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Album: Family of Pat Gillis and Elmer Wiens
Derksen Genealogy
Derksen Genealogy - Compiled by Grandfather Julius Derksen
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The Derksen name was spelled many ways: Dürksen, Doerksen, Duerksen, Deurksen, Dirksen, Dirkson, Dircksen. Dürksen or Doerksen was the usual spelling in Prussia and Russia, while Derksen is the most common spelling in Canada.
Russian birth and death dates use the Julian Calendar.
Generation #1
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A. Klaas (Claes) Doerksen, (b. 1605 Friesland; d. 1701 in Danzig, Danzig Stadt, West Prussia)
| Unknown Mother
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Children:
| Born
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Jacob Klaas |
1635 |
April 16, 1692
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B.
Gabriel Theodore Gillis, (b. ; d ; m. 1657 in Danzig, West Prussia;) (son of Theodore Gillis)
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Julienne Hierosme (b. 1620, Tours, Touraine, France; d. 1658 in Touraine, France; m. 1657 in Danzig, West Prussia)
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Children: |
Born |
Died |
Gabriel Gabriel H. |
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Generation #2
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A. Jacob Klaas Doerksen (Dircksen), (b. 1635; d. April 16, 1692)
| Aganatha Fast, (b. ; d. February 10, 1725; m. November 11, 1674)
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Children:
| Born
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Maria J. F. |
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January 27, 1742
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Gerhard Jacob F. |
1678 |
1742
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B.
Gabriel Gabriel H. Gillis
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Cordula J. Mannen (daughter of Jacob Mannen)
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Children: |
Born |
Died |
Constantia G. M. |
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Generation #3
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Gerhard Jacob F. Doerksen, (b. 1678; d. 1742)
| Constantia G. M. Gillis
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Children:
| Born
| Died |
Gerhard Gerhard G. |
1719 |
1794
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Generation #4
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Gerhard Gerhard G. Doerksen, (b. 1719; d. 1794; m. ABT 1740)
| Sara Klassen (Claassen) (b. 1720; d. ; m. ABT 1740)
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Children:
| Born
| Died |
Franz Gerhard K. Doerksen |
1739 |
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David Gerhard K. Doerksen |
1740 |
1802
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Gerhard Gerhard K. Doerksen |
December 5, 1742 |
June 18, 1806
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Julius Gerhard K. (Dircksen) |
May 5, 1746 |
1828
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Generation #5
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A.
Great, Great, Great Grandfather Julius Gerhard Doerksen (Dircksen), (b. May 5, 1746; d. 1828, Franzthal, Molotschna, South Russia; m. April 17, 1798)
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Great, Great, Great Grandmother Margaretha A. Klassen (Classen), (b. 1774; d. ; m. April 17, 1798) (daughter of Abraham Claassen, (b. BEF 1754)
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Children:
| Born
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Johann Julius |
May 1, 1800 |
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Jacob Julius K. |
March 9, 1803 |
March 10, 1858
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Abraham Julius K. |
ABT, 1810 |
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B.
Great, Great, Great Grandfather Martin Regier (Regehr), (b. 1778; d. May 27, 1854) (son of Johann Regier)
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Great, Great, Great Grandmother Maria _____ (b. 1784)
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Children: |
Born |
Died |
Maria M. |
July 7, 1807 |
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Generation #6
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Great, Great Grandfather Jacob Julius K. Derksen, (b. March 9, 1803; d. March 10, 1858; m. January 3, 1828)
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Great, Great Grandmother Maria M. (Regier, Regehr) Derksen, (b. July 7, 1807; d. ; m. January 3, 1828)
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Children: |
Born |
Died |
Maria
| September 23, 1828
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Margareta
| March 13, 1830
| 1837 |
Jacob
| February 11, 1832
| January 23, 1910 |
Martin
| July 9, 1834
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Johann
| July 9, 1837
| 1848 |
Gerhard
| October 19, 1839
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Anna
| October 23, 1841 Schoensee, Molotschna, South Russia
| December 31, 1901 Samara, Asiatic Russia |
Julius
| July 10, 1844
| 18 weeks after birth |
Margareta
| October 10, 1845
| 19 weeks after birth |
Julius
| March 4, 1847
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Margareta
| January 5, 1849
| 1879
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Generation #6
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Great, Great Grandfather's Brother Johann Julius Derksen, (b. May 1, 1800; d. )
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Great, Great Grandfather's Sister-in-Law Margaretha Hamm, (b. 1804; d. )
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Children: |
Born |
Died |
Jacob
| June 9, 1832
| January 1921
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Generation #7
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Great Grandfather Jacob Derksen, (b. February 11, 1832; d. January 23, 1910)
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Great Grandmother Anna (Janzen) Derksen, (b. September 23, 1840; d. 1909)
Married March 1, 1861
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Children: |
Born |
Died |
Jacob
| April 11, 1862
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Anna
| April 1, 1863
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Jacob
| April 11, 1865
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Peter
| January 23, 1868
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Martin
| February 25, 1870
| February 4, 1947, Ipkymek, Siberia |
Maria (Strauss)
| February 25, 1872
| July 8, 1953, Oklahoma, USA |
Aron
| February 1, 1874
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Justina
| November 4, 1875
| November 22, 1875 |
Heinrich
| September 24, 1876
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Gerhard
| March 7, 1879
| December 20, 1965, Yarrow, B.C. |
Johann
| September 19, 1880
| April 26, 1955 |
Julius J.
| January 27, 1884
| March 10, 1961
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Generation #7
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Great, Grandfather's Cousin Jacob Derksen, (b. June 9, 1832; d. January 1921)
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Great, Grandfather's Cousin-in-Law Helene Delesky, (b. October 5, 1835; d. February 16, 1918 )
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Children: |
Born |
Died |
Peter Doerksen
| July 25, 1877
| May 21, 1922
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Generation #8
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Grandfather Julius J. Derksen, (b. January 27, 1884; d. March 10, 1961, buried Yarrow Cemetery, B.C.)
| Grandmother Katharina (Martens) Derksen, (b. December 30, 1886; d. May 31, 1965, buried Yarrow Cemetery, B.C.)
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Children: |
Born |
Died |
Jacob
| January 26, 1911
| December 30, 1938,
buried Yarrow Cemetry, B.C. |
Sara
| April 10, 1912
| November 21, 1997,
buried Yarrow Cemetry, B.C. |
Katharina
| March 28, 1915
| January 3, 2004,
buried Yarrow Cemetry, B.C. |
Julius
| March 23, 1921
| March 3, 1978 |
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Generation #8
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Grandfather's Brother Gerhard Derksen, (b. March 7, 1879; d. December 20, 1965)
| Katarina Goossen, (b. October 21, 1876, Alexandertal, Russia; d. May 2, 1945, Chilliwack, B.C., buried in Yarrow cemetery)
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Children: |
Born |
Died |
Annie Derksen
| July 8, 1909,
Blumenort, Russia; | July 3 , 1990,
Clearbrook, B.C. |
Jacob George
| October 20, 1911,
Alexandertal, Russia | July 15, 1994,
Chilliwack, B.C. |
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Generation #8
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Grandfather's Brother Johann Derksen, (b. September 19, 1880; d. April 26, 1955)
| Louise Fletcher
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Children: |
Born |
Died |
David
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Mary (married Peter Enns)
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Annie (married Bill Dyck)
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Martha (married John Plett)
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Generation #8
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Grandfather's Second Cousin Peter Doerksen, (b. July 25, 1877; d. May 21, 1922)
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Grandfather's Second Cousin-in-Law Katharina Reimer, (b. September 23, 1877; d. November 3, 1959, Gnadenheim, Paraguay)
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Children: |
Born |
Died |
Peter Doerksen
| March 14, 1905 | |
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Generation #9
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George Siemens, (b. October 24, 1907, Saskatchewan; d. February 8, 2005)
| Mother's Sister Sara Siemens, (b. April 10, 1912, Russia; d. November 21, 1997)
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Children: |
Born |
Died |
Betty Lou
| October 20, 1940
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Alvin
| December 22, 1941
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Hilda
| February 7, 1945
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Victor
| May 1, 1947
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Edwin
| February 22, 1950
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Dennis
| May 23, 1953
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Generation #9
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Father Gerhard Peter Wiens, (b. November 26, 1913, Saskatchewan)
(remarried Erica Neumann (b. August 15, 1924))
| Mother Katie (Tina) Wiens (Derksen) , (b. March 28, 1915, Russia; d. January 3, 2004, Langley, B.C.) (remarried Dixon Cameron Simpson)
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Children: |
Born |
Died |
Raymond Floyd
| December 20, 1941
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Elmer Gerald
| November 19, 1944
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Luetta Rose
| November 25, 1946
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Alfred Norman
| September 24, 1948
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Generation #9
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Mother's Brother Julius Derksen, (b. March 23, 1921, Russia; d. March 3, 1978, Abbotsford, B.C.)
| Elise Boyle, (b. October 23, 1924, Vancouver, B.C.; d. July 24, 1994, Abbotsford, B.C.)
Married March 2, 1945
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Children: |
Born |
Died |
Phillip
| July 21, 1948
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Wendy
| June 27, 1952
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Generation #9
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Mother's Cousin Jacob Derksen, (b. Oct. 20, 1911, Alexandertal, South Russia; d. July 15, 1994, Chilliwack, buried in
Yarrow cemetery
| Susie Giesbrecht, (b. December 6, 1916 Wohldenfuerst, Kuban, Russia, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Peter P. Giesbrecht)
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Children: |
Born |
Died |
John (Jack) Donald
| August 26, 1939
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Edward Ronald
| August 11, 1942
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Caroline Esther Doris
| October 23, 1944
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Susan Linda Loraine
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Generation #9
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Mother's Cousin David Derksen
| Margaret Thiessen
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Children: |
Born |
Died |
John
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David
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Delores
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Ronald
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Eleanor (married John Guenther)
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Marlene
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Generation #9
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Mother's Third Cousin Peter Doerksen, (b. March 14, 1905; d. )
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Mother's Third Cousin-in-Law Susanna Kliewer, (b. December 18, 1916; d. )
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Children: |
Born |
Died |
Helga Doerksen
| July 30, 1957
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