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Saskatchewan Valley Pioneers
Leonard Doell produced a series of articles on the founding Saskatchewan Valley Pioneers of Mennonite faith for the Sask Valley News in 1985-86. It was a way to recognize the 90th Anniversary of the Hague Osler Mennonite Reserve. This series, plus one article by Sella Balzer, is now offered to us to put on this website for your own family research.
This is a valuable collection of names and photo reproductions. We are thankful to Leonard for this donation and permission to publish them here.
Victor Wiebe, archivist and retired university Librarian, offers this comment about the older version of some Mennonite names;
As a little aside I noticed with some amazement that the first article by Balzer is of a pioneer named Gerhard Wiensz! The feature that amazed me was the letter "z" on his name. Do you know its significance?
He is Dutch and the Dutch would formally spell his last name as: "Wienszoon" which means he, Gerhard, is the son (Dutch = szoon) of a man whose first name is "Wien." This man "Wien" would no doubt be a peasant for he, as most Dutch, did not have family names, only nobility has family names. Napoleon forced the Dutch to take family names so he could conduct a proper census. You should already know this about Mennonite names for our name sake Menno was properly named "Menno Simonszoon" or less formally as Menno Simonsz. Why today we had dropped the final "z" from Menno's name puzzles me.
When Mennonites moved into Polish or German area like Danzig they began using their last or patronymic names as a family name i.e. those ending in "szoon" and always dropped the "zoon" part of that name - or I thought all did until I saw this article on Gerhard Wiensz! Wiensz. is a wonderful connection to our Dutch past.
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PIONEERS (Husband)
1. R285-3 Giesbrecht, Abram - 1846-1923
2. R285-3 Giesbrecht, Abram - 1846-1923
3. R359-1 Bartsch, Gerhard - 1859-1925
4. S1B004 Wiens, Johann I -1851-
4. S1B004 Wiens, Johann I - 1851-
4. S1B004 Wiens, Johann I -1851-
6. R21l-2 Froese, Jacob -1882-1966
7. R357-3 Peters, Johann B - 1873-1954
7. R357-3 Peters, Johann B - 1873-1954
8. Peters. Jacob K - 1856-1927
8. Peters. Jacob K - 1856-1927
8. Peters. Jacob K - 1856-1927
9. R211-4 Bergen, Isaac - 1872-1960
1O. Slb126 Peters, Klaas - 1855-1932
11. R191-2 Woelke, Peter - 1872-1932
12. R048-3 Hein, Gerhard 1856-1924
12. R048-3 Hein, Gerhard 1856-1924
13. R203-1 Dyck, David 1881-1966
13. R203-1 Dyck, David 1881-1966
13. R203-1 Dyck, David 1881-1966
14. Harder, Peter 1871-
15. R418.2 Driedger, Cornelius 1867-1934
16. Giesbrecht, David
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(Wife/wives)
Helena Martens 1848-1890
Dyck, Anna 1870-
Harms, Katharina 1861-1941
Suderman, Helena 1856-1899
Kroeker, Aganetha 1846-1912
Heppner, Agatha 1947-1921
Schmidt, Maria 1882-1966
Braun, Katharina 1866-1898
Hildebrand, Anna 1879-1955
Hiebert, Helena 1880-1881
Kauenhoven, Aganetha -1892
Harder, Saara
Gerbrandt, Katharina 1877-1963
Katharina -1930
Giesbrecht, Maria -1876-
Hiebert, Susanna 1861-1886
Penner, Elizabeth 1862-1922
Dyck, Agatha 1884-1921
Boschman, Margaretha1895-1930
Martens, Helena 1906-1980
Epp, Katharina 1878-
Rempel, Maria 1863-1946
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17. R017-2 Wall, Johann P. Rev -1875-1961
17. R217-2 Wall, Johann P. Rev -1875-1961
18. Bullin, Peter 1884-1952 [correction: Franz, submitted by Peter]
19. R020-2 Wall, Johann Rev -1872-1919
20. R282-1 Loeppky, Johann - 1882-1950
20. R282-1 Loeppky, Johann - 1882-1950
21. R364-1 Klassen, Johann - 1856-1929
21. R364-1 Klassen, Johann - 1856-1929
22. R242-2 Janzen, Isaac - 1870-1935
23. R371-2 Reddekopp, Johann - 1869-1927
24. R025-4 Guenter, Aron 1874-1949
24. R025-4 Guenter, Aron 1874-1949
25. R076-2 Wiens, Jacob 1855-1932
26. R281-1 Doell, Heinrich - 1863-1934
27. R217-4 Friesen, Johann - 1877-1960
27. R217-4 Friesen, Johann - 1877-1960
28. R076-3 Janzen, Heinrich - 1879-1920
29. R202-1 Janzen, Gerhard - 1877-1947
29. R202-1 Janzen, Gerhard - 1877-1947
29. R202-1 Janzen, Gerhard - 1877-1947
30. R115-4 Wiebe, Peter 1861-1949
31. R005-1 Wiebe, Heinrich 1881-1968
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Wiebe, Anna 1875-1920
Wall, Johann Mrs. 1871-
Klassen, Anna 1889-1958
Klassen, Anna 1871-
Neudorf, Anna 1884-1909
Janzen, Helena 1884-1966
Peters, Sarah 1879-1926
Harms, Katharina 1861-1941
Bergen, Katharina 1874-1947
Schroeder, Maria 1872-1935
Bergman, Anna 1876-1913
Ginter, Helena 1888-1954
Wall, Helena 1854-
Fehr, Barbara 1863-1927
Siemens, Katharina
Guenter, Helena 1881-
Wiens, Katharina 1877-
Neustadter, Elizabeth 1863-1903
Unger, Katharina 1882-1920
Bergen, Anna 1866-
Bergen, Helena 1868-1948
Hildebrand, Anna 1888-
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32. R373-4 Wiens, Heinrich - 1881-1945
33. R029-2 Guenther, Peter - 1871-1955
34. R353-3 Neufeld, Abram - 1877-1942
34. R353-3 Neufeld, Abram - 1877-1942
35. SlA23l Kliewer, Jacob 1874-1922
36. R108-3 Neufeld, Johann - 1844-1913
37. R397-3 Bergen, Jacob 1850-1911
38. R05l-3 Friesen, Heinrich - 1879-1955
38. R05l-3 Friesen, Heinrich - 1879-1955
39.R420-1 Olfert, Jacob 1877-1956
40. Derksen, Abram - 1866-1926
41. R293-1 Schmidt, Isaak 1864-
42. R205-3 Teichroeb, Jacob 1870-
43. R297-3 Loeppky, Isaac - 1859-1947
43. R297-3 Loeppky, Isaac - 1859-1947
43. R297-3 Loeppky, Isaac - 1859-1947
44. R120.4 Bueckert, Herman - 1850-1937
44. R120-4 Bueckert, Herman - 1850-1937
45. Hamm, Cornelius 1878-1947
46. R379-2 Siemens, Wilhelm_1857-1935
46. R379-2 Siemens, Wilhelm_1857-1935
47. R387-2 Wiebe, Wilhelm - 1870-1932
48. R387-2 Bergen, Wilhelm - 1865-1924
48. R387-2 Bergen, Wilhelm - 1865-1924
49. R045-2 Loewen, Jacob - 1847-1937
49. R045-2 Loewen, Jacob - 1847-1937
(Corrections for several profiles are on this page too).
50. S2U235 - Dyck, Herman - 1876-1959
50. S2U235 - Dyck, Herman - 1876-1959
51. R218.4 Friesen, Isbrand - 1867-1945
52. R153-3 Dyck, Johann - 1874-1932
53. R152-2 Driedger, Peter - 1851-1933
54. R273-2 Goertzen, Benjamin -1873-1929
55. R005-2 Klassen, Peter H. - 1867-1952
56. R419-2 Braun, Johan - 1864-1929
56. R419-2 Braun, Johan - 1964-1929
57. R256-1 Martens, David - 1845-1926
57. R256-1 Martens, David - 1845-1926
57. R256-1 Martens, David - 1845-1926
58. R155-2 Peters, Johann - 1875-1947
59. Peters, Johann
60. Isaac Hildebrandt - 1864-1929
61. Peter Pauls 1869-1924
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Peters, Sarah 1883-1945
Loewen, Katharina l876-1958
Wiebe, Gertrude 1880-1919
Bartsch, Maria 1887-1961
Vogt, Katharina 1873-1922
Neudorf, Maria 1849-1931
Peters, Helena 1860-1921
Driedger, Maria 1883-1930
Unrau, Susanna 1888-1973
Dyck, Aganetha 1880-1973
Penner, Maria 1864-1957
Janzen, Justina 1863-
Driedger, Margaretha 1882-1920
Schellenberg, Aganetha1857-1890
Goertzen, Katharina 1863-1920
Wall, Gertrude 1877-1953
Driedger, Sarah 1852-1880
Redekopp, Agatha 1860-1937
Guenter, Katharina l886-1978
Doerksen, Anna 1860-1917
Vogt, Agatha
Bueckert, Gertrude 11882-1964
Funk, Helena 1868-1908
Teichroeb, Maria 1883-1948
Hildebrand, Sarah 1848-1875
Enns, Katharina 1855-1938
Hiebert, Katharina 1881-1990
Esau, Elizabeth 1880-1964
Neudorf, Anna 1874-1947
Neufeld, Katharina 1874-1920
Unrau, Anna 1851-1916
Teichroeb, Justina 1876-1957
Wiebe, Helena 1870
Klassen, Aganetha 1873-1902
Friesen, Maria 1874-1949
Wall, Anna 1873-1873
Peters, Maria 1854-1891
Falk, Helena 1869-
Driedger, Anna 1874-1941
Boldt, Justina
Harder, Maria 1868
Elizabeth Janzen 1890-1942
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[Notes:
1. The R.. numbers reference to that family's record in the Reinlander Buch (Old Colony Church Records).
2. Where you see a man's name and birth/death years repeated, you will notice a different wife's name to the right. Each marriage was recorded separately in the church records.
3. This series of profiles is now complete! May 28. 2014.
- Ruth Friesen, web-mistress]
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