Marie and Gustave emigrated to Canada in 1882 from Germany. They settled in Parry Sound, Ontario. Gustave worked in the bush cutting logs just north of Parry Sound.
In 1882, they moved west with the Parry Sound settlers and acquired a homestead in the Fort Saskatchewan district. They were Lutherans and were among the first members of the Bethany Evalngelical Lutheran Church; which is located eleven miles east of Fort Saskatchewan.
Gustave and Marie had 8 children: Paul (died on April 17, 1892, at 14 from a ruptured appendix - buried in Arnstien, Ontario), Edith (her twin died shortly after birth; name unknown), Otto, Freida, Alma, Walter (Albert; his twin, died on May 19, 1889, at 3 months). Walter joined the American Army in WWI and was reported MIA and never found), Elsie and Adolf.
Gustave and Marie were well-educated people and found the adjustment and labors of homesteading a challenging experience. Gustave was a brick mason by trade and built many chimneys in the year; including old St. Albert. Gustave lost his left eye and suffered a broken nose when a horse kicked him in the face. He was never the same and life became difficult for Marie. As a result, she left Gustave in 1909; taking with her the youngest children. Marie was a very attractive woman and Gustave loved her very much. He followed her wherever she went.
Finally she moved to Ferndale, WA, USA, where she became an American citizen. Marie passed away in Ferndale, WA, USA on August 7, 1927.
In 1882, they moved west with the Parry Sound settlers and acquired a homestead in the Fort Saskatchewan district. They were Lutherans and were among the first members of the Bethany Evalngelical Lutheran Church; which is located eleven miles east of Fort Saskatchewan.
Gustave and Marie had 8 children: Paul (died on April 17, 1892, at 14 from a ruptured appendix - buried in Arnstien, Ontario), Edith (her twin died shortly after birth; name unknown), Otto, Freida, Alma, Walter (Albert; his twin, died on May 19, 1889, at 3 months). Walter joined the American Army in WWI and was reported MIA and never found), Elsie and Adolf.
Gustave and Marie were well-educated people and found the adjustment and labors of homesteading a challenging experience. Gustave was a brick mason by trade and built many chimneys in the year; including old St. Albert. Gustave lost his left eye and suffered a broken nose when a horse kicked him in the face. He was never the same and life became difficult for Marie. As a result, she left Gustave in 1909; taking with her the youngest children. Marie was a very attractive woman and Gustave loved her very much. He followed her wherever she went.
Finally she moved to Ferndale, WA, USA, where she became an American citizen. Marie passed away in Ferndale, WA, USA on August 7, 1927.
Marie and Gustave emigrated to Canada in 1882 from Germany. They settled in Parry Sound, Ontario. Gustave worked in the bush cutting logs just north of Parry Sound.
In 1882, they moved west with the Parry Sound settlers and acquired a homestead in the Fort Saskatchewan district. They were Lutherans and were among the first members of the Bethany Evalngelical Lutheran Church; which is located eleven miles east of Fort Saskatchewan.
Gustave and Marie had 8 children: Paul (died on April 17, 1892, at 14 from a ruptured appendix - buried in Arnstien, Ontario), Edith (her twin died shortly after birth; name unknown), Otto, Freida, Alma, Walter (Albert; his twin, died on May 19, 1889, at 3 months). Walter joined the American Army in WWI and was reported MIA and never found), Elsie and Adolf.
Gustave and Marie were well-educated people and found the adjustment and labors of homesteading a challenging experience. Gustave was a brick mason by trade and built many chimneys in the year; including old St. Albert. Gustave lost his left eye and suffered a broken nose when a horse kicked him in the face. He was never the same and life became difficult for Marie. As a result, she left Gustave in 1909; taking with her the youngest children. Marie was a very attractive woman and Gustave loved her very much. He followed her wherever she went.
Finally she moved to Ferndale, WA, USA, where she became an American citizen. Marie passed away in Ferndale, WA, USA on August 7, 1927.
In 1882, they moved west with the Parry Sound settlers and acquired a homestead in the Fort Saskatchewan district. They were Lutherans and were among the first members of the Bethany Evalngelical Lutheran Church; which is located eleven miles east of Fort Saskatchewan.
Gustave and Marie had 8 children: Paul (died on April 17, 1892, at 14 from a ruptured appendix - buried in Arnstien, Ontario), Edith (her twin died shortly after birth; name unknown), Otto, Freida, Alma, Walter (Albert; his twin, died on May 19, 1889, at 3 months). Walter joined the American Army in WWI and was reported MIA and never found), Elsie and Adolf.
Gustave and Marie were well-educated people and found the adjustment and labors of homesteading a challenging experience. Gustave was a brick mason by trade and built many chimneys in the year; including old St. Albert. Gustave lost his left eye and suffered a broken nose when a horse kicked him in the face. He was never the same and life became difficult for Marie. As a result, she left Gustave in 1909; taking with her the youngest children. Marie was a very attractive woman and Gustave loved her very much. He followed her wherever she went.
Finally she moved to Ferndale, WA, USA, where she became an American citizen. Marie passed away in Ferndale, WA, USA on August 7, 1927.
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