Pieter van Dijken (1858 - 1905)

Born 1 Feb 1858 in Bedum, Groningen, Nederland

Ancestors

Husband of Heina (Klugkist) van Dijken — married 1 May 1889 in Bedum, Groningen, Nederland

Died 1905 at about age 46 in Gallatin County, Montana, USA

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Pieter van Dijken is geboren in Groningen na 1811

Biography

Pieter van Dijken is born in 1858 in Bedum, The Netherlands, as son of Pieter Kornelis van Dijken, farmer, 42 years old at Pieter's birth and son of Jantje Lambertus Weerts^[1]

Pieter marries in 1889 at the age of 31 with the 22 year old Heina Klugkist from Westerdijkshorn, The Netherlands, and they will receive three children: Harmannus, named after Heina's father, Jantje, named after Pieter's mother and Pieter, named after his paternal grandfather and his own father Pieter probably.

The three children (at the emigration docs it is says four children, but a fourth not findable Schellenberger-149 19:25, 31 July 2017 (EDT)) are born before 1893, the year Pieter and Heina are leaving The Netherlands, their home country, heading to Montana at the U.S.A. to find a better place to live with more opportunities.^[2]

Obvious they are not poor, on the contrary, according to the emigration papers, although Pieter is unemployed at the birth documents of his children, he is scaled whealty at he emigration papers.^{[2] [3][4][5]}

They set sail at Rotterdam, The Netherlands, in 1893, on the S.S. Spaarndam of the H.A.L., sailing via Boulogne (sur Mer), France, Pieter 35 years old, Heina 26 years old, Heramannus 3 years old, Jantje 2 years old and Pieter 9 months old.^[6]

S.S.Spaarndam of the H.A.L. formerly the S.S.Arabic of the W.S.L.[7][8]

They arrived May 4th, 1893 in New York, U.S.A.^[6]

They went to Montana. Made a living there and had more children. ^[9]

Pieter passed away in 1905, in Montana, USA and is resting with his wife Heina at the Hills Cemetery, Church Hill, Gallatin County, Montana, USA^[10]

Birth

1858-02-01 - Birth of Pieter van Dijken in Bedum, The Netherlands, as son of Pieter Kornelis van Dijken, 42 years old , farmer and Jantje Lambertus Weerts^[1]

Marriage

1889-05-01 - Marriage: Pieter van Dijken, farmer, born in Bedum, 31 years old, son of Pieter Kornelis van Dijken and Jantje Lambertus Weerts, both deceased, marries in Bedum with Heina Klugkist, born in Westerdijkshorn, Bedum, 22 years old, daughter of Harmannus Klugkist, farmer and Pieterke van Maar, both living in Westerdijkshorn.^[11]

Emigration

1893 - leaving from Bedum to Montana, 1 spouse, 4 children (note Schellenberger-149 18:22, 31 July 2017 (EDT) :I can not find more than three children of the couple in the Netherlands, not named at censuses in the USA named born in The Netherlands) improvement of existence, wealthy, income of f.700,=^[2]

1893-05-04 - Arrival with the Ship Spaarndam, Holland-America-Line, via Bolougne, in New York.^[6]

Residences

1900-06-05 - Census Montana, West Gallatin, Precincts:

1. Pete van Vandyken, head, 42 years, married, farmer, born in the Netherlands, Feb,1858.
2. Anna Vandyken, wife, 33 years, married, born in the Netherlands, Feb, 1867.
3. Herman Vandyken, son, 10 years, single, born in the Netherlands, Mar, 1890.
4. Jennie Vandyken, daughter, 9 years, single, born in the Netherlands, Mar, 1891.
5. Peter Vandyken, son, 7 years, single, born in the Netherlands, July, 1892.
6. Henery Vandyken, son, 5 years, single, born in Montana, May, 1895.
7. Peterkea van Dyken, son, 11 months, single, born in Montana, June, 1899.^[9]

Death

1905 - Burial: Peter is resting with his wife Heina at the Hills Cemetery, Church Hill, Gallatin County, Montana, USA^[12]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Birth1858-AlleGroningers Geboorteregister Bedum 1858
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Emigration1893-AlleGronigers.nl Staat van landverhuizers in 1893 Groningen (Provincie), (toegang 800), Inventarisnummer 5549
3. ↑ Birth1890-AlleGroningers.nl Geboorteregister Bedum 1890, Aktenummer 35
4. ↑ Birth1891-AlleGroningers.nl Geboorteregister Bedum 189, Aktenummer 43
5. ↑ Birth1892-AlleGroningers Geboorteregister Bedum 1892, Aktenummer 74
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2} PassengerslistSpaarndam1893-EllisIsland Van Dyken, P., Frame 701, Line number 139.
7. ↑ S.S.Spaarndam's History-Wikipedia.org
8. ↑ Spaarndam1890-1901-Commons.WikiMedia.Org S.S.Spaarndam-ImagefromCommons.WikiMedia.Org
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1} UnitedStatesCensus1900-FamilySearch United States Census, 1900 Montana Gallatin ED 186 W. Gallitin, Middl..., Spanish Creek Precincts, Image 6 of 26
10. ↑ Cemetery1905-FindAGrave
11. ↑ Marriage1889-AlleArchieven Huwelijksregister Bedum 1889, Aktenummer 10
12. ↑ Cemetery1905-FindAGrave

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