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| − | Dirk Thiessen: [[Elder (Ältester)|Ältester]] of the Gross Werder Mennonite Church; born 4 September 1727 in Prussia | + | Dirk Thiessen: [[Elder (Ältester)|Ältester]] of the Gross Werder Mennonite Church; born 4 September 1727 in Prussia. Dirk’s first wife was Maria Harder (died 23 March 1771, Petershagen, Prussia), whom he married on 18 April 1852 in Prussia. Dirk’s second wife was Mrs. Margaretha Wiens (ca. 1745 – 10 September 1801, Petershagen, Prussia), whom he married in July 1771. It appears as though Dirk did not have any children from either marriage. Dirk died on 11 June 1806 in [[Petershagen (Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)|Petershagen]], Prussia. |
Dirk became Ältester (Elder) of the Gross Werder Mennonite Church on 1 February 1767, succeeding Abraham Penner of Rückenauerfeld. His home congregation was the [[Tiegenhagen (Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)|Tiegenhagen]] Mennonite Church, located near his home in Petershagen. | Dirk became Ältester (Elder) of the Gross Werder Mennonite Church on 1 February 1767, succeeding Abraham Penner of Rückenauerfeld. His home congregation was the [[Tiegenhagen (Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)|Tiegenhagen]] Mennonite Church, located near his home in Petershagen. | ||
Thiessen is best known as the person who started the Tiegenhagen Mennonite Church register and the Gross Werder Mennonite Church baptismal register. These were started after a fire caused by wet hay had destroyed all of his buildings, including the church records in his possession. Thiessen was also Ältester during the major migration of Mennonites from Prussia to South [[Russia|Russia]] at the end of the 18<sup>th</sup> century to the [[Chortitza Mennonite Settlement (Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine)|Chortitza Mennonite Settlement]] and at the beginning of the 19<sup>th</sup> century to the [[Molotschna Mennonite Settlement (Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine)|Molotschna Mennonite Settlement]]. | Thiessen is best known as the person who started the Tiegenhagen Mennonite Church register and the Gross Werder Mennonite Church baptismal register. These were started after a fire caused by wet hay had destroyed all of his buildings, including the church records in his possession. Thiessen was also Ältester during the major migration of Mennonites from Prussia to South [[Russia|Russia]] at the end of the 18<sup>th</sup> century to the [[Chortitza Mennonite Settlement (Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine)|Chortitza Mennonite Settlement]] and at the beginning of the 19<sup>th</sup> century to the [[Molotschna Mennonite Settlement (Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine)|Molotschna Mennonite Settlement]]. | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:34, 28 April 2020
Dirk Thiessen: Ältester of the Gross Werder Mennonite Church; born 4 September 1727 in Prussia. Dirk’s first wife was Maria Harder (died 23 March 1771, Petershagen, Prussia), whom he married on 18 April 1852 in Prussia. Dirk’s second wife was Mrs. Margaretha Wiens (ca. 1745 – 10 September 1801, Petershagen, Prussia), whom he married in July 1771. It appears as though Dirk did not have any children from either marriage. Dirk died on 11 June 1806 in Petershagen, Prussia.
Dirk became Ältester (Elder) of the Gross Werder Mennonite Church on 1 February 1767, succeeding Abraham Penner of Rückenauerfeld. His home congregation was the Tiegenhagen Mennonite Church, located near his home in Petershagen.
Thiessen is best known as the person who started the Tiegenhagen Mennonite Church register and the Gross Werder Mennonite Church baptismal register. These were started after a fire caused by wet hay had destroyed all of his buildings, including the church records in his possession. Thiessen was also Ältester during the major migration of Mennonites from Prussia to South Russia at the end of the 18th century to the Chortitza Mennonite Settlement and at the beginning of the 19th century to the Molotschna Mennonite Settlement.
| Author(s) | Richard D Thiessen |
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| Date Published | April 2020 |
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Thiessen, Richard D. "Thiessen, Dirk (1727-1806)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. April 2020. Web. 24 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Thiessen,_Dirk_(1727-1806)&oldid=167966.
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Thiessen, Richard D. (April 2020). Thiessen, Dirk (1727-1806). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 24 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Thiessen,_Dirk_(1727-1806)&oldid=167966.
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