Jasper Kievit1

M, #165, b. 14 Apr 1883, d. 3 Mar 1953
FatherThys A. Kievit2 b. 1848, d. a 1910
MotherJapke Kuiken2 b. 1854, d. bt 1939 - 1953


Jasper Kiviet was born on 14 April 1883 in Het Bildt, Friesland, The Netherlands.2 He married Margaret Kievit in 1905.1,3 Jasper Kievit died on 3 March 1953 in Port Jervis, Orange County, New York.1 He was buried on 6 March 1953 in Ridgewood (Valleau Cemetery.)1


The obituary of Jasper Kievit appeared on 5 March 1953 in the Ridgewood Herald News (pg. 6.)1

More information:
He was a plumber in 1910, and in 1920 a chauffeur for a private family.3,4 He immigrated with Thys A. Kievit and Japke Kievit on May 21, 1894 on the Veendam. They were going to Paterson.5

Census Records:
1910 Fed. census: Household of Jasper Kievit, 44 North Oak Street (rear), Ridgewood Township, Bergen County, New Jersey. Household consists of Jasper, his wife Margaret and 2 children: Margaret (3) and John (2.)3
1920 Fed. census: Household of Jasper Kievit, First Street, Ridgewood, Bergen County, New Jersey. Household consists of Jasper, his wife Margaret and 4 children: Margaret G (13), John J. (11), Richard (9) and Joseph J. (4 1/2.)4

Citations

  1. [S52] Ridgew. Herald News, 1 Feb 1940 - 28 Dec 1972, Mar 5, 1953, pg. 6.
  2. [S3] Wie Was Wie, Dutch Genealogical Database. Online at http://www.wiewaswie.nl/, Het Bildt Births : 1883 #A 86.
  3. [S5] 1910 Federal Census, Jasper Kevitt, 5 May 1910. T624 Roll: 870 Page: 52, ED 48.
  4. [S7] 1920 Federal Census, Jasper Kievet, 23 Jan 1920. T625 Roll: 1019 Page: 175, ED 98.
  5. [S2] Ellis Island, Veendam, 21 Aug 1894 (M237, Roll 627, Frame 193, line29-35).