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Franz Wiens: an elder in the [[Chortitza Mennonite Church (Chortitza, Chortitza Mennonite Settlement, Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine)|Chortitza Mennonite Church]] in South Russia; born October 1810 in Rosenort, [[West Prussia|West Prussia]], the second son of Peter Wiens (1778-1853) and his first wife, Anna Dick (ca. 1767-1813).  Franz was married to Anna Dyck (10 April 1807 – 7 March 1844) and they had one daughter, Maria.  Franz died 16 November 1853 in Rosenthal, [[Chortitza Mennonite Settlement (Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine)|Chortitza Mennonite settlement]], South Russia, and was buried on 20 November.

Franz grew up in West Prussia and was baptized in 1829.  His father Peter was a minister in the [[Rosenort Mennonite Church (Rosenort, Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)|Rosenort Mennonite Church]], having been ordained in 1823.  Franz immigrated to South Russia some time before 1843, settling in the Chortitza Mennonite settlement.  Franz was a preacher from 1843 in the Chortitza Mennonite Church and served as co-elder with [[Dyck, Jakob (1779-1854)|Jakob Dyck]] from 1851 until his death in 1853.  Dyck survived him by one year.


= Bibliography =
GRANDMA (The <strong>G</strong>enealogical <strong>R</strong>egistry <strong>an</strong>d <strong>D</strong>atabase of <strong>M</strong>ennonite <strong>A</strong>ncestry) Database, 5.00 ed. Fresno, CA: [http://calmenno.org/index.htm California Mennonite Historical Society], 2006: #370804.


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