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Personal data Benjamin Siefkes Michaelsen 


Household of Benjamin Siefkes Michaelsen

He is married to Grietje (Gretje) Olthoff.

They got married on March 20, 1890 at Kamrar, Hamilton Co., IA, he was 23 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Seafka Mechaelsen  1897-1964 


Notes about Benjamin Siefkes Michaelsen

Benjamin Siefkes Michaelsen / Mechaelsen

Sources: Author: Bennett, Tara, Title: "Benjamin Chrifkes Michaelsen," (Publication location: Salt Lk. City, UT, Publisher: FamilySearch, Publication date: xii June MMXX), Repository: The Cloud

Link: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L8SH-G6C

"... Benjamin Chrifkes Michaelsen Sex Male Birth 20 July 1866 Bünte, Ahausen, Rotenburg, Hanover, Prussia, Germany Death 4 August 1952 Burial 1952 Kamrar, Hamilton, Iowa, United States of America

Birth Name Benjamin S. Mechaelsen

18 Aug 1866 Petkum, Emden, Hannover, Preußen, Deutschland

Immigration 1872
Immigration 1873

Residence 1880 Boone, Hamilton, Iowa, United States Census
Residence 1910 Independence, Hamilton, Iowa, United States
Residence 1920 Independence, Hamilton, Iowa, United States

Spouses and Children

Benjamin Chrifkes Michaelsen 1866-1952
Marriage: 20 March 1890 Kamrar, Hamilton, Iowa, United States
Gretje Olthoff 1869-1940

Children of Gretje Olthoff and Benjamin Chrifkes Michaelsen (7)

[1 f] Bertha Mechaelsen 1891-1970
[2 f] Ella Mechaelsen 1893-1988
[3 m] Seafka Mechaelsen 1897-1964
[4 m] Joe Mechaelsen 1903-1985
[5 m] Oliver Mechaelsen 1907-1992
[6 f] Louise Mechaelsen 1912-1931
[7 f] Esther Mabel Mechaelsen 1914-1991

Parents and Siblings

Siefke Alferts Michaelsen 1827-1881
Marriage: 9 March 1861 Canhusen, Hannover, Prussia
Brechtje Peters Ohden 1828-1906

Children of Brechtje Peters Ohden and Siefke Alferts Michaelsen (6)

[1 m] Ulfert Oliver Mechaelsen 1861-1924
[2 f] Peterlina Greta Siefkes Michaelsen 1863-1863
[3 m] Peter David Michaelsen 1864-1866
[4 m] Benjamin Chrifkes Michaelsen 1866-1952
[5 m] Peter Davids Michaelsen 1868-1961
[6 f] Elina Siefkes Michaelsen 1870-1935"

It is my hypothesis the name Chrifkes is a corruption of the name Siefkes. - D.A. Navorska - iii Aug MMXX - in proximo, Grove, OK.

Author: Gravemann, Hans-Dieter, Title: "Local heritage book Petkum Family report," (Publication location unknown, Publisher: Genealogy.net, Publication date: xi Jan MMXIX), Repository: The Cloud

Link: https://online-ofb.de/famreport.php?ofb=petkum&ID=I5433&nachname=MICHAELSEN⟨=en

"[m] Benjamin Siefkes MICHAELSEN * 20.07.1866 in Petkum + 04.08.1952 in Kamrar, Hamilton, Iowa USA

Bemerkungen:(notes) getauft: 18.08.1866 in Petkum

Familien (families) Kinder (children) Keine Familie gefunden! (No family found!) Keine Kinder in den vorliegenden Quellen gefunden! (No children found in used sources!)

Eltern (parents) Geschwister (siblings)
Vater: (father) Siefke Ulferts MICHAELSEN * 18.04.1827 in Petkum + 06.06.1881 in Kamrar, Hamilton, Iowa USA
Mutter: (mother) Brechtje Peters OHDEN * 26.10.1828 in Hinte + 06.08.1906 in Kamrar, Hamilton, Iowa USA

Geschwister (siblings)

[1 m] Ulfert Siefkes MICHAELSEN * 1861 in Petkum, + 1924 in Kamrar, Hamilton, Iowa USA
[2 f] Peterlina Greta Siefkes MICHAELSEN * 1863 in Petkum, + 1863
[3 m] Peter David MICHAELSEN * 1864 in Petkum, + 1866
[4 m] Peter David MICHAELSEN * 1868 in Petkum, + 1961 in Kamrar, Hamilton, Iowa USA
[5 f] Elina Siefkes MICHAELSEN * 1870 in Petkum, + 1935 in Kamrar, Hamilton, Iowa USA"

Author: Gerkins, Kathy, Title: "Benjamin S Mechaelsen," (Publication location: Kamrar, IA, Publisher: Find-a-Grave, Publication date: xxi Nov MMVIII), Repository: The Cloud

Link: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/31586786/benjamin-s-mechaelsen

"Photo[graph of his stone] added by Kathy Gerkins

Benjamin S Mechaelsen BIRTH 20 Jul 1866 DEATH 4 Aug 1952 (aged 86) BURIAL First Presbyterian Cemetery Kamrar, Hamilton County, Iowa, USA MEMORIAL ID 31586786

Freeman Journal, August 1952

Ben S. Mechaelsen, 86, longtime Kamrar resident, died at 10:57 Monday evening [August 4, 1952] at the Memorial hospital in Story City. He had suffered a heart attack Saturday afternoon at his home in Kamrar and taken Monday morning to the hospital.

Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at the Presbyterian church east of Kamrar, preceded by a service at 1 p.m. at the family home in Kamrar.

The Rev. August Cramer and the Rev. R. Richards will officiate with burial in the Presbyterian church east of Kamrar.

Benjamin S. Mechaelsen, son of Seafka and Bertha Mechaelsen, was born July 20, 1866 in Petkum, Germany. He was five years old when he came with his parents to the United States. The family lived for a short time in Ackley, then moved to a farm near Kamrar where Mr. Mechaelsen was reared and educated.

He was united in marriage March 20, 1890 to Grace Olthoff and they started housekeeping on a farm three miles northeast of Kamrar. They farmed in that vicinity until the fall of 1931, when they retired and moved into Kamrar, their home since.

Mr. Mechaelsen was preceded in death by his wife who died Oct. 30, 1940; by one daughter, Louise, who died May 26, 1931; one granddaughter, Helen Welp; his parents, two brothers and two sisters.

He is survived by three sons and three daughters: Seafka, Joe and Oliver Mechaelson [en] and Mrs. E. D. (Bertha) Welp and Mrs. Hilko (Ella) Jans, all of Kamrar, and Mrs. Richard (Esther) Mortenson of Jewell; 25 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; one brother, Peter Mechaelsen of Kamrar, and a number of nieces and nephews.

Mr. Mechaelsen was baptized in the Presbyterian faith and was a member of the Presbyterian church at Kamrar.

A man of sterling character and of a generous nature, he was widely respected in the Kamrar community where he had many close friends and acquaintances during his long residence in that area.

Family Members
Children

Photo[graph of his stone] Louise Marie Mechaelsen 1912-1931

Created by: Kathy Gerkins Added: 21 Nov 2008 Find a Grave Memorial 31586786"
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Ancestors (and descendant) of Benjamin Siefkes Michaelsen

Benjamin Siefkes Michaelsen
1866-1952

1890

Grietje (Gretje) Olthoff
1869-1940

Seafka Mechaelsen
1897-1964

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Birthday July 20, 1866

  • The temperature on July 20, 1866 was about 17.7 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 14 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 76%. 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 February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from February 10, 1866 to June 1, 1866 the cabinet Fransen van de Putte, with I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • 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).
  • In the year 1866: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • January 12 » The Royal Aeronautical Society is formed in London.
    • February 21 » Lucy Hobbs Taylor becomes the first American woman to graduate from dental school.
    • May 2 » Peruvian defenders fight off the Spanish fleet at the Battle of Callao.
    • June 2 » The Fenians defeat Canadian forces at Ridgeway and Fort Erie, but the raids end soon after.
    • August 23 » Austro-Prussian War ends with the Treaty of Prague.
    • October 22 » A plebiscite ratifies the annexion of Veneto and Mantua to Italy, which had occurred three days before, on October 19.

Christening day August 18, 1866

  • The temperature on August 18, 1866 was about 18.4 °C. The air pressure was 6 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 60%. 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 February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from February 10, 1866 to June 1, 1866 the cabinet Fransen van de Putte, with I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • 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).
  • In the year 1866: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • March 27 » President of the United States of America Andrew Johnson vetoes the Civil Rights Act of 1866. His veto is overridden by Congress and the bill passes into law on April 9.
    • April 6 » The Grand Army of the Republic, an American patriotic organization composed of Union veterans of the American Civil War, is founded. It lasts until 1956.
    • April 8 » Italy and Prussia ally against the Austrian Empire.
    • May 2 » Peruvian defenders fight off the Spanish fleet at the Battle of Callao.
    • June 7 » One thousand eight hundred Fenian raiders are repelled back to the United States after looting and plundering the Saint-Armand and Frelighsburg areas of Canada East.
    • August 23 » Austro-Prussian War ends with the Treaty of Prague.

Day of marriage March 20, 1890

  • The temperature on March 20, 1890 was about 3.7 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 12 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southeast. The airpressure was 74 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 90%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • 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 April 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1890: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • July 3 » Idaho is admitted as the 43rd U.S. state.
    • July 26 » In Buenos Aires, Argentina the Revolución del Parque takes place, forcing President Miguel Ángel Juárez Celman's resignation.
    • August 7 » Anna Månsdotter became the last woman to be executed in Sweden for the 1889 Yngsjö murder.
    • September 12 » Salisbury, Rhodesia, is founded.
    • November 29 » The Meiji Constitution goes into effect in Japan, and the first Diet convenes.
    • December 22 » Cornwallis Valley Railway begins operation between Kentville and Kingsport, Nova Scotia.

Day of death August 4, 1952

  • The temperature on August 4, 1952 was between 12.4 °C and 20.4 °C and averaged 16.3 °C. There was 8.7 hours of sunshine (57%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. 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 March 15, 1951 to September 2, 1952 the cabinet Drees I, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from September 2, 1952 to October 13, 1956 the cabinet Drees II, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1952: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 10.3 million citizens.
    • August 11 » Hussein bin Talal is proclaimed King of Jordan.
    • September 1 » The Old Man and the Sea, the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Ernest Hemingway, is first published.
    • November 1 » Nuclear weapons testing: The United States successfully detonates Ivy Mike, the first thermonuclear device, at the Eniwetok atoll. The explosion had a yield of ten megatons TNT equivalent.
    • November 25 » Agatha Christie's murder-mystery play The Mousetrap opens at the Ambassadors Theatre in London. It will become the longest continuously-running play in history.
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    • December 20 » A United States Air Force C-124 crashes and burns in Moses Lake, Washington killing 87.

Day of burial August 7, 1952

  • The temperature on August 7, 1952 was between 15.3 °C and 21.8 °C and averaged 17.9 °C. There was 3.5 mm of rain during 3.4 hours. There was 4.4 hours of sunshine (29%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. 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 March 15, 1951 to September 2, 1952 the cabinet Drees I, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from September 2, 1952 to October 13, 1956 the cabinet Drees II, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1952: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 10.3 million citizens.
    • April 28 » Dwight D. Eisenhower resigns as Supreme Allied Commander of NATO.
    • April 28 » The Sino-Japanese Peace Treaty (Treaty of Taipei) is signed in Taipei, Taiwan between Japan and the Republic of China to officially end the Second Sino-Japanese War.
    • May 7 » The concept of the integrated circuit, the basis for all modern computers, is first published by Geoffrey Dummer.
    • June 26 » The Pan-Malayan Labour Party is founded in Malaya, as a union of statewide labour parties.
    • July 21 » The 7.3 Mw  Kern County earthquake strikes Southern California with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), killing 12 and injuring hundreds.
    • September 19 » The United States bars Charlie Chaplin from re-entering the country after a trip to England.


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