MY GRANDMOTHER WAS FROM LATVIA. HER NAME WAS ALIDA VENTA. SHE HAD TWO DAUGHTERS-LILYA AND BIRUTA. BIRUTA MARRIED A MAN BY THE LAST NAME OF TIMOFEJEVA. THEY HAD TWO BOYS NAMED IMANT AND JURI. LILYA [MY MOTHER]CAME TO CANADA BETWEEN 1945 AND 1950. I AM LOOKING FOR ANY OF HER RELATIVES.

My husband's grandmother was Esta Venta from Talinn, Estonia. Her ancestors were also Estonian. She escaped to Germany during WWII and then came to the US. If your Venta ancestors have an Estonian connection, let me know. He recently found some Ventas listed in their phone directory, so it's a current Estonian name.

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Robert Jerin