When Heinrich or Henry Dietrich Sr. was born on 29 July 1846, in Beresina, Akkerman, Bessarabia, Russian Empire, his father, Philip August Dietrich, was 27 and his mother, Christina Sophia Wagner, was 24. He married Anna Marie 'Mary Ann' Wagner on 30 January 1869, in Klyastits, Bessarabia, Russian Empire. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 5 daughters. He lived in Russia in 1846. He died on 11 November 1918, in McLean, North Dakota, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Turtle Lake Cemetery, Turtle Lake, McLean, North Dakota, United States.
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Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Otto, Gerhard, Dieter, Hans, Helmut, Juergen, Wolfgang, Fritz, Hans-Peter, Heinz, Jurgen.
German: from the ancient Germanic personal name Theodoric (see Terry ), composed of the elements theud ‘people, race’ + rīc ‘power(ful), rich’. This surname is also found in some other European countries, notably in France (Alsace and Lorraine) and Poland. Compare Dedrick , Deitrich , Detrick , and Tetrick .
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