Person:Aafke Meersma (1)

Watchers
m. 20 May 1837
  1. Gepke Hendriks Meersma1841 - 1919
  2. Harke Hendriks Meersma1842 - 1886
  3. Susanna Hendriks Meersma1844 - 1893
  4. Bonne Meersma1846 - 1915
  5. Doeke Hendriks Meersma1849 - 1890
  6. Jan Meersma1852 - 1939
  7. Aafke Meersma1856 - 1916
m. 21 Oct 1876
  1. Martje Bakker1877 - 1931
  2. Henderika Bakker1879 -
  3. Frederik Bakker1881 - 1948
  4. Hendrik Bakker1883 - 1965
  5. Pieter Bakker1885 -
  6. Anna Bakker1886 - 1972
  7. Johannes Bakker1888 - 1936
Facts and Events
Name Aafke Meersma
Gender Female
Birth[1][2] 16 Aug 1856 Kollum, Kollumerland en Nieuwkruisland, Friesland, Netherlands
Census[4] 28 Aug 1871 Kollumerland, Friesland, Netherlands
Census[5] 26 Jun 1874 Kollum, Kollumerland, Friesland, Netherlands
Marriage 21 Oct 1876 Kollumerland en Nieuwkruisland, Friesland, Netherlandsto Cornelis Bakker
Immigration[6] 23 Apr 1889 Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, United States
Immigration[7] 18 Feb 1890 Kollum, Kollumerland, Friesland, Netherlands
Immigration[8] 3 Feb 1903 Wijnberg, South Africa
Death[3] 20 Mar 1916 Rondebosch, Cape, South Africa


Cornelis Bakker and Aafke Meersma emigrated to Grand Rapids, USA with their 7 children on 2.1.1890.

Cornelis and Aafke immigrated from there to Transvaal, Johannesburg, South Africa on 18.2.1890 - not sure which children went along with them that day.

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References
  1. Geboorten, in Kollumerland en Nieuwkruisland, Friesland, Netherlands. Burgerlijke Stand
    akte 137, 1856.
  2. akte 137
  3. see familysearch: image nr. 1092, died of TBC, residence: Bungalow Chester Road, Rondebosch.
  4. Bevolkingsregister Leeuwarden 1859-1876 pagina B0045
  5. Bevolkingsregister Leeuwarden 1859-1876 Pagina B0045.
  6. met 7 kinderen
  7. Bevolkingsregister 1876-1904 Leeuwarden pagina B101
  8. Bevolkingsregister 1876-1904 Leeuwarden Pagina B101.