© Mennonite Heritage Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba (Last updated January 31, 2003)
Retrieval numbers: Vol.
2113-1
Title: Jakob Klaassen fonds
Dates:
182?
Extent: 2 p. Historical note
Jakob Klaassen, minister and pioneer, was born on March 15,1793 in
Fuerstenwerder, Prussia to Dirk and Anna (nee Penner) Klaassen. He was the
fourth of 17 children, ten of which died as children. Klaassen married Helena
Hamm in Petershagen, Prussia on February 10, 1818. Their marriage produced
eight children four of which died as children. Klaassen was ordained in 1820.
In 1856 he, his wife, their four surviving children and their spouses and
children immigrated from Petershagen, Prussia to Russia. They settled in the
village of Koeppenthal which was part of the Am Trakt Colony. Jakob Klaassen
died in Koeppenthal on May 17, 1879.
Scope and content note
This fonds contains two small pages of preaching
notes.
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Notes
Custodial history
Collected by David and Trudy Schellenberg of Winkler for the
Christian Heritage Library.
Language
Hand-written Gothic German
Arrangement
Described by Sharon H. H. Brown December, 2002.
Restrictions on access
None
Other notes
Acc. no. 97-150