Identity area
Type of entity
Person
Authorized form of name
Friesen, Cornelius, 1903-1991
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Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Other form(s) of name
- Neil Friesen
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Description area
Dates of existence
1903-1991
History
Cornelius "Neil" Friesen was born in Gretna, MB on 14 April, 1903 to Abraham Friesen and Anna Sawatzky. in 1938 he married Ethel McLeod in Winnipeg and they had two daughters. In 1938 the family moved from Winnipeg to Elie, Manitoba to take over managing of a lumber company. In 1948 the family moved back to Winnipeg. He is best known as the founder of Bridge Drive-In (BDI), an ice cream shop in Winnipeg established in 1958. Friesen retired and sold the business in 1964. In his retirement Cornelius Friesen enjoyed sports such as golf and curling. In curling he was an early adopter (inventor?) of using statistics according to a Winnipeg Tribune article.
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Winnipeg (Manitoba)
Legal status
Functions, occupations and activities
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Internal structures/genealogy
GRANDMA ID: 536172
General context
Relationships area
Related entity
Bridge Drive-In (BDI) (Founded 1957)
Identifier of related entity
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Dates of relationship
1957-1964
Description of relationship
Related entity
Shore, Bonnie Friesen ([194-]-)
Identifier of related entity
Category of relationship
family
Type of relationship
Dates of relationship
Description of relationship
Related entity
Friesen, Abraham K. "A.K.", 1881-1963 (1881-1963)
Identifier of related entity
CA-MHA-2021-53
Category of relationship
family
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Dates of relationship
Description of relationship
Related entity
Friesen, Anna (Sawatzky), 1884-1953 (1884-1953)
Identifier of related entity
CA-MHA-2019-78
Category of relationship
family