Download or read book From the Urals to the Fraser Valley written by Richard D. Thiessen and published by Abbotsford, B.C. : R.D. Thiessen. This book was released on 2004 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Peter Jacob Esau was born 5 May 1895 in Kantserovka, Russia. His parents were Jacob Jacob Esau (1859-1923) and Susanna Regier (1862-1928). He married Anna Neufeld (1896-1976), daughter of Jacob Martin Neufeld (1878-1921) and Anna Penner (1878-1949) in 1918. They had nine children. He died 15 August 1981 in Chilliwack, British Columbia. Ancestors, descendants and relatives lived mainly in Prussia, South Russia, Russia, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and British Columbia.