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Gerritje Tettes Hofstra

Female 1843 - 1872  (28 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Gerritje Tettes Hofstra was born on 05 Dec 1843 in Oldeboorn, FR, NLD (daughter of Tette Hotzes Hofstra and Wiebrigjen Franzes Pasma); died on 04 Oct 1872 in Opsterland, FR, NLD.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: de Haan
    • Reference Number: 30985
    • Occupation: 1850, huis 36, Oldeboorn, FR, NLD; schoolleerling

    Notes:

    Died:
    28y, gehuwd

    Gerritje married Hinne Feites de Haan on 03 May 1867 in Utingeradeel, FR, NLD. Hinne (son of Feite IJzaks de Haan and Wietske Klazes Brandenburg) was born on 05 Jan 1840 in Irnsum, Rauwerderhem, FR, NLD; died on 14 Jul 1914 in Utingeradeel, FR, NLD. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Tette Hinnes de Haan was born on 17 Feb 1868 in Terwispel, Opsterland, FR, NLD.
    2. Wietske Hinnes de Haan was born on 21 Apr 1869 in Terwispel, Opsterland, FR, NLD.
    3. Wiebrigje Hinnes de Haan was born on 28 Jun 1870 in Opsterland, FR, NLD.
    4. Jeltje Hinnes de Haan was born on 28 Jun 1870 in Opsterland, FR, NLD.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Tette Hotzes Hofstra was born on 23 Aug 1814 in Oldeboorn, FR, NLD (son of Hotse Tettes Hofstra and Gerbrigje Piers Piersma); died on 06 Aug 1898 in Utingeradeel, FR, NLD.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Reference Number: 22823
    • Living: 1850, plaats 34, Oldeboorn, FR, NLD
    • Occupation: 1850, huis 36, Oldeboorn, FR, NLD; boer

    Notes:

    "De longzietke van het vee is beter dan 1852. Deze maand eerste dagen 18, tot 13d 25, tot 20st 29. Geheel 1853 dood 2977, 1852 dood 2867, 1851 dood 2115, 1850 vanaf 17 Dec.1849 dood 999. Gezamentlijk met de nieuwe wet 8958. Bij eerste week Oepke Sjoukes Bruinsma, Akkrum, ontlast tweede week H.P. Hofstra, Akkrum. Bij vierde week Tette Hotzes Hofstra, Oldeboorn."

    "De longziekte neemt in Februarius haar offers. Tette H. Hofstra onder ons [Lieuwe Jans de Jong] Dorp, J.A. Dijkstra onder Nes. In Friesland de eerste 6 dagen 103, tot 11d 106, tot 18d 68, tot 25st 115, tot leste dagen 66. De maand Februarius dus 't zamen 458 stuks."

    "De longziekte houdt vol. De eerste dagen bij Hommer Fokkes de Jong Nes, 2de week Willem Sytzes Nijdam Oldeboorn. En gezond verklaard Syne Pieters Hoytema Akkrum. Gedood eerste 5 dagen 44, tot 14d 73, tot 20st 70, tot 27st 65, tot einde 49 stuks. Is Meimaand 't zamen 301 stuks. Gezond verklaard T.H. Hofstra. Auke Ruurds Balsma eerste dagen, was nu verscheidene onrvallen en nog gestadig, haastig. Heden een goed maal melk, morgen en overmorgen dood."

    "De longziekte is nog hoger dan 1853. De eerste twee dagen 20, tot 10d 63, tot 17d 64, tot 24st 47, tot en met 3- Junij 37 stuks. Dus de Junijmaand geheel gedood 231 stuks. Ontlast deze maand Tette H. Hofstra bij ons [Lieuwe Jans de Jong] Dorp, J.A. Dijkstra Nes en Adam R. de Boer Akkrum. Bij weduw Haring P. Hofstra Akkrum 2de reis."

    "bouwt een woonhuis ernaast"

    Died:
    83y, weduwnaar

    Tette married Wiebrigjen Franzes Pasma on 12 May 1839 in Utingeradeel, FR, NLD. Wiebrigjen (daughter of Frans Hendriks Pasma and Jeltje Jitses Weidema) was born on 19 May 1817 in Heerenveen, Schoterland, FR, NLD; died on 02 Mar 1845 in Utingeradeel, FR, NLD. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Wiebrigjen Franzes Pasma was born on 19 May 1817 in Heerenveen, Schoterland, FR, NLD (daughter of Frans Hendriks Pasma and Jeltje Jitses Weidema); died on 02 Mar 1845 in Utingeradeel, FR, NLD.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: Hofstra
    • Reference Number: 22824

    Notes:

    mother is given as Janke!! Jitzes Weidema

    Birth:
    21y in 1839

    Died:
    27y, gehuwd; "Deze morgen overleden Wiebrigje F. Postma, huisvrouw F.H. Hofstra, oud ongeveer 28 jaar, zukkeling en bijkomende waterzucht. En Abele J. Woudstra [sic], oud-schoolmeester van ons Dorp, een val en krachtverlies, oud 88 jaar."

    Children:
    1. Jeltje Tettes Hofstra was born on 11 Mar 1840 in Oldeboorn, FR, NLD; died on 04 Nov 1885 in Utingeradeel, FR, NLD.
    2. Hotze Tettes Hofstra was born on 16 May 1841 in Oldeboorn, FR, NLD.
    3. Gerbrigje Tettes Hofstra was born on 27 Sep 1842 in Utingeradeel, FR, NLD.
    4. 1. Gerritje Tettes Hofstra was born on 05 Dec 1843 in Oldeboorn, FR, NLD; died on 04 Oct 1872 in Opsterland, 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. 2. 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. Harmen Hotzes Hofstra was born in 1823 in Oldeboorn, FR, NLD.

  3. 6.  Frans Hendriks Pasma was born about 1771; died on 05 May 1845 in Utingeradeel, FR, NLD.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: Frans Hendriks
    • Name: Frans Hendriks Postma
    • Reference Number: 22825
    • Living: 1838, plaats 34, Oldeboorn, FR, NLD

    Notes:

    from Heerenveen

    "Vertoeving der broeders van de beide Doopsgezinde gemeenten in ons [Lieuwe Jans de Jong] Dorp, en voorstel tot vereniging, hetwelk aangenomen zijnde, een commissie benoemd om de voorlopige beproeving te bewerkstelligen, en werden tot deze commissie verkozen: Oude Huis drie leden, Heert G. Walstra, Sipke M. Bottema en L.J. de Jong. Nieuwe Huis drie leden, Frans H. Postma, Pieke H. Hylkema en Wiebe H. Oosterwoud, om met de beide leeraars H. Haga en K.J. Haima te schikken."

    "Begrafenisplegtigheid van Mevrouw Lyklama ? Nyeholt geb. Blomkolk. Zij is begraven te Nes op het kerkhof, daar het begraven in de kerken niet meer mag plaats hebben. ... Heden morgen 8? was onze zamenkomst bepaald bij de kastelein Arend Raadsveld, kastelein te Oldeboorn, als: Pieter Pieters de Jong, Dirk Geerts Bethlem, Klaas Lieuwes Schoustra, Gerrit Pieters Eisinga, Willem Sytzes Nijdam, Frans Hendriks Postma, Uiltje Tjerks Westerterp, Jan Gales van der West. Wij, Lieuwe Jans de Jong, Johannes Aukes Vleer, Pieter Johannes Bottema, en Bauke Atze Dijkstra, 12 meiers zijner zathen onder deze Dorpen. What follows is the account of the burial in Nes

    Name:
    and 1813, at the births of Trijntje and Hendrik

    Died:
    74y, weduwnaar

    Frans married Jeltje Jitses Weidema on 06 May 1810 in Heerenveen, FR, NLD. Jeltje (daughter of Jitse Karstes Weidema and Trijntje Tjebbes Wijma) was born on 11 Sep 1778 in Oldeboorn, FR, NLD; died on 18 Oct 1833 in Utingeradeel, FR, NLD. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Jeltje Jitses Weidema was born on 11 Sep 1778 in Oldeboorn, FR, NLD (daughter of Jitse Karstes Weidema and Trijntje Tjebbes Wijma); died on 18 Oct 1833 in Utingeradeel, FR, NLD.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: Pasma
    • Reference Number: 21509
    • Living: 1811, Heerenveen, FR, NLD

    Notes:

    Birth:
    32y in 1811

    Died:
    55y, gehuwd

    Children:
    1. Trijntje Franzes Pasma was born on 19 Mar 1812 in Heerenveen, Schoterland, FR, NLD.
    2. Hendrik Franzes Pasma was born on 21 Jul 1813 in Heerenveen, Schoterland, FR, NLD.
    3. Jitske Franzes Pasma was born on 02 Jun 1815 in Heerenveen, Schoterland, FR, NLD; died on 14 Jan 1847 in Henswoude, Oldeboorn, Utingeradeel, FR, NLD.
    4. 3. Wiebrigjen Franzes Pasma was born on 19 May 1817 in Heerenveen, Schoterland, FR, NLD; died on 02 Mar 1845 in Utingeradeel, FR, NLD.
    5. Gerrit Franzes Pasma was born on 17 Oct 1818 in Schoterland, FR, NLD; died on 04 Feb 1825 in Schoterland, 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. 14.  Jitse Karstes Weidema (son of Karst Jans and Janke Sijmens); died in 1820.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: Jitse Karstes
    • Reference Number: 21503
    • Living: 1786, plaats 31, Oldeboorn, FR, NLD

    Notes:

    rents farm from his uncle Tjerk Johannes, and Tjerk built new house on the property

    Jitse Karstes sold huis to three speculators: Klaas Hessels, Reinder Ruurds and Fokke Bartles for 1100 gulden

    sold huis to Jan Douwes for 535 gulden

    gebruiker

    Living:
    rented to 1799

    Jitse married Trijntje Tjebbes Wijma on 11 Oct 1778 in Oldeboorn, FR, NLD. Trijntje (daughter of Tjebbe Dirks) died in 1830. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 15.  Trijntje Tjebbes Wijma (daughter of Tjebbe Dirks); died in 1830.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: Trijntje Tjebbes
    • Name: Weidema
    • Reference Number: 21508

    Notes:

    heir of uncle Tjerk Johannes (Bottema), sold huis to neighbor Jan Douwes (huis 81a) for 535 gulden

    Trijntje was "een nicht van Tjerk's vrouw", i.e. Janke Geerts Wijma

    Children:
    1. 7. Jeltje Jitses Weidema was born on 11 Sep 1778 in Oldeboorn, FR, NLD; died on 18 Oct 1833 in Utingeradeel, FR, NLD.
    2. Karst Jitses Weidema was born about 1783 in Oldeboorn, FR, NLD.
    3. Janke Jitzes Weidema was born in 1787 in Oldeboorn, FR, NLD; died on 12 May 1854 in huis 116, Oldeboorn, Utingeradeel, FR, NLD.


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