<![CDATA[Kruizenga Genealogy

<![CDATA[Kruizenga Genealogy - BLOG]]>Wed, 02 May 2012 08:27:47 -0800Weebly<![CDATA[Sibolt Jans - 2nd Son of Tryntje Sybolts]]>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:57:51 -0800http://www.kruizengafamily.info/1/post/2012/02/sibolt-jans-2nd-son-of-tryntje-sybolts.htmlDuring the time of Tryntje Sybolts 2nd marriage to Jan Hulst, a son was born: Sibolt Jans, born on 8 Aug 1777 in the city of Groningen.

Sibolt Jans Birth Record: 8 Aug 1777 - Groningen

Picture Algemeen doopboek Groningen 1755-1778 Collectie DTB (toegang 124) Inventarisnummer 151

Sibolt Jans died 25 Oct 1816 in Groningen: he was 39 years old, according to the Overlijdensregister Groningen 1816
Aktenummer 591. Mentioned in the register is Sibolt's wife, Lammegien Breedveld.

Sibolt Jans and Lammegien Breedveld were married on 6 May 1809 at Groningen. Lammegien was the widow of Berend Wybolts.

This union produced a daughter, Catharina Jans, born 11 Jan 1811 at Groningen. She was baptized Catholic (Kerkeboek Groningen 1795-1811
Collectie DTB (toegang 124) Inventarisnummer 637 (Rooms-katholiek).

This union produced a second daughter, Jurriana Jans, who died at 19 months on 23 Nov 1816, also in Groningen (Overlijdensregister Groningen 1816 Aktenummer 720).

Marriage Record: Sibolt Jans & Lammegien Breedveld - 6 May 1809 - Groningen

Birth Record (Catholic): Catharina Jans - born 11 Jan 1811 - Groningen.

What follows is the death record of Sibolt Jans, half-brother to Jacob Cornelis Kruize.

Gemeente: Groningen Soort akte: overlijden Aktenummer: 591 Aangiftedatum: 28-10-1816

And below is the death record for Sibolt's daughter Jurriana, who died not even a month after Sibolt.

Groningen Death Record for Jurriana Jans

Gemeente: Groningen Soort akte: overlijden Aktenummer: 720 Aangiftedatum: 23-11-1816

You will note the signature of Roelf Roseboom on the above documents. Who was Roelf? Roelf is the tie-in to Hindrik Roseboom, the 3rd husband of Tryntje Sybolts. Roelf was the son of Hindrik Roseboom and an earlier wife named Geertruid Roelfs. Roelf died 27 Sept 1824 in Groningen.

Groningen Death Record for Roelf Roseboom - 27 September 1824

Groningen Death Record of Roelf Roseboom

Municipality: Groningen Type of record: overlijden Record number: 540 Registration date: 29-09-1824

And the birth record for daughter Jurriana.

Civil Registration: Groningen - Jurrine Jans

Further Proof: Early Marriage Record for Hindrik Roseboom and Geertruid Roelfs.

Hindrik Roseboom & Geertruid Roelfs 1754 Marriage Record - Groningen

Ondertrouwboek Groningen 1747-1754 Collectie DTB (toegang 124) Inventarisnummer 180, folio 269v

]]><![CDATA[Parents of Trijntje Sybolts - mother of Jacob Cornelis Kruize]]>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 14:05:28 -0800http://www.kruizengafamily.info/1/post/2012/02/parents-of-trijntje-sybolts-mother-of-jacob-cornelis-kruize.htmlBack in December, I received the following email.

Hi,

I think this might be a good candidate for the baptism of Trijntje Sijbolts

Doop 11-06-1744   Groningen; Nieuwe Kerk

Kind Trijntien
Geslacht v
Geboorteplaats Groningen; Nieuwe Kijk in 't Jatstraat

Vader Sibolt Berents
Moeder Lammigje Hindriks

Bron Algemeen doopboek Groningen 1733-1754
Collectie DTB (toegang 124)
Inventarisnummer 150

If this is the right one, Trijntje would have been 18 when she married Hendrik Jans and assuming he died soon, she may have had a lover who consoled her a bit too much after her husband died and with the shame of having an illegitimate child she couldn't marry easily again till the child had a certain age and would be able to take care of himself. (although 11 looks a bit young I would not be surprised) or maybe she left him under the care of someone else.

Greetings from Korea.

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Henny (Lee Hae Kang)

I too had stumbled upon this same record but have failed to publish it on this site due to no absolute proof of validity. It does make sense that mother Trijntje was from Groningen and probably was born there. She returned there after the death of her first husband. What other reason would she have to migrate to Groningen? Below is the record found in the baptismal registries.

Birth Record for Tryntien Sibolts - NieuwKerk, Groningen

Yes, Tryntien (Tryntje) would have been 18 at the time of her first marriage - should the above record prove to be valid. She married Hindrik Jans in 1762 at both Uithuizen (where she was living at the time) and Eppenhuizen (the city where Hindrik Jans was from). Being married in both locations shows that Tryntje's family was living AT UITHUIZEN in 1762. She appeased both families in this way: both would have had the opportunity to attend the wedding.

How would we begin to prove this record? We can look for a Sibolt Berents living in Uithuizen around 1762. Or, should he have been passed, his wife Lammigje Hindriks.

]]><![CDATA[Island at the Center of the World]]>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 16:05:02 -0800http://www.kruizengafamily.info/1/post/2012/01/island-at-the-center-of-the-world.htmlIn preparation for my upcoming trip to the Netherlands, I attended a travelogue through the country. Magnificent. The film-maker, Sandy Mortimer, gave a short talk on why she was inspired to create the film. It would seem that in the New York State Public Library there exists a secret 8th floor. The elevator skips the 8th floor purposefully. On this floor is contained numerous ancient volumes written by and about the Old Dutch Republic.

As all these tomes are written in Old Dutch, there was no man alive who could translate what they recorded. Until 30 years ago. This is when Charles Gehring was recruited to undertake the project. He had just received his Doctorate in Old Dutch studies.

I have always been taught, as are modern schoolchildren, that our American Nation started with the 13 British Colonies. This is not the truth. You see, history belongs to the victors. When the English took over the area we now call New York, the truth of the original Dutch colony, New Amsterdam, was rewritten. It was hidden until Mr. Gehring began the work of translating the Old Dutch volumes into English.

Russell Shorto, after spending two years with Mr. Gehring, has written a book entitled The Island at the Center of the World. Within the book he records the truth of the original Dutch Republic.

This is where our American Nation has its roots. It is a most interesting read. The Dutch have been extremely important to the founding of this American Nation. It does not have its origins in the English Colonies. This was once a Dutch Republic where only 50% of the citizenry were Dutch. The other 50% were of other Nationalities, to include Native American (Indian). And they made an attempt to live in harmony. They lived in tolerance and in freedom.
]]><![CDATA[Nyburg Family - Notes]]>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 15:38:34 -0800http://www.kruizengafamily.info/1/post/2012/01/nyburg-family-notes.htmlI had the privilege of sitting down with Jack and Sue Nyburg today at their home in Kentwood, Michigan. They were filled with information and more than willing to share. As we sat down to a cup of coffee they showed me a couple photo albums Sue has put together.

While my hopes were a little let down when we did not find a picture of either John or Nettie 'Kruizenga' Hendricks, they did share with me several pictures of the Nyburg family as far back as Carrie M. 'Hendricks' Nyburg and her husband Harry. Carrie M. was one of the daughters of John and Nettie. So, while I have several pictures of the Nyburg clan, I have none of my direct relation.

I am still in need of a picture for both John and Nettie Kruizenga.

Below is a picture of Carrie M. Hendricks Nyburg (1886-1985).

]]><![CDATA[Eiske Jacobs - Wife of Jacob Cornelis - DEATH CERTIFICATE]]>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:45:38 -0800http://www.kruizengafamily.info/1/post/2012/01/eiske-jacobs-wife-of-jacob-cornelis-death-certificate.htmlFinally located the death record for Eiske Jacobs Dam. Took a little due diligence to find. I knew from Egbert Jacobs' death certificate that Eiske had died prior to 1847, and from Sybold Jacobs' death certificate, dated 1833, that Eiske was still alive. This gave me the range 1833-1847.

I also knew Eiske's last known residence at no. 95 in Stedum. Below is her death record.

According to the 1830 population registry, Eiske Jacobs lived in the old Kruizinga home at no. 95 near Stedum. She did not live alone. Living with her were the following:

Hindrik Okkes Zigterman (28) - son in law
Stijntje Jacobs Kruisings (23) - daughter
Berend Hindriks Kruizenga (3) - the son of Hindrik Jacobs & Sijpke Harms. Hindrik is listed as living in Zeerijp.

Eiske was 73 years at the time of her death which occurred 24 Oct 1835. On the record, she is listed as the widow of JACOB HINDRIKS KRUISENGA.

]]><![CDATA[Deaths of Jacob Cornelis Kruize's Children - FATHER'S NAME]]>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:12:21 -0800http://www.kruizengafamily.info/1/post/2012/01/deaths-of-jacob-cornelis-kruizes-children-fathers-name.htmlI find it rather interesting how the name of FATHER JACOB KRUIZE morphed over time. Notice how Jacob's father changes (the patronymic). Dates given are death dates in the order of their respective deaths.

1806 - TRYNTJE - JAKOB KRUIZE

1833 - SYBOLD - JAKOB HINDERKS KRUISENGA & EISKE JAKOBS DAM

1847 - EGBERT - JAKOB KNELLIS KRUIZINGA & EISKE JAKOBS

1854 - HINDRIK - JAKOB KORNELLIS KRUIZINGA & EISKE JACOBS

1865 - DERK - JACOB CORNELIS KRUIZENGA & EISKE JACOBS

1865 - KLAAS - JAKOB KLAASSENS KRUIZENGA & EISKE JOHANNES

1867 - JACOB - JACOB JACOBS KRUIZINGA & EISKE JACOBS VAN DAM

1877 - STIJNTJE - JACOB JACOBS KRUIZINGA & EISKE JACOBS VAN DAM

Are there any hidden clues in the above? Initially it may have been thought that Hindrik Jans was the father of Jacob. Or at least he assumed the name. But then through the period of 1847-1865, we see the name with various spellings of Cornelis, with the single exception written on the death certificate of son Klaas: but the name of Eiske is also botched leading me to believe that someone just did not know what they were talking about.

Then something interesting happens. Suddenly we have unified names in the deaths of both Jacob Jacobs and Stijntje Jacobs. Why was the patronymic "Jacobs" expressed in both places? Why not "Cornelis"? Interesting too that both these records utilize the FULL NAME of Eiske Jacobs van Dam. Why??
]]><![CDATA[Nettie Kruizenga - Family Contact]]>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 08:20:15 -0800http://www.kruizengafamily.info/1/post/2012/01/nettie-kruizenga-family-contact.htmlWithin the past couple of weeks, I contacted a family line in the Nettie Kruizenga genealogy. I shall be sitting down with them this coming Saturday to review/scan pictures.

Nettie Kruizenga was born in August of 1861. She was a daughter of Jacob Derks Kruizenga (1832-1906) and Janna Nannenga Kruizenga, Jacob's first wife. In 1882, at the age of 21, Nettie married John M. Hendricks (born in 1859). John worked as a postal carrier within the city of Grand Rapids for many years, retiring as such.

This union had four children:

M. Blanche (July 1883)
Carrie M. (Jan 1886)
Eleanor J. (March 1887)
Louise K. (May 1890)

The family I contacted descends from Carrie M. Hendricks who wed Harry D. Nyburg on 20 June 1906. This union, as per the 1930 Census, produced the following children:

Doris L. (22 in 1930)
Harold R. (18 in 1930)

I wrote to Mr. Jack Nyburg, one of three grandchildren to Mrs. Carrie M. Hendricks Nyburg. His wife Sue wrote me back. They have pictures to share. Looking forward to meeting the Nyburgs.

]]><![CDATA[Frances Kruizenga Slooter]]>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 20:32:15 -0800http://www.kruizengafamily.info/1/post/2012/01/frances-kruizenga-slooter.htmlThis past Saturday I had the distinct privilege in sitting down with the great-granddaughter of Frances Slooter. Marge Evert Byington Potter is the daughter of Frances Slooter Evert, who was the daughter of Marie Bolthouse and Frank Jacob Slooter. She had a lot of information to share that included many pictures. Unfortunately, none of the pictures may be identified as the Kruizenga family, other than Frances, but it was rewarding just the same.

Frances Slooter was the half-sister to Derk Jacobs Kruizenga, the only living natural son of my emigrating ancestor, Jacob Derks Kruizenga. Below are pictures I have identified as Frances Kruizenga Slooter.

Frances and Jacob were inseparable. They did everything together. Marge Evert Byington Potter told me that Frances, in her latter days, after the passing of Jacob Frank in 1929, was institutionalized. Marge was told, by her mother Frances, that Frances Kruizenga Slooter was there because of a broken heart.

Jacob Frank Slooter and wife Frances Kruizenga Slooter

Jacob Frank Slooter with wife Frances Kruizenga Slooter

Frances Kruizenga Slooter and Jacob Frank Slooter

Jacob Frank Slooter with wife Frances Kruizenga Slooter

]]><![CDATA[Nettie Hendricks Genealogy - a New Link]]>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 12:43:04 -0800http://www.kruizengafamily.info/1/post/2012/01/nettie-hendricks-genealogy-a-new-link.htmlJacob Derks Kruizenga and his 1st wife Janna Nannenga had three daughters: Jessie, Carrie, and Nettie. Nettie was born August of 1861. She married postman John M. Hendricks (1859-1949) in 1882.

This union produced four daughters:

Mary Blanche - July 1883
Carrie M. - Jan. 1886, died Nov. 1985 (buried at Fairplains, Block L, Lot 510 - will picture after Winter)
Eleanor J. - 27 March 1887 to Feb. 1979
Louise K. - May 1890, died 1970 (never married)

Mary Blanche Hendricks married Harry Osborn on 10 Aug 1910.

Carrie M. Hendricks married Harry D. Nyburg on 20 June 1906.

Eleanor J. Hendricks married Edgar R. Carpenter on 28 June 1909.

The following obituaries for Carrie Hendricks Nyburg and Eleanor Hendricks Carpenter provide important clues.

Carrie M. Hendricks Nyburg (1886-1985) Obituary

Grand Rapids Press
Thu. 21 Nov. 1985 Obituary

Eleanor Hendricks Carpenter (1887-1979) Obituary

Grand Rapids Press
Thu. 22 Feb 1979

I have written grandchildren of Carrie M. Hendricks Nyburg: Beverly VanDuinen of Wyoming, Michigan and Jack Nyburg of Caledonia, Michigan.

]]><![CDATA[Slooter & Evert Families - New Research]]>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 09:27:38 -0800http://www.kruizengafamily.info/1/post/2012/01/slooter-evert-families-new-research.htmlIf any photos of Jacob Derk Kruizenga and his 2nd wife Gezina Rotmans or his 3rd wife Jennie exist, they would have certainly been passed down in the family. I have exhausted all resources on the Derk Jacob Kruizenga (1879-1952) lineage as far as I am aware. No pictures have been found. Only a few of Derk and his wife Katherine.

So I turn now to another leg in the family.

From Jacob Derk Kruizenga's (1830-1906) first marriage to Janna Nannenga come the following children:

Jessie (1858-1919). She never married.
Carrie (1860-1931). She never married.
Nettie (1861-1939). She married John Hendricks. A potential lead.

From Jacob Derk Kruizenga's second marriage to Gezina Rotmans came the following children:

Frances (1866-1944). She married Jacob Frank Slooter. A definite lead.
Derkje (Della) (1868-1872).
Zena (1871-1871).

From Jacob Derk Kruizenga's third marriage to Jennie Wittink came the following child:

Derk Jacobs Kruizenga (1879-1952).

The only two leads are in the family legs of Frances Kruizenga Slooter and Nettie Kruizenga Hendricks.

Using Census reports and obituaries I have successfully tracked down the family of Frances Kruizenga Slooter. Here is the Slooter lineage as I researched it.

Jacob Frank Slooter (1865-1929) married Frances Kruizenga on 20 August 1885. This union produced:

Frank Jacob Slooter (1886-1959) who married Marie Bolthouse on 4 Oct 1905. This union produced:

Frances M. Slooter (1906-1982) who married Martin C. (Barney) Evert (1905-1982). And this union produced:

Thomas C. Evert and Marge Evert.

Marge Evert is now Marge Potter and resides in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She wrote me back concerning family photos and said that she has many which are split between her and her brother Tom. She also recalls visiting the Slooter plot at Greenwood as a young girl with her mother and being told of family across the way (the Kruizenga plot) who lost several children in infancy.

I am looking forward to talking with Marge this coming Saturday, the 14th of January. I am like a young kid waiting for Christmas to arrive. Can't wait to see what photo treasures lie with the Slooter/Evert family.

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