Jacob was born in 1852 in Uithuizen, Groningen, Nederland to Ties Wijbrands Bouwkamp and Henerika (Katharina) Jacobs van Akkeren. Jacob married Anje Wichers Slob in 1876. He, Anje, and 3 sons (Wigger, Ties, and Kornelis) emigrated from the Netherlands to the United States in 1881. Jacob and Anje settled in Grand Rapids, Michigan where they had 6 more children from 1882 to 1892 (Henry, William, Nellie, Grace, Lambertus, and Julia). Jacob passed away in Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States in 1939 at the age of 86 years, ten years after his wife Anje passed away.
Birth
Aktedatum: 24-07-1852, Geboortedatum: 22-07-1852, Geboorteplaats: Uithuizen, Kind: Jacob Bouwkamp, Geslacht: v, Vader: Ties Wijbrands Bouwkamp, Leeftijd: 31 jaar, Beroep: daglooner, Moeder: Henderika Jacobs van Akkeren [1]
Marriage
Huwelijk: 18-03-1876 Kantens, Bruidegom: Jacob Bouwkamp, boerenknecht, Geboren: Uithuizen, Vader bruidegom: Ties Wijbrands Bouwkamp, Moeder bruidegom: Henderika Jacobs van Akkeren, dagloonster, Bruid: Anje Slob, dienstmeid, Geboren: Usquert, Vader bruid: Wigger Jacobs Slob, daglooner, Moeder bruid: Kornelia Lammerts Jager, dagloonster, Diversen: bruidegom 23 jaar; bruid 24 jaar [2]
Emigration
Emigrant: Jacob Bouwkamp, 28 jaar daglooner, Vertrek uit: Kantens, Vertrek naar: Noord-Amerika, Datum vertrek: 1881, Religie: Nederlands Hervormd, Vrouw : 1, Kinderen: 3, Reden van vertrek: Verbetering van bestaan, Welgestelden, Mindergegoeden, Behoeftigen: Mindergegoeden, Hoofdelijke omslag: Neen [3]
Death
Certificate of Death: County: Kent, City/village/township: East Grand Rapids, Last Name: Bouwkamp, Given Name: Jacob, Birth Year: 1853, Age: 86, Death Day: 16, Death Month: Jul, Death Year: 1939, Father's Given Name: Thomas, Father's Last Name: Bouwkamp [4]
↑ Bron: Staat van landverhuizers in 1881 Groningen (Provincie), (toegang 800) Inventarisnummer 5548 Emigration Jacob 1881
↑ Michigan Department of Health, Certificate of Death, State Office No. 341 1366, Reg No. 176 Death Jacob 16 Jul 1939
Acknowledgements: Sharon Slobe VanLoozenoord
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