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Gerbrigje Harmens Hofstra

Female 1856 - 1930  (73 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Gerbrigje Harmens Hofstra was born on 14 Apr 1856 in huis 171, Oldeboorn, FR, NLD (daughter of Harmen Hotzes Hofstra and Iebeltje Hendriks Schuurmans); died on 04 Mar 1930 in Oldeboorn, Utingeradeel, FR, NLD.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: van der Meer
    • Reference Number: 23292
    • Living: 1890, no. 28, Oldeboorn, FR, NLD

    Notes:

    Birth:
    23y in 1879

    Died:
    73y, gehuwd; begraven in Oldeboorn, Hervormd kerkhof

    Gerbrigje married Folkert Aukes van der Meer on 16 May 1879 in Utingeradeel, FR, NLD. Folkert (son of Auke Folkerts van der Meer and Tjitske Folkerts Kooistra) was born on 16 Mar 1856 in Irnsum, Rauwerderhem, FR, NLD; died on 28 Mar 1938 in Utingeradeel, FR, NLD. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Auke Folkerts van der Meer was born on 13 Aug 1880 in Oldeboorn, FR, NLD; died on 27 Mar 1920 in no. 23, Oldeboorn, FR, NLD.
    2. Harmen Folkerts van der Meer was born on 24 May 1882 in Oldeboorn, FR, NLD; died on 30 Jul 1966.
    3. Tjitske Folkerts van der Meer was born on 03 Oct 1883 in Oldeboorn, Utingeradeel, FR, NLD; died on 13 Feb 1972.
    4. IJbeltje Folkerts van der Meer was born on 21 Apr 1885 in Oldeboorn, FR, NLD.
    5. Sjoukje Folkerts van der Meer was born on 27 Jun 1886 in Oldeboorn, FR, NLD; died on 04 Nov 1966 in Oldeboorn, FR, NLD.
    6. Hendrik Folkerts van der Meer was born on 02 Jan 1889 in Oldeboorn, FR, NLD.
    7. Tetje Folkerts van der Meer was born on 20 Sep 1891 in no. 28, Oldeboorn, FR, NLD.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Harmen Hotzes Hofstra was born in 1823 in Oldeboorn, FR, NLD (son of Hotse Tettes Hofstra and Gerbrigje Piers Piersma).

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Reference Number: 24915
    • Occupation: 1850, huis 171, Oldeboorn, FR, NLD; boer
    • Living: 1884, plaats 50/51, no.171, A575, Oldeboorn, FR, NLD

    Notes:

    "De zathe bij Jetze A. Dijkstra c.s., Oosterboorn, verlaten en betrokken bij Jelle Uiltjes van Oosterend, Hennaarderadeel. Dijkstra c.s. en Piersma komen in ons [Lieuwe Jans de Jong] Dorp te wonen; geen boer meer, gelijk ook de beide broeders weduwen Koopmans. Het land der eerste zal gebruikt worden bij H.W. de Graaf. De zathe der laatste is gehuurd en wordt betrokken door Pier. H. Hofstra, wiens kleine boerderije of koemelkerije is aanvaard door Harmen H. Hofstra, de broeder van Pier, voor eenige dagen getrouwed. Het heerlijke weder is gelukkig en schoon voor de verhuizers."

    "Heden vertrok van zijn zathe, veeboerderije, alles uit de hand verkocht, het leste aan de nieuwe boer W.A. Sipkema, die de zathe heden betrekt, onze [Lieuwe Jans de Jong] ex-buur Sytze Sjoukes Hylkema. Hij gaat vooreerst naar zijn vader naar Akkrum, met al zijn meubelair. Huis en molen getaxeerd. Nye buur. Zoo ook is H.T. Hofstra in zijn gekocht huis, en zijn zoon Harmen weder op de zathe. Zij hebben hun zoon en broeder Pier door den dood verlooren. Deze was boer te Flanzum, Rauwerderhem, zedert de boelgoedsdag, 2d dezer."

    rented from Doumaleen for 140 gulden

    rented from Doumaleen for 115 gulden

    Birth:
    23y in 1847, 27y in 1850

    Living:
    "in een boerderij aan het eind van de Weaze"

    Harmen married Iebeltje Hendriks Schuurmans on 26 Dec 1850 in Idaarderadeel, FR, NLD. Iebeltje (daughter of Hendrik Wobbes Schuurmans and Hijltje Geerts Atsma) was born in 1825 in Grouw, Idaarderadeel, FR, NLD. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Iebeltje Hendriks Schuurmans was born in 1825 in Grouw, Idaarderadeel, FR, NLD (daughter of Hendrik Wobbes Schuurmans and Hijltje Geerts Atsma).

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: Hofstra
    • Reference Number: 29433
    • Moved to: Dec 1850, huis 171, Oldeboorn, FR, NLD

    Notes:

    Birth:
    25y in 1850

    Moved to:
    from Grouw

    Children:
    1. Hendrik Harmens Hofstra was born on 29 Dec 1852 in huis 171, Oldeboorn, Utingeradeel, FR, NLD; died before 1862.
    2. Hiltje Harmens Hofstra was born on 16 Apr 1854 in huis 171, Oldeboorn, FR, NLD; died on 26 Jul 1927 in Utingeradeel, FR, NLD.
    3. 1. Gerbrigje Harmens Hofstra was born on 14 Apr 1856 in huis 171, Oldeboorn, FR, NLD; died on 04 Mar 1930 in Oldeboorn, Utingeradeel, FR, NLD.
    4. IJke Harmens Hofstra was born on 30 Jan 1858 in huis 171, Oldeboorn, FR, NLD; died on 13 Mar 1942 in Utingeradeel, FR, NLD.
    5. Willemke Harmens Hofstra was born on 02 Feb 1860 in huis 171, Oldeboorn, FR, NLD.
    6. Hendrik Harmens Hofstra was born on 26 Feb 1862 in Oldeboorn, FR, NLD; died on 22 Dec 1924 in Utingeradeel, FR, NLD.
    7. Tette Harmens Hofstra was born on 05 Jun 1863 in Utingeradeel, FR, NLD; died before 1867.
    8. Tettje Harmens Hofstra was born on 25 Jul 1865 in Oldeboorn, FR, NLD.
    9. Tette Harmens Hofstra was born on 30 Mar 1867 in Oldeboorn, FR, NLD.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Hotse Tettes Hofstra was born about 1785 (son of Tette Hotses Hofstra and IJke Sijmens); died on 21 Feb 1866 in Utingeradeel, FR, NLD.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: Hotse Tettes
    • Reference Number: 10695
    • Birth: 1789, Oldeboorn, FR, NLD
    • Moved to: 1838, plaats 50/51, Oldeboorn, FR, NLD
    • Living: 1850, plaats 50/51, Oldeboorn, FR, NLD
    • Occupation: 1850, huis 182, Oldeboorn, FR, NLD; boer

    Notes:

    was Harmen Hotses a son and Tette Harmens a grandson??

    was Tette Hotses a son, Rienk Tettes a grandson, and Tette Rienks a great grandson??

    Birth:
    26y in 1811

    Moved to:
    rented this plaats, but not owner of plaats 49

    Died:
    80y, gehuwd

    Hotse married Gerbrigje Piers Piersma on 17 Apr 1808 in Oldeboorn, Utingeradeel, FR, NLD. Gerbrigje (daughter of Pier Haijes and Tetje Hotses) was born in 1788 in Oldeboorn, FR, NLD; died in 1866. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Gerbrigje Piers Piersma was born in 1788 in Oldeboorn, FR, NLD (daughter of Pier Haijes and Tetje Hotses); died in 1866.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: Gerbrig Piers
    • Name: Hofstra
    • Reference Number: 10696
    • Occupation: 1850, huis 182, Oldeboorn, FR, NLD; boerin

    Children:
    1. IJke Hotzes Hofstra was born in 1811 in Oldeboorn, FR, NLD.
    2. Pier Hotzes Hofstra was born on 12 Feb 1813 in Oldeboorn, FR, NLD; died on 06 May 1855 in Rauwerderhem, FR, NLD.
    3. Tette Hotzes Hofstra was born on 23 Aug 1814 in Oldeboorn, FR, NLD; died on 06 Aug 1898 in Utingeradeel, FR, NLD.
    4. Tetje Hotzes Hofstra was born on 01 Nov 1816 in Oldeboorn, Utingeradeel, FR, NLD; died on 29 May 1904 in no. 501 (or 491,489,385,182), Oldeboorn, Utingeradeel, FR, NLD.
    5. 2. Harmen Hotzes Hofstra was born in 1823 in Oldeboorn, FR, NLD.

  3. 6.  Hendrik Wobbes Schuurmans was born about 1788 in Oldeboorn, FR, NLD (son of Wobbe Hendriks Schuurmans and Dirkje Meintes); died on 20 Feb 1864 in Idaarderadeel, FR, NLD.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: Hendrik Wobbes
    • Reference Number: 23412
    • Living: 1811, Oldeboorn, FR, NLD

    Notes:

    from Oldeboorn

    Birth:
    23y in 1811, 25y in 1814

    Died:
    75y, weduwnaar

    Hendrik married Hijltje Geerts Atsma on 23 Jul 1814 in Utingeradeel, FR, NLD. Hijltje (daughter of Geert Atzes Atsma and Sijtske Wouters van der Meer) was born about 1793 in Terzool, Rauwerderhem, FR, NLD. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Hijltje Geerts Atsma was born about 1793 in Terzool, Rauwerderhem, FR, NLD (daughter of Geert Atzes Atsma and Sijtske Wouters van der Meer).

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: Hiltje Geerts
    • Name: Schuurmans
    • Reference Number: 23413

    Notes:

    Birth:
    21y in 1814

    Children:
    1. Rinske Hendriks Schuurmans was born on 17 Feb 1824 in Grouw, Idaarderadeel, FR, NLD.
    2. 3. Iebeltje Hendriks Schuurmans was born in 1825 in Grouw, Idaarderadeel, FR, NLD.
    3. Lipkje Hendriks Schuurmans was born about 1835 in Grouw, Idaarderadeel, FR, NLD.
    4. Willemke Hendriks Schuurmans was born about 1838 in Grouw, Idaarderadeel, FR, NLD.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Tette Hotses Hofstra was born about 1756 (son of Hotze Tettes and Gerbrigje Wijtses); died on 29 Aug 1827 in huis 101b no. 55, Oldeboorn, FR, NLD.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: Tette Hotses
    • Reference Number: 10691
    • Living: 1786, plaats 50/51, Oldeboorn, FR, NLD
    • Occupation: 1825; rentenier, 69y

    Notes:

    one of heirs of Trijntje Wouters, widow of Otte Douwes II (7000 gulden)

    owner of 'de boerderij', and rented with parts of plaats 47 and 48, "waarschijnlijk woont Tette in de boerderij op plaats 49

    with Tomas Gooijes curator for the children of Pier Haijes and Tetje Hotses

    Living:
    pachter van het grootste deel, zijn vader opgevolgt

    Died:
    73y, weduwnaar; in 1824 "heirs of Tette Hotses Hofstra" bought huis 101a, no.55 from "grietenijsecretaris Wijbren Arend Everts" for 900 gulden

    Tette married IJke Sijmens on 01 Jun 1783 in Oldeboorn, FR, NLD. IJke (daughter of Sijmen Jans and Pietje Piekes) died in 1826 in huis 101b (#55), Oldeboorn, FR, NLD. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  IJke Sijmens (daughter of Sijmen Jans and Pietje Piekes); died in 1826 in huis 101b (#55), Oldeboorn, FR, NLD.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: Hofstra
    • Reference Number: 10692

    Children:
    1. 4. Hotse Tettes Hofstra was born about 1785; died on 21 Feb 1866 in Utingeradeel, FR, NLD.
    2. Gerbrig Tettes Hofstra was born in EITHER 1788 OR 1789.
    3. Sijmen Tettes Hofstra was born about 1791; died on 14 Aug 1826 in onder, Haskerdijken, Haskerland, FR, NLD.
    4. Pietje Tettes Hofstra was born about 1794 in Oldeboorn, FR, NLD; died on 17 Aug 1829 in Haskerland, FR, NLD.

  3. 10.  Pier Haijes was born about 1755; died in 1795 in plaats 11, Oldeboorn, FR, NLD.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Reference Number: 21706
    • Occupation: 1796, plaats 11, Oldeboorn, FR, NLD; meier

    Notes:

    used this place, meier

    Pier married Tetje Hotses on 13 Jun 1784 in Oldeboorn, FR, NLD. Tetje (daughter of Hotze Tettes and Gerbrigje Wijtses) was born about 1755. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  Tetje Hotses was born about 1755 (daughter of Hotze Tettes and Gerbrigje Wijtses).

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: Betlehem
    • Reference Number: 21705

    Children:
    1. Haije Piers Piersma was born in 1782 in Oldeboorn, FR, NLD; died on 14 Sep 1857 in Tietjerk, Tietjerksteradeel, FR, NLD.
    2. Hotse Piers Piersma was born about 1786; died in 1870 in Hempens, Leeuwarderadeel, FR, NLD.
    3. 5. Gerbrigje Piers Piersma was born in 1788 in Oldeboorn, FR, NLD; died in 1866.
    4. Eit Piers Piersma was born in 1791 in Oldeboorn, FR, NLD.

  5. 12.  Wobbe Hendriks Schuurmans

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: Wobbe Hendriks
    • Reference Number: 39203
    • Living: 1811, Grouw, Idaarderadeel, FR, NLD

    Notes:

    from Nes

    Wobbe married Dirkje Meintes on 10 Sep 1786 in Oldeboorn, FR, NLD. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 13.  Dirkje Meintes

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: Schuurmans
    • Reference Number: 39204

    Notes:

    from IJsbrechtum

    Children:
    1. 6. Hendrik Wobbes Schuurmans was born about 1788 in Oldeboorn, FR, NLD; died on 20 Feb 1864 in Idaarderadeel, FR, NLD.

  7. 14.  Geert Atzes Atsma was born about 1759 (son of Atze Watzes Atsma and Sijtske Annes); died on 01 Feb 1830 in huis 11, Beers, Baarderadeel, FR, NLD.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: Geert Atses
    • Reference Number: 39201
    • Occupation: 1830; turfschipper

    Notes:

    Died:
    71y, weduwnaar

    Geert married Sijtske Wouters van der Meer. Sijtske was born about 1764 in Oudega, FR, NLD; died on 15 Aug 1826 in huis 11, Beers, Baarderadeel, FR, NLD. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  8. 15.  Sijtske Wouters van der Meer was born about 1764 in Oudega, FR, NLD; died on 15 Aug 1826 in huis 11, Beers, Baarderadeel, FR, NLD.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: Atsma
    • Name: Sijtske Wouters
    • Reference Number: 39202

    Notes:

    Died:
    62y, gehuwd

    Children:
    1. 7. Hijltje Geerts Atsma was born about 1793 in Terzool, Rauwerderhem, FR, NLD.


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