Farmer.
Born in Switzerland on 7 August 1848, he moved to Iowa in 1867 then came to Fort Garry in 1873 where, in company with Charles Allard, he engaged in a horse-trading and livery business. He later homesteaded at Gladstone with his wife Priscilla Hyndman (1860-1946) and their six children: Madeline S. Fahrni (1882-?), Roy Christopher Fahrni, Gordon Samuel Fahrni, Stanley Harrison Fahrni, Walter Wesley Fahrni (1891-?), and Gladys M. Fahrni (1894-?). He retired to Victoria, British Columbia where he died on 26 September 1915. He was buried in the Gladstone Cemetery.
See also:
Biography of Christian Fahrni, Part 1 by Gordon S. Fahrni
Manitoba Pageant,Volume 20, Number 1, Autumn 1974Biography of Christian Fahrni, Part 2 by Gordon S. Fahrni
Manitoba Pageant,Volume 20, Number 2, Winter 1975Biography of Christian Fahrni, Part 3 by Gordon S. Fahrni
Manitoba Pageant,Volume 20, Number 3, Spring 1975MHS Resources: Personal Memoirs: The Descendants of Christanus Von Farne and Barbara Mathysenn by Gottfried Fahrni (September 2019, PDF format)
1901 Canada census, Automated Genealogy.
Death registration, British Columbia Vital Statistics.
Pioneers and Prominent People of Manitoba, Winnipeg: Canadian Publicity Company, 1925.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 13 September 2019
Memorable Manitobans
This is a collection of noteworthy Manitobans from the past, compiled by the Manitoba Historical Society. We acknowledge that the collection contains both reputable and disreputable people. All are worth remembering as a lesson to future generations.
Search the collection by word or phrase, name, place, occupation or other text:
Custom SearchBrowse surnames beginning with:
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | Y | ZBrowse deaths occurring in:
1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024
Send corrections and additions to this page
to the Memorable Manitobans Administrator at biographies@mhs.mb.caCriteria for Memorable Manitobans | Suggest a Memorable Manitoban | Firsts | Acknowledgements
Help us keep
history alive!
