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Sjoerd Jans van Rhee

Male 1812 - 1854  (41 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Sjoerd Jans van Rhee was born on 01 Nov 1812 in De Kniijpe, Schoterland, FR, NLD (son of Jan Jans van Rhee and Trijntje Sjoerds Haantjes); died on 29 Oct 1854 in Utrecht, UT, NLD.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Reference Number: 18462
    • Occupation: 1854, Schoterland, FR, NLD; fuselier

    Notes:

    Died:
    42y


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Jan Jans van Rhee was born on 03 May 1787 in Benedenknijpe, Schoterland, FR, NLD (son of Jan Johannes van Rhee and Grietje Jans); died on 25 Sep 1842 in huis 35, Het Meer, Schoterland, FR, NLD.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Reference Number: 18457
    • Birth: 09 May 1787, De Kniijpe, Schoterland, FR, NLD
    • Baptism: 13 May 1787, Benedenknijpe, Schoterland, FR, NLD
    • Baptism: 19 May 1787, De Kniijpe, Schoterland, FR, NLD
    • Occupation: 1812, 't Meer, Schoterland, FR, NLD; schippersknecht
    • Occupation: 1812, Knijpe, Schoterland, FR, NLD; schippersknecht
    • Occupation: 1815, Benedenknijpe, Schoterland, FR, NLD; arbeider, also in 1823
    • Occupation: 1820, Benedenknijpe, Schoterland, FR, NLD; thans beroepshalve afwezig
    • Occupation: 1842, Het Meer, Schoterland, FR, NLD; tuinier

    Notes:

    Birth:
    from 1812 bijlagen

    Baptism:
    from 1812 bijlagen

    Jan married Trijntje Sjoerds Haantjes on 29 Aug 1812 in De Kniijpe, Schoterland, FR, NLD. Trijntje (daughter of Sjoerd Jacobs Haantjes and Swaantje Alberts) was born on 22 Jun 1792 in De Kniijpe, Schoterland, FR, NLD; died on 25 Oct 1832 in huis 12, Benedenknijpe, Schoterland, FR, NLD. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Trijntje Sjoerds Haantjes was born on 22 Jun 1792 in De Kniijpe, Schoterland, FR, NLD (daughter of Sjoerd Jacobs Haantjes and Swaantje Alberts); died on 25 Oct 1832 in huis 12, Benedenknijpe, Schoterland, FR, NLD.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: van Rhee
    • Reference Number: 18458
    • Baptism: 22 Jul 1792, De Kniijpe, Schoterland, FR, NLD
    • Living: 1812, De Kniijpe, Schoterland, FR, NLD

    Notes:

    Died:
    nalatende 4 kinderen

    Children:
    1. 1. Sjoerd Jans van Rhee was born on 01 Nov 1812 in De Kniijpe, Schoterland, FR, NLD; died on 29 Oct 1854 in Utrecht, UT, NLD.
    2. Jan Jans van Rhee was born on 07 Jun 1815 in De Kniijpe, Schoterland, FR, NLD.
    3. levenloos kind van Rhee was born on 08 Dec 1818 in Benedenknijpe, Schoterland, FR, NLD; died on 08 Dec 1818 in Benedenknijpe, Schoterland, FR, NLD.
    4. Jouke Jans van Rhee was born on 21 Jul 1820 in Benedenknijpe, Schoterland, FR, NLD.
    5. Johannes Jans van Rhee was born on 25 Oct 1823 in Benedenknijpe, Schoterland, FR, NLD; died on 14 Nov 1885 in Oranjewoud, Schoterland, FR, NLD.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Jan Johannes van Rhee was born on 04 Apr 1753 in Heerenveen, Schoterland, FR, NLD (son of Johannes Dirks van Rhee and Antje Jans); died on 18 Nov 1824 in huis 32, Het Meer, Schoterland, FR, NLD.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: van Ree
    • Reference Number: 18433
    • Baptism: 08 Apr 1753, Heerenveen, Schoterland, FR, NLD
    • Living: 1811, Het Meer, Schoterland, FR, NLD
    • Occupation: 1812, 't Meer, Schoterland, FR, NLD; koopman, also in 1813
    • Occupation: 1822, Het Meer, Schoterland, FR, NLD; tapper

    Notes:

    connection to parents to be proven, age good evidence!

    Died:
    72y, nalatende 3 kinderen

    Jan married Grietje Jans on 05 Jan 1777 in Benedenknijpe, Schoterland, FR, NLD. Grietje was born about 1750; died on 21 Jan 1827 in Het Meer, Schoterland, FR, NLD. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Grietje Jans was born about 1750; died on 21 Jan 1827 in Het Meer, Schoterland, FR, NLD.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: van Rhee
    • Reference Number: 18438
    • Living: 1811, Het Meer, Schoterland, FR, NLD
    • Living: 1824, Het Meer, Schoterland, FR, NLD

    Notes:

    Living:
    also in 1812, 1813

    Living:
    also in 1822

    Died:
    77y, weduwe; nalatende drie kinderen

    Notes:

    Married:
    beide van Benedenknijpe

    Children:
    1. Antje Jans van Rhee was born on 01 May 1777 in Benedenknijpe, Schoterland, FR, NLD.
    2. Wijtske Jans van Rhee was born on 29 Sep 1779 in Benedenknijpe, Schoterland, FR, NLD.
    3. Johannes Jans van Rhee was born on 05 Feb 1784 in Benedenknijpe, Schoterland, FR, NLD; died on 10 Jan 1823 in huis 50, Heerenveen, FR, NLD.
    4. 2. Jan Jans van Rhee was born on 03 May 1787 in Benedenknijpe, Schoterland, FR, NLD; died on 25 Sep 1842 in huis 35, Het Meer, Schoterland, FR, NLD.
    5. Wijtske Jans van Rhee was born on 03 Feb 1790 in Het Meer, Schoterland, FR, NLD; died on 28 May 1868 in 't Meer, Schoterland, FR, NLD.
    6. Durkjen Jans van Rhee was born on 28 Jul 1792 in Het Meer, Schoterland, FR, NLD; died on 29 Mar 1871 in huis 264, Heerenveen, FR, NLD.

  3. 6.  Sjoerd Jacobs Haantjes

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Reference Number: 18459
    • Occupation: 1812; balkschipper
    • Occupation: 1813, Knijpe, Schoterland, FR, NLD; tjalkschipper

    Sjoerd married Swaantje Alberts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Swaantje Alberts

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: Haantjes
    • Reference Number: 18460
    • Living: 1813, Knijpe, Schoterland, FR, NLD

    Children:
    1. Jacob Sjoerds Haantjes was born on 29 Sep 1788 in Benedenknijpe, Schoterland, FR, NLD.
    2. 3. Trijntje Sjoerds Haantjes was born on 22 Jun 1792 in De Kniijpe, Schoterland, FR, NLD; died on 25 Oct 1832 in huis 12, Benedenknijpe, Schoterland, FR, NLD.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Johannes Dirks van Rhee (son of Dirk Jans van Rhee and Harmtje Jacobs); died about 1770 in Knijpe, Schoterland, FR, NLD.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: Johannes Dirks
    • Name: Johannes van Ree
    • Reference Number: 150
    • Reference Number: 154
    • Religion: Hervormd
    • Baptism: 12 May 1715, Steenwijk, OV, NLD

    Notes:

    no mother given in baptisms of four youngest children

    In search of van Rhee roots. At first during the 1980s I searched for an Uilkje Johannes in the Heerenveen area and found one! Uilkje Johannes Olingius b. Heerenveen 12 Apr 1754, bap. 1 Dec 1758. As a result I found the rest of the family of Johannes Olingius and Rinske Binnis, all born and baptized in Heerenveen: Anna Maria bap. 31 Dec 1747, Harmannus Philippus bap. 9 Mar 1752, Uilkjen b. 12 Apr 1754, bap. 1 Dec 1758, Johannes b. between 1754 and 1758 (I think), bap. 1 Dec 1758. On this basis I made the assumption that this family was the progenitor of the van Rhee clan. I believe now that I was wrong.

    In subsequent years I found that Johannes van Rhee and Antie Jans had three children in Heerenveen: Harmina bap. 15 Mar 1750, Harmina bap. 17 May 1751, Jan bap. 8 Apr 1752. Still later I discovered that a Johannes van Rhee (Ree) had four children in de Knijpe, about 4 km east of Heerenveen. However, in these records there is no mention of a wife. These four were: Uijlkjen bap. 1 Dec 1756, Diek bap. 20 Apr 1760, Durk bap. 28 Aug 1763, Harmijntje bap. 20 Oct 1765. The time frame would lead one to believe these seven children all belong to the same family and the family moved from Heerenveen to de Knijpe sometime between 1752 and 1756. I now make the assumption (2006) that this family is the progenitor of our van Rhee family even though there is no direct proof at this time. I intend to keep searching for this proof!

    In addition, a Jacobus van Rhee (Ree) and Riemke Johannes had four chldren in Heerenveen: Dirk bap. 28 Sep 1738, Aukjen bap. 22 May 1740, Vroukje bap. 2 Sep 1742, Johannes bap. 26 Sep 1744. Could Jacobus be an older brother to Johannes??

    Finally, an Anna van Rhee came to de Knijpe from Amsterdam on 11 Mar 1773. She was the wife of F.A. van Guerenbeen and returned to Amsterdam 11 Apr 1780. How does she fit into this family??

    Name:
    and in 1760,1763

    Died:
    begraven "aan de Noordkant van het Ooste tot aan de kerk"

    Johannes married Antje Jans on 11 May 1749 in Heerenveen, Schoterland, FR, NLD. Antje was born about 1715. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Antje Jans was born about 1715.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: van Rhee
    • Reference Number: 151
    • Reference Number: 155
    • Religion: Hervormd

    Notes:

    More children?

    Notes:

    Married:
    beide van Heerenveen

    Children:
    1. Harmina Johannes van Rhee died before 1751.
    2. Harmina Johannes van Rhee
    3. 4. Jan Johannes van Rhee was born on 04 Apr 1753 in Heerenveen, Schoterland, FR, NLD; died on 18 Nov 1824 in huis 32, Het Meer, Schoterland, FR, NLD.
    4. Uilkjen Johannes van Rhee died on 29 Mar 1807 in Het Meer, Schoterland, FR, NLD.
    5. Diek Johannes van Rhee
    6. Durk Johannes van Rhee
    7. Harmijntje Johannes van Rhee died on 08 May 1817 in huis 37, Het Meer, Schoterland, FR, NLD.


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