Born 1 Jan 1868 in Arkel, Hoogstede, Grafschaft Bentheim, Hannover, Preußen, Norddeutscher Bund

Ancestors

Wife of Jan Bekken — married 6 Apr 1888 in East Saugutuck, Allegan, Michigan

Descendants

Died 15 Apr 1933 at age 65 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States

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Biography

This profile is part of the Grafschaft Bentheim (Kreis) One Place Study.

Fennegien (Pol) Bekken has Dutch Ancestry

Fennegien Fanny Pol / Poll, dochter van Jan Pol en Jennegien Brouwer, werd op 1 Januari 1868 te Arkel, in Parochie Hoogstede, Graafschap Bentheim, Provincie Hannover, Koninkrijk Pruisen (heden Nedersaksen, Duitsland) geboren. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Fennegien huwde op 6 april 1888 te East Saugutuck, Allegan County, Michigan met Jan Bekken. ^[4] Uit dit huwelijk kwamen voort:

1. Willem William Bekken, 1889–1968;
2. Jan Bekken, 1890-;
3. Hendrik Henry Bekken, 1892-;
4. Jennie Bekken, 1893-;
5. Johanna Bekken, 1895–1896;
6. Johannes Bekken, 1897-;
7. Geert Garret Gerrit Bekken, 1900–1961.

Fenna Bekken was lid van de Nederlands-Hervormde Kerk te Hamilton, Michigan in het jaar 1895. ^[5]

Fanny Bekken woonde in 1900 te Heath, Allegan County, Michigan. ^[6]

Fanny Bekken woonde in 1910 te Heath, Allegan County, Michigan. ^[7]

Fenna Bekken werd lid van de Nederlands-Hervorde Kerk te Holland, Michigan op 2 mei 1911. ^[8]

Fannie S. Bekken, weduwe, in 1930 woonde in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan. ^[9]

Fennegien Fanny Bekken-Pol/Poll stierf op 15 april 1933 te Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan. ^[10] Zij werd op 17 april 1933 op de Riverside Cemetery te Kalamazoo bijgezet. ^{[11] [12]}

Biography in English

Fennegien Fanny Pol / Poll, daughter of Jan Pol and Jennegien Brouwer, was born on 1 January 1868 at Arkel in Hoogstede Parish, County Bentheim, Province Hannover, Kingdom of Prussia (today Niedersachsen [Lower Saxony], Germany).

Fennegien was wed to Jan Bekken on 6 April 1888 at East Saugatuck, Allegan County, Michigan. To this marriage were born:

1. Willem William Bekken, 1889–1968;
2. Jan John Bekken, 1890-;
3. Hendrik Henry Bekken, 1892-;
4. Jennie Bekken, 1893-;
5. Johanna Bekken, 1895–1896;
6. Johannes Joe Bekken, 1897-;
7. Geert Garret Gerrit Bekken, 1900–1961.

In 1895 Fenna Bekken belonged to the Dutch Reformed Church at Hamilton, Michigan.

In 1900 Fanny Bekken is recorded as being thirty-nine years old (sic!) and living in her husband's household in Heath, Allegan County, Michigan.

In 1910 Fanny Bekken is recorded as being forty-three years old (sic!) and living in her husband's household in Heath, Allegan County, Michigan.

On 2 May 1911 Fenna Bekken became a member of the Dutch Reformed Church at Holland, Michigan, together with husband Jan Bekken and their children Willem, Jan, Henry, Jennie, Johannes and Gerrit, whose dates of birth and baptism are recorded in the Church Membership Register.

In 1930 Fannie S. Bekken, widow, sixty-one years of age, is recorded living in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan.

Fennegien Fanny (Pol/Poll) Bekken died of diabetes on 15 April 1933 at Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan. She was buried at Riverside Cemetery, Kalamazoo.

Note on her Name / Nota betreffend haar naam

Her baptismal name was Fennegien. Her nickname in Dutch was Fenna, in English Fannie, Fanny. Her maiden surname was Pol in Dutch, spelt Poll in German. The Pol Family came from Graafschap (County) Bentheim, long an independent County within the Holy Roman Empire (i.e., until 1806 when the HRE was dissolved). In 1815 Bentheim became part of the new Kingdom of Hannover; later in the century, Hannover - together with Bentheim - were taken over by the Kingdom of Prussia, and in 1871 Prussia became the leading State within the new German Empire. Today Bad Bentheim, as it is now known, belongs to the State of Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Federal Republic of Germany. The people of Bentheim speak a Low-German dialect similar to Dutch. Until the late nineteenth century, local schooling was in Dutch, and until the nazi era, Church services were still held in Dutch. The Pol family were ethnically Dutch: hence the correct spelling of their surname is Pol, which they themselves, and the Dutch Church in Michigan, most often used.

Bijdragen / Acknowledgements

Met dank aan Marijke Bekken voor het maken van WikiTree-Profiel Poll-79. Met dank aan Albertus Jung voor het maken van WikiTree-Profiel Pol-120. Klik op de Pagina Changes voor details van tekstveranderingen aangebracht door Marijke, Albertus en anderen.

Bronnen / Sources

1. ↑ Birthdate taken from Riverside Cemetery, Kalamazoo, Michigan Index Txt: Name: Fannie Bekken; Birth Date: 1 Jan 1868."
2. ↑ Note: Several Ancestry Family Trees show her birthdate as 24 December 1868, without citing a source. WikiTree Profile Poll-79 showed her birth as 30 December 1866, reckoned by subtracting the supposed number of years, months and days lived from the date of death. The 1900, 1910 and 1930 U.S. Census records each show a different birthyear for her.
3. ↑ Hannover, Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1684-1892, Ancestry.com. Txt: "Name: Fennegien Poll; Hannover, Deutschland."
4. ↑ Michigan, County Marriage Records, Ancestry.com. Txt: "Name: Fannie Poll; Gender Female; Age 21; Birth Date 1867; Marriage Date 6 Apr 1888; Marriage Place East Saugatuck, Allegan, Michigan, USA; Father William Poll [sic! should be: Jan Poll]; Mother Jenige Poll; Spouse: Jan Bekken; Film Number 001017877."
5. ↑ U.S., Dutch Reformed Church Records in Selected States, 1639-1989, Ancestry.com. Tekst: "Naam (Name): Fenna Pol; Kerk (Church): Hamilton Reformed Church; Echtegnoot (Spouse): Jan Bekken; Kind (Child): Johanna Bekken, geboren (born) 18 Maart 1895; overleden (died) 10 Juli 1896."
6. ↑ 1900 U.S. Federal Census of Heath, Allegan, Michigan. Txt: "Name: Fanny Bekken; Age: 39; Birth Date: Dec 1860 [sic! mistaken date in Original]; Birthplace: Germany; Home in 1900: Heath, Allegan, Michigan; Sheet Number: 6; Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 132; Family Number: 136; Race: White; Gender: Female; Immigration Year: 1888; Relation to Head of House: Wife; Marital status: Married; Spouse's name: John Bekken; Marriage Year: 1888; Father's Birthplace: Germany; Mother's Birthplace: Germany; Mother: Number of Living Children: 5; Mother: How Many Children: 6; Years in US: 12; Can Read: Yes; Can Write: Yes; Can Speak English: No.

   Household Members Name Age

   1. John Bekken 52
   2. Fanny Bekken 39
   3. William Bekken 11
   4. John Bekken 9
   5. Henry Bekken 8
   6. Jennie Bekken 7
   7. Johannes Bekken 3"
7. ↑ 1910 U.S. Federal Census of Heath, Allegan County, Michigan.

   Household Members Name Age

   1. John Bekken 62
   2. Fanny Bekken 43
   3. William Bekken 20
   4. John Bekken 18
   5. Henry Bekken 17
   6. Jennie Bekken 16
   7. Joe Bekken 12
   8. Gerret Bekken 9
   9. Gerret Brouwer 24"
8. ↑ U.S., Selected States Dutch Reformed Church Membership Records, 1701-1995, Ancestry.com. Txt: "Name: Fenna Bekken; Gender Female; Relationship Wife; Membership Date 2 May 1911; Membership Place Holland, Michigan, USA.

   Household Members Name Age

   1. Jan Bekken
   2. Fenna Bekken
   3. Willem Bekken 22
   4. Jan Bekken 21
   5. Henry Bekken 19
   6. Jennie Bekken 18
   7. Johannes Bekken 14
   8. Gerrit Bekken 11"
9. ↑ U.S. Federal Census of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan.

   Household Members Name Age

   1. Fannie S. Bekken 61
   2. William Bekken 40
   3. John Bekken 38
   4. Garret Bekken 28"
10. ↑ Michigan, Deaths and Burials Index, 1867-1995, Ancestry.com. Txt: "Name: Fannie Bekken [Fannie Poll]; Birth Date: abt 1869; Birth Place: Germany; Death Date: 15 Apr 1933; Death Place: Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan; Death Age: 64; Occupation: Housewife; Race: White; Marital status: Widowed; Gender: Female; Father Name: John Poll; Father Birth Place: Germany; Mother Name: Jennie Brower; Mother Birth Place: Germany; FHL Film Number: 2075003."
11. ↑ Find A Grave Fannie Bekken
12. ↑ Web: Kalamazoo County, Michigan, Riverside Cemetery Index, 1800-2012, Ancestry.com. Txt: "Name: Fannie Bekken; Birth Date: 1 Jan 1868; Death Date: abt 1933; Burial Date: 17 Apr 1933; Cemetery: Riverside Cemetery Burial Place: Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA; Notes: Funeral Home: Joldersma & Klein."

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