Timeline

See also: List of documents by year

A chronological list of everything that happened, in the order that we think it happened in. This page is subject to change at any time, as more information becomes available.

1942

• Feb 2 Docs indicate Maria Kollin married Michael Ritsch in Brestowatz, Banat (believed to now be Banatski Brestovac, in the South Banat District of Serbia..

1950

• Oct 28: Divorce proceedings between Maria and Michael Ritsch have begun before this date. They have been apart for over 9 years.

1951

• Jun 17: Maria Ritsch gives birth to Reinhold Ritsch in Klagenfurt, Austria.
• Oct-Dec: Maria Ritsch and Michael Ritsch are divorced.

1952

• Jul 13: Maria Ritsch may (or may not) have married Reinhold Hill for the first time, at an unknown location in Europe before this date.

1953

• Sep 15: Maria Ritsch filed papers to leave in Salsburg, Austria

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  Reinhold Hill, c. 1953

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  Maria Ritsch in 1953

1954

• Oct 26: Reinhold Hill and Maria Ritsch land in Quebec.

1956

• Reinhold and Maria hill set up house in St. Thomas ON.