Lamberta Maria (Gijsberts) DeVries (1848 - 1934)

Biography

Lamberta Maria Gijsberts was born on 29 February 1848, in Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands. She was the daughter of Jan Evert Gijsberts and Catharina Sindorf.^[1]

The Amsterdam population register 1864-1874 shows that Lamberta left her parents' house in Amsterdam for Haarlem on 6 Oct 1866.^[2] She immigrated to the USA in 1870.^[3] Her parents followed on 13 Nov 1872.

She married Cornelius DeVries in 1874, in New Jersey. They were the parents of 7 children; only 3 who were still living in 1900:

• Peter DeVries 1875–Deceased
• John Devries 1882–Deceased
• Catherine De Vries 1883–1936
• Maria De Vries 1886–before 1900

The family lived in Lodi, Bergen, New Jersey in 1880^[4], in Garfield, Saddle River Township, Bergen, New Jersey in 1900^[3], and Garfield, Bergen, New Jersey in 1920.^[5]

She died in 1934 in New Jersey, at the age of 86, and was buried in Lodi Cemetery, Lodi, Bergen, New Jersey.^[6]

Research Notes

Birth record for Catharine De Vries lists mother's name as Bertha M. Zysber.^[7]

Birth record for Maria De Vries lists mother's name as Bertha M. Gysberts.^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ "Netherlands, Noord-Holland, Civil Registration, 1739-1951", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2H6-TT4T : Sat Jul 13 04:57:15 UTC 2024), Entry for Lamberta Maria Gijsberts and Jan Evert Gijsberts, 2 Mar 1848.
2. ↑ Population register 1864-1874 Amsterdam City Archives in Amsterdam, Bevolkingsregister 1864-1874 Part: 1042, Period: 1864-1874, Amsterdam, archive 5000, inventory number 1042, February 29, 1848, Bevolkingsregister 1864-1874
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} "United States, Census, 1900", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9NJ-9BL : Sun Jan 19 14:44:13 UTC 2025), Entry for Cornelius Devriese and Bertha Devriese, 1900.
4. ↑ "United States, Census, 1880", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNZK-JLJ : Sat Jan 18 20:09:22 UTC 2025), Entry for Cornelius Devresese and Bertha Devreese, 1880.
5. ↑ "United States, Census, 1920", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4P2-97L : Sat Jan 18 00:11:54 UTC 2025), Entry for Cornelius Devries and Bertha M Devries, 1920.
6. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/77511346/bertha-devries: accessed March 6, 2025), memorial page for Bertha DeVries (1848–1934), Find a Grave Memorial ID 77511346, citing Lodi Cemetery, Lodi, Bergen County, New Jersey, USA; Maintained by KimRocksful (contributor 49545706).
7. ↑ "New Jersey, Births, 1670-1980," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCR7-276 : 10 March 2018), Bertha M. Zysber in entry for Catharine De Vries, 08 Oct 1883; citing Paterson, Passaic, New Jersey, United States, Division of Archives and Record Management, New Jersey Department of State, Trenton.; FHL microfilm 494,198.
8. ↑ "New Jersey, Births, 1670-1980," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCBW-56G : 10 March 2018), Bertha M. Gysberts in entry for Maria De Vries, 25 Aug 1886; citing Paterson, Passaic, New Jersey, United States, Division of Archives and Record Management, New Jersey Department of State, Trenton.; FHL microfilm 494,206.

• "New Jersey State Census, 1905," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMWM-87M : 13 March 2018), Bertha Devries in household of Cornelius Devries, , Bergen, New Jersey, United States; citing p. 25, line 16, Department of State, Trenton; FHL microfilm 1,688,588.

• "New Jersey State Census, 1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV93-Q5W9 : 15 March 2018), Bertha M De Vries in household of Cornelius De Vries, Garfield Borough, 3 district, Bergen, New Jersey, United States; citing sheet #25B, household 453, line #67, New Jersey State Library, Trenton; FHL microfilm 1,465,504.

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X4F6-8QX : accessed 2 December 2018), Bertha M De Vries, Passaic, Passaic, New Jersey, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 142, sheet 11A, line 33, family 209, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1377; FHL microfilm 2,341,112.