ad in Leeuwarder courant gives as date "1 Maart 1850" - likely that this is the death date, rather than the date on which the announcement was sent.
Hij is getrouwd met Saakje Frederiks Schregardus.
Zij zijn getrouwd op 7 januari 1813 te Nes, Westdongeradeel, the Netherlands, hij was toen 23 jaar oud.
Kind(eren):
immigrated to the United States on ship "Hermann of Baltimore" departing from Bremen May 9, 1849 (source: Swierenga , Robert P., 1983: Dutch Immigrants in U.S. Passenger Manifests, 1820-1880. Wilmington, DE: Scholarly Resources Inc.). On the same voyage were:
J. Dijkstra (son) age 35
Mrs. Dijkstra, nee Schrigandus (sic) should be Schregardus age 58
J.G. Dijkstra age 26 (daughter)
F.G. Dijkstra age 18 (daughter)
as well as Jan (= John)'s wife T.G. Dijkstra age 32
and their children
T.I. Dijkstra age 11
F. Dijkstra age 8
I.J. Dijkstra age 5
W. I. Dijkstra age 3.
Occupations of Gerrit Jans and Jan Gerrits are given as farmer.
Shows up, in a way, in the 1850 census, as having died.
Note: references in the van Hinte book (1928: 172-177) support the hypothesis that GJD had indeed died, because there are references to the widow D ("de weduwe D.") - see notes under Saakje Schregardus.
Information from Dirk Dykstra, Lancaster, NY received 040202 indicates that Gerrit Jans Dijkstra died in February 1850. He is buried in the Lancaster cemetery, next to his son Frederick.
In Dirk's package is also a journal of the trip from Friesland to Lancaster by one of the participants.
Note: Visser, in his Gens Nostra 1993 article, gives Gerrit Jans' occupation as "shipper" and "merchant". From the data on emigrants from Friesland to the United States, I don't conclude this. Gerrit Jans is labeled as farmer, while his son Jan is classified as merchant.
It should be noted that , on the marriage registration of Gerrit Jans and Saakje, his occupation is given as "schipper"!
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