Family:Pieter Luijendijk and Jaapje Maasdam (1)

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Parents: Jakob Luijendijk and Johanna Van Der Burg
Pieter Luijendijk
b. 29 Aug 1823 Zuid-Beijerland, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
d. 13 Oct 1903 Gaines Township, Kent, MI, USA
Parents: Bastiaan Maasdam and Lijntje Stroobergen
Jaapje Maasdam
b. 23 Jul 1823 Zuid-Beijerland, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
d. 11 Feb 1900 Gaines Township, Kent, MI, USA
m. 7 May 1847 Zuid-Beijerland, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Facts and Events
Marriage[1] 7 May 1847 Zuid-Beijerland, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Children
BirthDeath
1.
_____ Luijendijk
 
 
2.
Anna Luijendijk
28 Feb 1849 Zuid-Beijerland, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
9 Mar 1849 Zuid-Beijerland, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
3.
Bastian Luijendijk
3 Oct 1850 New York, USA
10 Dec 1889 Gaines Township, Kent, MI, USA
4.
Jacob Luijendijk
Abt 1852 New York, USA
 
5.
Annie Luijendijk
Abt 1854 New York, USA
 
6.
Allen Luijendijk
Abt 1856 New York, USA
 
7.
Cornelius Luyendyk
15 Feb 1859 Oswasco, Cayuga,New York, USA
16 Jun 1900 Grand Rapids, Kent, MI, USA
8.
Daniel Luyendyk
Abt 1862 New York, USA
 
9.
Rachel Luijendijk
Abt 1864 New York, USA
 
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On 30 November 1849 Pieter and Jaapje Luijendijk arrived at the port of New York. They sailed on the ship Triskina, which had departed from Rotterdam, Netherlands.

The reason listed for leaving The Netherlands was improvement of existence.

Although no one is certain of the change in spelling, one can infer that the ij was changed to y. Luyendyk is the spelling on Pieter and his son Cornelis’ death certificate.

In the dutch language 'ij' is pronounced like the english 'y'. If you write ij in cursive, and leave off the dots, it looks like a y.

References
  1. ↑ Netherlands Registrations.
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