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- 1884-1961 (Creation)
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2 cm of textual records
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Biographical history
Julius Duerksen was born 26 January 1881 in Saribasch, Crimea. His parents were Jakob Duerksen and Anna (Janzen) Duerksen. In 1901, the Duerksen family moved to village #3 Terek, Caucasus. April 30, 1910 he married Katharina Janzen who was from Altonau, Sagradovka. They came to Canada in 1925. They had four children - two sons and two daughters. Julius farmed in the fraser valley and retired in 1955.
Archival history
Raymond Wiens
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Fonds consists of the following series:
1) Derksen and Martens Family Genealogy & Song book- (1 file) Box 368
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Donated a rare song book which is located in the rare book section.
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- Duerksen, Katharina (Martens), 1886-1965 (Subject)
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Record created March 17, 2014
Record modified March 17, 2014
Record modified May 2, 2019 LJK