Jentje van den Berg 1837

Foto Jentje uit 1880

Jentje werd geboren te Kolderveen op 15 juli 1837. Ze was getrouwd met Jan Spitsbergen die was geboren te Zutphen op 1 juli 1822. Jentje overleed aan de tyfus op 26 oktober 1897 te Zeeland, Michigan, USA. Hieronder een foto van de aantekening voor de Holland City News krant waarin vermeld dat ook twee dochters de tyfus hebben. Jan overleed op 8 september 1906 in dezelfde plaats. Ze zijn begraven op Zeeland Cemetery, Michigan, USA. Ze hadden 11 kinderen.

Jentje was born at Kolderveen on July 15 1837. She was married to Jan Spitsbergen who was born at Zutphen on July 1 1822. Jentje died of Typhoid fever on October 26 1897 at Zeeland Michigan, USA. Below a foto of a notation for the Holland City News newspaper which also states that two of her doughters also have the diseas. Jan died on September 8 1906 in the same place. They are b oth barried on Zeeland Cemitary, Michigan, USA. They had 11 children.

Notitie voor de krant

Het graf van Jentje en Jan

Elisabeth Spitsbergen 1860.

Elisabeth is geboren in het jaar 1860 (de eerst geborene in de USA). Ze trouwde met Albert John Loeks, ging met de family van haar halfbroer, Henry Spitsbergen, naar McBain Village, Riverside, Missaukee. Ze voedde 7 kinderen op, waarvan niet veel gegevens, en hertrouwde met Albert King na het overlijden van Albert Loeks.

Elizabeth Spitsbergen was born in 1860 (first born family member in the US). She married Albert John Loeks, went along the family of her half brother Henry Spitsbergen to McBain village, Riverside, Missaukee. She raised 7 children here, of which not much records, and remarried a Albert King, after Albert Loeks died.

Johannes Spitsbergen 1861.

Johannes was geboren in 1861.

Johannes was born in 1861.

Gerdiena Spitsbergen 1863.

Gerdiena was geboren in 1863 en vermoedelijk overleden in 1864.

Gerdiena was born in 1863 and probably died in 1864.

Klaas Spitsbergen 1865.

Klaas was geboren in 1865 en overleden in 1897.

Klaas was born in 1865 and died in 1897.

Hannah Spitsbergen 1867.

Hannah was geboren in 1867.

Hannah was born in 1867.

Gerritdina Spitsbergen 1869.

Gerritdina was geboren in 1869. In 1898 trouwd ze met Frank John Vermeulen.

Gerritdina was bron in 1869. In 1898 she marries to Frank John Vermeulen.

Jentje Spitsbergen 1872.

Jentje was geboren in 1872 en stierf in 1932 te Zeeland, Michigan.

jentje was born in 1872 and deid in 1932 at Zeeland, Michigan.

Johannes (John) Spitsbergen 1874.

Johannes was geboren in 1874 en overleed in 1897 te Zeeland, Michigan. Hij ligt begraven in Zeeland Cemetery, Zeeland, Ottawa County, Michigan, USA.

Johannes was bron in 1874 and died in 1897 at Zeeland, Michigan. He is barried at Zeeland Cemetery, Zeeland, Ottowa County, Michigan, USA.

Johanna Spitsbergen 1875.

Johanna en William

Johanna was geboren op 6 december 1875. Ze was getrouwd in 1907 met William Woldring wie was geboren op 16 mei 1880 te Haren. Johanna overleed op 20 december 1964 en William op 23 april 1950. Ze zijn begraven in Restlawn Cemetery, Zeeland, Ottawa County, Michigan, USA.

Johanna was born on December 6 1875. She was married in 1907 to William Woldring who was born on May 16 1880 in Haren. Johanna died on December 20 1964 and William on April 23 1950. They are barried at Restlawn Cemetery, Zeeland, Ottowa County, Michigan, USA.

Trijntje (Katie) Spitsbergen 1878.

Trijntje was geboren in 1878 en overleden in 1897. Ze ligt begraven op Zeeland Cemetery, Zeeland, Ottawa County, Michigan, USA.

Trijntje was born in 1878 and died in 1897. She is barried at Zeeland Cemetery, Zeeland, Ottowa County, Michigan, USA.

Geesje (Grace) Spitsbergen 1881.

Geesje (Grace) was geboren in 1881, vernoemd naar haar Nederlandse tante Geesje Baars (wie terminaal ziek was tegen de tijd van Geesjes geboorte). In 1906 trouwd ze met Peter Ossewaarde, geboren in Zeeland, Michigan in 1872 uit één van de vroegere stichtende families van Holland Michigan (zoals ook Jan Hendrick Spitsbergen was). Grace en Peter hadden drie kinderen maar hun oudste zoon Milton verdronk tragisch in 1917 in de rivier achter de boerderij van John Petroelje.

In 1897 was er een uitbraak van de tyfus in de Spitsbergen familie, wat het leven koste van de moeder en drie kinderen. Het lag waarschijnlijk aan een bron met vervuild water bij het huis. Grace kreeg het ook maar ze overleefde het als enige.

Geesje (Grace), was born in 1881, named for dutch aunt Geesje Baas (who was terminally ill at the time of Geesjes birth). In 1906 married Peter Ossewaarde, born in Zeeland Michigan 1872, from one of the early founder families of Holland Michigan (just as Jan Hendrick Spitsbergen was). Grace and Peter had 3 children, but their eldest son Milton tragically drowned in 1917, in the river behind the farm of John Petroelje.

In 1897 there was an outbreak of typhoid fever in Spitsbergen family, costing the lives of the mother and 3 children. It was probably due to a well with polluted water near the house. Grace got ill as well, she was the only one that recovered.