Minnie Feick
ID # 5515, (1888-)
| Father | Valentine Feick (1840-1912) |
| Mother | Dorothea Elizabeth Damm (1849-1930) |
| Birth | Minnie Feick was born on 2 February 1888 at Normanby Twp., Grey Co.. |
| Marriage | She married William Ezra Stephan, son of Friedrich Stephan and Maria Feick, on 3 September 1913 at Ayton, Normanby Twp., Grey Co.. Mrge reg. 005768-13 Ayton, Grey County William Stephen (also spelled twice as Stephan on the form), 26, bachelor, farmer, Evan. Assn. Born and residing Normanby. Parents Fred Stephen and Mary (Feick) Stephen. Minnie Feick, 25, spinster, Evan. Assn., born and residing Normanby. Parents Val Feick and Doretha (Domm) Feick. Witnesses Val Feick, Ayton, and Irene Bender, Listowel. On 3rd September, 1913, at Ayton, Grey Co., by W. M. Diffel, Alsfeldt, Ont., Evan. Assn. |
| Note | She Birth reg. 010527-88 Normanby Twp., Grey Co. 'Minna' Feick born 2nd February 1888. Parents Valentine Feick, farmer, and Dorothea Damm. Physician none. Informant Val. Feick, lot 14, con. 12., Normanby. Filed 1st March, 1888. A comment here, and it's difficult to know if it represents one that is social, or rather one that relates to a rather fine interpretation of the rules for record keeping. The 1888 birth registrations for Normanby only have been examined and while there is the odd one that does show the attendance of a physician, none of the returns to the township clerk were made by one. Every single birth recorded was either submitted by the father of the child (mostly) or a family member. Nowhere are mentioned the names of persons attending the birth who might have been family members (probable) or a midwife. And such returns can be found recorded by clerks in other townships or municipalities. Also, returns elsewhere can be found that were made by physicians who were not recorded as being attendant at the birth; they simply acted as informants. Physicians were supposed to be supplied with forms that they could make such returns by mail, but these are not in evidence in Normanby in 1888. |
| Last Edited | 20 Sep 2020 |