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Thijs Jans Sterk

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Thijs Jans Sterk was born on 26 Feb 1857 in Ferwerderadeel, FR, NLD (son of Jan Pieters Sterk and Grietje Heins Hijma).

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Reference Number: 65711
    • Immigration: 1883, USA
    • Moved to: 1890, SD, USA

    Family/Spouse: Jennie. Jennie was born about 1857. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. John Sterk was born est 1882.
    2. Dora Sterk was born est 1884.
    3. Peter Sterk was born est 1886.
    4. Gertie Sterk was born est 1888.
    5. Harry Sterk was born est 1890.
    6. Martin Sterk was born est 1892.
    7. Henry Sterk was born est 1894.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Jan Pieters Sterk was born about 1818 in Blija, Ferwerderadeel, FR, NLD (son of Pieter Jans Sterk and Fokeltje Jans Terpstra).

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Reference Number: 65621

    Notes:

    Birth:
    25y in 1843

    Jan married Grietje Heins Hijma on 24 Aug 1843 in Ferwerderadeel, FR, NLD. Grietje (daughter of Hein Jans Hijma and Jantje Tijssen de Walle) was born about 1820 in Ferwerd, Ferwerderadeel, FR, NLD. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Grietje Heins Hijma was born about 1820 in Ferwerd, Ferwerderadeel, FR, NLD (daughter of Hein Jans Hijma and Jantje Tijssen de Walle).

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: Sterk
    • Reference Number: 65623

    Notes:

    Birth:
    23y in 1843

    Children:
    1. Pieter Jans Sterk was born about 1846 in Ferwerd, Ferwerderadeel, FR, NLD.
    2. 1. Thijs Jans Sterk was born on 26 Feb 1857 in Ferwerderadeel, FR, NLD.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Pieter Jans Sterk was born in Sep 1777 in Nes, Ameland, FR, NLD (son of Jan Jans Sterk and Neeltje Cornelis Bloem); died on 25 Apr 1850.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: Pieter Jans
    • Reference Number: 65619
    • Birth: Abt 1783, Nes, Ameland, FR, NLD

    Notes:

    Birth:
    29y in 1812

    Pieter married Fokeltje Jans Terpstra on 15 Jul 1812 in Ferwerderadeel, FR, NLD. Fokeltje (daughter of Jan Tjerks Terpstra and Baukje Fokkes Fokkens) was born on 02 Mar 1791 in Bornwird, Westdongeradeel, FR, NLD; died on 27 Nov 1868. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Fokeltje Jans Terpstra was born on 02 Mar 1791 in Bornwird, Westdongeradeel, FR, NLD (daughter of Jan Tjerks Terpstra and Baukje Fokkes Fokkens); died on 27 Nov 1868.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: Fokeltje Jans
    • Name: Sterk
    • Reference Number: 65620

    Notes:

    Birth:
    21y in 1812

    Children:
    1. 2. Jan Pieters Sterk was born about 1818 in Blija, Ferwerderadeel, FR, NLD.
    2. Jacob Pieters Sterk was born on 06 Jun 1828 in Ferwerd, Ferwerderadeel, FR, NLD; died on 18 Jan 1900.

  3. 6.  Hein Jans Hijma was born about 1797 in Ferwerd, Ferwerderadeel, FR, NLD (son of Jan Heins Hijma and Grietje Taekes Dijkstra); died on 18 Mar 1846 in Ferwerderadeel, FR, NLD.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: Hein Jans
    • Reference Number: 65606
    • Occupation: 1816; schipper

    Notes:

    Birth:
    19y in 1816

    Died:
    49y, gehuwd

    Hein married Jantje Tijssen de Walle on 30 May 1816 in Ferwerd, Ferwerderadeel, FR, NLD. Jantje (daughter of Tijs Nutterts de Walle and Wijtske Andries Vellinga) was born about 1795 in Ferwerd, Ferwerderadeel, FR, NLD; died on 12 Mar 1860 in Ferwerderadeel, FR, NLD. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Jantje Tijssen de Walle was born about 1795 in Ferwerd, Ferwerderadeel, FR, NLD (daughter of Tijs Nutterts de Walle and Wijtske Andries Vellinga); died on 12 Mar 1860 in Ferwerderadeel, FR, NLD.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: Hijma
    • Name: Jantje Tijsses
    • Reference Number: 65622

    Notes:

    Birth:
    17y in 1811, 20y in 1816

    Died:
    64y, weduwe

    Children:
    1. 3. Grietje Heins Hijma was born about 1820 in Ferwerd, Ferwerderadeel, FR, NLD.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Jan Jans Sterk

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: Jan Jans
    • Reference Number: 65617

    Jan married Neeltje Cornelis Bloem. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Neeltje Cornelis Bloem

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: Neeltje Cornelis
    • Name: Sterk
    • Reference Number: 65618

    Children:
    1. 4. Pieter Jans Sterk was born in Sep 1777 in Nes, Ameland, FR, NLD; died on 25 Apr 1850.
    2. Andries Jans Sterk was born about 1788 in Nes, Ameland, FR, NLD.

  3. 10.  Jan Tjerks Terpstra was born about 1760.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: Jan Tjerks
    • Reference Number: 55882
    • Occupation: 1786, Bornwird, Westdongeradeel, FR, NLD; schoolmeester

    Jan married Baukje Fokkes Fokkens on 12 Mar 1786 in Bornwird, Westdongeradeel, FR, NLD. Baukje was born about 1760. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  Baukje Fokkes Fokkens was born about 1760.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: Baukje Fokkes
    • Name: Terpstra
    • Reference Number: 55883

    Notes:

    Married:
    beide van Bornwird

    Children:
    1. Mettje Jans Terpstra was born about 1787 in Bornwird, Westdongeradeel, FR, NLD.
    2. Grietje Jans Terpstra was born about 1789 in Bornwird, Westdongeradeel, FR, NLD.
    3. 5. Fokeltje Jans Terpstra was born on 02 Mar 1791 in Bornwird, Westdongeradeel, FR, NLD; died on 27 Nov 1868.

  5. 12.  Jan Heins Hijma was born about 1752 (son of Hein Jans and Pietje Abes); died on 14 May 1824 in Ferwerderadeel, FR, NLD.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: Jan Heins
    • Reference Number: 65604

    Notes:

    Died:
    72y, gehuwd

    Jan married Grietje Taekes Dijkstra. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 13.  Grietje Taekes Dijkstra

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: Grietje Taekes
    • Name: Hijma
    • Reference Number: 65605

    Children:
    1. 6. Hein Jans Hijma was born about 1797 in Ferwerd, Ferwerderadeel, FR, NLD; died on 18 Mar 1846 in Ferwerderadeel, FR, NLD.

  7. 14.  Tijs Nutterts de Walle was born about 1771 (son of Nuttert Tijsses de Walle and Jantje Christoffels); died on 29 Oct 1825 in Ferwerderadeel, FR, NLD.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: Tijs Nutterts
    • Reference Number: 65629
    • Living: 1811, Ferwerd, Ferwerderadeel, FR, NLD

    Notes:

    Birth:
    40y in 1811

    Died:
    54y, gehuwd

    Tijs married Wijtske Andries Vellinga on 20 Jul 1794 in Ferwerd, Ferwerderadeel, FR, NLD. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  8. 15.  Wijtske Andries Vellinga

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: de Walle
    • Name: Wijtske Andries
    • Reference Number: 65630

    Notes:

    Married:
    beide van Ferwerd

    Children:
    1. 7. Jantje Tijssen de Walle was born about 1795 in Ferwerd, Ferwerderadeel, FR, NLD; died on 12 Mar 1860 in Ferwerderadeel, FR, NLD.
    2. Wikje Tijsses de Walle was born about 1797.
    3. Gelske Tijsses de Walle was born about 1802.
    4. Nuttert Tijsses de Walle was born about 1805.
    5. Andrieske Tijsses de Walle was born about 1808.
    6. Geeltje Tijsses de Walle was born in 1811.


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