On March the 29th 1914, Jacob Bender and Magdalena Esslinger were married by Rev. G Busch in the Evangelical Lutheran Bethlehem Gemeinde near Hilda, Alberta. Albert Becker and Katie Esslinger, Magdalena's sister, were the witnesses.
On June the 3rd 1913, Jacob and his brother's family, Frederick and Justina Bender arrived at Ellis Island, New York aboard the Kronprinzessin Cecilie after an eight-day voyage from Bremen, Germany. After staying with relatives in North Dakota, they continued on to Hilda, Alberta.
Magdalena's family had arrived at New York aboard the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse on October the 29th 1902 from Bremen, and traveled to North Dakota where they farmed northeast of Ashley. In 1913 the Esslinger family purchased a farmstead west of Burstall, Saskatchewan.
After their marriage, Jacob and Magdalena lived on a farmstead just west of the farm post office of Hilda. The couple had twelve children.
Bio by Mel Bender
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On March the 29th 1914, Jacob Bender and Magdalena Esslinger were married by Rev. G Busch in the Evangelical Lutheran Bethlehem Gemeinde near Hilda, Alberta. Albert Becker and Katie Esslinger, Magdalena's sister, were the witnesses.
On June the 3rd 1913, Jacob and his brother's family, Frederick and Justina Bender arrived at Ellis Island, New York aboard the Kronprinzessin Cecilie after an eight-day voyage from Bremen, Germany. After staying with relatives in North Dakota, they continued on to Hilda, Alberta.
Magdalena's family had arrived at New York aboard the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse on October the 29th 1902 from Bremen, and traveled to North Dakota where they farmed northeast of Ashley. In 1913 the Esslinger family purchased a farmstead west of Burstall, Saskatchewan.
After their marriage, Jacob and Magdalena lived on a farmstead just west of the farm post office of Hilda. The couple had twelve children.
Bio by Mel Bender
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Family Members
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John Bender
1915–2001
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Helen Bender Frank
1916–2012
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Martha Bender Opp
1918–2006
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Katherine "Kay" Bender Thompson
1920–2013
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Philip Bender
1922–1985
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Elizabeth Bender Hughes
1924–1998
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Jacob "Jack" Bender Jr
1926–1986
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Violet Bender Weiss
1928–2015
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Christina Bender Krassman
1930–2007
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Freddie Bender
1933–1986
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Caroline "Carrie" Bender Schneider
1934–2021
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Magdalena "Lena" Bender Deering
1939–2008
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