Geesje Jans (Meinders) van Dam (1801 - 1875)

Born 4 May 1801 in Gieten, Drenthe, Nederland

Wife of Jan Roelofs van Dam — married 5 May 1825 in ,Zuidlaren,Drenthe,Netherlands

Descendants

Died 7 Oct 1875 at age 74 in Drenthe, Ottawa, Michigan, United States

Biography

Geesje Jans was baptised 10 May 1801 in Gieten, Drenthe, Nederland.^[1]

Father's Name: Jan Willems

Mother's Name: Jaichje Schuiling

Jan van Dam, born in Haren (Groningen), 23 years old, bakkersknegt by profession, married Geesje Jans Meinders, born in Gieten, 23 years old, on May 13, 1825 in Zuidlaren.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ "Nederland, Indexen van de Archieven, Primaire Archiefstukken (BS en DTB), 1600-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLDY-381D : 23 August 2017), Geesje Jans, Baptism 10 May 1801, Gieten, Drenthe, Nederland; from database, openarchives (https://www.openarch.nl : 2016); citing Gieten, archive Collectie Xerokopieen DTOB, inventory number 56, folio 008; ; Drents Archief.
2. ↑ Drenthe Archive in Assen (Netherlands), Civil registration marriages Zuidlaren, archive 166.032, inventory number 1825, May 13, 1825, record number 4

• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 9 March 2020), memorial page for Geesje Jans Minders Van Dam (4 May 1801–7 Oct 1875), Find A Grave: Memorial #39038759, citing VanDam Family Cemetery, Drenthe, Ottawa County, Michigan, USA ; Maintained by Leigh Ann (contributor 46532664) .