Margaretha F H Lowen

Margaretha Sawatzky

1. 265944 Birth: 6 Jun 1845, South Russia Baptism: 20 May 1863, South Russia Death: 13 May 1917, Altona, Manitoba Migration: 30 Jul 1876, S. S. Sardinian; arrived Quebec City, Quebec Father: Sawatzky, Franz, 19 Aug 1814, #69963 Mother: Heppner, Maria, 1 Sep 1814, #69964 Last update: 7 Nov 2014 Family: Family 8278 Spouse: Loewen, Johann, 12 May 1842, #265943 Married: 10 Nov 1863; South Russia Last update: 11/7/2014 1 -- + Loewen, Johann J., 3 Feb 1866, #265946 2 -- + Loewen, Jacob J., 4 Jan 1868, #265947 3 -- + Loewen, Peter J., 31 Dec 1869, #265948 4 -- + Loewen, Franz, 28 Oct 1871, #265949 5 -- Loewen, Helena J., 14 Oct 1873, #265950 6 -- Loewen, Helena J., 22 Jan 1875, #265951 7 -- + Loewen, Heinrich J., 26 Jan 1877, #265952 8 -- Loewen, Margaret, 1 Aug 1879, #265953 9 -- + Loewen, Maria, 24 May 1881, #265954 10 -- + Loewen, Cornelius, 28 Jul 1884, #14325 11 -- + Loewen, Margaretha, 16 Jul 1888, #447692 Notes: Note: One record says she was born 8 Jun 1845. BGB page 87 family B6. Ref: B247 They were known to have lived in the village of Gnadenfeld near Altona MB in 1881. Later on they moved to the town. According to several of the grandchildren both Marg. & Johann enjoyed fatty foods and were known to be heavy set! Birth Source: Neufeld, Shirley (Sawatsky); Family Records Birth Source: Loewen, Henry. Written communication, 22 Apr 1995 Birth Source: Sommerfeld Gemeinde Buch: Registers of the Church at West Lynne, 1881-1935; Unger, Henry; Martens, Martha; and Ens, Adolf; editors; Manitoba Mennonite Historical Society, 2004, page Vol 1A, p193 Birth Source: Harder, Stanley (b. 1951) provided information Baptism Source: Bergthal Gemeinde Buch; Dyck, John, 1922; editor; Hanover-Steinbach Historical Society, Box 1960, Steinbach MB, 1993., page B6, B247 Baptism Source: Sommerfeld Gemeinde Buch: Registers of the Church at West Lynne, 1881-1935; Unger, Henry; Martens, Martha; and Ens, Adolf; editors; Manitoba Mennonite Historical Society, 2004, page Vol 1A, p193 Death Source: Loewen, Henry. Written communication, 22 Apr 1995 Death Source: Sommerfeld Gemeinde Buch: Registers of the Church at West Lynne, 1881-1935; Unger, Henry; Martens, Martha; and Ens, Adolf; editors; Manitoba Mennonite Historical Society, 2004, page Vol 1A, p193 Source: Harder, Stanley; Gedcom File, Aug 2001 Source: Die Mennonitische Rundschau; Elkhart, IN 1880-1908; Scottsdale, PA 1908-1923; Winnipeg, MB 1923-2007 Migration Source: Quebec Passenger Lists of Mennonite Immigrants to Manitoba: 1874 - 1880; Barkman, Cathy Friesen; Contained in the Bergthal Gemeinde Buch, edited by John Dyck, published by the Hanover Steinbach Historical Society, Inc. Steinbach, Manitoba, 1993. Marriage Source: Bergthal Gemeinde Buch; Dyck, John, 1922; editor; Hanover-Steinbach Historical Society, Box 1960, Steinbach MB, 1993., page B247 Marriage Source: Loewen, Henry. Written communication, 22 Apr 1995 Marriage Source: Sommerfeld Gemeinde Buch: Registers of the Church at West Lynne, 1881-1935; Unger, Henry; Martens, Martha; and Ens, Adolf; editors; Manitoba Mennonite Historical Society, 2004, page Vol 1A, p193