Navorska tree » Janna (Janna "Jane") "Jane" Leissen (1852-1923)
Personal data Janna (Janna "Jane") "Jane" Leissen
- Nickname is Jane.
- She was born on April 29, 1852 in Holtgaste, Ostfriesland, Hannover.
- She was christened on May 9, 1852 in Holtgaste, Ostfriesland, Hannover.
- Immigrated in the year 1865 vanuit somewhere U.S.A.Source 1
- She died on January 1, 1923 in Forreston, Ogle Co., IL, she was 70 years old.
- A child of Menno Leisen and Geeske Benjamins
- This information was last updated on July 27, 2023.
Household of Janna (Janna "Jane") "Jane" Leissen
She is married to Roelf B. Köper.
They got married on May 4, 1876 at Stephenson Co., IL, she was 24 years old.
Roelf B. "Ralph" Köper oo Janna "Jane" Leissen
Marriage source: Appledorn, C. Robert, compiler, Strong, Lin, Ed., The Ostfriesen Families of German Valley Illinois, Vol. ii, (S. St. Paul, MN, Ostfriesen Gen. Soc. of America, MMXII), Pgs. 455 & 456, Repository: George IA Pub. Lib.
[Pg. 455]
"2657. Köper, Roelf "Ralph" B., shoemaker, * 16 MAY 1840 Ihrhove, Leer, OSTF, + 17 JUN 1910 Forreston, Ogle Co., IL [4332], # White Oak Cemetery, Forreston, IL, [4333], [4334] oo 4 MAY 1876 Stephenson Co., IL [4335], Janna "Jane" Leissen 2820, * 29 APR 1852 Holtgaste, Weener, OSTF [4336], + 1 JAN 1923 Forreston, Ogle Co., IL [4337], # White Oak Cemetery, Forreston, IL, immigration: 1865 ..."
[Pg. 456]
"... 1880 USA Census: Forreston, Ogle, IL; NA Film Number: T9-239 1900 USA Census: Forreston, Ogle, IL; NA Film Number: T623_333 1917-1918 World War I Draft Registration,; state: IL; roll: 1614436 [4332] IL, Ogle - Death Certificate No. 4:3468 [4334] Janssen, Enno, Ortssippenbuch Großwolde, Family 1085 Janssen, Enno, Ortssippenbuch Ihrhove, Family 2235 1870 USA Census: Mount Morris, Ogle, IL; NA Film Number: M593_265 1900 USA Census: Forreston, Ogle, IL; NA Film Number: T623_333 [4335] IL, Stephenson Co. - Marriage Certificate No. 569 [4336] WO Cemetery: * 29 Apr 1852; ON: * 26 Apr 1852 [4337] IL, Ogle Co., - Death Certificate No. 0710012 Ostfriesische Nachrichten, Boyken & Boyken Pub., vol. 02-1923 [4338] IL, Ogle - Death Certificate No. 0710262 [4333] Germans to America, Ira A. Glazier & P. William Filby, Scholarly Resources; name: Koeper, Rolf; occupation: shoe maker; final destination: USA; ship's name: Herman; manifest ID: 00030084: embark: Bremen; origin: Ihrhove;immigration: 30 APR 1866 New York, New York" <>
Child(ren):
- Berend Köper 1879-1933
- Roelf Köper 1884-????
- Menno R. Köper 1886-1918
- Rickste (Rixte) Köper 1889-1963
- Janna Köper 1891-1966
Notes about Janna (Janna "Jane") "Jane" Leissen
Janna "Jane" Leissen
Sources: Author: Lange, Wilhelm; Title: «u»Die Familien der Kirchengemeinde Holtgaste (1695 - 1900) Deutsche Ortssippenbücher, A 299 Ostfrieslands Ortsippenbücher, Bd. LIX«/u», (Publication site: Aurich, Niedersachsen, Publisher: Upstalsboon - Gesellschaft, Publication date: MMI), ISBN 3-934508-05-7, Seite 166, 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"
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Janna * 29.4.1852 Holtg., ~ 9.5.1852 Holtg.
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Author: Appledorn, C. Robert; compiler, Strong, Lin; ed.; Title: «u»The Ostfriesen Families of German Valley Illinois, Vol. ii«/u», (Publication site: S. St. Paul, MN, Publisher: Ostfriesen Gen. Soc. of America, Publication date: MMXII), Pgs. 455 & 456, Repository: Ostfriesen Gen. Soc., George, IA, with holdings at George, IA pub. lib.
[Pg. 455]
"2657. Köper, Roelf "Ralph" B., shoemaker, * 16 MAY 1840 Ihrhove, Leer, OSTF, + 17 JUN 1910 Forreston, Ogle Co., IL [4332], # White Oak Cemetery, Forreston, IL, [4333], [4334]
oo 4 MAY 1876 Stephenson Co., IL [4335], Janna "Jane" Leissen 2820, * 29 APR 1852 Holtgaste, Weener, OSTF [4336], + 1 JAN 1923 Forreston, Ogle Co., IL [4337], # White Oak Cemetery, Forreston, IL, immigration: 1865
1. Grace 1810
2. Berend "Benjamin", farmer, * 31 JUL 1879 near Forreston, Ogle Co., IL, + 26 DEC 1933 Oregon, Ogle Co., IL [4338]
3. Anna 2356
4. Roelf, * FEB 1884 IL
5. Menno R., shoe merchant, WW 1, * 15 DEC 1886 Forreston, Ogle Co., IL, + 1918 Augusta, Georgia, $ White Oak Cemetery, Forreston, IL
6. Rickste, * JUN 1889 IL, + 1963, # White Oak Cemetery, Forreston, IL"
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"7. Janna, * FEB 1881 IL, + 1966, # White Oak Cemetery, Forreston, IL
1880 USA Census: Forreston, Ogle, IL; NA Film Number: T9-239
1900 USA Census: Forreston, Ogle, IL; NA Film Number: T623_333
1917-1918 World War I Draft Registration,; state: IL; roll: 1614436
[4332] IL, Ogle - Death Certificate No. 4:3468
[4334] Janssen, Enno, Ortssippenbuch Großwolde, Family 1085
Janssen, Enno, Ortssippenbuch Ihrhove, Family 2235
1870 USA Census: Mount Morris, Ogle, IL; NA Film Number: M593_265
1900 USA Census: Forreston, Ogle, IL; NA Film Number: T623_333
[4335] IL, Stephenson Co. - Marriage Certificate No. 569
[4336] WO Cemetery: * 29 Apr 1852; ON: * 26 Apr 1852
[4337] IL, Ogle Co., - Death Certificate No. 0710012
Ostfriesische Nachrichten, Boyken & Boyken Pub., vol. 02-1923
[4338] IL, Ogle - Death Certificate No. 0710262
[4333] Germans to America, Ira A. Glazier & P. William Filby, Scholarly Resources; name: Koeper, Rolf; occupation: shoe maker; final destination: USA; ship's name: Herman; manifest ID: 00030084: embark: Bremen; origin: Ihrhove; immigration: 30 APR 1866 New York, New York"
Author: Boyken, Ruth & Hans-Georg, Title: «u»Wo Sind sie geblieben? - Ostfriesen in Amerika - Teil v«/u», (Publication site: Titonka IA, Publisher: Boyken & Boyken, Publication date: MMIV), ISBN: 0-9670802-5-8, 2-1923, Repository: Dallas TX pub. lib.
"2-1923
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Janna KöPER*LEISSON * 26 Apr 1852 Holtgast/Ostfriesland \\ > at the age of 13y with her p \\ oo 4 May 1876 Roelf B. KOPER (+ 1910) \\ + 1 Jan 1923 Forreston, IL \\ R: (s Menno + 1908 as soldier in Augusta, GA), 2 s - Berend in Oregon, IL and Roelf inGlenwood, MN -, 4 d - Geske GOLDTHROP*KOPER in Milledgeville, IL, Anna JACOBS*KöPER in Forreston, IL, Rixte and Janna in Forreston, IL -, 16 grand-ch, 2 si - one was Mrs. (B.) BUSKOHL*LEISSON in Parkersburg, IA -, 2 half-si, 4 half-br\\\\ L/O, also 3-1923 and 7-1923"
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- Janna Leissen is the 12th great granddaughter of Doeling N.N.:
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Historical events
Birthday April 29, 1852
- The temperature on April 29, 1852 was about 10.1 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The atmospheric humidity was 91%. 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 Netherlands , there was from November 1, 1849 to April 19, 1853 the cabinet Thorbecke I, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1852: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.3 million citizens.
- January 17 » The United Kingdom signs the Sand River Convention with the South African Republic.
- February 14 » Great Ormond St Hospital for Sick Children, the first hospital in England to provide in-patient beds specifically for children, is founded in London.
- May 29 » Jenny Lind leaves New York after her two-year American tour.
- September 19 » Annibale de Gasparis discovers the asteroid Massalia from the north dome of the Astronomical Observatory of Capodimonte.
- September 24 » The first airship powered by (a steam) engine, created by Henri Giffard, travels 17 miles (27km) from Paris to Trappes.
- December 2 » Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte becomes Emperor of the French as Napoleon III.
Christening day May 9, 1852
- The temperature on May 9, 1852 was about 19.9 °C. The atmospheric humidity was 44%. 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 Netherlands , there was from November 1, 1849 to April 19, 1853 the cabinet Thorbecke I, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1852: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.3 million citizens.
- February 14 » Great Ormond St Hospital for Sick Children, the first hospital in England to provide in-patient beds specifically for children, is founded in London.
- March 1 » Archibald Montgomerie, 13th Earl of Eglinton, is appointed Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
- August 20 » Steamboat Atlantic sank on Lake Erie after a collision, with the loss of at least 150 lives.
- November 4 » Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour, becomes the prime minister of Piedmont-Sardinia, which soon expands to become Italy.
- November 16 » The English astronomer John Russell Hind discovers the asteroid 22 Kalliope.
- December 2 » Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte becomes Emperor of the French as Napoleon III.
Day of marriage May 4, 1876
- The temperature on May 4, 1876 was about 11.5 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 50%. 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 August 27, 1874 till November 3, 1877 the Netherlands had a cabinet Heemskerk - Van Lijnden van Sandenburg with the prime ministers Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) and Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (AR).
- In the year 1876: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
- May 2 » The April Uprising breaks out in Ottoman Bulgaria.
- May 30 » Ottoman sultan Abdülaziz is deposed and succeeded by his nephew Murad V.
- August 1 » Colorado is admitted as the 38th U.S. state.
- August 8 » Thomas Edison receives a patent for his mimeograph.
- October 4 » The Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas opens as the first public college in Texas.
- December 23 » First day of the Constantinople Conference which resulted in agreement for political reforms in the Balkans.
Day of death January 1, 1923
- The temperature on January 1, 1923 was between -1 °C and 8.1 °C and averaged 3.9 °C. There was 1.5 mm of rain. There was 3.7 hours of sunshine (47%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-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 September 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1923: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 7.1 million citizens.
- January 11 » Occupation of the Ruhr: Troops from France and Belgium occupy the Ruhr area to force Germany to make its World War I reparation payments.
- February 15 » Greece becomes the last European country to adopt the Gregorian calendar.
- March 20 » The Arts Club of Chicago hosts the opening of Pablo Picasso's first United States showing, entitled Original Drawings by Pablo Picasso, becoming an early proponent of modern art in the United States.
- September 4 » Maiden flight of the first U.S. airship, the USSShenandoah.
- September 13 » Following a military coup in Spain, Miguel Primo de Rivera takes over, setting up a dictatorship.
- October 29 » Turkey becomes a republic following the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire.
Same birth/death day
- 1842 » Carl Millöcker, Austrian composer and conductor († 1899)
- 1847 » Joachim Andersen, Danish flautist, composer, conductor, and co-founder of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra († 1907)
- 1848 » Raja Ravi Varma, Indian painter and academic († 1906)
- 1854 » Henri Poincaré, French mathematician, physicist, and engineer († 1912)
- 1858 » Georgia Hopley, American journalist, temperance advocate, and the first woman prohibition agent († 1944)
- 1863 » Constantine P. Cavafy, Egyptian-Greek journalist and poet († 1933)
- 1906 » Hugh Nelson, Scottish-Australian farmer and politician, 11th Premier of Queensland (b. 1833)
- 1918 » William Wilfred Campbell, Canadian poet and author (b. 1858)
- 1921 » Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg, German lawyer and politician, 5th Chancellor of Germany (b. 1856)
- 1929 » Mustafa Necati, Turkish civil servant and politician, Turkish Minister of Environment and Urban Planning (b. 1894)
- 1931 » Martinus Beijerinck, Dutch microbiologist and botanist (b. 1851)
- 1937 » Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati, Indian religious leader, founded the Gaudiya Math (b. 1874)
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