From Prussian Lowlands to Saskatchewan Prairies : A History of the “Tiefengrund Friesens”

Hardcover, 147 pages, 8.5x11 in - 21x28 cm, B&W illustrations and photographs.

A clean and bright copy. Appears to have received little use.

This volume contains a family history of Abraham Friesen, his first (Catharina) and second (Margarete) wives, and their descendants. Friesen immigrated from Europe to Saskatchewan in 1894. The volume begins with a history of the Friesen family in nineteenth century Prussia, an account of Abraham and Margarete’s journey to Canada, and a brief chapter on Abraham’s career as a Mennonite preacher. The book then presents the histories and family trees of eighteen descendants from Abraham and Catharina/Margarete’s lineage: Abraham, Agathe, Albert, Catharina, Elise, Emma, Emil, Ernest, Hedwig, Jacob, John, Margarete, Marie, Martha, Paula, Peter, Richard, and Robert.

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