Geertje
Aardema
Born in Ureterp, Friesland, Nederland
Ancestors 
Daughter of Fokke Bastiaans Aardema
and [mother unknown]
Sister of
Goitske Aardema and Martha Aardema
Wife of
Gerrit Witvoet
— married
13 May 1865 in Grootegast, Groningen, Nederland
Descendants 
Mother of
Jantje Witvoet, Fokke Witvoet, Lambertus Witvoet, Neelina Witvoet, Bastiaan Witvoet, Aaltje Witvoet, Jan Witvoet, Iwina Witvoet, Bastiaantje Witvoet and Anna Fokkelina Witvoet
Died about
at about age 57
in United States of America
Profile last modified
| Created 14 Aug 2021
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Biography
Geertje was born in 1845.
Sources
AlleFriezen [Geboorteakte Geertje Aardema] Bronvermelding Geboorteregister 1845, archiefnummer 30-28, Burgerlijke Stand Opsterland - Tresoar, inventarisnummer 1025, blad 131 Gemeente: Opsterland Periode: 1845
AlleGroningers [Huwelijksakte Gerrit Witvoet en Geertje Aardema] Bronvermelding Huwelijksregister 1865, aktenummer 9 Gemeente: Grootegast Periode: 1865
"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MS7V-6XT : accessed 18 August 2021), Gerrit Witvoet, Thornton Township Dolton & Riverside villages & Harvey city (part), Cook, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 1191, sheet 31B, family 528, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,294.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Geertje by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Geertje:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Geertje by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Geertje:
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~6.25%
Dawn (Witvoet) Dooley
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