Geertje
"Gertie, Gertrude"
Peters
Born in Baarn, Utrecht, Nederland
Ancestors 
Daughter of Christiaan Peters
and Hendrica de Jong
Sister of
Arie Peters, Arie Peters, Willem Peters, Hilletje Peters, Annigje Peters, Cornelis Peters and Niesje Peters
Wife of
Marinus van Meeteren
— married
25 Feb 1910 in Archer, O'Brien County, Iowa, USA
Mother of
Christian Van Meeteren
Died
at about age 73
in Iowa, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 29 May 2016
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Biography
Geertje Peters was born on October 4, 1888 in Baarn to parents Christiaan Peters and Hendrica de Jong.[1]
Geertje Peters emigrated with her parents and her brothers and sisters from the Netherlands in 1908 to the USA. The family arrived with the SS Statendam in New York at Ellis Island May, 19, 1908 with destination Iowa, Rock Valley. [2]
She married Marinus Van Meteren on 25 February 1910 in Archer, O'Brien Co., Iowa, United States.[3]
She died in 1962 and was buried at the East Lawn Cemetery in Sheldon, O’Brien County, Iowa, United States[4]
Sources
- ↑ Burgerlijke Stand Geboorte 1888, Baarn, Utrecht, Nederland. Akte 145 (1888-10-04), Het Utrechts Archief accessed via OpenArch Permalink
- ↑ New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), SS Statendam, May 19, 1908: "New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1891-1924," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-909-49360-15588-53?cc=2386295 : accessed 29 May 2016), Roll 1104, vol 2423-2424, 18 May 1908 > image 68 of 890; citing NARA microfilm publication T715 and M237 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- ↑ "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJXF-W36 : 10 February 2018), Merinus Van Meteren and Gertie Peters, 25 Feb 1910, Archer, O'Brien Co., Iowa, United States; citing reference Pg. 127 No. 3065, county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,433,427.
- ↑ Find a Grave memorial # 45776774
- Birth: "Netherlands, Utrecht Province, Civil Registration, 1811-1950," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-12161-27799-70?cc=2023934 : accessed 29 May 2016), Baarn > Geboorten 1883-1899 t/m 20 sep > image 243 of 863; Nederlands Rijksarchiefdienst, Den Haag (Netherlands National Archives, The Hague).
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