Friday, January 10, 2014

8. Our Ancestors Migrate to South Russia

Our ancestor (A)Johann von Riesen and his wife Maria had a son (B2)Julius Johann von Riesen born in Prussia.  Records have Julius, at age 23, migrating from Krebsfeld in the Elbing area of Prussia to South Russia in 1803 .  His wife to be, Anna Kröcker, also migrated to South Russia and they were married about 1805.  When (A)Johann died in 1822, Maria remarried to Dietrich Thiessen and they migrated to Russia in the mid 1820s.  (Taken from family records of (D)Maria Friesen Ediger, twin of (D)Dietrich Friesen)

Family Tree:

(A)Johann von Riesen  b abt 1740, d 1822 
    m. Maria b. abt. 1841
            Maria 2nd m Dietrich Thiessen, came to Russia
    (B1)Bernhard Johann Friesen b abt 1774 d 1830
        m Anna b abt 1793
    (B2)Julius Johann von Riesen, b abt 1780 d. after 1850
        m Anna Kroecker b 1781, 2nd m Enns

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