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− | Franz | + | Franz Goerz: elder of the Rudnerweide Mennonite Church, [[Molotschna Mennonite Settlement (Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine)|Molotschna]], South [[Russia|Russia]]; born 13 April 1779 in Insel Kueche, Marienwerder, Prussia, the son of Heinrich Goerz (14 April 1739, Gross Montau, Gross Werder, Prussia - 25 July 1800, Insel Kueche, Marienwerder, Prussia) and Gertrude (Albrecht) Goerz (14 September 1743 - 16 October 1807, Insel Kueche, Marienwerder, Prussia). Franz married Maria (Goertzen) Dirks (27 January 1781, Rudnerweide, Stuhm, Prussia - ca. 1845, South Russia), daughter of Dietrich and Maria Goertzen and widow of Gerhard Dirks, on 5 April 1796 in Rudnerweide, Stuhm, Prussia. Franz and Maria had 17 children, of which only three or four lived to adulthood. Franz died on 23 March 1835 in the Molotschna Mennonite Settlement, South Russia. |
Franz was ordained as elder in [[Prussia|Prussia]] in 1819 and when the Rudnerweide church was organized in 1820 he became its first elder. | Franz was ordained as elder in [[Prussia|Prussia]] in 1819 and when the Rudnerweide church was organized in 1820 he became its first elder. |
Revision as of 21:02, 23 February 2021
Franz Goerz: elder of the Rudnerweide Mennonite Church, Molotschna, South Russia; born 13 April 1779 in Insel Kueche, Marienwerder, Prussia, the son of Heinrich Goerz (14 April 1739, Gross Montau, Gross Werder, Prussia - 25 July 1800, Insel Kueche, Marienwerder, Prussia) and Gertrude (Albrecht) Goerz (14 September 1743 - 16 October 1807, Insel Kueche, Marienwerder, Prussia). Franz married Maria (Goertzen) Dirks (27 January 1781, Rudnerweide, Stuhm, Prussia - ca. 1845, South Russia), daughter of Dietrich and Maria Goertzen and widow of Gerhard Dirks, on 5 April 1796 in Rudnerweide, Stuhm, Prussia. Franz and Maria had 17 children, of which only three or four lived to adulthood. Franz died on 23 March 1835 in the Molotschna Mennonite Settlement, South Russia.
Franz was ordained as elder in Prussia in 1819 and when the Rudnerweide church was organized in 1820 he became its first elder.
Bibliography
Friesen, Peter M. Die Alt-Evangelische Mennonitische Brüderschaft in Russland (1789-1910) im Rahmen der mennonitischen Gesamtgeschichte. Halbstadt: Verlagsgesellschaft "Raduga", 1911: 706.
Unruh, Benjamin H. Die niederländisch-niederdeutschen Hintergründe der mennonitischen Ostwanderungen im 16., 18. und 19. Jahrhundert. Karlsruhe-Rüppurr: Selbstverlag, 1955: 367.
Author(s) | Cornelius Krahn |
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Richard D. Thiessen | |
Date Published | February 2021 |
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Krahn, Cornelius and Richard D. Thiessen. "Goerz, Franz (1779-1835)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. February 2021. Web. 22 Aug 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Goerz,_Franz_(1779-1835)&oldid=170043.
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Krahn, Cornelius and Richard D. Thiessen. (February 2021). Goerz, Franz (1779-1835). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 22 August 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Goerz,_Franz_(1779-1835)&oldid=170043.
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