Geertje Rinkema (1821 - bef. 1900)

Born 7 Jul 1821 in Lutjegast, Grootegast, Groningen, Netherlands

Ancestors

Died before 1900 before age 78 in Illinois, United States

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Biography

Gertrude Rinkema is geboren in Groningen na 1811

• Geertje Willems Rinkema was born on July 7, 1821 in Lutjegast. She was the daughter of Willem Rinkema and Aagtje Davids. At age 27 she married 31 year old Jelte Alberts Verdenius on November 16, 1848 in Grootegast. The family emigrated to the USA in 1874 where she died before 1900 when her husband was listed in the 1900 census as a widower.

Birth

• Registration Date: July 19, 1821 Grootegast. Name of Child: Geertje Rinkema. Birth Date: July 17, 1821. Place of Birth: Lutjegast. Gender: Female. Father: Willem Gerbens Rinkema, landbouwer. Age of Father: 61 years old. Mother: Aagtje Davids.^[1]

Marriage

• Marriage: November 16, 1848 Grootegast. Bridegroom: Jelte Alberts Verdenius, opziender der jagt. Age of Bridegroom: 31 years old. Place of Birth: Zwaagwesteinde. Parents of Bridegroom: Albert Thomas Verdenius and Antje Jeltes Oosterhof, both deceased. Bride: Geertje Willems Renkema, dienstmeid. Age of Bride: 27 years old. Place of Birth: Lutjegast. Parents of Bride: Willem Gerbens Renkema and Aagtje Davids, both deceased.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Source: Geboorteregister 1821, aktenummer 35, Gemeente: Grootegast, Periode: 1821.
2. ↑ Source: Huwelijksregister 1848, aktenummer 18, Gemeente: Grootegast, Periode: 1848.

• AlleGroningers Geboorteregister Grootegast 1821, Aktenummer 35. Birth of Geertje Rinkema.
• AlleGroningers Huwelijksregister Grootegast 1848, Aktebnummer 18. Marriage of Jelte Alberts Verdenius and Geertje Willems Renkema.

Acknowledgements

• Arlene Renkema
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