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Persoonlijke gegevens Derk ten Cate 

• Hij is geboren op 13 juni 1828 in Apeldoorn.
• Hij is overleden op 4 januari 1909 in Holland, Ottawa County, Michigan, Verenigde Staten, hij was toen 80 jaar oud.

  Derk Ten Cate
  Birth: Jun. 13, 1828 Apeldoorn
  Death: Jan. 10, 1909 Holland, Ottawa County, Michigan, USA
  
  Derk Ten Cate was born on June 13, 1828 in Apeldoorn, Gelderland, Netherlands. He was the son of Jan Herman Ten Cate and Johanna Knippenberg. Derk was one of seven children born to that union. His parents had another child named Derk who was born Feb 27, 1818 and died at the age of 3 on May 16, 1821.
  
  Derk Ten Cate came to America when he was a young man of 19 years of age. He came over on the G. Wichelhausen. The captain of that ship was H. Warken. The ship arrived in NewYork Harbor on May 11, 1848. The ship sailed the Atlantic for 64 days driven hither and tither by much storm. On the Monday following Easter two masts and a bowsprit were carried away by the waves. All men among the passengers who had any skill at carpentering were required to remove the broken pieces and install new parts after the storm abated. On the ships list, it lists Derk's profession as a shoemaker. Derk had an older brother named Jan Hendrik who also immigrated to the Allegan County area. Many of his descendants moved on to Iowa and Minnesota.
  
  Derk Ten Cate was one of the early immigrants to Holland, Michigan area, arriving 1848, one year later than the acknowledged founder and leader of the Holland colony, Dr. A. C. Van Raalte. Derk, two years after arriving in America, at the age of 22, married Wilhelmina Lucas, February 17, 1850, Fillmore, Michigan. The marriage was performed in the presence of Henrick Zaalmink and Johannes Rutgers. Wilhelmina was born in Hanover, Germany. At the time of her marriage, she was 27 years old. Wilhelmina gave birth to four children:
  
  Steven: Born December 5, 1850-- record obtained from the Graafschap Christian Reformed Church
  Truida: Born May 14, 1852 ------ Died April 28, 1898
  John: Born February 12, 1854 Died February 23, 1908
  Stephen Born in 1858
  
  During his marriage to Wilhelmina Lucas, Derk obtained an 80 acre farm from the United States of America at the Register of the Lands office at Ionia. This transaction was completed March 1, 1855.
  
  Wilhelmina passed away on April 25, 1858 and within two years, he was married to his second wife, Berendina Oonk, daughter of Jan Oonk and Geziena Willemina Ter Beek. To this union were born seven children, five of which grew to adulthood.
  
  Gezina Ten Cate married John Deur
  Herman Ten Cate married Geertje Sneiders
  Jan Hendrik Ten Cate married Anna Van Oss
  Willem Ten Cate died as an infant
  Andrew Ten Cate died as an infant
  Jennie Ten Cate married Richard Mouw
  Johanna Ten Cate married Bert Vander Ploeg
  
  Derk applied for U.S. citizenship on April 25, 1866. He was elected constable in the first town meeting of Laketown Township, April 4, 1859. According to records available, this is the only public office that Derk ever held. Berendina died in September 1876, only six months after the birth of her youngest daughter. Her cause of death was Athsma.
  
  Derk Ten Cate married a third time to a widow named Maria Doll. They married on November 13, 1877 Together they had one child named Derk Ten Cate. He died at the age of five months old. He is buried in the Ten Cate plot in the Graafschap Cemetery.
  
  Derk Ten Cate died in Holland on January 10, 1909 in Holland. His cause of death on his death certificate is listed as paresis.
  
  This was taken from a newspaper clipping:
  
  D. Ten Cate, 80 years old, pioneer of Graafschap, died in Holland at his home, 378 Land St. (Note: Land St. is now Lincoln Ave.) He was the grandfather of Attorney Dan Ten Cate.
  
  Special thanks to Deb Hinojosa for taking the picture of Derk's headstone. I truly appreciate it.
  
  Family links:
  Spouse:
  Berendina Oonk Ten Cate (1836 - 1876)
  
  Children:
  Gezeina Ten Cate Deur (1864 - 1942)*
  Herman Ten Cate (1866 - 1940)*
  Johannah Ten Cate Vander Ploeg (1876 - 1932)*
  
  *Calculated relationship
  
  Burial:
  Graafschap Cemetery
  Holland
  Ottawa County
  Michigan, USA
  Plot: Section C Lot 27, Space 1
  
  Created by: Krystal Londo Kelley
  Record added: Jul 10, 2006
  Find A Grave Memorial# 14876122

• Deze gegevens zijn voor het laatst bijgewerkt op 4 april 2015.

Gezin van Derk ten Cate

Hij is getrouwd met Berendina Oonk.

Zij zijn getrouwd.

Kind(eren):

1. Jennie (Jane) ten Cate  1874-1950 

Notities over Derk ten Cate

Schoenmaker, landbouwer.

Hij is getrouwd met (1) Hermina Lucas op 17 februari 1850 te Allegan, Michigan, USA.
Kind(eren):
1. Truida ten Cate 1852-1898
2. John ten Cate 1854-1908
3. Stephen ten Cate 1858-????

Hij is hertrouwd met (3) Marie Doll op 13 november 1877 te Vriesland, Michigan, USA (in de kerk).

Derk ten Cate en Marie Doll verhuizen in 1889 naar Grand Rapids Michigan (zie: Graafschap kerkarchieven). De volgende kinderen worden vermeld bij de verhuizing: Herman, Henrick, Gerrit, Jennikje en Hannah. Uit de Grand Rapids archieven van
1891, 1892 en 1893 weten we dat zij woonden op 22 Caulfield Avenue, Grand Rapids Michigan. Op 7 oktober 1899 kopen Derk en Marie een huis op 378 Lincoln Avenue, Holland Michigan van Pieter Verweij voor $ 600.-. Zij hebben hier tot aan hun
overlijden gewoond. Op 28 november 1890 verkopen zij de boerderij gelegen onder Graafschap Michigan aan Gerrit Tien.

Kind(eren):
8. Derk ten Cate 1878-1879

Z.v. Jan Herman ten Cate 1766-1838 en Johanna Knippenberg 1789-1873.

Derk ten Cate emigreert in 1848 naar de Verenigde Staten. Zie: Dutch Immigrants in USA. Ships Passengers Manifests 1820-1880. An alphabetical listing by household heads and independant persons. Compiled by Robert P. Swieringa. 2 Volumes.
By SR Scholarly Resources Inc., Wilmington Delaware USA. Volume 2 page 898: Derk ten Cate, alleenstaand, 19 jaar, schoenmaker, afkomstig van Apeldoorn, vertrekt met het schip 'F.G. Wichelhausen' van Rotterdam naar USA. Aankomst New York 11
mei 1848. Accomodatie onbekend.
Register of the land office at Ionia Michigan: Op 1 maart 1855 verkrijgt Derk ten Cate 80 acres land van de USA Goverment. De boerderij ligt ca. 2 km zuid van Graafschap Michigan. In 1973 in bezit van Paul Dunning.

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Derk Ten Cate was born on June 13, 1828 in Apeldoorn, Gelderland, Netherlands. He was the son of Jan Herman Ten Cate and Johanna Knippenberg. Derk was one of seven children born to that union. His parents had another child named Derk who was born Feb 27, 1818 and died at the age of 3 on May 16, 1821.

Derk Ten Cate came to America when he was a young man of 19 years of age. He came over on the G. Wichelhausen. The captain of that ship was H. Warken. The ship arrived in NewYork Harbor on May 11, 1848. The ship sailed the Atlantic for 64 days driven hither and tither by much storm. On the Monday following Easter two masts and a bowsprit were carried away by the waves. All men among the passengers who had any skill at carpentering were required to remove the broken pieces and install new parts after the storm abated. On the ships list, it lists Derk's profession as a shoemaker. Derk had an older brother named Jan Hendrik who also immigrated to the Allegan County area. Many of his descendants moved on to Iowa and Minnesota.

Derk Ten Cate was one of the early immigrants to Holland, Michigan area, arriving 1848, one year later than the acknowledged founder and leader of the Holland colony, Dr. A. C. Van Raalte. Derk, two years after arriving in America, at the age of 22, married Wilhelmina Lucas, February 17, 1850, Fillmore, Michigan. The marriage was performed in the presence of Henrick Zaalmink and Johannes Rutgers. Wilhelmina was born in Hanover, Germany. At the time of her marriage, she was 27 years old.
Wilhelmina gave birth to four children:
1. Steven: Born December 5, 1850-- record obtained from the Graafschap Christian Reformed Church
2. Truida: Born May 14, 1852 ------ Died April 28, 1898
3. John: Born February 12, 1854 Died February 23, 1908
4. Stephen Born in 1858
During his marriage to Wilhelmina Lucas, Derk obtained an 80 acre farm from the United States of America at the Register of the Lands office at Ionia. This transaction was completed March 1, 1855.

Wilhelmina passed away on April 25, 1858 and within two years, he was married to his second wife, Berendina Oonk, daughter of Jan Oonk and Geziena Willemina Ter Beek. To this union were born seven children, five of which grew to adulthood.
1. Gezina Ten Cate married John Deur
2. Herman Ten Cate married Geertje Sneiders
3. Jan Hendrik Ten Cate married Anna Van Oss
4. Willem Ten Cate died as an infant
5. Andrew Ten Cate died as an infant
6. Jennie Ten Cate married Richard Mouw
7. Johanna Ten Cate married Bert Vander Ploeg

Derk applied for U.S. citizenship on April 25, 1866. He was elected constable in the first town meeting of Laketown Township, April 4, 1859. According to records available, this is the only public office that Derk ever held. Berendina died in September 1876, only six months after the birth of her youngest daughter. Her cause of death was Athsma.

Derk Ten Cate married a third time to a widow named Maria Doll. They married on November 13, 1877 Together they had one child named Derk Ten Cate. He died at the age of five months old. He is buried in the Ten Cate plot in the Graafschap Cemetery. Derk Ten Cate died in Holland on January 10, 1909 in Holland. His cause of death on his death certificate is listed as paresis.

This was taken from a newspaper clipping:
D. Ten Cate, 80 years old, pioneer of Graafschap, died in Holland at his home, 378 Land St. (Note: Land St. is now Lincoln Ave.) He was the grandfather of Attorney Dan Ten Cate.
Special thanks to Deb Hinojosa for taking the picture of Derk's headstone. I truly appreciate it.

Family links:
Spouse:
Berendina Oonk Ten Cate (1836 - 1876)

Children:
Gezeina Ten Cate Deur (1864 - 1942)*
Herman Ten Cate (1866 - 1940)*
Johannah Ten Cate Vander Ploeg (1876 - 1932)*

*Calculated relationship

Burial:
Graafschap Cemetery
Holland
Ottawa County
Michigan, USA
Plot: Section C Lot 27, Space 1

Created by: Krystal Londo Kelley
Record added: Jul 10, 2006
Find A Grave Memorial# 14876122

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