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The Thiessen family name is common among Mennonites of Prusso-Russian background, and was first entered in the Danzig record in 1685. The name was common in Tiegenhagen, Ladekopp, Rosenort, Fürstenwerder, Heubuden, Elbing, and Königsberg. Bernhard Thiessen was a minister at Ibersheim, Germany. Dirk Tiessen was a preacher of the Old Flemish Grosswerder congregation, serving as elder of the Petershagen district, and of the entire Grosswerder congregation from 1767-1806. Peter Thiessen Sr. and Peter Thiessen Jr. were preachers in the Danzig Flemish church from 1774 and 1800.

From Prussia the name was transplanted to Russia. B. H. Unruh lists seventeen bearers of the name who moved to Russia. Outstanding among them was Johann Thiessen, who owned a flourmill in Ekaterinoslav and was a benefactor of Mennonite causes. He was killed in 1920. Julius J. Thiessen, of the Molotschna, Russia, was an outstanding minister and teacher. Jacob Thiessen, born 1888 at Olgafeld in Fürstenland, Russia, immigrated to the Netherlands in 1914, and served as minister in the Mennonite congregations of Ouddorp 1939-1945 and Blokzijl 1946-1953. John Thiessen, of North Newton, Kansas, was a missionary in India and in 1958 was executive secretary of the Board of Missions of the General Conference Mennonite Church (GCM). Jacob J. Thiessen, pastor of the First Mennonite Church of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, was chair of the Canadian Mennonite Board of Colonization and president of the Conference of Mennonites in Canada for many years. Franz C. Thiessen was an able educator and minister of the Mennonite Brethren in Canada. Dirk P. Tieszen was a minister (GCM) at Marion, South Dakota. His son Edward D. Tieszen was the owner of the Tieszen Clinic at Marion.

Bibliography

Author(s)	Cornelius Krahn
	Nanne van der Zijpp
Date Published	1959

Reimer, Gustav E. Die Familiennamen der westpreussischen Mennoniten. Weierhof, 1940: 119.

Töws, A. A. Mennonitische Märtyrer I. N. Clearbrook, BC, 1949: 151.

Unruh, B. H. Die niederländisch-niederdeutschen Hintergründe der mennonitischen Ostwanderungen im 16., 18. und 19. Jahrhundert. Karlsruhe-Rüppurr, 1955.

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Krahn, Cornelius and Nanne van der Zijpp. "Thiessen (Thiesen, Tiessen, Tyssen, Tieszen) family." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Web. 19 Apr 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Thiessen_(Thiesen,_Tiessen,_Tyssen,_Tieszen)_family&oldid=133617.

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Krahn, Cornelius and Nanne van der Zijpp. (1959). Thiessen (Thiesen, Tiessen, Tyssen, Tieszen) family. Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 19 April 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Thiessen_(Thiesen,_Tiessen,_Tyssen,_Tieszen)_family&oldid=133617.

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-The Thiessen family name is common among Mennonites of Prusso-Russian background, and was first entered in the [[Danzig Mennonite Church (Gdansk, Poland)|Danzig]] record in 1685. The name was common in [[Tiegenhagen (Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)|Tiegenhagen]], [[Ladekopp (Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)|Ladekopp]], [[Rosenort Mennonite Church (Rosenort, Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)|Rosenort]], [[Fürstenwerder (Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)|Fürstenwerder]], [[Heubuden (Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)|Heubuden]], [[Elbing (Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland)|Elbing]], and [[Königsberg (Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia)|Königsberg]]. [[Thiessen, Bernhard (1814-1855)|Bernhard Thiessen]] was a minister at [[Ibersheim (Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany)|Ibersheim]], [[Germany|Germany]]. Dirk Tiessen was a preacher of the Old Flemish Grosswerder congregation, serving as elder of the [[Petershagen (Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)|Petershagen]] district, and of the entire Grosswerder congregation from 1767-1806. [[Tiessen, Peter (d. 1825)|Peter Thiessen Sr]]. and [[Tiessen, Peter (ca. 1764-1826)|Peter Thiessen Jr]]. were preachers in the [[Danzig Mennonite Church (Gdansk, Poland)|Danzig Flemish]] church from 1774 and 1800.
+The Thiessen family name is common among Mennonites of Prusso-Russian background, and was first entered in the [[Danzig Mennonite Church (Gdansk, Poland)|Danzig]] record in 1685. The name was common in [[Tiegenhagen (Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)|Tiegenhagen]], [[Ladekopp (Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)|Ladekopp]], [[Rosenort Mennonite Church (Rosenort, Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)|Rosenort]], [[Fürstenwerder (Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)|Fürstenwerder]], [[Heubuden (Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)|Heubuden]], [[Elbing (Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland)|Elbing]], and [[Königsberg (Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia)|Königsberg]]. [[Thiessen, Bernhard (1814-1855)|Bernhard Thiessen]] was a minister at [[Ibersheim (Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany)|Ibersheim]], [[Germany|Germany]]. [[Thiessen, Dirk (1727-1806)|Dirk Tiessen]] was a preacher of the Old Flemish Grosswerder congregation, serving as elder of the [[Petershagen (Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)|Petershagen]] district, and of the entire Grosswerder congregation from 1767-1806. [[Tiessen, Peter (d. 1825)|Peter Thiessen Sr]]. and [[Tiessen, Peter (ca. 1764-1826)|Peter Thiessen Jr]]. were preachers in the [[Danzig Mennonite Church (Gdansk, Poland)|Danzig Flemish]] church from 1774 and 1800.
-From Prussia the name was transplanted to [[Russia|Russia]]. [[Unruh, Benjamin Heinrich (1881-1959)|B. H. Unruh]] lists seventeen bearers of the name who moved to Russia. Outstanding among them was Johann Thiessen, who owned a flourmill in [[Ekaterinoslav (Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine)|Ekaterinoslav]] and was a benefactor of Mennonite causes. He was killed in 1920. Julius J. Thiessen, of the [[Molotschna Mennonite Settlement (Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine)|Molotschna]], Russia, was an outstanding minister and teacher. Jacob Thiessen, b. 1888 at [[Olgafeld (Fürstenland Mennonite Settlement, Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine)|Olgafeld]] in [[Fürstenland Mennonite Settlement (Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine)|Fürstenland]], Russia, immigrated to the [[Netherlands|Netherlands]] in 1914, and served as minister in the Mennonite congregations of [[Ouddorp (Zuid-Holland, Netherlands)|Ouddorp]] 1939-45 and [[Blokzijl (Overijssel, Netherlands)|Blokzijl]] 1946-1953. John Thiessen, of [[North Newton (Kansas, USA)|North Newton]], Kansas, was a missionary in [[India|India]] and in 1958 was executive secretary of the [[Board of Missions (General Conference Mennonite Church)|Board of Missions]] of the [[General Conference Mennonite Church (GCM)|General Conference Mennonite Church]] (GCM). [[Thiessen, Jacob Johann "J. J." (1893-1977)|Jacob J. Thiessen]], pastor of the First Mennonite Church of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, was chair of the [[C364me.html|Canadian Mennonite Board of Colonization]] and president of the [[Conference of Mennonites in Canada|Conference of Mennonites in Canada]] for many years. [[Thiessen, Franz C. (1881-1950)|Franz C. Thiessen]] was an able educator and minister of the Mennonite Brethren in Canada. Dirk P. Tieszen was a minister (GCM) at Marion, South Dakota. His son Edward D. Tieszen was the owner of the Tieszen Clinic at Marion.
+From Prussia the name was transplanted to [[Russia|Russia]]. [[Unruh, Benjamin Heinrich (1881-1959)|B. H. Unruh]] lists seventeen bearers of the name who moved to Russia. Outstanding among them was Johann Thiessen, who owned a flourmill in [[Ekaterinoslav (Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine)|Ekaterinoslav]] and was a benefactor of Mennonite causes. He was killed in 1920. Julius J. Thiessen, of the [[Molotschna Mennonite Settlement (Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine)|Molotschna]], Russia, was an outstanding minister and teacher. Jacob Thiessen, born 1888 at [[Olgafeld (Fürstenland Mennonite Settlement, Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine)|Olgafeld]] in [[Fürstenland Mennonite Settlement (Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine)|Fürstenland]], Russia, immigrated to the [[Netherlands|Netherlands]] in 1914, and served as minister in the Mennonite congregations of [[Ouddorp (Zuid-Holland, Netherlands)|Ouddorp]] 1939-1945 and [[Blokzijl (Overijssel, Netherlands)|Blokzijl]] 1946-1953. John Thiessen, of [[North Newton (Kansas, USA)|North Newton]], Kansas, was a missionary in [[India|India]] and in 1958 was executive secretary of the [[Board of Missions (General Conference Mennonite Church)|Board of Missions]] of the [[General Conference Mennonite Church (GCM)|General Conference Mennonite Church]] (GCM). [[Thiessen, Jacob Johann "J. J." (1893-1977)|Jacob J. Thiessen]], pastor of the First Mennonite Church of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, was chair of the [[C364me.html|Canadian Mennonite Board of Colonization]] and president of the [[Conference of Mennonites in Canada|Conference of Mennonites in Canada]] for many years. [[Thiessen, Franz C. (1881-1950)|Franz C. Thiessen]] was an able educator and minister of the Mennonite Brethren in Canada. Dirk P. Tieszen was a minister (GCM) at Marion, South Dakota. His son Edward D. Tieszen was the owner of the Tieszen Clinic at Marion.
 = Bibliography =
 Reimer, Gustav E. <em>Die Familiennamen der westpreussischen Mennoniten. </em>Weierhof, 1940: 119.
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 Unruh, B. H. <em>Die niederländisch-niederdeutschen Hintergründe der mennonitischen Ostwanderungen im 16., 18. und 19. Jahrhundert. </em>Karlsruhe-Rüppurr, 1955.
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