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Neufeld, Justina Loewen Bargen (1826-1905)
The Mennonite obituary: 19 Jan 1905 p. 4
Birth date: 1826 March 3, S. Russia
Date of Death: 1905 January 11, Minnesota
Christlicher Bundesbote obituary: 1905 Jan 19 p. 1
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Christlicher Bundesbote obituary: 1905 Jan 26 p. 4
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Christlicher Bundesbote obituary: 1905 Jan 26 p. 5
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Christlicher Bundesbote obituary: 1905 Feb 23 p. 4
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Biographical note:
Gnadenheim, S. Russia
Daughter of David Michael and Susana (_____) Loewen (wife 3)
Married isaac Bargen 1845 August 21 (1820-1874)
Married Rev. Gerhard Neufeld 1875 November 13, S. Russia (wife 2)
Homemaker, mid-wife -- S. Russia, Mt. Lake, Minnesota
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Photo holdings:
Individual -- S. Russia
Accompanying note: "Grandmother Justina Loewen Bargen born March 1 of 1826 in the village of Furstenwerder, S. Russia. Died: Jan. 11, 1905 in Mountain Lake, Minnesota as Mrs. Gerhard Neufeld. She was a great Doctor of M. Helped more than 30,000 babies into this world, and through her, many people were cured." -- Written by Winifred Ewy's grandmother, which would be Anna Balzer Bargen, wife of Jacob I. Bargen, Justina's son.
Sources:
Bargen-Neufeld Genealogy 1962 p. 70-71, 77
Grandma Profile 9610, DOB 1826 March 1
Find A Grave 65773336: DOB stated as 28 Feb 1827; tombstone reads "3 Marz 1826"