Pieter Daniel Schipperus

1849 - 1910  (60 years)

• Name	Pieter Daniel Schipperus
  Birth	12 Dec 1849	Rotterdam, ZH, NLD   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Immigration	22 Sep 1850	New York, NY, USA
  	with mother on the 'Pamona' from Rotterdam, settled in New York and New Jersey before spending youth in Chicago
  Census	1870	Holland, MI, USA   [2]
  	20y, b. Netherlands
  Occupation	1872	Chicago, IL, USA
  	medical student, from Hope College General Circular Jun 1872 p.31, Apr 1873 p.31
  Occupation	Apr 1876	Chicago, IL, USA
  	student
  Occupation	1880	256 S. Forquer St., Chicago, Cook, IL, USA   [3]
  	clerk with public library
  Occupation	Between 1883 and 1885	Chicago, IL, USA
  	bookkeeper, from Hope College General Circular Apr 1883 p.25, 1884-1885 p.30
  Occupation	1900	Hamilton, Ravalli, MT, NLD
  	carpenter
  Census	11 Jun 1900	Riverview Addition, Hamilton, Ravalli, MT, USA
  	49y, 21y married, immigrated 1845, in US 55y, naturalized citizen, read and write English, renting home
  Name	Peter D. Skippers
  Occupation	Between 1908 and 1910	Rock Valley, IA, USA
  	justice of the peace, secretary of school board
  Reference Number	1457
  Death	13 May 1910	Rock Valley, IA, USA
  	of cancer of the stomach; physician: Frank J. Huizenga, 60y 5mo 1d (Orange City County Records), also in Daily Missoulian, Missoula MT 16 May 1911(??) page 10, column 5
  Burial	16 May 1910	Valley View Cemetery, Rock Valley, IA, USA
  	Mary paid for headstone, undertaker was M.S. Hine from Rock Valley
  Person ID	I1457	Haasdijk family tree
  Last Modified	23 Mar 2010

  
  

  Father	Daniel Schipperus,   b. 10 Jan 1812, Rotterdam, ZH, NLD
  Mother	Elizabeth Barbara Haakman,   b. 18 Sep 1817, Rotterdam, ZH, NLD d. 03 Sep 1904, Missoula, MT, USA (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	29 Apr 1835	Rotterdam, ZH, NLD   [4]
  Family ID	F983	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Catharine Gerla,   b. Sep 1853, NLD
  Marriage	12 Dec 1878	Chicago, IL, USA
  	pastor B. de Bey "Minister of the Couple" in the Reformed Church
  Family ID	F992	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Apr 2020

  
  

• Notes

  From the Holland Academy's Treasurer's Reports and Hope College Annual Circulars The schooling of Peter Daniel Schipperus: In 1863 Peter Daniel arrived at the Holland Academy in Holland Michigan for further schooling. The Holland Academy?s Treasurer?s Report (in Dutch) with ?Ontsvangsten en Uitgaven 1852 ? 1872? had him listed as student no. 39. During his tenure he paid the following tuitions: Per Gemoetkoming voor het kostgeld en boeken van ??. ?25 per jaar van af October 15 1863 te betalen. 1863 Ontvangen April 6425 00 Ontvangen October 186525 00 106 ? October 186625 00 113 ? Nov 186725 00 122 ? Oct 186825 00 130 ? Sep 186925 00 140 ? October 187025 00 van October 1863 tot 1871 ?25 p Jaar ?200 00 Van het Klassikale Opvoedings Vonds Sep 1869 #39, p. 130 Van Schipperus voor zijn zoon25 00 Van Franklin door Ds Oggel27 00 Bethlehem23 00 Alto30 00 H. Prairie40 00 Chicago13 00 Coll. Bij de Klassikale preek7 32 Sep. 29 1870 #39 Van P. Schipperus voor 186925 00 Van gemeente Franklin door Ds. Bolks 23 00 Bethlehem15 00 Oostburg41 50 Holland Westende90 00 H. Prairie35 00 Gibb Wills30 75 Alto31 00 Grandville 5 00 During his tenure there the name of the Academy was changed to Hope College and the Annual General Circulars gave information about Peter Daniel?s progress. 1865-66: p. 32. Pieter Daniel Schipperus, residence Chicago Ill, room number 11, course of study: Classical (Class B). 1866-67: p. 20. Peter Daniel Schipperus, Chicago Ill, A Class Excelsior (4th year?), Classical Studies, i.e. Milton?s Paradise Lost. 1867-68: p. 16. Peter Daniel Schipperus, Chicago Ill, room 11, under Freshman Class p. 40. Peter Daniel Schipperus, occupation college student. June 1872: p. 40. Peter Daniel Schipperus A.B. Chicago Ill , medical student (p. 31 listed under 1867 alumni) April 1873: p. 31. Peter D. Schipperus (alum of 1871) medical student Chicago April 1876: p. 34. Peter D. Schipperus (alum of 1871) student Chicago Ill 1876-77: p. 46. Peter Daniel Schipperus A.M. Chicago Ill. (listed under 1867 alumni) April 1883 (19th year): p. 25. Peter D. Schipperus (alum of 1871) bookkeeper Chicago Ill 1884-85: p. 30. Peter D. Schipperus (alum of 1871) bookkeeper Chicago Ill "Families and single members of the First Reformed Church of Chicago 1847-1866 included ... Daniel Schipperus ..." from First Reformed Chicago with Rev. Bernardus de Bey. "The same year the church rejoiced to send the first son of the congregation, Peter Schipperus, to study for the ministry at the Holland Academy. The body provided financial aid for his studies." sold lot with Mary: Lot 11 Block 20 Section 16 Township 13 North, Range 19 West to Loren Duggett for $1.00 with brother-in-law J.H. Gerla bought insurance and real estate business from J.C. Vitzthum "last of a family of (twelv)e brothers and sisters all of whom have passed to the great beyond some time ago" (Rock Valley Bee) funeral service at house at 1:30 and in Reformed Church 2:00, Rev. de Jongh and Rev. John Huizenga officiated Elizabeth Schipperus d. Missoula County MT 3 Sep 1904, bur. Missoula City Cemetery 5 Sep 1904 (from Index to Death and Burial Records of Missoula County MT (book))

  
  

• Sources

  [S118] Rotterdam Gemeentearchief, 1849 akte 3147 bl. d099. [S108] Ancestry.com, 1870 Census: Ottawa County MI, p.57, line 23 (Roll 697,p.178). [S57] Census, American, 1880, IL, Ward 8, Enum.Dist. 86, H.No. 67, F.No. 131. [S118] Rotterdam Gemeentearchief, 1835 bl. a147.