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Abraham A. Hamm: minister; born 2 November 1869 in Ekaterinoslav, South Russia, the fourth of nine children of Abram Hamm (30 October 1842 – 8 January 1900) and Maria (Voth) Hamm (30 April 1843 – 9 October 1882). Abraham married Anna Braun (3 June 1869, [[Chortitza Mennonite Settlement (Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine)|Chortitza Mennonite Settlement]], South Russia – 7 May 1942, Trail, British Columbia, Canada), daughter of Johann Braun (17 February 1835 – 13 April 1911) and Katharina (Krahn) Braun (3 February 1836 – 1 December 1919), on 8 April 1890. Abraham and Anna had eight children: Johann, Katarina, Jacob, Abram, Gerhard, Maria, Anna and Louise (a ninth died in infancy). Abraham died 8 December 1934 in Nelson, British Columbia, Canada.

Abraham completed his elementary and high school education and became a teacher. He was baptized on 13 June 1888 and joined the [[Chortitza Mennonite Church (Chortitza, Chortitza Mennonite Settlement, Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine)|Chortitza Mennonite Church]]. He taught school in the Chortitza Mennonite Settlement. During this time he was called and ordained to the ministry. The family later lived in Kondratyevka, Borissovo, South Russia and at the [[Anadol Forestry Service Camp (Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine)|Anadol Forestry Camp]]. Abraham also owned a steam mill in Alexandrovka.

Abraham and Anna immigrated to Canada on 27 August 1923, settling first at [[Tiefengrund Rosenort Mennonite Church (Laird, Saskatchewan, Canada)|Tiefengrund]], Saskatchewan and later in Wymark, Saskatchewan and Provost, Alberta, before eventually settling in [[Renata (British Columbia, Canada)|Renata]], British Columbia. Here he served the Lord by visiting the settlers and ministering to them on Sundays.

= Bibliography =
Der Bote (24 June 1942): 4.

GRANDMA (The Genealogical Registry and Database of Mennonite Ancestry) Database, 6.02 ed. Fresno, CA: [http://calmenno.org/index.htm California Mennonite Historical Society], 2010: #199406.

Peters, Gerhard I. Remember Our Leaders: Conference of Mennonites in Canada. (Clearbrook, BC: The Mennonite Historical Society of British Columbia, 1982).

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 Abraham and Anna immigrated to Canada on 27 August 1923, settling first at [[Tiefengrund Rosenort Mennonite Church (Laird, Saskatchewan, Canada)|Tiefengrund]], Saskatchewan and later in Wymark, Saskatchewan and Provost, Alberta, before eventually settling in [[Renata (British Columbia, Canada)|Renata]], British Columbia. Here he served the Lord by visiting the settlers and ministering to them on Sundays.
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 Peters, Gerhard I. <em>Remember Our Leaders: Conference of Mennonites in Canada</em>. (Clearbrook, BC: The Mennonite Historical Society of British Columbia, 1982).
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