Thirza Washburn (dutch link) was born on 3 Dec 1800, 217 years ago. She is the fourth great-grandmother of my son-in-law, on his paternal side. She descends from James Chilton, and from Francis Cooke, who were both on the Mayflower. Distinguished American ancestry! She married Thaddeus Whitney, another old american name. …
Grietje Tjakkes (Dutch link) was born 2 Dec 1783, 234 years ago, in Nieuwe Pekela. She is the sister of my third-great-grandfather on my mother’s side, who at some point adopted the surname Kleinhuis. She married Hendrik Oldenburger in 1820, as his second wife. Hendrik is also distantly related to …
Abigail Sackett was born 1 Dec 1663, 354 years ago, in Massachussetts. She is the wife of my son-in-law’s 7th great-granduncle. Her parents John Sackett and Abigail Hannum were already in Springfield, MA in 1661, as John had to appear in the Springfield Court on 24 Sep 1661, to answer …
Gudel (Augusta/Goutel) Moyses was born 30 Nov 1788, 229 years ago in Bonfeld, Wurttemberg, Germany. She is my husband’s 3rd great-grandmother on his mother’s side. Gudel was jewish, and I found her birth certificate in the WWII file on my mother-in-law (but that is another story) She married her husband …
Aurelia Maria was born 177 years ago on 29 Nov 1840. She was the first daughter of Jan ten Bruggencate (dutch link) and Anna van Bolhuis, and my 4th cousin 3x removed (among other relationships). Unfortunately she was not long for this world, she died 17 May 1841, barely 6 …
Just found an interesting coincidence: My husband’s 7th great-granduncle married (as his second wife) Isabel Latham (dutch link) on 1 Feb 1699 in …
In 1883 there are in Amsterdam two death certificates for a Gesina ten Bruggencate. Neither lists the parents, both are listed as …
My great-great-grandmother Aafien Meijering (for whom my grandmother was named, and so for whom I am named) was born the day after …
George Bruggencate (Dutch link) is the son of John, who arrived in this country in 1847 on the Doggersbank. He married Mary Elizabeth …
Please read Yvette Hoytink’s post on place name errors in databases at Ancestry and elsewhere Of course, Yvette’s blog (Dutchgenealogy.nl) is a …
