I have been for many years wanting to discover more and more about my family's history and their past. What did they do before they immigrated to Canada? who came and who stayed behind?
Officially my family is from Prussia and they left for Canada in 1904 if I remember correctly.
There were 4 of them when they came and 1 died on the boat and never made it to Shore. They lived in Humboldt Saskatchewan and my Grandfather born in 1905 decided to first live in Regina before settling for good in Saskatoon.
My Grandmother was born into a Meninite? (is that right?) lifestyle but when she got married to my GF she became a Catholic, which her family did not like and well, they disowned her. she was born in 1913 in Saskatoon.
They had 9 Children, 5 boys and 4 girls.
My grandfather died in 1990, while my Grandmother passed away in 2007.
I know less about the other side.
My Mother's side came from the US (don't know before that) and German heritage.
There were quite a few that lived in the Saskatchewan area, originally from Eston, Sask. My mother's parents lived in Biggar Sask. Not sure exactly when my Grandparents from my mother's side were born.
They had 7 children, 4 boys and 3 girls. My grandfather worked on the Rail for most of his life. He even owned a convenience store in the town of Biggar. it's actually still named after him.
He died a few months after having a Heart attack in 1978, about a month or so after I was born so I never knew him. My Grandmother died in 2007.. 9 months after my other Grandmother.. :roll:
My Parents met in Saskatoon about 4 years before they were married.. so 1969-70. They lived all over for the first while, moving to Alberta in 1971. they settled in a City outside of Edmonton in 1977 (Spruce Grove) and we have lived there since.
in the 105 years since Immigrating to Canada there have been 9 Children, and 33 Grand and Great Grandchildren with 2 Great Great Grandchildren.
I do need to do some more research into the other side, see when they came over and bought land, etc.
SO anyone else?
Officially my family is from Prussia and they left for Canada in 1904 if I remember correctly.
There were 4 of them when they came and 1 died on the boat and never made it to Shore. They lived in Humboldt Saskatchewan and my Grandfather born in 1905 decided to first live in Regina before settling for good in Saskatoon.
My Grandmother was born into a Meninite? (is that right?) lifestyle but when she got married to my GF she became a Catholic, which her family did not like and well, they disowned her. she was born in 1913 in Saskatoon.
They had 9 Children, 5 boys and 4 girls.
My grandfather died in 1990, while my Grandmother passed away in 2007.
I know less about the other side.
My Mother's side came from the US (don't know before that) and German heritage.
There were quite a few that lived in the Saskatchewan area, originally from Eston, Sask. My mother's parents lived in Biggar Sask. Not sure exactly when my Grandparents from my mother's side were born.
They had 7 children, 4 boys and 3 girls. My grandfather worked on the Rail for most of his life. He even owned a convenience store in the town of Biggar. it's actually still named after him.
He died a few months after having a Heart attack in 1978, about a month or so after I was born so I never knew him. My Grandmother died in 2007.. 9 months after my other Grandmother.. :roll:
My Parents met in Saskatoon about 4 years before they were married.. so 1969-70. They lived all over for the first while, moving to Alberta in 1971. they settled in a City outside of Edmonton in 1977 (Spruce Grove) and we have lived there since.
in the 105 years since Immigrating to Canada there have been 9 Children, and 33 Grand and Great Grandchildren with 2 Great Great Grandchildren.
I do need to do some more research into the other side, see when they came over and bought land, etc.
SO anyone else?
