Family tree Honcoop/Honkoop » Hendrik POORTINGA (1918-2003)

Personal data Hendrik POORTINGA 

  • He was born on August 18, 1918 in Marrum, Ferweradeel, Friesland, Nederland.Source 1
    Kind: Hendrik Poortinga
    Geboortedatum: 18-08-1918
    Geslacht: Man
    Vader: Anne Poortinga
    Moeder: Antje Hendriks Sminia
    Gebeurtenis: Geboorte
    Datum: 18-08-1918
    Documenttype: BS Geboorte
    Erfgoedinstelling: AlleFriezen
    Plaats instelling: Leeuwarden
    Collectiegebied: Friesland
    Archief: 30-11
    Registratienummer: 1066
    Aktenummer: 00142
    Registratiedatum: 20-08-1918
    Akteplaats: Ferwerderadeel

    de geboorteakte is in het familie-archief onder nummer 17784-G10
  • Social Security Number: 545-44-6208.
  • (Arrival) on August 2, 1947 in New York (Kings), Kings, New York, Verenigde Staten.
  • (Roepnaam) : Henry.
  • He died on August 6, 2003 in Lynden, Whatcom County, Washington, USA, he was 84 years old.
    Henry Poortinga
    Born in Friesland, The Netherlands on Aug. 18, 1918
    Departed on Aug. 6, 2003 and resided in Lynden, WA.

    Visitation: Sunday, Aug. 10, 2003
    Service: Monday, Aug. 11, 2003
    Fellowship Hour: Monday, Aug. 11, 2003
    Cemetery: Monumenta Cemetery
    Please click on the links above for locations, times, maps, and directions.

    Mr. Henry Poortinga, age 84 of Lynden, died at St. Joseph Hospital on Wednesday, Aug 6.

    The son of Anne and Antje (Sminia) Poortinga, Henry was born in Friesland, The Netherlands, on August 18, 1918. He grew up in Holland and was married to Sadie VanderMeulen in March of 1941. In 1947 the family moved to Bellflower, California and in May of 1952 they moved to the Lynden area where he operated a dairy farm on the West Badger Road for many years. Following Sadie’s death in 1964, Henry was married to Dena VanDyken in Everson on March 21, 1969.

    He was a former member of the First Christian Reformed Church in Lynden and currently a member of the Orthodox Christian Reformed Church in Everson. Henry enjoyed eating; if it wasn’t his wife’s cooking, then it was at Izzy’s in Bellingham. He also enjoyed cracking walnuts.

    Besides his parents and first wife Sadie, he was preceded by three sisters and a brother.

    Mr. Poortinga is survived at home by his wife Dena; children Ann and Don Martin of Lynden, Tillie and Clareon VanDrongelen of Corsica, SD., Mary and Art Doering of Lynden, John “Curly” and Pat Poortinga of Everson, Tony Poortinga of East Wenatchee, Hank and Kathy Poortinga of Bellingham, Sadie and Joe Steiner of Everson, Evelyn and Marv Heeringa of Lynden, Ed and Anita Poortinga of East Wenatchee, Sylvia and Jerry Watson of Ferndale, Gerdene and Keith Morrison of Mt. Vernon and Gary and Diane VanDyken of Puyallup; thirty-two grand and twenty-two great-grandchildren and other relatives.

    Memorials may be made to the American Diabetes Assn.; Northwest Regional Office; 6315 A&B Fleming St.; Everett 98203.
  • He is buried on August 11, 2003 in Lynden, Whatcom County, Washington, USA.Source 2
    Henry is begraven op de Monumenta Cemetery in Lynden (USA)

    de foto van de grafsteen is in het familie-archief onder nummer 17784-O30
    Monumenta Cemetery
  • A child of Anne POORTINGA and Antje Hendriks SMINIA

Household of Hendrik POORTINGA

(1) He is married to Sijtske van der MEULEN,.

They got married on March 12, 1941 at Wonseradeel, Friesland, Nederland, he was 22 years old.Source 3

Bruidegom: Hendrik Poortinga
Beroep: landarbeider
Geboorteplaats: Wanswerd
Leeftijd: 22 jaar
Woonplaats: Lollum
Bruid: Sytske van der Meulen
Geboorteplaats: Garijp
Leeftijd: 21 jaar
Woonplaats: Lollum
Vader van de bruidegom: Anne Poortinga
Beroep: veehouder
Leeftijd: 64 jaar
Woonplaats: Lollum
Moeder van de bruidegom: Antje Hendriks Sminia
Leeftijd: 60 jaar
Woonplaats: Lollum
Vader van de bruid: Jan Daniel van der Meulen
Beroep: veehouder
Leeftijd: 47 jaar
Woonplaats: Lollum
Moeder van de bruid: Tietje Riedstra
Leeftijd: 46 jaar
Woonplaats: Lollum
Gebeurtenis: Huwelijk
Datum: 12-03-1941
Gebeurtenisplaats: Wonseradeel
Documenttype: BS Huwelijk
Erfgoedinstelling: AlleFriezen
Plaats instelling: Leeuwarden
Collectiegebied: Friesland
Archief: 30-42
Registratienummer: 2088
Aktenummer: 0009
Registratiedatum: 12-03-1941
Akteplaats: Wonseradeel

de huwelijksakte is in het familie-archief onder nummer 17784-H10

Child(ren):

  1. Anthony POORTINGA  1948-2010
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(2) He is married to Dena B... GELEYNSE.

They got married on March 21, 1969 at Everson, Whatcom County, Washington, USA, he was 50 years old.Source 4

de huwelijksakte is in het familie-archief onder nummer 17784-H10-2

Child(ren):

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Sources

  1. Geboorte akte, gemeente Ferweradeel, 1918, aktenummer 142
    tijd 23:30 uur
  2. Steen op begraafplaats
  3. Huwelijksakte, gemeente Wonseradeel, 1941, aktenummer 9
  4. Huwelijksakte, Whatcom County, 1969, aktenummer 35639

Historical events

Birthday August 18, 1918

  • The temperature on August 18, 1918 was between 15.0 °C and 20.2 °C and averaged 16.9 °C. There was 0.8 mm of rain. There was 2.0 hours of sunshine (14%). 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 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 Netherlands , there was from September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1918: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.6 million citizens.
    • January 8 » U.S. President Woodrow Wilson announces his "Fourteen Points" for the aftermath of World War I.
    • May 16 » The Sedition Act of 1918 is passed by the U.S. Congress, making criticism of the government during wartime an imprisonable offense. It will be repealed less than two years later.
    • August 27 » Mexican Revolution: Battle of Ambos Nogales: U.S. Army forces skirmish against Mexican Carrancistas in the only battle of World War I fought on American soil.
    • October 30 » World War I: Lands of the Crown of Saint Stephen, a state union of Kingdom of Hungary and Triune Kingdom of Croatia, Slavonia and Dalmatia is abolished with decisions of Croatian and Hungarian parliaments
    • December 14 » Friedrich Karl von Hessen, a German prince elected by the Parliament of Finland to become King Väinö I, renounces the Finnish throne.
    • December 28 » Constance Markievicz, while detained in Holloway prison, became the first woman to be elected MP to the British House of Commons.

Day of marriage March 21, 1969

  • The temperature on March 21, 1969 was between -1.8 °C and 7.8 °C and averaged 2.5 °C. There was 9.4 hours of sunshine (77%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. 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 April 5, 1967 to Tuesday, July 6, 1971 the cabinet De Jong, with P.J.S. de Jong (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1969: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 12.8 million citizens.
    • January 18 » United Airlines Flight 266 crashes into Santa Monica Bay killing all 32 passengers and six crew members.
    • April 22 » British yachtsman Sir Robin Knox-Johnston wins the Sunday Times Golden Globe Race and completes the first solo non-stop circumnavigation of the world.
    • May 17 » Venera program: Soviet Venera 6 begins its descent into the atmosphere of Venus, sending back atmospheric data before being crushed by pressure.
    • May 18 » Apollo program: Apollo 10 is launched.
    • August 12 » Violence erupts after the Apprentice Boys of Derry march in Derry, Northern Ireland, resulting in a three-day communal riot known as the Battle of the Bogside.
    • November 19 » Apollo program: Apollo 12 astronauts Pete Conrad and Alan Bean land at Oceanus Procellarum (the "Ocean of Storms") and become the third and fourth humans to walk on the Moon.

Day of death August 6, 2003

  • The temperature on August 6, 2003 was between 15.8 °C and 33.9 °C and averaged 25.5 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 9.6 hours of sunshine (63%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, July 22, 2002 to Tuesday, May 27, 2003 the cabinet Balkenende I, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, May 27, 2003 to Friday, July 7, 2006 the cabinet Balkenende II, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 2003: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 16.2 million citizens.
    • February 4 » The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia adopts a new constitution, becoming a loose confederacy between Montenegro and Serbia.
    • July 22 » Members of 101st Airborne of the United States, aided by Special Forces, attack a compound in Iraq, killing Saddam Hussein's sons Uday and Qusay, along with Mustapha Hussein, Qusay's 14-year-old son, and a bodyguard.
    • August 11 » NATO takes over command of the peacekeeping force in Afghanistan, marking its first major operation outside Europe in its 54-year-history.
    • September 12 » The United Nations lifts sanctions against Libya after that country agreed to accept responsibility and recompense the families of victims in the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103.
    • October 14 » The Steve Bartman Incident takes place at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois.
    • December 26 » The 6.6 Mw  Bam earthquake shakes southeastern Iran with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), leaving more than 26,000 dead and 30,000 injured.

Day of burial August 11, 2003

  • The temperature on August 11, 2003 was between 15.1 °C and 31.5 °C and averaged 23.5 °C. There was 7.2 hours of sunshine (48%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, July 22, 2002 to Tuesday, May 27, 2003 the cabinet Balkenende I, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, May 27, 2003 to Friday, July 7, 2006 the cabinet Balkenende II, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 2003: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 16.2 million citizens.
    • January 8 » Air Midwest Flight 5481 crashes at Charlotte-Douglas Airport, Charlotte, North Carolina, killing all 21 people on board.
    • January 23 » A very weak signal from Pioneer 10 is detected for the last time, but no usable data can be extracted.
    • March 1 » Management of the United States Customs Service and the United States Secret Service move to the United States Department of Homeland Security.
    • April 7 » U.S. troops capture Baghdad; Saddam Hussein's regime falls two days later.
    • December 13 » Iraq War: Operation Red Dawn: Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein is captured near his home town of Tikrit.
    • December 25 » The ill-fated Beagle 2 probe, released from the Mars Express spacecraft on December 19, stops transmitting shortly before its scheduled landing.

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