Gerrit Jan Voerknecht1,2,3,4

M, #1424, ° May 1789, +. Jul 1842
FatherGerrit Evert Voerknecht1,2,3,4 ° 19 Dec 1759, +. 8 Oct 1819
MotherBerendina Bennink1,2,3,4 ° 19 May 1766, +. 23 Apr 1822
  • Proven or possible relations:
     Gerrit Jan Voerknecht was born in Stad Almelo.4,1,2 He was baptized (NH) on 21 May 1789 in Almelo.3 He (1) married Eva Feldman, daughter of Evert Veltman and Fenne Wieking, on 27 Jul 1821 in Stad Almelo4,1,5 (banns 15 Jul 1821, Stad Almelo, also in Ambt Almelo.)4 He (2) married Hendriene van de Riet on 28 Jul 1831 in Stad Almelo1,2 (banns 10 Jul 1831, Stad Almelo.)1 He died on 10 Jul 1842 at Doelen (wijk 2) in Stad Almelo. Frederik Bloemen and Bernard van Wietmarschen were the witnesses.2

More Information:
He was a weaver (1831), farmer (1842.)2,6 He lived at the time of his first marriage in Ambt Almelo.4 He writes his name at his first marriage, but later is always recorded as being illiterate.

Source(s)

  1. [S1] BS Stad Almelo, Marriages : 1831 #8. Gerrit Jan Voerknecht en Hendriena van de Riet, 28 Jul 1831.
  2. [S28] BS Stad Almelo, Overlijden/Deaths : 1842 #46. Gerrit Jan Voerknecht, 10 Jul 1842.
  3. [S32] DTB NH Almelo, Dopen/Baptisms : Gerrit Jan, zoon van Gerrit Evert Voerknecht en Berendina Bennink, 21 May 1789.
  4. [S1] BS Stad Almelo, Marriages : 1821 #9. Gerrit Jan Voerknecht en Eva Feldman, 27 Jul 1821.
  5. [S28] BS Stad Almelo, Overlijden/Deaths : 1831 #8. Eva Veldman, 24 Feb 1831.
  6. [S14] BS Stad Almelo, Huwelijksbijlagen/Mar. Enclosures : 1837 #12. Hendrik Gast en Aaltjen Stoltink, 29 Jun 1837.