Person talk:Jacob Kooistra (17)

[1 July 2013]

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Klaas (Charles) Jaarsma (1871-1942)

Klaas Jaarsma, son of Freerk Thysses Jaarsma and Ytje Schaafsma, came to America in about the year 1900. He came with his friend Jacob Kooistra. Upon arriving in America Klaas changed his name to Charles Jaarsma and ended up in Whitinsville Massachusetts with a group of Dutch people.--henk 15:38, 1 July 2013 (EDT)

[2 July 2013]

[2 July 2013]

2 Jul 1887 arrival s.s. Schiedam, with a L. Kooistra age 59, accompanied by Maartje Kooistra age 24, Jan Kooistra age 27, Thriew Kooistra, granddaughter age 4--henk 15:15, 1 July 2013 (EDT)--henk 02:47, 2 July 2013 (EDT)

I think this was a different Kooistra family: Family:Jan Kooistra and Martje Beintema (1) --Jennifer (JBS66) 08:39, 2 July 2013 (EDT)

Immigration [2 July 2013]

Ship: Spaarndam Arrival: 7 Apr 1896 Ship manifest available here

The people who are listed with destination Whitinsville, Mass are:

• No. 29, Jacob H. Kooistra, 22, m, farmer, destination Whitinsville, Mass (indexed on ellisisland.org as Kovistra,Jacob H.)
• No. 33, Klaas Jaarsma, 24, m, farmer
• No. 42 Grietje Koopmans, 20, f, seamstress
• No. 46, Franz Venema, 26, m, laborer
• No. 209 Arend van der Wal, 57, m, laborer
• No. 210 Afke v.d. Wal, 38, f
• No. 211 Henke v.d. Wal, 15, f
• No. 212 Katharina v.d. Wal, 13, f
• No. 213 Hans v.d. Wal, 10, m
• No. 214 Teunis v.d. Wal, 8, m
• No. 215 Anna v.d. Wal, 6, f --Jennifer (JBS66) 09:15, 2 July 2013 (EDT)

Jacob & Flora Kooistra [28 October 2014]

http://home.kpn.nl/wiqi54xz/fransen/Document.HTM --Jennifer (JBS66) 17:34, 28 October 2014 (UTC)