Both Margaretha and her husband Gerhard H. Brockman (my husband’s 5th great-grandparents) were born in Melle, Germany on 11 Jan, she in 1742, he in 1729. They were both baptized on their birthday in the Evangelische Lutheran Church in Melle. Margaretha’s father was the steward at the farm in Bakum. …
Roelof Rycken was baptized 10 Jan 1667 in New Amsterdam, the last child of Ryck Hendricksen and his second wife Annetje Hendricks. He is the 8th great-grand-uncle of my son-in-law. Nothing more is known about the four children of the second marriage; they probably did not reach maturity. Ryck was …
Henrietta Alida Catharina Broekman (dutch link) was born 9 Jan 1858 in Amsterdam, the daughter of Jan Barthold Broekman and his second wife, Jansje van Sitteren. She is a great-grandaunt of my husband, who descends from Jan Bartold and his first wife. Henrietta had six half-siblings and seven siblings (but not …
Frederica (dutch link) was born on 7 Jan 1801 in Almelo, 2nd child and eldest daughter of Jannes ten Bruggencate and Jenneke Selhorst. She was my second great-grandaunt. Her first-born sibling had died young, but she and her two younger siblings all married and had children of their own. Frederica married …
William Parmenter was baptized 7 Jan 1563 in Ovington, County Essex, England, the 9th child and youngest son of George Parmenter and Alice. He is my son-in-law’s 11th great-grandfather. His father was a well-to-do yeoman, his will mentioned quite a few landholdings; and William inherits a number of them. He …
Sanneke (or Susanna) (dutch link) was baptized 6 Jan 1668 in Amsterdam, 350 years ago. She is my husband’s 7th great-grandmother, daughter …
Jenneke (dutch link) was born 5 Jan 1821 in Lonneker, Overijssel, 197 years ago, daughter of Hermannus ten Bruggencate and Janna Doeschot. She …
Riekeltje Schuring (dutch link) was born 4 Jan 1813 in Nieuwe Pekela, Groningen, 205 yrs ago, daughter of Jurjen Schuring and Geessien Holtman. …
Hendrik was born 3 Jan 1920, 98 yrs ago. He was my mother’s only sibling, and according to my mother, her parents, …
Jenneke Hagedoorn was baptized 2 Jan 1741, in Almelo, 277 yrs ago. She is my 1st cousin 6x removed. She was the …
