Regier, Cornelius (1835-1919)
Cornelius Regier, minister: born 14 January 1835 in Tiegenhagen, Prussia, the twelfth of fifteen children of Peter Regier (1798-1856) and Margaretha (Regier) Regier (1799-1861). Abraham married Agneta Penner (24 October 1836, Tiegenort, Prussia - 9 December 1906, Danzig, Prussia) on 24 October 1859 in Tiegenhagen, Prussia. She was the daughter of Aron Penner (1790-1866) and Maria (Regehr) Penner. Cornelius died 23 November 1919 in Tiegenhagen, Prussia.
Cornelius was a farmer and estate holder. His father Peter was the elder of the Grosswerder Mennonite Church in Prussia. Cornelius was ordained as a minister in the Tiegenhagen Mennonite Church in 1867, where his older brother Abraham was the elder.
Bibliography
GRANDMA (The Genealogical Registry and Database of Mennonite Ancestry) Database, 4.19 ed. Fresno, CA: California Mennonite Historical Society, 2005.
| Author(s) | Richard D Thiessen |
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| Date Published | April 2005 |
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