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Personal data Menno Leisen 


Household of Menno Leisen

(1) He is married to Geeske Benjamins.

They got married on July 12, 1851 at Holtgaste, Ostfriesland, Hannover, he was 21 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Jan Leissen  1850-????
  2. Janna Leissen  1852-1923 
  3. Hinderk Leissen  1854-± 1865
  4. Tetje Leissen  1856-???? 
  5. Wübke (Wubke) Leissen  1858-1939 


(2) He is married to Antje Gerdes Ellernbroek.

Their notice of marriage was on June 22, 1862 in dritte Lesen, Holtgaste, Ostfriesland, Hannover.

They got married on June 23, 1862 at Holtgaste, Ostfriesland, Hannover, he was 32 years old.

Menno Leissen oo Antje Gerdes Ellernbroek

Marriage source:s Author: Lange, Wilhelm, Title: «u»Die Familien der Kirchengemeinde Holtgaste (1695-1900)«/u» Deutsche Ortssippenbücher, A 299 Ostfrieslands Ortsippenbücher, Bd. LIX, (Publication site: Aurich, Niedersachsen, Publisher: Upstalsboom-Gesellschaft, Publication date: MMI), ISBN 3-934508-05-7, Seiten 166 u.167, Repository: Tazewell Co. Gen. & Hist. Soc., Pekin, IL.

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"1080 Leissen, Menno 1079, Schustermeister zu Holtg., * 30.12.1829 Holtg., ~ 1.1.1830 Holtg., konf. 20.3.1845 Holtg., I oo 12.7.1851 Holtg. (Sie 28), Amtl. Wohnschein Jemgum dd 11. Juni 1851 - Holtg. Geeske Benjamins 103, * (1823), +19.2.1861 Holtg. "eben vor Mitternacht an einem Brustleiden", # 25.2.1861 Holtg. "Die Verstorbene hinterlaßt 5 mit dem Schuster Menno Leissen erzeugte Kinder"
...
prcl. III 22.6.1862 Holtg. u. Weener?, wohnen Holtg., II oo 23.6.1862 Holtg "Der Vater bringt aus erster Ehe mit Geeske Benjamins in diese sweite fünf Kinder, und

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ist lutherisch, die Braut reformirt. Väterliche Einwilligung vom Königl. Amte mir zugestellt. Obervormundschaftliche Genehmigung ist ertheilt", Antje Gerdes Ellernbroek 448, Dienstmagd zu Holtg., * 2.3.1833 Loquard
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Child(ren):

  1. Antje Leissen  1863-????
  2. Wubbo F. Leissen  1865-1935 
  3. Eintje Leissen  1869-1949 
  4. Henry Leissen  1870-1957
  5. Menno Leissen  ± 1872-????
  6. George Leissen  1875-1939


Notes about Menno Leisen

Menno Leisen / Leissen

Sources: Author: Lange, Wilhelm; Title: «u»Die Familien der Kirchengemeinde Holtgaste (1695-1900)«/u» Deutsche Ortssippenbücher, A 299 Ostfrieslands Ortsippenbücher, Bd. LIX, (Publication site: Aurich, Niedersachsen, Publisher: Upstalsboon-Gesellschaft, Publication date: MMI), ISBN 3-934508-05-7, Seiten 166 u. 167, Repository: Osfriesen Gen. Soc. of Am., Mendota, MN, with holdings at MN Gen. Soc. Lib., Mendota Hts., MN.

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"1079 Leisen, Jan Everts 1078, Schustergeselle in Holtg., * (1808), + 11.8.1832 Holtg. (Schwindsucht), (24), # 13.8.1832 Holtg., oo 28.12.1829 Holtg. (Er 21), Tetje Bödeker 145, * 18.2.1807 Holtg., ~ 22.2.1807 Holtg., + 15.8.1839 Holtg.,# 17.8.1839 Holtg.

Menno 1080
Wübbo * 3.11.1831 Holtg., ~ 13.11.1831 Holtg., konf. 20.4.1848 Holtg.

1080 Leissen, Menno 1079, Schustermeister zu Holtg., * 30.12.1829 Holtg., ~ 1.1.1830 Holtg., konf. 20.3.1845 Holtg., I oo 12.7.1851 Holtg. (Sie 28), Amtl. Wohnschein Jemgum dd 11. Juni 1851 - Holtg. Geeske Benjamins 103, * (1823), +19.2.1861 Holtg. "eben vor Mitternacht an einem Brustleiden", # 25.2.1861 Holtg. "Die Verstorbene hinterlaßt 5 mit dem Schuster Menno Leissen erzeugte Kinder"

Jan * 22.3.1850 Emden, ~ 2.8.1851 Holtg.
Janna * 29.4.1852 Holtg., ~ 9.5.1852 Holtg.
Hinderk * 5.2.1854 Holtg.

Ob der Vater sich zu den Bunder Separatisten oder zu den Wiedertäufern hält, oder ganz auf eigener Hand steht, stellt sich noch nicht klar heraus. Auf mein Befragen erklärte derselbe, eine Kirche, in welcher nur die Großen, undnicht auch die Kleinen eine Bedienung erhalten, könne nicht die richtige sein. Darum wolle er sein Kind nicht taufen lassen.
~ 14.6.1862 in der Pastorei. Tz.: Der Vater des Kindes und die Hausgenossin des Pastors
Tetje * 23.1.1856, fünf Uhr Morgens, Holtg.
Der Vater behauptet, von der Taufe seines Kindes keinen Nutzen einsehen zu können, er verwirft daher dieselbe
~ 14.6.1862 Holtg. in des Pastors Hause
Wübke * 30.7.1858 Holtg.
Der Vates des Kindes achtet die Taufe für seine Kinder nicht geeignet, und darum ist auch dieses Kind wie zwei frühere, nicht getauft.
~ 14.6.1862 diese 3 Kinder des Schustermeisters Menno Leissen und dessen Ehefrau Geeske Benjamins zu Holtgaste sind von dem Vater M. Leissen am 14 Juni 1862 in die Pastoreei geführt und von mir getauft Tz.: Der Vater der Kinder unddie Hausgenossin des Pastors Siebolds.

prcl. III 22.6.1862 Holtg. u. Weener?, wohnen Holtg., II oo 23.6.1862 Holtg "Der Vater bringt aus erster Ehe mit Geeske Benjamins in diese sweite fünf Kinder, und

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ist lutherisch, die Braut reformirt. Väterliche Einwilligung vom Königl. Amte mir zugestellt. Obervormundschaftliche Genehmigung ist ertheilt", Antje Gerdes Ellernbroek 448, Dienstmagd zu Holtg., * 2.3.1833 Loquard

Antje * 27.1.1863 Holtg. Nachts halb ein Uhr, ~ 8.3.1863. Diese Tochter ist das erste Kind, was dem Vater in seiner zweiten Ehe mit Antje Gerdes, deborene Ellernbroek geboren wurde. ..."

Author: Bolin, Carol; Title: "BOLIN - MEESTER FAMILY TREE," (Publication site: Cedar Fls., IA, Publisher: WorldConnect at RootsWeb.com, Publication date: xiv Jan MMXII)

http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=bolincjb&id=I30009

"...Menno LEISSEN Sex: M Birth: 30 DEC 1829 in Holtgaste, Leer, Lower Saxony, Germany Death: 08 JAN 1916 in Forreston, Ogle, Illinois, USA

Marriage 1 Geeske Grace BENJAMINS b: 1823 Married: 07 DEC 1849

Children

1. Tetje "Gertie" LEISSEN b: 23 JAN 1856 in Holtgaste, Leer, Lower Saxony, Germany"

Author: Appledorn, C. Robert, compiler, Strong, Lin Cornelius, ed.: Title: «u»The Ostfriesen Families of German Valley Illinois«/u», Vol. ii, (Publication site: S. St. Paul, MN, Publisher: Ostfriesen Gen. Soc. of America, Publication date: MMXII), Pgs. 481 & 482, Repository: Ostfriesen Gen. Soc., George IA with holdings at George IA pub. lib.

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"2820. Leissen, Menno, * 30 DEC 1829 Holtgaste, OSTF, + 8 JAN 1916 Forreston, Ogle Co., IL [4600], # White Oak Cemetery, Forreston, IL, immigration: 1865

ooI 12 JUL 1851 Holtgaste, OSTF, Geeske 'Grace' Benjamins, + 19 FEB 1861

1. Jan "John", * 23 MAR 1850 OSTF, ~ 2 AUG 1851 Holtgaste, OSTF
2. Janna "Jane" 2657
3. Hinderk "Henry", * 5 FEB 1854 Holtgaste, OSTF, + ABT 1865 Forreston, Ogle Co., IL
4. Tetje 0861 [sic, 0862]
5. Wübke "Mary" 1437

ooII 23 JAN 1862 Holtgaste, OSTF, Eintje "Anna" Gerdes Ellernbrock, * 2 MAY Loquard, OSTF [4601], + 29 AUG 1918 Forreston, Ogle Co., IL [4602]. # White Oak Cemetery, Forreston, IL, immigration: 1865

1. Antje 27JAN 1863, Holtgaste, OSTF [Child numbering problem noted]
1. Wubbo "William" F. 2821
2. Eintje "Anna" 1179
3. Henry, * MAY 1870 IL, + 1957, # White Oak Cemetery, Forreston, IL
4. Menno, * ABT 1872 IL
5. George, * AUG 1875 near Freeport, Stephenson Co., IL, + 21 AUG 1939 East Moline, Rock Island Co., IL [4603], # 23 AUG 1939 White Oak Cemetery, Forreston, IL
6. Katie "Kittie" 4048"

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"[4600] Il, Ogle - Death Certificate No. 0029105;
Ostfriesische Nachrichten, Boyken & Boyken Pub., vol. 04-1916
1880 USA Census: Forreston, Ogle, IL; NA Film Number: T9-239
1900 USA Census: Maryland, Ogle, IL; NA Film Number: T9-T623
[4601] 1900 USA: May 1837, age 67; WO Cemetery: * 1833
[4602] IL, Ogle - Death Certificate No. 0039665
[4603] IL, Rock Island co - Death Certificate No. 0000213
1080, Die Familien der Kirchengemeinde Holtgaste, Family
Köster, Folker, Historische Ortsfamilienbuch, Band III, Loquard, Family 536"

Author: Zimmermann, Jan-Dirk, Title: «u»Familienbuch der Ev.-ref. Kirchengemeinde WEENER ... 1674-1900«/u», Teilband iii, (Publication site: Weener, Niedersachsen, Publisher: Eigenverlag, Publication date: MMXV), Seiten 1542, Repository: Ostfriesen Heritage Soc., Grundy Ctr., IA with holdings at Wellsburg, IA pub. lib.

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"10071. Leising (Leisen), Jan Everts 10074, (OSB Holtgaste 1079), Schustermeister, * 21.1.1808 Weenermoor, Sohn des Ausrufers Evert Eggerts Leising und weil. Hanke Jans Hers, Aufgebot Dezember 1829 Weener, oo nach 26.12.1829 Holtgaste, Tetje Bödeker 1355, * ca. 1807 Holtgaste, Tochter des Schustermeisters Menne Jans Bödeler und weil. Wupke Fokken

Kinder: Menno * 30.12.1829 Holtgaste (10072)

10072. Leisen, Menno, (OSB Holtgaste 1080), Schustermeister, * 30.12.1829 Holtgaste, Sohn des Schusters Jan Leisen und Tetje Boedecker, oo mit Geeske Benjamiens, + 19.2.1861 Holtgaste

II. oo mit Aufgebot Juni 1862 Weener, oo nach 22.6.1862 Holtgaste
Antje Gerdes Ellerbroek 3438, Dienstmagd zu Holtgaste, * 2.5.1833 Loquard, Tochter des Landwirts Gerd Ellerbroek und Antje Hinrichs"

Author: Boyken, Ruth u. Hans-Georg; Title: Wo sind sid geblieben? -Ostfriesen in Amerika Tiel iv, (Publication site: Titonka IA, Publisher: Boyken & Boyken, Publication date: MMIII), no pagination, Repository: Dallas TX Pub. lib.

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"Ostfriesische Nachrichten #1-1916(3)

Menno LEISSEN (aka LEISSON)
* 30 Dec 1829 Holtgaste (not Holtgast)/Ostfriesland \\ 1.oo 11 Jun 1851 (not 1849) Geeske BENJAMINS († 19 Feb 1861 - not 1860 -) 2.oo 23 Jun 1862 Anjte Gerdes ELLERNBROEK, (not ELLERBROEK), > 1865 Forreston IL \\ † 8 Jan 1916 Forreston, IL \\ R: w, 9 ch, 50 grand-ch \\ 25 gr-gr-ch \\\\ L/O, also #6-1915 and OSB Holtgaste # 1080"
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    Birthday December 30, 1829

    • The temperature on December 30, 1829 was about -5.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east-northeast. Weather type: betrokken winderig. Source: KNMI
    •  This page is only available in Dutch.
      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 1829: Source: Wikipedia
      • March 24 » The Parliament of the United Kingdom passes the Roman Catholic Relief Act 1829, allowing Catholics to serve in Parliament.
      • April 7 » Joseph Smith, founder of the Latter Day Saint movement, commences translation of the Book of Mormon, with Oliver Cowdery as his scribe.
      • April 13 » The Roman Catholic Relief Act 1829 gives Roman Catholics in the United Kingdom the right to vote and to sit in Parliament.
      • May 2 » After anchoring nearby, Captain Charles Fremantle of HMSChallenger, declares the Swan River Colony in Australia.
      • July 23 » In the United States, William Austin Burt patents the typographer, a precursor to the typewriter.
      • August 3 » The Treaty of Lewistown is signed by the Shawnee and Seneca peoples, exchanging land in Ohio for land west of the Mississippi River.

    Christening day March 20, 1845

    • The temperature on March 20, 1845 was about -1 °C. Wind direction mainly north. Weather type: zwaar sneeuw helder. Source: KNMI
    •  This page is only available in Dutch.
      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 1845: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 3.1 million citizens.
      • July 19 » Great New York City Fire of 1845: The last great fire to affect Manhattan begins early in the morning and is subdued that afternoon. The fire kills four firefighters and 26 civilians and destroys 345 buildings.
      • August 28 » The first issue of Scientific American magazine is published.
      • September 9 » Possible start of the Great Potato Famine.
      • October 10 » In Annapolis, Maryland, the Naval School (later the United States Naval Academy) opens with 50 students.
      • December 27 » Ether anesthetic is used for childbirth for the first time by Dr. Crawford Long in Jefferson, Georgia.
      • December 27 » Journalist John L. O'Sullivan, writing in his newspaper the New York Morning News, argues that the United States had the right to claim the entire Oregon Country "by the right of our manifest destiny".

    Day of marriage June 23, 1862

    • The temperature on June 23, 1862 was about 13.5 °C. There was 6 mm of rain. The air pressure was 0.5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 93%. 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 March 14, 1861 till January 31, 1862 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Loudon with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.P. baron Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. J. Loudon (liberaal).
    • In The Netherlands , there was from February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1862: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
      • June 8 » American Civil War: Battle of Cross Keys: Confederate forces under General Stonewall Jackson save the Army of Northern Virginia from a Union assault on the James Peninsula led by General George B. McClellan.
      • July 23 » American Civil War: Henry Halleck takes command of the Union Army.
      • August 17 » American Civil War: Major General J. E. B. Stuart is assigned command of all the cavalry of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia.
      • August 28 » American Civil War: Second Battle of Bull Run, also known as the Battle of Second Manassas. The battle ends on August 30.
      • September 15 » American Civil War: Confederate forces capture Harpers Ferry, Virginia (present-day Harpers Ferry, West Virginia).
      • September 22 » A preliminary version of the Emancipation Proclamation is released by Abraham Lincoln.

    Day of death January 8, 1916

    • The temperature on January 8, 1916 was between 3.6 °C and 7.4 °C and averaged 5.5 °C. There was 1.2 mm of rain. There was 4.0 hours of sunshine (50%). The average windspeed was 6 Bft (strong wind) and was prevailing from the northwest. 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 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 1916: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 6.4 million citizens.
      • April 24 » Ernest Shackleton and five men of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition launch a lifeboat from uninhabited Elephant Island in the Southern Ocean to organise a rescue for the crew of the sunken Endurance.
      • April 29 » World War I: The UK's 6th Indian Division surrenders to Ottoman Forces at the Siege of Kut in one of the largest surrenders of British forces up to that point.
      • June 3 » The National Defense Act is signed into law, increasing the size of the United States National Guard by 450,000 men.
      • June 15 » United States President Woodrow Wilson signs a bill incorporating the Boy Scouts of America, making them the only American youth organization with a federal charter.
      • August 29 » The United States passes the Philippine Autonomy Act.
      • September 19 » World War I: During the East African Campaign, colonial forces of the Belgian Congo (Force Publique) under the command of Charles Tombeur capture the town of Tabora after heavy fighting.
    

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