Pieter Poelstra (1846 - 1917)

Born 5 Oct 1846 in Wymbritseradeel, Friesland, Netherlands

Husband of Lykeltje (Rienstra) Poelstra — married 4 May 1867 in Wymbritseradeel, Friesland, Netherlands

Descendants

Died 22 May 1917 at age 70 in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States

Biography

Pieter Poelstra was born on October 5, 1846. His parents were Sybren Symens Poelstra and Bieke Ulbes Hieminga.^[1]

Children

• Peter Poelstra (?-?)
• Hattie (Poelstra) Luyendyk (1870-1942)
• Rebecca (Poelstra) Datema (1872-1936)
• Gertrude (Poelstra) Bilkert (1875-1959)
• Samuel Poelstra (1887-1942)^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Burgerlijke Stand Geboorte 1846, Wymbritseradeel, Friesland, Nederland. Akte 0196 (1846-10-06), AlleFriezen accessed via OpenArch Permalink
2. ↑ Entered by Larry Wiegand.

• AlleFriezen in Leeuwarden (Netherlands), Civil registration births Burgerlijke Stand Wymbritseradeel - Tresoar, Bron: boek, Part: 1021, Period: 1846, Wymbritseradeel, archive 30-44, inventory number 1021, October 6, 1846, Geboorteregister 1846, record number 196

• AlleFriezen in Leeuwarden (Netherlands), Civil registration marriages Burgerlijke Stand Wymbritseradeel - Tresoar, Bron: boek, Part: 2024, Period: 1867, Wymbritseradeel, archive 30-44, inventory number 2024, May 4, 1867, Huwelijksregister 1867, record number 12

• 1889
  • Marriage of daughter Hattie Poelstra to Cornelius P Luyendyk in Kalamazoo, Michigan
    • "Michigan, Marriages, 1822-1995," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FCNN-JRS : accessed 24 Sep 2013), Peter Poelstra in entry for Cornielus P. Luyendyk and Hattie Poelstra, 25 Jan 1889.

• 1892
  • Marriage of daughter Rebecca Poelstra to Peter Datema in Grand Rapids, Michigan
    • "Michigan, Marriages, 1868-1925," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N3X4-6ZH : accessed 24 Sep 2013), Peter Poelstra in entry for Peter Datema and Rebecca Poelstra, 30 Apr 1892.

• 1903
  • Marriage of daughter Gertie Poelstra to Adrian Bilkert in Kalamazoo, Michigan
    • "Michigan, Marriages, 1868-1925," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N3DC-MXM : accessed 24 Sep 2013), Peter Poelstra in entry for Adrian Bilkert and Gertie Poelstra, 25 Dec 1903.

• 1910
  • US Census in Kalamazoo, Michigan
    • "United States Census, 1910," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/ML5L-WF7 : accessed 24 Sep 2013), Peter Poelstra, 1910.

• 1917
  • Death of Peter Poelstra
    • Find A Grave - Riverside Cemetery in Kalamazoo, Michigan

• 1923
  • Death of wife Lyda (Rienstra) Poelstra
    • Find A Grave - Riverside Cemetery in Kalamazoo, Michigan

• 1936
  • Death of daughter Beckie Poelstra in Kalamazoo, Michigan
    • "Michigan, Death Certificates, 1921-1952," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KF36-WB4 : accessed 24 Sep 2013), Peter Poelstra in entry for Beckie Datema, 1936.

• 1942
  • Death of son Samuel Poelstra in Kalamazoo, Michigan
    • "Michigan, Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FH3M-YJK : accessed 24 Sep 2013), Peter Poelstra in entry for Samuel Poelstra, 10 Mar 1942.
  • Death of daughter Hattie (Poelstra) Luyendyk in Kalamazoo, Michigan
    • "Michigan, Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FH39-Z2Z : accessed 24 Sep 2013), Peter Poelstra in entry for Hattie Luyendyk, 17 Sep 1942.
    • "Michigan, Death Certificates, 1921-1952," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KF36-L49 : accessed 24 Sep 2013), Peter Poelstra in entry for Hattie Luyendyk, 1942.

• 1959
  • Death of daughter Gertrude (Poelstra) Bilkert in Gaines Township, Michigan
    • "Michigan, Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FHW1-RJY : accessed 24 Sep 2013), Peter Poelstra in entry for Gertrude Bilkert, 08 Apr 1959.