Fokjen Geerts Popkema was born on October 12, 1816 in Kortehemmen, the daugther of Geert Popkes and Maaike Marcus. At age 23 she married 37 year old Jacob Everts Miedema on July 3, 1840 in Smallingerland. She died on December 14, 1901 in Boornbergum when she was 85 years old.
Birth
Registration Date: October 16, 1816 Opsterland. Birth Date: October 12, 1816. Place of Birth: Korthemmen. Name of Child: Fokjen Popkema. Gender: Female. Father: Geert Popkes Popkema. Age of Father: 42 years old. Occupation: Kortehemmen. Mother: Maike Marcus.[1]
Marriage
Marriage: July 3, 1840 Smallingerland. Bridegroom: Jacob Everts Miedema. Age of Bridegroom: 37 years old. Place of Birth: Grijpskerk. Father of Bridegroom: Evert Jacobs Miedema. Mother of Bridegroom: Sietske Reinders Adema. Bride: Fokjen Geerts Popkema. Age of Bride: 23 years old. Place of Birth: Kortehemmen. Father of Bride: Geert Popkes Popkema. Mother of Bride: Maaike Marcus Wouda.[2]
Divorce Canceled due to Death
Huwelijksregister 1861. Bron: BS HuwelijkSoort registratie: BS Huwelijk akte(Akte)datum: 09-11-1861Soort akte: Echtscheidingsakte. Bijzonderheden: Geroyeerd, omdat de eiser Miedema, onderweg om deze akte te tekenen, te Smalle Ee is overleden; huwelijk was in Smallingerland, 1840. Bruidegom: Jacob Everts Miedema. Bruid: Fokjen Geerts Popkema .[3]
Death
Date of Death: December 14, 1901 Smallingerland. Name: Fokjen Geerts Popkema. Gender: Female. Age: 85 years old. Born: Kortehemmen. Died: Boornbergum. Father: Geert Popkes Popkema, deceased. Mother: Maaike Marcus Wouda, deceased. Relationtype: Widow of Jacob Everts Miedema.[4]
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Fokjen Geerts by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line.
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