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Personal data Fokje Heins (Fokje Heins "Fannie") "Fannie" Douma 


Household of Fokje Heins (Fokje Heins "Fannie") "Fannie" Douma

She is married to Douwe Klases Leep.

They got married on April 5, 1911 at Chicago, Cook Co., IL, she was 23 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Anton D. Leep  1915-1979 


Notes about Fokje Heins (Fokje Heins "Fannie") "Fannie" Douma

Fokje Heins "Fannie" Douma

Source: Author: Hakze, Peter, Title: "Fokje Heins "Fannie" Douma Leep," (Publication location: Martin Twp., Allegan Co., MI, Publisher: Find-a-Grave, Publication date: xxxi Mar MMXIII), Repository: The Cloud

Link: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/107610910/fokje-heins-leep

"Photo [of the cemetery] added by Peter Hakze Added [stone shared with David Leep] by Peter Hakze Added [photograph of cemetery] by Kim Door

Fokje Heins "Fannie" Douma Leep Birth 12 Dec 1887 Minnertsga, Het Bildt Municipality, Friesland, Netherlands Death 7 Apr 1977 (aged 89) Shelbyville, Allegan County, Michigan, USA Burial East Martin Cemetery Martin, Allegan County, Michigan, USA Memorial ID 107610910

She is born in December 1887 as Fokje Douma in the country village Minnertsga in the former municipality Barradeel, in the northwestern part of the Dutch northern province Friesland, daughter of laborer Hein Douma (29 y) and Lijsbert Vis.

On 6 May 1903 she emigrated with her parents and her brothers Marten (1881), Ruurd (1890) and Dirk (1892) from Minnertsga to the USA.

Fannie Douma married on 5 April 1911 in Chicago at the age of 23 years to the one year older David K. Leep, who was also born in the Frisian municipality Het Bildt. On 16 March 1912 their son Nicholas D Leep was born in Chicago.

Her husband David Leep died in June 1968 at the age of 81 years in Martin Township, Allegan County, Michigan and was also buried there, but the name of the cemetery is unknown. Fannie died in 1977 at the age of 89 years in the city of Allegan, but resided then in Martin, also in Allegan County.

Obituary:

Mrs. Fannie Leep - Rte 1, Shelbyville, passed away April 7, 1977, in Allegan. Mrs. Leep was born Dec. 12, 1887, in the Netherlands. She was preceded in death by her husband, David Leep in 1968. Mrs. Leep was a member of the East Martin Christian Reformed Church. Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. Arnold (Elizabeth) Zandstra of Highland, Ind.; 4 sons, Nicholas Leep of Highland, Ind., Henry Leep of Shelbyville, Anton Leep and Martin Leep, both of Martin; one brother, Richard Douma of Salem, Ill.; 30 grandchildren; 34 great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. Friends may call at the Marshall-Gren Chapel, Plainwell, until Saturday morning. Services will be held Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the East Martin Christian Reformed Church, Rev. Gilmer Compaan officiating. Interment in East Martin Cemetery. Those who desire, may make contributions to the East Martin Christian Reformed School. source: Kalamazoo Gazette Fri 8 April 1977.

Family Members
Parents

Hein Ruurds Douma 1858-1925

Spouse

Douwe Klases Leep 1886-1968

Children

Nicholas D Leep 1912-2000
Henry Leep 1913-1996
Anton D Leep 1915-1979
Elizabeth Leep Zandstra 1918-2006

Created by: Peter Hakze Added: 31 Mar 2013 Find A Grave Memorial 107610910"
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Ancestors (and descendant) of Fokje Heins Douma

Fokje Heins Douma
1887-1977

1911

Douwe Klases Leep
1886-1968

Anton D. Leep
1915-1979

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Historical events

Birthday December 12, 1887

  • The temperature on December 12, 1887 was about -1.7 °C. The air pressure was 8 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 96%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1887: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • April 10 » On Easter Sunday, Pope Leo XIII authorizes the establishment of the Catholic University of America.
    • April 28 » A week after being arrested by the Prussian Secret Police, French police inspector Guillaume Schnaebelé is released on order of William I, German Emperor, defusing a possible war.
    • June 8 » Herman Hollerith applies for US patent #395,781 for the 'Art of Compiling Statistics', which was his punched card calculator.
    • June 18 » The Reinsurance Treaty between Germany and Russia is signed.
    • October 1 » Balochistan is conquered by the British Empire.
    • November 9 » The United States receives rights to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

Day of marriage April 5, 1911

  • The temperature on April 5, 1911 was between -5.2 °C and 1.8 °C and averaged -2.1 °C. There was 7.7 hours of sunshine (58%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. 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 year 1911: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.0 million citizens.
    • January 3 » A magnitude 7.7 earthquake destroys the city of Almaty in Russian Turkestan.
    • January 18 » Eugene B. Ely lands on the deck of the USSPennsylvania anchored in San Francisco Bay, the first time an aircraft landed on a ship.
    • March 25 » In New York City, the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire kills 146 garment workers.
    • May 21 » President of Mexico Porfirio Díaz and the revolutionary Francisco Madero sign the Treaty of Ciudad Juárez to put an end to the fighting between the forces of both men, concluding the initial phase of the Mexican Revolution.
    • June 22 » Mexican Revolution: Government forces bring an end to the Magonista rebellion of 1911 in the Second Battle of Tijuana.
    • August 24 » Manuel de Arriaga is elected and sworn-in as the first President of Portugal.

Day of death April 7, 1977

  • The average temperature on April 7, 1977 was 4.1 °C. There was 1.5 mm of rain during 0.8 hours. There was 7.0 hours of sunshine (53%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, May 11, 1973 to Monday, December 19, 1977 the cabinet Den Uyl, with Drs. J.M. den Uyl (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, December 19, 1977 to Friday, September 11, 1981 the cabinet Van Agt I, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA/KVP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1977: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 13.8 million citizens.
    • January 8 » Three bombs explode in Moscow, Russia, Soviet Union, within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group.
    • January 18 » SFR Yugoslavia's Prime minister, Džemal Bijedić, his wife and six others are killed in a plane crash in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
    • March 9 » The Hanafi Siege: In a thirty-nine-hour standoff, armed Hanafi Muslims seize three Washington, D.C., buildings.
    • October 7 » The Fourth Soviet Constitution is adopted.
    • November 14 » During a British House of Commons debate, Labour MP Tam Dalyell poses what would become known as the West Lothian question, referring to issues related to devolution in the United Kingdom.
    • November 21 » Minister of Internal Affairs Allan Highet announces that the national anthems of New Zealand shall be the traditional anthem "God Save the Queen" and "God Defend New Zealand".

Day of burial April 9, 1977

  • The temperature on April 9, 1977 was between -1 °C and 5.7 °C and averaged 1.9 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain during 0.2 hours. There was 9.4 hours of sunshine (70%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, May 11, 1973 to Monday, December 19, 1977 the cabinet Den Uyl, with Drs. J.M. den Uyl (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, December 19, 1977 to Friday, September 11, 1981 the cabinet Van Agt I, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA/KVP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1977: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 13.8 million citizens.
    • January 20 » Jimmy Carter is inaugurated the 39th President of the United States of America.
    • March 11 » The 1977 Hanafi Siege: More than 130 hostages held in Washington, D.C., by Hanafi Muslims are set free after ambassadors from three Islamic nations join negotiations.
    • April 28 » The Red Army Faction trial ends, with Andreas Baader, Gudrun Ensslin and Jan-Carl Raspe found guilty of four counts of murder and more than 30 counts of attempted murder.
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    • August 13 » Members of the British National Front (NF) clash with anti-NF demonstrators in Lewisham, London, resulting in 214 arrests and at least 111 injuries.
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