Anna (Neufeld) Esau (1896 - 1976)

Born 22 Dec 1896 in Kamenka, Orenburg, Russia

Wife of Peter Jacob Esau — married 27 Mar 1918 (to 4 Jun 1976) in Kamenka, Orenburg, Russia

Died 4 Jun 1976 at age 79 in Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada

Biography

Anna was the eldest of 15 children born to Jacob M Neufeld & Anna Penner.

Peter and Anna immigrated to Canada in July 1926, to Laird, SK. to relatives. 1929 to Melita, 1934 to Marquette, MB; 1943 to East Chilliwack, B.C., 1957 to Chilliwack, B.C^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ GRanDMA database. (The Genealogical Registry and Database of Mennonite Ancestry) https://grandmaonline.org/guest?IND=134128 Accessed 18 May 2022.

• 1923 Orenburg Census (Kamenka), Pg 41, 48

• "Canada, British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLBB-XBM : 8 November 2017), Anna Jacob Esau, 1976.

• Obituary. The Chilliwack Progress. Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada 09 Jun 1976, Page 13 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71719740/obituary-for-anna-j-esau-aged-80/ Accessed 18 May 2022.

• Find a Grave, database and images, memorial page for Anna Jacob Neufeld Esau (22 Dec 1896–4 Jun 1976), Find A Grave: Memorial #94803978, citing Greendale Cemetery, Chilliwack, Fraser Valley Regional District, British Columbia, Canada ; Maintained by Islandergirl (contributor 48322933) .