they went on to have three sons and seven daughters. Jacob was a well-known member of the Steinbach, Manitoba area community. He was a printer, watchmaker, and cheesemaker. The Mennonite Heritage Centre, Winnipeg, has a file dedicated to Jacob S. Friesen which includes a well-organized binder of photos, his personal memoirs, his obituaries, newspaper clippings, his biography written by son Peter, and related materials.
Preservings 1993 Magazine article on Jacob S. Friesen. Preservings 1996 Magazine article on Jacob S. Friesen.
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Jacob S. Friesen (1862-1931) Source: Mennonite Heritage Centre, Winnipeg |
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Jakob S. Friesen (1862-1931) in his print shop, Steinbach, Manitoba, 1917. Friesen’s press, desk, and typewriter have been preserved at the Mennonite Heritage Village at Steinbach, Manitoba. Photo from the Mennonite Heritage Centre Archives, Winnipeg, vol. 4836-8. Source: History of the Book in Canada, vol 2, p. 371. |
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Katharina Friesen nee Toews (Gerhard S. Friesen’s sister-in-law) and her daughter Agnes Loewen, 1930. Source: Jacob S. Friesen family fonds, Mennonite Heritage Centre, Winnipeg. |
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