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Abraham M. Friesen

Birth	:	6 Dec 1834 Ukraine
Death	:	10 Aug 1908 Blumenort, Steinbach Census Division, Manitoba, Canada
Burial	:	Blumenhof Community Cemetery, Blumenort, Steinbach Census Division, Canada
Coordinate	:	49.5896000, -96.6633200
Description	:	Birth: 6 Dec 1834, Altonau, Molotschna, South Russia Baptism: 1854 Immigration: 27 Aug 1874, S. S. Hibernian; arrived Quebec City, Quebec Death: 10 Oct 1908, Blumenort, East Reserve, Manitoba Misc: Farmer, Schulz (Mayor) Family: SPOUSE: Isaak, Margaretha, 24 Dec 1833 Married: 28 Jun 1856; Lindenau, Molotschna, South Russia Children: 1 Friesen, Klaas I., 26 Nov 1856 2 Friesen, Johann Isaac, 15 Jan 1860 3 Friesen, Abraham I., 29 May 1862 4 Friesen, Margaretha, 2 Nov 1864 5 Friesen, Klaas I., 19 Feb 1868 6 Friesen, Isaac I., 18 Nov 1870 7 Friesen, Peter I., 3 Dec 1873 Parents: Father: von Riesen, Klaas Abraham,... Read More	Birth: 6 Dec 1834, Altonau, Molotschna, South Russia Baptism: 1854 Immigration: 27 Aug 1874, S. S. Hibernian; arrived Quebec City, Quebec Death: 10 Oct 1908, Blumenort, East Reserve, Manitoba Misc: Farmer, Schulz (Mayor) Family: SPOUSE: Isaak, Margaretha, 24 Dec 1833 Married: 28 Jun 1856; Lindenau, Molotschna, South Russia Children: 1 Friesen, Klaas I., 26 Nov 1856 2 Friesen, Johann Isaac, 15 Jan 1860 3 Friesen, Abraham I., 29 May 1862 4 Friesen, Margaretha, 2 Nov 1864 5 Friesen, Klaas I., 19 Feb 1868 6 Friesen, Isaac I., 18 Nov 1870 7 Friesen, Peter I., 3 Dec 1873 Parents: Father: von Riesen, Klaas Abraham, 6 Oct 1793, #3599 Mother: Matthies, Margaretha, 14 Mar 1792, #4054 Notes: One record says he died on 10 Aug 1908, and that they were married on 4 June 1856. One record says he was born 18 Dec. Their old style marriage date was 16 June.Lived in Kleefeld, Molotschna and later in Blumenhoff, Borosenko. In 1874, they settled in Blumenort, Mannitoba, where they owned a double farm. Abraham M. Friesen served his village as Schulz during the 1880s and his Gemeinde as a Vorsaenger. Like his father, he was historically inclined and collected various KG writings which were preserved by his nephew Johan E. Friesen. His library included an 1872 Elkhart edition of the D. Phillips Enchiridion. His diaries form an invaluable source of information on pioneer life in the Steinbach area." Plett Profile BookIn the mid-1860s Abraham and Margaretha Friesen had moved from Molotschna to Borosenko Colony in the Ukraine. In 1874 they moved again: to Manitoba with six children (the oldest son had died as a child)- five boys and one girl -the only children they'd have. The new village of Blumenort was four miles north of Steinbach, where they quickly built a "semlin" (sod house) since winter was approaching. That first winter was very hard for most of the first settlers. When Johann, then 15 and the oldest, saw that his parents would have difficulties providing for the family, he left home and started working to gain some support to help his parents. He worked for French and English settlers along the Red River and when a boat froze in the river at Emerson he was among the young men hauling flour by ox-cart from the boat to Winnipeg. They were paid a dollar per bag plus a bag of flour (worth $5) per load. There was great joy in the household when Johann returned with the pay. Abraham M. had many talents. He became the village repairman fixing shoes and watches. After the first dug wells proved inadequate he drilled his own well in the mid-1880s with borrowed equipment. At that time he also served as Schulz (Mayor) of Blumenort, a job that required handling community concerns for common pastures, mail service, and assessing contributions(taxes) He read widely from the limited publications available and was known as the best informed in the East Reserve. He sang well and served as chorister in the Kleine Gemeinde. He wrote many poems for his grandchildren and sketched maze-riddles for them to solve. A warm and gentle man. Though his children scattered: to Steinbach and Greenland in Manitoba and to Herbert Saskatchewan, he remained in the Blumenort area. In 1894 they moved to their quarter section (SW 35) near Blumenort village where they stayed the rest of their days.

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Abraham M. Friesen's memorial is located at: Blumenhof Community Cemetery, Blumenort, Steinbach Census Division, Canada.
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Abraham M. Friesen death on 10 Aug 1908 in Blumenort, Steinbach Census Division, Manitoba, Canada
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Latitude: 49.5896000
Longitude: -96.6633200

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Margaretha Isaac Friesen

(1833 - 1919)

Children

(1860 - 1941)

(1868 - 1927)

(1870 - 1920)

(1873 - 1966)

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1. Blumenhof Community Cemetery
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Coordinate: 49.5896000, -96.6633200

2. Blumenort E.M.C. Cemetery
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