Mennonite Genealogy by Michael Penner


Abraham Schellenberg was born 1 in 1839. He died 2 in 1924. He married Margaretha Esau.

Margaretha Esau was born 1 in 1844. She died 2 in 1885. She was buried 3 in Steinbach, Manitoba. She married Abraham Schellenberg.

They had the following children:

  F i Helena Schellenberg was born in 1888. She died in 1934.

Gerhard S. Friesen [Parents] 1, 2, 3 was born 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 on 15 Feb 1852 in Lichtenau, Molotschna, South Russia. He died 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 on 24 Dec 1922 in Elkhorn, Manitoba. He was buried 15 in Elkhorn, Manitoba. He married 16 Henrietta Koehler on 23 Jul 1890 in Langdon, North Dakota. Gerhard was baptized 17 on 1 May 1871. He immigrated 18 on 27 Aug 1874 to Canada.

Other marriages:
Wiebe, Maria

Henrietta Koehler [Parents] 1 was born 2, 3 on 23 Apr 1863 in Wischniewo. She died 4, 5 on 29 Sep 1948 in Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan. She was buried 6 in Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan. She married 7 Gerhard S. Friesen on 23 Jul 1890 in Langdon, North Dakota. Henrietta was baptized 8 in May 1863.

They had the following children:

  F i Elisabeth K. Friesen was born on 16 Nov 1891. She died on 2 Jul 1961.
  F ii Katharina Friesen was born 1 on 15 Dec 1892 in Cavalier County, North Dakota. She died 2 on 26 Dec 1892.
  F iii Susanna K. Friesen was born on 7 Dec 1893. She died on 18 Mar 1966.
  M iv Jakob Friesen was born 1 on 27 Feb 1894 in Cavalier County, North Dakota. He died 2 on 28 Dec 1894.
  M v John K. Friesen was born on 27 Feb 1896. He died on 5 Oct 1942.
  M vi Aaron "Ernie" K. Friesen was born on 23 Dec 1896. He died on 13 Apr 1969.
  M vii Peter K. Friesen was born on 21 May 1898. He died on 16 Apr 1979.
  F viii Martha K. Friesen was born on 15 Sep 1899. She died on 21 Jun 1958.
  F ix Tina K. Friesen was born on 27 Nov 1901. She died on 26 Feb 1974.
  F x Esther Dorothy K. Friesen was born on 26 Feb 1905. She died on 6 Oct 1994.

Julius Koehler was born 1 in 1844 in Konigsberg, Poland (East Prussia). He died 2 in 1907 in Claresholm, Alberta. He married Mary Wolf.

Mary Wolf was born 1 about Sep 1836. She died 2 on 25 Jan 1916 in Edmonton, Alberta. She married Julius Koehler.

They had the following children:

  F i Henrietta Koehler was born on 23 Apr 1863. She died on 29 Sep 1948.

Peter Johann Dick [Parents] was born 1, 2, 3 on 29 Jun 1880 in Medemthal, Old Samaria, Russia. He died 4, 5, 6 on 22 Feb 1965. The cause of death was stroke. He was buried 7 on 27 Feb 1965 in Blaine, Washington. He married 8, 9 Katharina Bergen on 25 May 1905. Peter immigrated 10 in 1924 to America.

Katharina Bergen [Parents] was born 1, 2, 3 on 28 Mar 1884 in Lichtenau, Molotschna, South Russia. She died 4 on 13 Jun 1969. She married 5, 6 Peter Johann Dick on 25 May 1905.

They had the following children:

  M i Johan Peter Dick was born 1 on 15 May 1906. He died 2 on 10 Nov 1923.
  F ii Katharina Dick was born on 23 Feb 1909.
  M iii Heinrich Peter Dick was born 1 on 27 May 1911.
  M iv Peter Peter Dick was born 1 on 22 Oct 1915. He died 2 on 22 Jul 1916.

Abraham Heinrich Bergen [Parents] was born 1, 2 on 22 May 1878 in Lichtenau, Molotschna, South Russia. He married 3 Justina Fast on 20 Sep 1908.

Justina Fast was born 1 on 13 Dec 1872. She married 2 Abraham Heinrich Bergen on 20 Sep 1908.

They had the following children:

  F i Tina Bergen was born 1 on 2 Jul 1909.
  F ii Elsa Bergen was born 1 on 1 Mar 1911.
  M iii Heinrich Abraham Bergen was born 1 on 4 Sep 1912.

Johan Heinrich Bergen [Parents] was born 1, 2, 3, 4 on 28 Jun 1876 in Lichtenau, Molotschna, South Russia. He died 5 on 4 Apr 1916. The cause of death was explosion. He married 6 Elizabeth Goertz on 6 May 1906. Johan was baptized 7 on 1 Jun 1897. He emigrated 8 on 12 Jul 1902.

Elizabeth Goertz [Parents] was born 1, 2, 3 on 6 Mar 1886 in Kansas. She died 4, 5 on 31 Mar 1957. She married 6 Johan Heinrich Bergen on 6 May 1906. Elizabeth was baptized 7 on 11 Jun 1905.

Other marriages:
Bergen, Peter Heinrich

They had the following children:

  F i Anna Bergen was born 1, 2 on 6 Apr 1907 in Goessel, Kansas. She died on 26 Aug 1995 in Goessel, Kansas. Anna was baptized on 8 Jun 1924 in Goessel, Kansas.
  M ii Jacob Johan Bergen was born 1, 2 on 14 Jan 1909.
  F iii Katharina Bergen was born on 13 Oct 1910. She died on 24 Mar 1979.
  F iv Susie Bergen was born on 5 Feb 1913.
  F v Maria Bergen was born on 30 Sep 1914.
  M vi Benjamin Bergen was born 1 on 10 Feb 1919.

Peter Abram Giesbrecht [Parents] was born 1, 2 on 11 Aug 1908. He died 3 on 29 Sep 1989. He married 4 Alma Siemens on 7 Jul 1935.

Alma Siemens was born 1 on 19 Nov 1909. She married 2 Peter Abram Giesbrecht on 7 Jul 1935.

They had the following children:

  M i Arthur Harold Giesbrecht was born 1 on 3 May 1936. He died 2 on 13 Apr 1938.

Heinrich Abram Giesbrecht [Parents] was born 1, 2 on 8 Jun 1911. He married 3 Sarah Loewen on 25 Sep 1943.

Sarah Loewen was born 1 on 18 Jun 1914. She married 2 Heinrich Abram Giesbrecht on 25 Sep 1943.

They had the following children:

  M iii Arthur William Giesbrecht was born 1 on 5 Oct 1948. He died 2 on 26 Oct 1948.

Abram Abram Giesbrecht [Parents] was born 1, 2 on 11 Jan 1919. He married 3 Mary Rempel on 16 Apr 1944.

Mary Rempel was born 1 on 25 Sep 1920. She died 2 on 11 Jun 2005. The cause of death was stroke. She married 3 Abram Abram Giesbrecht on 16 Apr 1944.


Johannes Abram Giesbrecht [Parents] was born 1, 2 on 19 Sep 1924. He died 3 on 15 May 1988. He married 4 Alvira Falk on 1 Aug 1950.

Alvira Falk was born 1 on 14 Jun 1930. She died 2 on 16 May 1956. She married 3 Johannes Abram Giesbrecht on 1 Aug 1950.

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