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Christian “Christ” Kretman

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Christian “Christ” Kretman

Birth
Poland
Death
11 Feb 1943 (aged 66)
Ramsey County, Minnesota, USA
Burial
Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, USA Add to Map
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"Christ"/Christian was born Krystian Krettmann in Wyszogród, Poland, a small town in central Poland on the Vistula River. In 1898, he married Marie Fierebach in Wyszogród; he was age 22, she was 23. They had six children before he made the decision to come to America nine years later.

Shortly after Krystian arrived in Baltimore, MD on 7 June 1907 aboard the SS Darmstadt from Bremen; he shortened his surname by dropping one "t" & one "n" -- his birth name of Krystian Krettmann became Krystian Kretman… & ultimately Christian Kretman.

Once he was settled at Saint Paul, MN, "Christ" made a trip back to Poland in 1909 to begin making arrangement for his wife, Marie, & six children to come to America. He returned to Saint Paul and they ultimately followed him in September 1912; also arriving in Baltimore.

CHILDREN:
-o- Helen Katherine (1899-1955)
-o- Gustav (1900-1966)
-o- Wanda Pauline (1903-1992)
-o- Henry Phillip (1905-1970)
-o- Mary Pauline (1906-1971)
-o- Alfred Albert (1910-1979)
-o- Anna (1913-1914)
-o- Alice "Elsie" (1914-1994)
-o- Martha Margaret (1915-2004)

A hard working carpenter/joiner, husband & father of eight, Krystian died from pneumonia & heart failure at age 66.
"Christ"/Christian was born Krystian Krettmann in Wyszogród, Poland, a small town in central Poland on the Vistula River. In 1898, he married Marie Fierebach in Wyszogród; he was age 22, she was 23. They had six children before he made the decision to come to America nine years later.

Shortly after Krystian arrived in Baltimore, MD on 7 June 1907 aboard the SS Darmstadt from Bremen; he shortened his surname by dropping one "t" & one "n" -- his birth name of Krystian Krettmann became Krystian Kretman… & ultimately Christian Kretman.

Once he was settled at Saint Paul, MN, "Christ" made a trip back to Poland in 1909 to begin making arrangement for his wife, Marie, & six children to come to America. He returned to Saint Paul and they ultimately followed him in September 1912; also arriving in Baltimore.

CHILDREN:
-o- Helen Katherine (1899-1955)
-o- Gustav (1900-1966)
-o- Wanda Pauline (1903-1992)
-o- Henry Phillip (1905-1970)
-o- Mary Pauline (1906-1971)
-o- Alfred Albert (1910-1979)
-o- Anna (1913-1914)
-o- Alice "Elsie" (1914-1994)
-o- Martha Margaret (1915-2004)

A hard working carpenter/joiner, husband & father of eight, Krystian died from pneumonia & heart failure at age 66.

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