Helena Berbera Geertruida Ahrens was the daughter of Nicholas Ahrens and Gertruida Dekker Ahrens.[1]
After emigrating to the United States, and changing her middle name to an English form of Gertrude, Helena married John Martin, and they had at least nine children. Only five children survived to adulthood.
Helena died in New York City in 1915. She is buried with her husband in the Calvary Cemetery, Woodside, Queens County, New York, in Plot: Section 8, Range, 50, Plot W, Grave 7.
"New York, New York City Births, 1846-1909," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2W3F-8K2 : 20 March 2015), John Martin in entry for George Nicholas Martin, 19 Dec 1888; citing Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, reference cn 36051 New York Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 1,323,485.
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