Barney Kievit1

M, #150, b. 2 Feb 1876, d. bt 1939 - 1953
FatherThys A. Kievit2 b. 1848, d. a 1910
MotherJapke Kuiken1,2 b. 1854, d. bt 1939 - 1953


Beert Kiviet was born on 2 February 1876 in Het Bildt, Friesland, The Netherlands.3,2 He married Catherine Kievit.3 Barney Kievit died between 1939 and 1953.1,4
Barney Kievit lived in 1904 in 116 Woodside Ave, Ridgewood, Bergen County, New Jersey.5

More information:
A Barend Kievits (17) immigrates on 7 Apr 1893 on the Veendam from Rotterdam. He is from Tudgum, Holland. This could possibly be Beetgum, a village in Menaldumadeel, Friesland, which is located right next to Het Bildt.6 He was employed at the Ice Company in 1910.7

Census Records:
1910 Fed. census: Household of Barney Kievit, Madison Ave, Ridgewood Township, Bergen County, New Jersey. Household consists of Barney, his wife Catherine and 5 children: John (9), Matthew (7), Helen (5), James (3), Catherine (5 mo.)8
1920 Fed. census: Household of Barney Kievit, 60 Madison Ave, Ridgewood, Bergen County, New Jersey. Household consists of Barney, his wife Catherine and 8 children: John (18), Matthew (16), Helen (14), James (12), Catherine (10), Jessie (8) and twins Elisabeth and Frances (7), all born in NJ.3

Citations

  1. [S1] Ridgew. Herald, 13 July 1901 - 25 Jan 1940, Jan 25, 1939. pg. 2.
  2. [S3] Wie Was Wie, Dutch Genealogical Database. Online at http://www.wiewaswie.nl/, Het Bildt Births : 1876 #A 38.
  3. [S7] 1920 Federal Census, Barney Kievit, 22 Jan 1920. T625 Roll: 1019 Page: 174, ED 98.
  4. [S52] Ridgew. Herald News, 1 Feb 1940 - 28 Dec 1972, Mar 5, 1953, pg. 6.
  5. [S27] Ridgewood Dir., 1904.
  6. [S2] Ellis Island, Veendam, 7 Apr 1893 (M237, Roll 605, Frame 476, Line 112).
  7. [S27] Ridgewood Dir., 1910.
  8. [S5] 1910 Federal Census, Barney Kevitt, 25 May 1910. T624 Roll: 870 Page: 64, ED 48.