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Personal data Jan Scheltus "John" Oosterhaven 


Household of Jan Scheltus "John" Oosterhaven

He is married to Hinke Klazes Felkers.

They got married on July 13, 1872 at Hennaarderadeel, he was 24 years old.

Huwelijksakte Hennaarderadeel, 1872
Man : Jan Scheltus Oosterhaven, oud 24 jaar, geboren te Welsrijp
Ouders: Paulus Pieters Oosterhaven en Klaaske Jacobs Mulder
Vrouw : Hinke Felkers, oud 20 jaar, geboren te Winsum, gemeente Baarderadeel
Ouders: Klaas Frederiks Felkers en Eeke Ruurds Span
Datum : 13 juli 1872, akte nr. 34

Child(ren):

  1. Klaas Oosterhaven  1873-????
  2. Paulus Oosterhaven  1875-????
  3. Eke Oosterhaven  1876-????
  4. Pieter Oosterhaven  1877-????
  6. Maggie Oosterhaven  1888-????
  7. John Oosterhaven  1893-????


Notes about Jan Scheltus "John" Oosterhaven

Dit gezin is geëmigreerd in 1878 naar Amerika.
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His son Jan Schelte Oosterhaven arrives in New York on 27 June 1878 on the W.A. Scholten with his wife Hinke and their 4 children, Klaas, Paulus, Eke, and Pieter.
-In the 1880 census, John Oosterhaven is living in Zeeland Township with his wife and 4 children and his occupation was listed as carpenter.
-In the 1900 census, John Oosterhaven is living in Grand Rapids, Michigan with his wife "Hattie" and now 5 children, 3 of which were born in Michigan: "Aggie" (is Eke); Pieter, Reka, born in April 1885; Maggie, born August 1888; John, born December 1893. Jan "John" is a carpenter as occupation.
-In the 1910 census, Jan and his wife Hinke "Hattie" is living in Zeeland Township, Michigan with their youngest child, John, age 17. Jan is listed as a carpenter.
-In the 1920 census, Jan and Hinke are alone and living in Zeeland Township, Michigan as a farmer (I do not know if this is the farm of his father but I doubt it).

Hinke Oosterhaven-Felkers died in 1923.

-In the 1930 census, Jan is living with his son Peter and Peter's wife, Cora. Jan is 82 years old. They are living at 1139 Caulfield SW in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
- Jan Oosterhaven died in June of 1942.

Jan and Hinke are buried in the Washington Park Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The family has a monument in the cemetery and also buried there are sons Klaas, Paulus, and Pieter.

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John

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    Birthday November 2, 1847

    • The temperature on November 2, 1847 was about 12.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south-southwest. Weather type: half bewolkt. 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).
    • In the year 1847: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 3.1 million citizens.
      • January 30 » Yerba Buena, California is renamed San Francisco, California.
      • February 22 » Mexican–American War: The Battle of Buena Vista: Five thousand American troops defeat 15,000 Mexican troops.
      • March 9 » Mexican–American War: The first large-scale amphibious assault in U.S. history is launched in the Siege of Veracruz.
      • April 16 » Shooting of a Māori by an English sailor results in the opening of the Wanganui Campaign of the New Zealand Wars.
      • July 24 » After 17 months of travel, Brigham Young leads 148 Mormon pioneers into Salt Lake Valley, resulting in the establishment of Salt Lake City.
      • September 13 » Mexican–American War: Six teenage military cadets known as Niños Héroes die defending Chapultepec Castle in the Battle of Chapultepec. American troops under General Winfield Scott capture Mexico City in the Mexican–American War.

    Day of marriage July 13, 1872

    • The temperature on July 13, 1872 was about 23.0 °C. There was 1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The atmospheric humidity was 55%. 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 January 4, 1871 to July 6, 1872 the cabinet Thorbecke III, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
    • From July 6, 1872 till August 27, 1874 the Netherlands had a cabinet De Vries - Fransen van de Putte with the prime ministers Mr. G. de Vries Azn. (liberaal) and I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal).
    • In the year 1872: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
      • February 22 » The Prohibition Party holds its first national convention in Columbus, Ohio, nominating James Black as its presidential nominee.
      • March 1 » Yellowstone National Park is established as the world's first national park.
      • March 5 » George Westinghouse patents the air brake.
      • November 9 » The Great Boston Fire of 1872.
      • November 29 » American Indian Wars: The Modoc War begins with the Battle of Lost River.
      • December 21 » Challenger expedition: HMSChallenger, commanded by Captain George Nares, sails from Portsmouth, England.
    

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