Geesje IJben

F, #552, b. 1881


Geesje IJben was born in 1881 in Steenwijkerwold, The Netherlands.1 She married Meindert Roukema on 10 November 1904 in Enschede, The Netherlands.1

Child of Geesje IJben and Meindert Roukema

Geesje IJben and Meindert Roukema had 6 more children: Anne (14) immigrated with the father, and Grietje (14), Jacob (11), Gysbertus (10), Pieter (8), Jan A. (2), who all immigrated with the mother.2

More information:
Her parents were Jacob IJben and Grietje Groen. Her father was a laborer.1 Geesje IJben immigrated on the Noordam, from Rotterdam (Aug 3, 1921), arriving New York 13 August 1921. Her contact was her husband Meindert Roukema.2

Citations

  1. [S3] Wie Was Wie, Dutch Genealogical Database. Online at http://www.wiewaswie.nl/, Enschede Marriages : 1904 #222, 10 Nov 1904.
  2. [S2] Ellis Island, Noordam, 13 Aug 1921 (pg# 335).