Bergthal Chortitzer Mennonite Cemetery
Blumenort, Steinbach Census Division, Manitoba, Canada
Township: NW 18-07-06 E
Locality: Hanover RM
Municipality: Eastman Region
The Bergthal Cemetery is situated just a few kilometers from Blumenort, about halfway between Blumenort and Schoenwiese. It was established in 1875 by the Mennonite Chortitzer Church. The cemetery was in use from 1875 - 1938, which was the last burial. A monument erected at the site has all the names and dates of those buried there. The first burial was Anna Funk in 1875.
The original Bergthal Colony was a Mennonite settlement in the southern part of the former Russian Empire (now Ukraine) that emigrated to Manitoba, Canada. THe colony consisted of five villages: Schoenfeld, Heuboden, Bergthal, Schoenthal, and Friedrichsthal. During the 1870's, Bishop Gerhard Wiebe persuaded the entire colony of about 500 families to emigrate to Manitoba.
Township: NW 18-07-06 E
Locality: Hanover RM
Municipality: Eastman Region
The Bergthal Cemetery is situated just a few kilometers from Blumenort, about halfway between Blumenort and Schoenwiese. It was established in 1875 by the Mennonite Chortitzer Church. The cemetery was in use from 1875 - 1938, which was the last burial. A monument erected at the site has all the names and dates of those buried there. The first burial was Anna Funk in 1875.
The original Bergthal Colony was a Mennonite settlement in the southern part of the former Russian Empire (now Ukraine) that emigrated to Manitoba, Canada. THe colony consisted of five villages: Schoenfeld, Heuboden, Bergthal, Schoenthal, and Friedrichsthal. During the 1870's, Bishop Gerhard Wiebe persuaded the entire colony of about 500 families to emigrate to Manitoba.
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- Added: 5 Mar 2015
- Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 2571386
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