Antje Nuijen
F, b. 10 October 1877
Parents
Biography
- Parentage:1,1
- Antje Nuijen was born on 10 October 1877 in Zuidbroek, Groningen, NetherlandsO+. at eight o'clock in the evening1
- She witnessed the death of Jantje Brust on 6 July 1883 in Zuidbroek, Groningen, NetherlandsO+.2
- Marriage: to James Butler, 20 May 1898, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, age 20. by Fred A. Mills, Justice of the Peace, and witnessed by William H. Shakespeare of Kalamazoo and M. VanderMaas also of Kalamazoo3
- Last Edited: 22 December 2020
Citations
- [S4252] Zuidbroek, Groningen, Netherlands, "Geboorten, 1877-1880," geboorte (birth), Antje Nuijen, vol. 1877, no. 57 (11 October 1877); FHL microfilm 0235909.
- [S4489] Zuidbroek, Groningen, Netherlands, "Overlijden 1883-1912," overlijde (death), Jantje Brust, vol. 1883, no. 25 (7 July 1883); FHL microfilm 1300720, item 2.

- [S5316] Kalamazoo County, Michigan, Marriage Records, liber 6 : 390, no. 4324, 20 May 1898, entry for James Butler and Anna Nuyen; Kalamazoo County Clerk's Office, Kalamazoo, Michigan.

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Maywood J. Butler
M, b. about 1899
Parents
Biography
- Birth: about 1899, MichiganO.1,2
- Census: 28 April 1910, 1110 Douglas Ave.O, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, federal census of 15 April 1910, household of grandparents.1
- Maywood J. Butler was named as an heir in the will of Thomas Nuyen dated on 14 July 1911.
- Census: 14 January 1920, 1112 Douglas Ave.O, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, federal census of 1 January 1920, household of stepgrandmother, Alice Boersma.2
Citations
- [S3656] 1910 U.S. census, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, population schedule, city of Kalamazoo, enumeration district (ED) 138, sheet 11B, dwelling 275, family 288, Thomas Nuyen household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication T624, roll 654.
- [S3622] 1920 U.S. census, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, population schedule, city of Kalamazoo, enumeration district (ED) 158, sheet 14B, dwelling 306, family 326, Mrs. Alice Nuyen household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2013); citing NARA microfilm publication T625, roll 775.
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Ethel May Ellard
F, b. about 1895
Person Exhibits
Parents
- Grant (d. 21 October 1916)
Biography
- Birth: about 1895, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO.1
- Parentage: William Ellard and Rozetta Tuffin.1
- Residence: before November 1915, Wayland, Allegan County, MichiganO.1
- Marriage: to Frederick Ulysses ("Fred") Grant, 18 November 1915, Allegan, Allegan County, MichiganO, age ~20.1
- Family Event - death of son: 21 October 1916, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, death of Grant. He was stillborn.2
- Census: 13 January 1920, 117 Butler Court, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, federal census of 1 January 1920, household of spouse, Frederick Ulysses ("Fred") Grant, dwelling 300, family 405, house rented.
Ethel M. Grant, wife, female, white, age 23, married, able to read and write, born Michigan, parents born Michigan, speaks English, no occupation3
- Divorce Filing: from Frederick Ulysses ("Fred") Grant, about 1925, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, "Ethel May Grant v. Fred U. Grant."4
- Last Edited: 21 April 2025
Citations
- [S5085] Allegan County, Michigan, Marriage Records, liber 7 : 293, no. 289, no. 289, 18 Nov 1915, entry for Fred U. Grant and Ethel May Ellard; Allegan County Clerk's Office, Allegan, Michigan.
- [S2573] Kalamazoo County Death Registrations, Record Type: Death Registrations, Name Of Person: Baby Grant, Volume: Liber 1916: 59, no. 699
- [S3603] 1920 U.S. census, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, population schedule, city of Kalamazoo, enumeration district (ED) 150, sheet 14B, dwelling 300, family 405, Fred G. Grant household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2013); citing NARA microfilm publication T625, roll 775.
- [S3067] Ethel May Grant, Divorce: Ethel May Grant v. Fred U. Grant (1925), Second Party: Fred U. Grant, Volume: Docket 21: 288, Record Info: Circuit Court Records
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William Ellard
M, b. about 1868
Biography
- Birth: about 1868, MichiganO.1
William Ellard and Rozetta Tuffin
Marriage: before 1893.2
- Family Event - birth of child: , parent of Ethel May Ellard.3
- Census: 13 January 1920, 117 Butler Court, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, federal census of 1 January 1920, household of son-in-law, Frederick Ulysses ("Fred") Grant, dwelling 300, family 405, house rented.
William Ellard, father-in-law, male, white, age 57, divorced, able to read and write, born Michigan, parents born England (English), speaks English, sorter, paper mill, worker1
Citations
- [S3603] 1920 U.S. census, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, population schedule, city of Kalamazoo, enumeration district (ED) 150, sheet 14B, dwelling 300, family 405, Fred G. Grant household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2013); citing NARA microfilm publication T625, roll 775.
- [S2748] Supposition by author, no marriage record has been found., No marriage record has been found
- [S5085] Allegan County, Michigan, Marriage Records, liber 7 : 293, no. 289, no. 289, 18 Nov 1915, entry for Fred U. Grant and Ethel May Ellard; Allegan County Clerk's Office, Allegan, Michigan.
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Leon E. Ellard
M, b. about 1893
Parents
Biography
- Parentage:1,2
- Birth: about 1893, MichiganO.1
- Census: 13 January 1920, 117 Butler Court, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, federal census of 1 January 1920, household of brother-in-law, Frederick Ulysses ("Fred") Grant, dwelling 300, family 405, house rented.
Leon E. Ellard, brother-in-law, male, white, age 26, single, able to read and write, born Michigan, parents born Michigan, speaks English, unloader, coal yard, worker1
Citations
- [S3603] 1920 U.S. census, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, population schedule, city of Kalamazoo, enumeration district (ED) 150, sheet 14B, dwelling 300, family 405, Fred G. Grant household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2013); citing NARA microfilm publication T625, roll 775.
- [S2812] Supposition by author. No record of parentage has been found., No record definitively establishing parentage has been found
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Edna Boelman
F, b. 1913
Parents
Biography
- Parentage:1,1
- Birth: 1913, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO+.2
- Census: 9 May 1930, Woodward Avenue, Kalamazoo Township, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, federal census of 1 April 1930, household of mother, Jennie Smith.3
DeWyze and Edna Boelman
Marriage:.4
Frank Dolhay and Edna Boelman
Marriage:.5
Citations
- [S2812] Supposition by author. No record of parentage has been found., No record definitively establishing parentage has been found
- [S2066] Index to Births, Compiler Address: Kalamazoo County, Michigan, Volume: 1867-1975, Film: 0984131
- [S3569] 1930 U.S. census, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, population schedule, township of Kalamazoo, enumeration district (ED) 16, sheet 34B-35A, dwelling 237, family 240, Jennie Boelman household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2014); citing NARA microfilm publication T626, roll 998.
- [S4079] "John Boelman," obituary, Kalamazoo (Michigan) Gazette, 4 Aug 1959, p. 30, col. 3.
- [S4080] "Sam Boelman," obituary, Kalamazoo (Michigan) Gazette, 18 Feb 2000, p. D8, col. 1.
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Marian Boelman
F, b. 28 January 1916, d. June 1981
Parents
Biography
Stuckum and Marian Boelman
Marriage:.1
- Parentage:2,2
- Birth: 28 January 1916, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO+.3,4
- Census: 9 May 1930, Woodward Avenue, Kalamazoo Township, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, federal census of 1 April 1930, household of mother, Jennie Smith.5
- Death: June 1981, age 65.4
Citations
- [S4079] "John Boelman," obituary, Kalamazoo (Michigan) Gazette, 4 Aug 1959, p. 30, col. 3.
- [S2812] Supposition by author. No record of parentage has been found., No record definitively establishing parentage has been found
- [S2066] Index to Births, Compiler Address: Kalamazoo County, Michigan, Volume: 1867-1975, Film: 0984131
- [S5175] Marian Stuckum, no. 384-30-1798, issued Before 1951, death date Jun 1981, Social Security Administration, "U.S. Social Security Death Index," FamilySearch (Salt Lake City, Utah: Family History Library, 2020).
- [S3569] 1930 U.S. census, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, population schedule, township of Kalamazoo, enumeration district (ED) 16, sheet 34B-35A, dwelling 237, family 240, Jennie Boelman household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2014); citing NARA microfilm publication T626, roll 998.
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Norman Nuyen
M, b. about May 1919
Parents
Biography
- Parentage:1,1
- Birth: about May 1919, MichiganO.1
- Norman Nuyen resided with Garrett Nuyen and Charlotte Thurston at Ravine Road in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, in 1920.1
- Census: 27 January 1920, Ravine Road, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, federal census of 1 January 1920, household of parents.1
- Residence: 1997, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO.2
Citations
- [S3619] 1920 U.S. census, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, population schedule, township of Kalamazoo, enumeration district (ED) 183, sheet 9B, dwelling 218, family 220, Garrett Nuyen household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2013); citing NARA microfilm publication T625, roll 776.
- [S5362] Elizabeth Strong, Parchment, Michigan, to T. L. Cunningham, correspondence, 22 Mar 1997, history of Nuyen family; Cunningham Family History Archive; privately held by T. L. Cunningham, Seattle, Washington.
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Rudolph Rector
M, b. 12 June 1881, d. 29 April 1945
Parents
Biography
- Parentage:1,1
- Birth: 12 June 1881, Richland, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO.2
- Census: 22 June 1894, Richland Township, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, Michigan State census of 1 June 1894 in the household of Samuel Willard Rector, dwelling 224, family 232.
Rudolph Rector, age 14, male, white, son, single, no, born Michigan, father born Connecticut, mother born Ohio3
1894 Michigan state census, Saml. W. Rector household
- Probate - heir: 11 February 1899, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO+, heir to the estate of Samuel Willard Rector. He was identified as a child of Samuel W. Rector and heir to 1/10th of his real estate property, excepting the dower right of his mother.4

Samuel W. Rector, probate settlement of final accounts, 11 February 1899
- Census: 1 June 1900, Richland, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, federal census of 1 June 1900, household of mother, Adeline Hawley.1
- Residence: 1904, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO.5
- Occupation: 1904, fireman.5
Rudolph Rector and Elizabeth E. Daley
Marriage: 24 December 1904, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO. by Rev. H. W. Gelston, and witnessed by Mrs. A. J. Holmes and Mrs. H. W. Gelston, both of Kalamazoo5
- Census: 27 April 1910, 610 Oak St., Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, federal census of 15 April 1910, head of household. He was a mechanic in a gas lamp factory at the time of the census enumeration. He owned the family's home freely, and a lodger, Frank Martin, 19 years of age, resided with the family.6
- Census: 8 January 1920, Kalamazoo Township, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, federal census of 1 January 1920, head of household. At the time of the census, Rudolph owned the family's home on a mortgage, while he was employed as a tool maker for a gas heater company.7
- Family Event - death of mother: 1 June 1937, Richland, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, death of Adeline Hawley, age 97.8
- Death: 29 April 1945, age 63, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO.2
- Burial: 2 May 1945, East Cooper Cemetery, Cooper Township, Kalamazoo, MichiganO. Lot 41.9
- Last Edited: 3 March 2024
Citations
- [S3702] 1900 U.S. census, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, population schedule, village of Richland, enumeration district (ED) 129, sheet 1A, dwelling 9, family 9, Adeline Rector household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication T623, roll 720.
- [S4185] "Rudolph Rector, 63, Ill Few Hours, Dies," Kalamazoo (Michigan) Gazette, 30 Apr 1945, p. 15, col. 4.
- [S6489] 1894 Michigan state census, Kalamazoo County, population schedule, Richland township, page 193, dwelling 224, family 232, Saml. W. Rector household; imaged in "1894 Michigan State Census," Michiganology (https://michigan.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_22fd94a1-a24b-4d97-9f50-6d9a327a78b8/ : accessed 16 June 2024); citing "Archives of Michigan, Lansing, Michigan."

- [S6641] Kalamazoo County, Michigan, Probate Court records, vol. 47, p. 176, estate of Samuel W. Rector, settlement of final account by Adelbert D. Whipple, 11 February 1899; imaged, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89S1-126B : accessed 27 April 2025); citing "The Regional History Collection and Archives, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan."
- [S5322] Kalamazoo County, Michigan, Marriage Records, liber 6 : 510, no. 7672, 24 Dec 1904, entry for Rudolph Rector and Elizabeth E. Daley; Kalamazoo County Clerk's Office, Kalamazoo, Michigan.

- [S3659] 1910 U.S. census, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, population schedule, city of Kalamazoo, 3rd ward, enumeration district (ED) 141, sheet 16B, dwelling 353, family 408, Rudolph Rector household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2014); citing NARA microfilm publication T624, roll 654.
- [S3628] 1920 U.S. census, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, population schedule, township of Kalamazoo, enumeration district (ED) 184, sheet 13A, dwelling 120, family 124, Rudolph Rector household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2013); citing NARA microfilm publication T625, roll 776.
- [S4284] "Michigan, Death Records, 1867-1952", database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/60872/44471_355400-01474: accessed 30 Dec 2019), certificate image, Adeline Rector Hawley, filed 3 Jun 1937, no. 3, state office no. 39 5214, image 1475 of 3020; citing "Death Records, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of VItal Records and Health Statistics, Lansing, Michigan."

- [S2969] Sherlene Schmitt Belden, East Cooper Cemetery, Cooper Township, Kalamazoo County, Michigan (Author, http://www.fmschmitt.com/martin/stan/famtree/census/eastcoopercemetary.htm, 2000)
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Ida Bell Honeysett
F, b. October 1891
Parents
Biography
- Parentage:1,1
- Birth: October 1891, MichiganO.2
- Census: 23 June 1894, Richland Township, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, Michigan State census of 1 June 1894 in the household of Ada Mabel Rector, dwelling 225, family 233.
Ida B. Honeysette, age 2, female, white, daughter, single, born Michigan, parents born Michigan3
1894 Michigan state census, Ada M. Honeysette household
- Census: 1 June 1900, Richland, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, federal census of 1 June 1900, household of grandmother, Adeline Hawley.2
- Census: 25 April 1910, East Bridge Road, Gunplain Township, Allegan County, MichiganO, federal census of 15 April 1910, household of stepfather, Orma J. Bliss.1
Citations
- [S3643] 1910 U.S. census, Allegan County, Michigan, population schedule, township of Gun Plain, enumeration district (ED) 12, sheet 3B, dwelling 70, family 70, Osmym J. Bliss household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2014); citing NARA microfilm publication T624, roll 634.
- [S3702] 1900 U.S. census, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, population schedule, village of Richland, enumeration district (ED) 129, sheet 1A, dwelling 9, family 9, Adeline Rector household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication T623, roll 720.
- [S6490] 1894 Michigan state census, Kalamazoo County, population schedule, Richland township, page 194, dwelling 225, family 233, Ada M. Honeysette household; imaged in "1894 Michigan State Census," Michiganology (https://michigan.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_444575ff-16b0-49d2-ad36-1e7e61e3c684/ : accessed 16 June 2024); citing "Archives of Michigan, Lansing, Michigan."
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Albert Alberts Aten
M, b. 25 February 1806, d. 26 March 1882
Parents
Biography
- Parentage:1
- Birth: 25 February 1806, Zuidbroek, Groningen, NetherlandsO+.2,3
- Marriage: to Grietje Lammerts Mulder, 17 October 1829, Sappemeer, Groningen, NetherlandsO+, age 23.1
- Death: 26 March 1882, age 76, TripscompagnieO, Muntendam, Groningen, NetherlandsO+. at 7 in the morning4

Albert Aten, death registration, 28 March 1882
- Last Edited: 3 October 2020
Citations
- [S4996] Sappemeer, Groningen, Netherlands, "Huwelijken 1811-1842," huwelijke (marriage), Albert Alberts Aten and Grietje Oomkes, vol. 1829, no. 20 (17 October 1829); FHL microfilm 0109276.


- [S4931] Zuidbroek, Groningen, Netherlands, church baptism record, inventory no. 588, Albert Alberts, recorded 16 July 1809; database and digital image, AlleGroningers (http:/allegroningers.nl : accessed 28 Sep 2020); citing "Doopboek 1804-1811, archiefnummer 124, Kerkelijke gemeente - Zuidbroek en Muntendam, Groninger Archieven, Groningen, Netherlands."

- [S4934] Sappemeer, Groningen, Netherlands, huwelijksbijlagen (marriage supplements), Albert Alberts Aten and Grietje Oomkes, Nationale Militie Certificaat, Provincie Groningen, gereegistreerd no. 1500, vol. 1829, no. 20 (4 Sep 1829); imaged at FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C3M2-T98B-2 : accessed 28 Sep 2020), "Huwelijksbijlagen 1826-1831", FHL microfilm 109280, digital film 8456856, image 766 of 1150.
- [S4472] Muntendam, Groningen, Netherlands, "Geboorten, huwelijken, overlijden 1879-1882," overlijde (death), Albert Aten, vol. 1882, no. 18 (28 March 1882); FHL microfilm 0235471.

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Grietje Lammerts Mulder
F, b. before 27 December 1801, d. 13 June 1866
Parents
Biography
- Parentage:1,1
- Birth: before 27 December 1801.2
- Baptism: 27 December 1801, Sappemeer, Groningen, NetherlandsO+. Dutch Reformed Church3
- Marriage: to Albert Alberts Aten, 17 October 1829, Sappemeer, Groningen, NetherlandsO+.1
- Death: 13 June 1866, Muntendam, Groningen, NetherlandsO+.4
- Last Edited: 28 September 2020
Citations
- [S4996] Sappemeer, Groningen, Netherlands, "Huwelijken 1811-1842," huwelijke (marriage), Albert Alberts Aten and Grietje Oomkes, vol. 1829, no. 20 (17 October 1829); FHL microfilm 0109276.


- [S4933] Sappemeer, Groningen, Netherlands, church baptism record, inventory no. 400, Grietje Lammerts, recorded 27 December 1801; database and digital image, AlleGroningers (http:/allegroningers.nl : accessed 28 Sep 2020); citing "Doop-, trouw- en begraafboek 1637-1811, archiefnummer 124, Kerkelijke gemeente - Sappemeer, Groninger Archieven, Groningen, Netherlands."

- [S2896] Nederlands Hervormde Kerkelijke Registers, Dopen, Sappemeer, Volume: Book 767, Film: 0109508, item 3 (1637-1811)
- [S4715] Hoogezand, Groningen, Netherlands, "Geboorten, huwelijken, overlijden 1866," overlijde (death), Oomke Lammerts Mulder, vol. 1866, no. 150 (4 October 1866); FHL microfilm 0235262.
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Lammert Smit
M, b. 19 December 1868, d. 24 January 1947
Parents
- Father*: Jan Smit (b. 26 August 1832, d. 2 June 1917)
- Mother*: Jantje Aten (b. 8 December 1829, d. 16 February 1911)
Biography
- Parentage:1,1
- Birth: 19 December 1868, Sappemeer, Groningen, NetherlandsO+.1,2
- Population Register, 1870-1890: between between 8 May 1877 and 1 January 1890, Zuidbroek, Groningen, NetherlandsO+, household of father, Jan Smit.
Lammert Smit, male, son, born 19 December 1868 in Sappemeer, single2
- Lammert Smit married Klasina Klein before 1891.; the evidence here is circumstantial only3
- He witnessed the death of Geert Smit on 2 November 1895 in Zuidbroek, Groningen, NetherlandsO+.4
- Witness - Marriage Registration: 23 November 1901, Zuidbroek, Groningen, NetherlandsO+, Jan Smit and Gerdina Ballema.
Jan Smit was Lammert's younger brother.1
- Death: 24 January 1947, age 78, Sappemeer, Groningen, NetherlandsO+.5
Citations
- [S4961] Hoogezand, Groningen, Netherlands, "Huwelijken 1883-1912," huwelijke (marriage), Jan Smit and Gerdina Ballema, vol. 1901, no. 75 (23 November 1901); FHL microfilm 1300520.

- [S5529] Zuidbroek, Groningen, Bevolking Wijk A-D Namen N-Z 1870-1890, p. 697, line 1, population register, Jan Smit household entry, 18 Sep 1877, arranged roughly alphabetically; digital images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/100497 : accessed 27 Apr 2021) > DGS 8977170 > image 149 of 372; imaged from FHL digital film 8977170.

- [S4353] Zuidbroek, Groningen, Netherlands, "Geboorten, 1883-1892," geboorte (birth), Jan Smit, vol. 1891, no. 84 (7 December 1891); FHL microfilm 0444616.
- [S4842] Zuidbroek, Groningen, Netherlands, "Overlijden 1883-1912," overlijde (death), Geert Smit, vol. 1895, no. 44 (2 November 1895); FHL microfilm 1300720.
- [S2876] Genlias Database (Netherlands), Url: http://www.genlias.nl
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Jan Smit
M, b. 3 August 1874
Parents
- Father*: Jan Smit (b. 26 August 1832, d. 2 June 1917)
- Mother*: Jantje Aten (b. 8 December 1829, d. 16 February 1911)
Biography
- Parentage:1,1
- Birth: 3 August 1874, Sappemeer, Groningen, NetherlandsO+.1,2
- Population Register, 1870-1890: between between 8 May 1877 and 1 January 1890, Zuidbroek, Groningen, NetherlandsO+, household of father, Jan Smit.
Jan Smit, male, son, born 3 August 1874 in Sappemeer, single2
- Residence: before 23 November 1901, Zuidbroek, Groningen, NetherlandsO+.1
Jan Smit and Gerdina Ballema
Marriage: 23 November 1901, Zuidbroek, Groningen, NetherlandsO+.1
Citations
- [S4961] Hoogezand, Groningen, Netherlands, "Huwelijken 1883-1912," huwelijke (marriage), Jan Smit and Gerdina Ballema, vol. 1901, no. 75 (23 November 1901); FHL microfilm 1300520.

- [S5529] Zuidbroek, Groningen, Bevolking Wijk A-D Namen N-Z 1870-1890, p. 697, line 1, population register, Jan Smit household entry, 18 Sep 1877, arranged roughly alphabetically; digital images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/100497 : accessed 27 Apr 2021) > DGS 8977170 > image 149 of 372; imaged from FHL digital film 8977170.

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Gerdina Ballema
F, b. about 1872
Parents
Biography
- Parentage:1,1
- Birth: about 1872, Fonhol, the NetherlandsO.1
- Residence: before 23 November 1901, Hoogezand, Groningen, NetherlandsO+.1
Jan Smit and Gerdina Ballema
Marriage: 23 November 1901, Zuidbroek, Groningen, NetherlandsO+.1
Citations
- [S4961] Hoogezand, Groningen, Netherlands, "Huwelijken 1883-1912," huwelijke (marriage), Jan Smit and Gerdina Ballema, vol. 1901, no. 75 (23 November 1901); FHL microfilm 1300520.

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Sietse Ballema
M, d. before 23 November 1901
Biography
- Marriage: to Alida Pauls, before 1872.1
- Death: before 23 November 1901.2
Citations
- [S2748] Supposition by author, no marriage record has been found., No marriage record has been found
- [S4961] Hoogezand, Groningen, Netherlands, "Huwelijken 1883-1912," huwelijke (marriage), Jan Smit and Gerdina Ballema, vol. 1901, no. 75 (23 November 1901); FHL microfilm 1300520.

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Alida Pauls
F
Biography
Citations
- [S2748] Supposition by author, no marriage record has been found., No marriage record has been found
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Frikko Smit
M, b. about 1884
Parents
Biography
- Parentage:1,1
- Birth: about 1884, Sappemeer, Groningen, NetherlandsO+.1
Frikko Smit and Alberdina Smit
Marriage Bann: 11 November 1906, Zuidbroek, Groningen, NetherlandsO+. 18 November 19061
- Residence: before 24 November 1906, Sappemeer, Groningen, NetherlandsO+.1
Frikko Smit and Alberdina Smit
Marriage: 24 November 1906, Zuidbroek, Groningen, NetherlandsO+.1
Citations
- [S5020] Zuidbroek, Groningen, Netherlands, "Huwelijken 1903-1912," huwelijke (marriage), Frikko Smit and Alberdina Smit, vol. 1906, no. 28 (24 November 1906); FHL microfilm 1300720.


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Alberdina Smit
F, b. about 1886
Parents
Biography
- Parentage:1,1
- Birth: about 1886, Sappemeer, Groningen, NetherlandsO+.1
- Residence: before November 1906, Zuidbroek, Groningen, NetherlandsO+.1
Frikko Smit and Alberdina Smit
Marriage Bann: 11 November 1906, Zuidbroek, Groningen, NetherlandsO+. 18 November 19061
Frikko Smit and Alberdina Smit
Marriage: 24 November 1906, Zuidbroek, Groningen, NetherlandsO+.1
Citations
- [S5020] Zuidbroek, Groningen, Netherlands, "Huwelijken 1903-1912," huwelijke (marriage), Frikko Smit and Alberdina Smit, vol. 1906, no. 28 (24 November 1906); FHL microfilm 1300720.


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Geert Smit
M, b. about 1860
Biography
- Birth: about 1860.1
Geert Smit and Dina Fledderman
Marriage: before 1886.2
- He witnessed the death of Johanna Smit on 8 August 1890 in Zuidbroek, Groningen, NetherlandsO+.3
- He witnessed the death of Dina Fledderman on 6 July 1901 in Zuidbroek, Groningen, NetherlandsO+.4
Citations
- [S4339] Zuidbroek, Groningen, Netherlands, "Geboorten, 1883-1892," geboorte (birth), Derkie Smit, vol. 1887, no. 42 (30 July 1887); FHL microfilm 0444616.
- [S2748] Supposition by author, no marriage record has been found., No marriage record has been found
- [S4848] Zuidbroek, Groningen, Netherlands, "Overlijden 1883-1912," overlijde (death), Johanna Smit, vol. 1890, no. 34 (8 August 1890); FHL microfilm 1300720.
- [S4519] Zuidbroek, Groningen, Netherlands, "Overlijden 1883-1912," overlijde (death), Dina Fledderman, vol. 1901, no. 21 (6 July 1901); FHL microfilm 1300720.

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Dina Fledderman
F, b. about 1863, d. 6 July 1901
Parents
Biography
- Parentage:1,1
- Birth: about 1863, Slochteren, Groningen, the NetherlandsO+.1
Geert Smit and Dina Fledderman
Marriage: before 1886.2
- She witnessed the death of Johanna Smit on 8 August 1890 in Zuidbroek, Groningen, NetherlandsO+.3
- Dina Fledderman died at age ~38. at 10 in the morning1
Citations
- [S4519] Zuidbroek, Groningen, Netherlands, "Overlijden 1883-1912," overlijde (death), Dina Fledderman, vol. 1901, no. 21 (6 July 1901); FHL microfilm 1300720.

- [S2748] Supposition by author, no marriage record has been found., No marriage record has been found
- [S4848] Zuidbroek, Groningen, Netherlands, "Overlijden 1883-1912," overlijde (death), Johanna Smit, vol. 1890, no. 34 (8 August 1890); FHL microfilm 1300720.
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Ettje Pot
F, b. about 1849
Parents
Biography
- Parentage:1,1
- Birth: about 1849, Muntendam, Groningen, NetherlandsO+.1
Johannes Nuijen and Ettje Pot
Declaration of Intention to Marry: 16 October 1879, Muntendam, Groningen, NetherlandsO+.2
Johannes Nuijen and Ettje Pot
Marriage Bann: 19 October 1879, Muntendam, Groningen, NetherlandsO+. 26 October 18793,3
- Marriage: to Johannes Nuijen, 30 October 1879, Muntendam, Groningen, NetherlandsO+, age ~30.1
- Ettje and Johannes Nuijen moved to in Zuidbroek, Groningen, NetherlandsO+, on 23 May 1885, along with Antje Nuijen, Derk Nuijen, Hendrikje Nuijen, Siert Nuijen, Aaldrick Nuijen, and Johanna Nuijen. from Muntendam4
- Ettje Pot witnessed the death of Johanna Nuijen on 2 October 1885 in Zuidbroek, Groningen, NetherlandsO+.5
- Last Edited: 16 January 2022
Citations
- [S4974] Muntendam, Groningen, Netherlands, "Geboorten, huwelijken, overlijden 1879-1882," huwelijke (marriage), Johannes Nuijen, vol. 1879, no. 26 (30 October 1879); FHL microfilm 0235471.


- [S2410] Muntendam Marriage Intentions (1879-1882), Number: 1879, Film: 0235471
- [S2409] Muntendam Marriage Banns (1879-1882), Number: 1879, Film: 0235471
- [S5527] Zuidbroek, Groningen, Bevolking Wijk A-D Namen N-Z 1870-1890, p. 585, line 1, population register, Johannes Nuijen household entry, 1870, arranged roughly alphabetically; digital images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/100497 : accessed 27 Apr 2021) > DGS 8977170 > image 36 of 372; imaged from FHL digital film 8977170.

- [S4781] Zuidbroek, Groningen, Netherlands, "Overlijden 1883-1912," overlijde (death), Johanna Nuijen, vol. 1885, no. 46 (3 October 1885); FHL microfilm 1300720.
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Evert Nuijen
M, b. 28 July 1886
Parents
Biography
- Parentage:1,1
- Evert Nuijen was born on 28 July 1886 in Zuidbroek, Groningen, NetherlandsO+. at eleven o'clock in the evening1
Citations
- [S4263] Zuidbroek, Groningen, Netherlands, "Geboorten, 1883-1892," geboorte (birth), Evert Nuijen, vol. 1886, no. 57 (29 July 1886); FHL microfilm 0444616.
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Wilhelmus Nuijen
M, b. 7 August 1887, d. 14 October 1887
Parents
Biography
- Parentage:1,1
- Wilhelmus Nuijen was born on 7 August 1887 in Zuidbroek, Groningen, NetherlandsO+. at eleven o'clock in the evening1
- Death: 14 October 1887, age 0, Zuidbroek, Groningen, NetherlandsO+.2
Citations
- [S4282] Zuidbroek, Groningen, Netherlands, "Geboorten, 1883-1912," geboorte (birth), Wilhelmus Nuijen, vol. 1887, no. 45 (8 August 1887); FHL microfilm 0444616.
- [S4786] Zuidbroek, Groningen, Netherlands, "Overlijden, 1883-1912," overlijde (death), Wilhelmus Nuijen, vol. 1887, no. 31 (15 October 1887); FHL microfilm 1300720.
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Frikko Nuijen
M, b. 22 December 1889, d. 5 December 1974
Parents
Biography
- Parentage:1,1
- Frikko Nuijen was born on 22 December 1889 in Zuidbroek, Groningen, NetherlandsO+. at three o'clock in the morning1
- Marriage: to Harmke van Dijk, 14 May 1914, Muntendam, Groningen, NetherlandsO+, age 24.2
- Death: 5 December 1974, age 84.3
- Burial: De Venne Cemetery, Muntendam, Groningen, NetherlandsO+.3
- Last Edited: 16 January 2022
Citations
- [S4264] Zuidbroek, Groningen, Netherlands, "Geboorten, 1883-1892," geboorte (birth), Frikko Nuijen, vol. 1889, no. 88 (23 December 1889); FHL microfilm 0444616.
- [S4991] Muntendam, Groningen, Netherlands, "Huwelijken 1913-1922," huwelijke (marriage), Frikko Nuijen and Harmke van Dijk, vol. 1914, no. 13 (14 May 1914); FHL microfilm 1795161.

- [S2869] Muntendam Town Cemetery "De Venne" transcription (Algemene Begraafplaats Muntendam "De Venne"), Url: http://home.quicknet.nl/qn/prive/akruizinga/
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