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Willemijntje “Mintje” <I>Beker</I> Van Heukelom

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Willemijntje “Mintje” Beker Van Heukelom

Birth
Ede Municipality, Gelderland, Netherlands
Death
27 Apr 1900 (aged 79)
Mahaska County, Iowa, USA
Burial
Mahaska County, Iowa, USA Add to Map
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Willemijntje Beker was born on January 23, 1821 to Rijk Gijsbertsen Beker and Jantje Jansen in the municipality of Ede in the Netherlands. She married Gerrit Barten Van Heukelom on March 2, 1850 in Ede. The couple's first two children, Teunis and Rik died within a week of their birth and were buried in Renkum.

After the death of her husband in 1869, Willemijntje left the Netherlands in 1875 aboard the S.S. P. Caland departing from Rotterdam. She is recorded in the database of Castle Garden as arriving in New York on March 30. Included with her are six children: Teunis, Jan B., Jan, Hanneke, Gerrit and Albert. Her son Rik, age 18, arrived in America one year earlier, on February 19, 1874, aboard the S.S. Maas. The 1880 US Census records the entire family living in Black Oak Township, Mahaska County, Iowa.

Gerrit Barten Van Heukelom was born on December 6, 1820 to Teunis Barten Van Heukelum and Jantje Janssen in the Municipality of Renkum, Gelderland Province, the Netherlands. He is the first of nine children. He married Willemijntje Beker on March 2, 1850 in the Municipality of Ede, Gelderland. Gerrit was a farmer by trade. He died on May 22, 1869 in Renkum at the age of 48.
Willemijntje Beker was born on January 23, 1821 to Rijk Gijsbertsen Beker and Jantje Jansen in the municipality of Ede in the Netherlands. She married Gerrit Barten Van Heukelom on March 2, 1850 in Ede. The couple's first two children, Teunis and Rik died within a week of their birth and were buried in Renkum.

After the death of her husband in 1869, Willemijntje left the Netherlands in 1875 aboard the S.S. P. Caland departing from Rotterdam. She is recorded in the database of Castle Garden as arriving in New York on March 30. Included with her are six children: Teunis, Jan B., Jan, Hanneke, Gerrit and Albert. Her son Rik, age 18, arrived in America one year earlier, on February 19, 1874, aboard the S.S. Maas. The 1880 US Census records the entire family living in Black Oak Township, Mahaska County, Iowa.

Gerrit Barten Van Heukelom was born on December 6, 1820 to Teunis Barten Van Heukelum and Jantje Janssen in the Municipality of Renkum, Gelderland Province, the Netherlands. He is the first of nine children. He married Willemijntje Beker on March 2, 1850 in the Municipality of Ede, Gelderland. Gerrit was a farmer by trade. He died on May 22, 1869 in Renkum at the age of 48.


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