Jakob Dueck
Jakob was a carpenter-contractor by trade. He also became a miller after moving from Kleefeld to Brasol in the Schoenfeld colony around 1880. In Brasol, he acquired a few acres (Russian “desjatin”) of land in 1881, built a house, planted fruit trees, and erected a Dutch windmill 5 stories high. Later a tree nursery was added. Jakob and Susanna had 7 children: Agatha (1861-1937), Maria (1863-1946), Susanna (1865-1953), Katharina (1867-1957), Peter (1873-1952), Eliesabeth (1880-1944), and Justina (1882-1957).
Replica of 19th-century Dutch-style windmill at the Steinbach, Manitoba, Canada Mennonite Heritage Village
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