Historical records matching Helena Wiens (Klassen)
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About Helena Wiens (Klassen)
Johann Wiens' Wives Bergthal Colony, South Russia
A tragedy struck when Agatha Wiebe passed away on April 2, 1858 leaving Cornelius Wiebe with a family of 5 youngsters. In the same village another household bad been established after the marriage of Johann Wiens & Susanna Dueck - daughter of Jacob & Helena (Wall) Dueck on December 9, 1837. Sunsanna gave birth to 9 children - 5 died as infants or young children. Then on March 8, 1853 a set of twins - Helena & Franz was born. Susanna & 1 of the twins, Franz, died during childbirth. Johann was left with 6 small children. He found a wife and a mother for his children - a young lady, Helena Klassen (b 1832). They shared five years of married life and had one daughter, Anna, before Johann passed away in January of 1858. Helena (Klassen) Wiens was left a widow with 6 young children.
The widow, Helena, and the widower, Cornelius, must have met and decided to combine the 2 households. They were married on April 27, 1858 and shared many years.
Source: The Cornelius Wiebe Family 1821- 1989, M. Voth, 1989, p. 17
Helena Klassen's combined family Bergthal Colony, South Russia
The widow, Helena, and the widower, Cornelius, must have met and decided to combine the 2 households. They were married on April 27, 1858 and shared many years. The family also grew - 12 children were born with 7 dying as infants or young children.
It seems that 2 children in this household of 4 different families must have taken a fancy to each other: Cornelius - a son of Cornelius & Agatha Wiebe - and Helena - daughter of Johann & Susanna Wiens. According to all the records we have found they married in 1871 and this is a book about their descendants.
In 1875, the Cornelius Wiebe Sr. and Cornelius Wiebe Jr. decided to leave Russia. We find their names on the passenger list of S.S. Manitoban which arrived in Quebec, Canada on July 27, 1875. Cornelius Sr. and Helena (Klassen) names appear with 7 children. Cornelius Jr. and Helena (Wiens) names with daughter Helena, also appear on the passenger list.
Source: The Cornelius Wiebe Family 1821-1989, M.Voth, 1989, p. 17
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Helena Wiens (Klassen)'s Timeline
| 1832 |
June 1, 1832
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Friedensthal, Bergthal Colony, Ukraine
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| 1857 |
July 9, 1857
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Chortitza Colony, Russia (Russian Federation)
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| 1859 |
August 17, 1859
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Ukraine
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| 1860 |
December 11, 1860
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Bergtal, Volodarske, Donetsk, Ukraine, Soviet Union
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| 1867 |
November 21, 1867
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Ukraine
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| 1869 |
March 20, 1869
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Friedrichsthal, Bergthal, Ukraine
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| 1914 |
March 20, 1914
Age 81
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MB, Canada
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