Person talk:Jan Smit (107)

Research Notes (Was: Possible Marriage) [19 February 2015]

Apparently this couple was not too precise about keeping track of their ages.....

"Michigan, Marriages, 1868-1925," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NQWN-DN5 : accessed 19 February 2015), John Smith and Dertlje Vansander, 23 Jul 1873; citing Spring Lake, Ottawa, Michigan, v 2 p 77 rn 102, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 2,342,456.

--pkeegstra 12:12, 19 February 2015 (UTC)

Here's a Jan Smit from Groningen with the birthday matching the death certificate:

Geboorteregister Appingedam 1832 Aktenummer 50

--pkeegstra 21:51, 19 February 2015 (UTC)

And here's a Derkje van Zanten of a plausible age whose father emigrated in 1848:

Geboorteregister Uithuizermeeden 1838 Aktenummer 43

Staat van landverhuizers in 1848 Groningen (Provincie)

--pkeegstra 21:51, 19 February 2015 (UTC)

The following emigrant record is not the above Jan Smit, but rather this one with the following marriage record:

Staat van landverhuizers in 1867-05-10 Groningen (Provincie)

Huwelijksregister Hoogkerk 1853 Aktenummer 11

--pkeegstra 21:58, 19 February 2015 (UTC)