Dingeman Hendrikse Legacy » Pieter ("Peter") (Pieter ("Peter")) van Houten (1843-1913)

Personal data Pieter ("Peter") (Pieter ("Peter")) van Houten 


Household of Pieter ("Peter") (Pieter ("Peter")) van Houten

He is married to Roelfina Jacoba ( Rose ) Oosterhuis.

They got married on August 24, 1868 at Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, VS, he was 24 years old.


Child(ren):

  2. John van Houten  1888-???? 
  5. Willem / William / William / William / William / William / William / William / William / William / William / William / William / William / William / William / William / William / William / William / William / William / William / William / William / William / William / William / William / William / William / William / William / William / William / William / William / William / William / William / William / William / William / William / William / William / William / William / William / William / William / William / William / William / William / William / William / William / William / William / William / William / William / William / William / William / William / William / William / William / William / William / William / William / William / William / William / William / William van Houten  1869-1938 
  6. Arnoldus van Houten  1879-1947 
  9. Ubel van Houten  1877-1947


Notes about Pieter ("Peter") (Pieter ("Peter")) van Houten

Peter van Houten en Rose Oosterhuis leerden elkaar al op jonge leeftijd kennen, en omdat ze
geen van beiden een eigen huis hadden, besloten zij te gaan trouwen. Op 24 Augustus 1868
trouwden zij met elkaar en woonden op 88 Spring Street, wat nu Commerce Avenue heet.
Hun huis was ongeveer 2 huisblokken ten zuiden van de Kerk, de Kerk werd later een garage.
Later verhuisden ze naar een boerderij in Kelloggsville, en weer later naar een boerderij in
Lucas, Michigan. In 1947 hadden zij 246 nakomelingen.

Op 24 Mei 1869 werd William geboren. En een klein jaar later zijn zuster Lena. Opa van
Houten wist een baan te regelen bij de steenbakkerij dicht bij waar nu de Dennis Ave. Kerk
staat. Het is niet bekend hoe lang hij daar heeft gewerkt. Later werkte hij voor de Widdicomb
Brothers op de West Side, zes tot tien uur per dag voor $1.25 per dag, of $7.50 per week.
Hij kon niet goed tegen het werken binnen en spoedig onderhandelde hij voor een boerderij
in Kellogsville.

Tijdens zijn verblijf in Grand Rapids diende hij voor enige jaren als diaken voor de Spring
Street Kerk. In 1883 verhuisden zij naar Kellogsville met hun 7 kinderen. Zij herenigden zich
met de Kellogsville Kerk waarvoor hij enige tijd als ouderling diende. In 1893 verenigden zij
met een groep waarmee ze de Cutlerville Kerk vormden, ook hier werd hij verkozen tot
ouderling en diende er voor enige tijd. In tussentijd werden er nog 4 kinderen geboren. We
vormdem toen een gezin van 6 jongens en 5 meisjes waarvan er nog 8 in leven waren.

Tijden waren hard. Dus in de winter van 1903-1904 verkochten zij de boerderij en verhuisden
naar het noorden. Zij verenigden zich met de Lucas Kerk alwaar hij ook als ouderling diende
voor 2 termijnen. Eerst woonden ze in het huis waar John Doll nu leeft. In de lente verhuisden
ze naar de boerderij die nu in bezit is van de jongste zoon John van Houten. Hun huis brandde
op 11 Februari 1913 tot de grond toe af terwijl ze in nachtkleding het huis konden ontsnappen.
Deze ervaring was te veel voor vader van Houten, geleidelijk ging het slechter met hem en
vertrok hij naar het huis van zijn Heer die hij bij leven zo trouw had gediend. Hij vertrok op 27
Mei 1913. Onze moeder leefde tot September 1929. Zij overleed in het huis van haar jongste
dochter en haar man Ed en Nelly Apol. Zij liggen zij aan zij op de Lucas Cemetery.
Arthur van Houten.

Met dank aan Erin Heuker

Family history says that Pieter was from Zeeland, but evidence indicates Zuid-Holland.

Description: with his mother and siblings on the ship "Victoria", arriving in New York Jan. 6, 1862

Description: last name was "Wood" ("Hout" is the Dutch word for "Wood")

Lists Peter Wood, 26, his wife Rolfien, 21, both born in the Netherlands, two children,

William, 1 year, Lena, age not mentioned, both born in Michigan, also Peter's brother William Wood, age 16, born in the Netherlands, was living at their home.

Description: disease of heart

HISTORY

of the family of

PETER and ROSE (OOSTERHOUSE) VAN HOUTEN

By Arthur Van Houten

To the descendants of the late Peter Van Houten and Rose Oosterhouse:

It is with hesitation that I undertake to give a writeup of this history. As for the early dates, I must rely on my memory of what my folks told me in the days of my youth.

These two parties, Peter Van Houten and Rose Oosterhouse, got acquainted pretty soon, and as neither of them had a home of their own, they decided to get married. On August 24, 1868 they became man and wife, and lived at 88 Spring St., which is now Commerce Ave. Their home was about two blocks south of the church, which later became a garage. They later moved to a farm in Kelloggsville, and then to a farm in Lucas, Michigan. These two people are the founders of the family which in 1947 numbered 246 members.

On May 24, 1869 a baby boy (William) was born to the couple. Just one year later came a little sister (Lena) to keep him company. Grandpa Van Houten soon secured employment at the brickyard, located near where the Dennis Ave. Church now stands. I do not know how long he worked there. Later he worked for the Widdicomb Brothers on the West Side six ten hour days at $1.25 a day, or $7.50 per week. He could not stand the inside work, so he soon bargained for a farm in Kellogsville.

During his stay in Grand Rapids he served as a deacon of the Spring Street Church for a number of years. In 1883 they moved to Kellogsville with their seven children. They united with the Kellogsville Church which he served for a time as elder. In 1893 they united with the group which formed the Cutlerville Church, where he was also elected elder and served for some time. In the meantime four more children were born. We were then a family of six boys and five girls, of which eight are still living at the present date.

Times were hard. So in the winter of 1903-1904 they sold the farm and moved north. They united with the Lucas Church, where he also served as elder for two terms. At first they lived in the house where John Doll now lives. In the spring they moved to the farm now occupied by the youngest son, John Van Houten. Their house burned to the ground on February 11, 1913, and they escaped in their night clothes. This experience proved too much for father Van Houten, and he gradually failed, so that he went home to his Lord whom he had served so faithfully during his life. He departed the 27th day of May in 1913. Our mother lived on until September, 1929, when she died at the home of her youngest daughter and husband, Ed and Nelly Apol. Their remains lie side by side in the Lucas Cemetery.

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Birthday September 11, 1843

  • The temperature on September 11, 1843 was about 18.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south east. Weather type: half bewolkt regen. Source: KNMI
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    De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
  • In the year 1843: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.1 million citizens.
    • February 11 » Giuseppe Verdi's opera I Lombardi alla prima crociata receives its first performance in Milan, Italy.
    • February 25 » Lord George Paulet occupies the Kingdom of Hawaii in the name of Great Britain in the Paulet Affair (1843).
    • June 26 » Treaty of Nanking comes into effect, Hong Kong Island is ceded to the British "in perpetuity".
    • August 15 » Tivoli Gardens, one of the oldest still intact amusement parks in the world, opens in Copenhagen, Denmark.
    • October 1 » The News of the World tabloid begins publication in London, UK.
    • December 16 » The discovery of octonions by John T. Graves, who denoted them with a boldface O, was announced to his mathematician friend William Hamilton, discoverer of quaternions, in a letter on this date.

Day of marriage August 24, 1868

  • The temperature on August 24, 1868 was about 18.6 °C. There was 0.8 mm of rain. The air pressure was 14 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 52%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • From June 1, 1866 till June 4, 1868 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Heemskerk with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.J.A. graaf Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (AR) and Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief).
  • From June 4, 1868 till January 4, 1871 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Bosse - Fock with the prime ministers Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal) and Mr. C. Fock (liberaal).
  • In the year 1868: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • February 24 » Andrew Johnson becomes the first President of the United States to be impeached by the United States House of Representatives. He is later acquitted in the Senate.
    • March 1 » The Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity is founded at the University of Virginia.
    • March 23 » The University of California is founded in Oakland, California when the Organic Act is signed into law.
    • July 9 » The 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, guaranteeing African Americans full citizenship and all persons in the United States due process of law.
    • September 19 » La Gloriosa begins in Spain.
    • December 9 » The first traffic lights are installed, outside the Palace of Westminster in London. Resembling railway signals, they use semaphore arms and are illuminated at night by red and green gas lamps.

Day of death May 27, 1913

  • The temperature on May 27, 1913 was between 12.6 °C and 26.0 °C and averaged 18.4 °C. There was 24.8 mm of rain. There was 7.7 hours of sunshine (47%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the ??. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1913: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.1 million citizens.
    • May 14 » Governor of New York William Sulzer approves the charter for the Rockefeller Foundation, which begins operations with a $100million donation from John D. Rockefeller.
    • May 30 » The Treaty of London is signed, ending the First Balkan War; Albania becomes an independent nation.
    • June 4 » Emily Davison, a suffragette, runs out in front of King George V's horse at The Derby. She is trampled, never regains consciousness, and dies four days later.
    • July 4 » President Woodrow Wilson addresses American Civil War veterans at the Great Reunion of 1913.
    • August 16 » Tōhoku Imperial University of Japan (modern day Tohoku University) becomes the first university in Japan to admit female students.
    • November 7 » The first day of the Great Lakes Storm of 1913, a massive blizzard that ultimately killed 250 and caused over $5 million (about $118,098,000 in 2013 dollars) damage. Winds reach hurricane force on this date.


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