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Personal data Klaas Annes “Klass" "Nicholas” (Klaas Annes “Klass" "Nicholas”) Leep 


Household of Klaas Annes “Klass" "Nicholas” (Klaas Annes “Klass" "Nicholas”) Leep

He is married to Klaaske Egberts "Bep" Prins.

They got married on January 15, 1874 at Gemeente Het Bildt, provincie Friesland, he was 24 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Douwe Klases Leep  1886-1968 
  2. Doeke Klazes Leep  1889-1976 


Notes about Klaas Annes “Klass" "Nicholas” (Klaas Annes “Klass" "Nicholas”) Leep

Klaas Annes "Klass" "Nicholas" Leep

Sources: Author: Hakze, Peter; Title: "Klaas "Klass, Nicholas" Leep," (Publication site: Martin MI, Publisher: Find-a-Grave, Publication date: vi Mar MMXIII)

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/106296327/klaas-leep

"Photo [man & woman] added by Peter Hakze on 13 Apr 2013. The caption: "Klaas and Klaaske (Prins) Leep."

Klaas "Klass, Nicholas" Leep Birth 27 Apr 1849 Vrouwenparochie, Het Bildt Municipality, Friesland, Netherlands Death 30 Jul 1910 (aged 61) Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Burial Mount Greenwood Cemetery Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Memorial ID 106296327

Added [photo-Klaas' stone] by: William Kazupski on 15 Mar 2013. [Chiseled into his stone: "KLAAS LEEP GEB. 27 APRIL 18__ OVERL 30 JULY 1910" The caption of the photograph, "Mount Greenwood Cemetery Single Grave Sect 15 - Lot 2 - Tier 10 - Grave 15 Klaas Leep"]

Story told in 1954 by their brother Edward K Leep at a family reunion. [The page of the book relates to the deaths of Harry & Jennie Leep.]

Added [photograph of 5 men. Caption: "The five sons of Mr. and Mrs. Klaas Leep From Left to Right: Duke K. Leep, David K. Leep, Henry K. Leep, Edward K. Leep and Andrew K. Leep] added by Peter Hakze on 13 Apr 2013

Klaas Leep was born in 1849 in Sint Annaparochie, the largest village and seat of the municipality Het Bildt, located in the northwestern part of the Dutch northern province Friesland, son of Anne Klazes Leep (27 y, shopkeeper) and Grietje Harings Veenstra.

A possible explanation for the surname Leep might be that in the local Bildt's language "leep" means peewit, lapwing, the name of a nice black and white pasture bird. In Frisian language it's called a ljip and in Dutch kievit. These birds arrive in Spring from Africa in the Netherlands. They have their nests in small dimples in pasture's ground.

On 14 April 1869 Klaas Leep, still residing in Sint Annaparochie and without an occupation, was exempted from serving five years in the Dutch National Army because of defect no. 68, this is "Belangrijke kromming der ledematen" (Major curving of the limbs). His son Edward K. said in 1955 on a family reunion: "Father was a cripple and consequently unable to perform much [in Chicago, 1896-1910], if any, manual labor, and having no knowledge of the English language, and unable to find employment in the field of book-keeping, the responsibility for the support of the family came to rest on my brother Andrew and myself."

On 15 January 1874 Klaas Leep, still without an occupation, married in his birth and residence place Sint Annaparochie at the age of 24 years to the servant maid Klaaske Prins, who had the same age and was born in Marrum in the Frisian northern municipality Ferwerderadeel.

From July 1874 until September 1892 Klaas and Klaaske had in Sint Annaparochie seven sons and one daughter: Anne (1874), Egbertus (1876), Haring (1879), Janke (the only daughter, 1882), Hendrik (1884), Douwe (1886), Doeke (1889) and Jacob Jan (1892). The latter died at the age of 9 months on 2 July 1893 in Sint Annaparochie.
Klaas was in 1874, 1876 and 1879 a shopkeeper, in 1882 a merchant, in 1884 he had no occupation, in 1886 and 1889 a merchant again, and in 1892 a laborer.

On 19 May 1893 their oldest sons Anne (18 y) and Bertus [Egbertus] (16) Leep, both laborer, left home, house nr. 170 in Sint Annaparochie, and arrived on 31 May 1893 on the S.S. Maasdam at the port of New york, Ellis Island. Their destination was Chicago. Carpenter Klaas Leep (47), his wife Klaaske (46) and their children Haring (16), Janke (13), Hendrik (11), Douwe (9) and Doeke (7) left home on 2 August 1896 and arrived on 15 August 1896 at New York, on the S.S. Maasdam too. Their destination was Kensington; very probably was meant the train station Kensington in the southern part of Chicago.

In June 1900 Klass Leep (51 years old, gardener), his wife Clara (51, mother of 1 deceased and 7 living children), their children Oscar [Edward] (24), Harry (21), Jennie (18), Henry (15), David (14) and Duco [Duke] (11) were living at a rented farm at 10611 Central Avenue, Calumet Township, Ward 31 of [South] Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. They were all born in Holland and immigrated in 1897 [has to be: 1896], except for son Oscar aka Edward, who immgrated in 1893.

In November 1900 and February 1902 they lost in Chicago their son Harry and their only daughter Jennie. See for detailed info on these tragedies one of the photo attachments.

In April 1910 Nicholas Leep (60, truck farm gardener), his wife Clara (60), their sons David [Douwe] (23, truck farm laborer) and Duke [Doeke] (21, truck farm laborer) were living on their own farm at 10124 Halstead Street in Ward 32 of [South] Chicago.

While his sons Andrew and Edward were in May 1910 looking around in Canada for a suitable tract of land of sufficient size to accommodate a settlement of community size, they had filed for their father Klaas on a homestead. He had expressed his willingness to go to Canada if his sons would go there. He had been failing in health for some time but not alarmingly so. Since a crippling accident he had never been very robust. When the brothers came back they reported their findings and told him that they had filed a homestead for him too, he was not very enthusiastic and said, "I think my homestead will be in Morgan Park." At that place was the cemetery. His forebodings proved to be true, and on July 31, 1910 he died. They had no idea then that subsequent history would prove that he was spared much hardship and disappointment. Klaas never was quite orientated in America, not being able to continue in his own field of activity, being far removed from lifelong friends and associates, he seemed unable to find a suitable niche from which he could operate comfortably. Not that he was unhappy here, far from it, he was grateful till the day of his death that he and his family moved here. He loved America, however, he was living outside of his element. An old tree transplanted does not take root readily. In 1904 he took a trip to Holland, when he came back, any nostalgia which he may have had, was gone. Every comparison was so greatly in favor of America. Moreover, the ties of intimate associations had mutually slackened and he was somewhat disappointed. That trip to Holland proved a good investment. Father was a self-educated man, he was a voracious reader and had not only acquired much knowledge, but wisdom as well.
Klaas Leep was for 14 years resident of Chicago.

Gardener Nicholas Leep died in July 1910 at the age of 61 years from a carcinoom of the stomach at 10124 Halsted Street, Ward 33, in the southern part of Chicago, where he resided during the last ten years of his life. His son David Leep lived also at that address.

Parents

Anne Klazes Leep 1822-1909
Grietje Veenstra 1817-1862

Spouse

Klaaske Prins Leep 1849-1941

Siblings

Haring Leep 1858-1936

Children

Andrew K. Leep 1874-1966
Edward K. Leep 1876-1958
Harry Leep 1879-1900
Jennie Leep 1882-1902
Henry K Leep 1884-1965
Douwe Klases Leep 1886-1968
Duke K Leep 1889-1976

Created by: Peter Hakze Added: 6 Mar 2013 Find A Grave Memorial 106296327"

Author: Kaper, Jan, Title: "Stamboom Kaper," (Publication site: Amsterdam Noord-Holland, Publisher: Genealogy On-line, Publication date: xi June MMXX)

https://www.genealogieonline.nl/en/stamboom-kaper/I16956.php

"Personal data Klaas Annes Leep [m] He was born on April 27, 1849 in Sint Annaparochie, Friesland, Nederland. He died on July 30, 1910 in Chicago, Illinios,VS, he was 61 years old. This information was last updated on June 11, 2020.

Ancestors (and descendant) of Klaas Annes Leep

Paternal grandparents:
Klaas Jans Leep 1775-1826
Tjitske Sijbes 1781-1826

Parents: Anne Klazes Leep 1822-1909
Grietje Harings Veenstra 1817-1862

Individual:
Klaas Annes Leep 1849-1910
oo 1874
Klaaske Egberts Prins
...
Household of Klaas Annes Leep
He is married to Klaaske Egberts Prins on January 15, 1874 at Het Bildt, Friesland, Nederland, he was 24 years old.

Child(ren):
[1 m] Andrew Klazes Leep 1874-1966
[2 m] Egbertus Edward Klazes Leep 1876-1958
[3 m] Haring Klazes Leep 1879-1900
[4 f] Janke Leep 1882-1902
[5 m] Hendrik Klazes Leep 1884-1965
[6 m] Douwe Klazes Leep 1886-1968
[7 m] Doeke Klazes Leep 1889-1976
[8 m] Jacob Jan Leep 1892-1893"
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Ancestors (and descendant) of Klaas Annes “Klass" "Nicholas” Leep

Klaas Annes “Klass" "Nicholas” Leep
1849-1910

1874

Klaaske Egberts "Bep" Prins
1849-1941

Douwe Klases Leep
1886-1968
Doeke Klazes Leep
1889-1976

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Birthday April 27, 1849

  • The temperature on April 27, 1849 was about 8.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south. Weather type: helder dampig. 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).
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  • 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.
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Day of marriage January 15, 1874

  • The temperature on January 15, 1874 was about 5.7 °C. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 91%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
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  • 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).
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    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
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Day of death July 30, 1910

  • The temperature on July 30, 1910 was between 8.4 °C and 22.8 °C and averaged 16.4 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. There was 12.1 hours of sunshine (77%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. 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 1910: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.9 million citizens.
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