Father: Jan Pieters Herrema (1818-1875) a farmer from Friesland, son of Pieter Gerrits Herrema & Tjerkje Martens de Boer
Mother: Minke Harmens Herrema (1823-1890) Tzummarum (Barradeel) also from Friesland, dau. of Harmen Gerrits Herrema & Pietje Gatzes Wassenaar. They married on 17 May 1845 in Franekeradeel, Friesland. Jan was 26 & Minke 21.
Siblings: (Born in Tzummarum, Barradeel, Friesland)
1. Pieter Herrema b. 16 Mar 1846
2. Pieter Herrema b. 28 Nov 1847
3. Harmen Herrema b. 27 Nov 1849 m. Sytske Stevens Bruinsveld
4. Gerrit Herrema b. 15 May 1851
5. Tjerkje Herrema b. 2 Mar 1853, m. Jan de Boer
6. Stillborn boy b. 16 May 1854
7. Pietje Herrema b. 7 Apr 1856, m. Jan Groeneveld
8. Aaltje Herrema b. 20 Dec 1858
9. Stillborn Girl b. 1 Feb 1861
10. Gerrit b. 20 Sep 1862, m. Bregtje Travaille
MARRIAGE:
Groom: Gerrit Herrema, age 20
Birth: Tzummarum
Bride: Bregtje Travaille
Birth: Tzummarum age 22
Groom's father: Jan Pieters Herrema
Groom's mother: Minke Harmens Herrema
Bride's father: Sybe Teyes Travaille
Bride's mother: Pietje Gerrits Groeneveld
Event: Marriage
Date: Saturday, May 19, 1883
Event place: Barradeel
Gerrit and his wife Bertha left the Netherlands with their 4 children and came to the USA in 1891. Later that same year their last child was born.
In 1902 they were listed in the Grand Rapids directory as living at 339 S. Lane Ave. in GR.
Bertha died in 1926 and Gerrit married again at age 67 in 1930. His second wife Elizabeth was loved by everyone and was heartbroken when Gerrit died 11 years later. My mother Millie recalls seeing her at the casket weeping and saying, "Oh pa, why did you have to go and leave me?"
Gerrit worked as a laborer at the Tanglefoot Fly Paper company.
New York Passenger Lists - 28 Mar 1891-11 Apr 1891
Name Gerrit Herrema
Event Type Immigration
Event Date 1891
Event Place New York City, New York, United States
Gender Male
Age 28
Birth Year (Estimated) 1863
Birthplace Holland
Ship Name Veendam
Gerrit appears to be traveling alone on this trip, as he is passenger #331 and there are no other Herrema people listed with him.
from Michigan, Death Certificates
Name: Gerrit J Herrema
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 08 Feb 1941
Event Place: Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 78
Marital Status: Married
Birth Date: 20 Sep 1862
Birthplace: Netherlands
Birth Year (Estimated): 1863
Father's Name: John Herrema
Mother's Name: Menke Herrema
Published in the Grand Rapids Press 6 Sep 1912 Page 17:
Gerrit Herrema, arrested by Special Officer Hamond for failure to keep his supply of milk at the required temperature of coolness, pleaded a hot day came without warning and he did not have sufficient ice on hand to keep the milk cool and could not secure more of the frigid article that day. He paid $2 and costs.
Mother: Minke Harmens Herrema (1823-1890) Tzummarum (Barradeel) also from Friesland, dau. of Harmen Gerrits Herrema & Pietje Gatzes Wassenaar. They married on 17 May 1845 in Franekeradeel, Friesland. Jan was 26 & Minke 21.
Siblings: (Born in Tzummarum, Barradeel, Friesland)
1. Pieter Herrema b. 16 Mar 1846
2. Pieter Herrema b. 28 Nov 1847
3. Harmen Herrema b. 27 Nov 1849 m. Sytske Stevens Bruinsveld
4. Gerrit Herrema b. 15 May 1851
5. Tjerkje Herrema b. 2 Mar 1853, m. Jan de Boer
6. Stillborn boy b. 16 May 1854
7. Pietje Herrema b. 7 Apr 1856, m. Jan Groeneveld
8. Aaltje Herrema b. 20 Dec 1858
9. Stillborn Girl b. 1 Feb 1861
10. Gerrit b. 20 Sep 1862, m. Bregtje Travaille
MARRIAGE:
Groom: Gerrit Herrema, age 20
Birth: Tzummarum
Bride: Bregtje Travaille
Birth: Tzummarum age 22
Groom's father: Jan Pieters Herrema
Groom's mother: Minke Harmens Herrema
Bride's father: Sybe Teyes Travaille
Bride's mother: Pietje Gerrits Groeneveld
Event: Marriage
Date: Saturday, May 19, 1883
Event place: Barradeel
Gerrit and his wife Bertha left the Netherlands with their 4 children and came to the USA in 1891. Later that same year their last child was born.
In 1902 they were listed in the Grand Rapids directory as living at 339 S. Lane Ave. in GR.
Bertha died in 1926 and Gerrit married again at age 67 in 1930. His second wife Elizabeth was loved by everyone and was heartbroken when Gerrit died 11 years later. My mother Millie recalls seeing her at the casket weeping and saying, "Oh pa, why did you have to go and leave me?"
Gerrit worked as a laborer at the Tanglefoot Fly Paper company.
New York Passenger Lists - 28 Mar 1891-11 Apr 1891
Name Gerrit Herrema
Event Type Immigration
Event Date 1891
Event Place New York City, New York, United States
Gender Male
Age 28
Birth Year (Estimated) 1863
Birthplace Holland
Ship Name Veendam
Gerrit appears to be traveling alone on this trip, as he is passenger #331 and there are no other Herrema people listed with him.
from Michigan, Death Certificates
Name: Gerrit J Herrema
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 08 Feb 1941
Event Place: Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 78
Marital Status: Married
Birth Date: 20 Sep 1862
Birthplace: Netherlands
Birth Year (Estimated): 1863
Father's Name: John Herrema
Mother's Name: Menke Herrema
Published in the Grand Rapids Press 6 Sep 1912 Page 17:
Gerrit Herrema, arrested by Special Officer Hamond for failure to keep his supply of milk at the required temperature of coolness, pleaded a hot day came without warning and he did not have sufficient ice on hand to keep the milk cool and could not secure more of the frigid article that day. He paid $2 and costs.
Father: Jan Pieters Herrema (1818-1875) a farmer from Friesland, son of Pieter Gerrits Herrema & Tjerkje Martens de Boer
Mother: Minke Harmens Herrema (1823-1890) Tzummarum (Barradeel) also from Friesland, dau. of Harmen Gerrits Herrema & Pietje Gatzes Wassenaar. They married on 17 May 1845 in Franekeradeel, Friesland. Jan was 26 & Minke 21.
Siblings: (Born in Tzummarum, Barradeel, Friesland)
1. Pieter Herrema b. 16 Mar 1846
2. Pieter Herrema b. 28 Nov 1847
3. Harmen Herrema b. 27 Nov 1849 m. Sytske Stevens Bruinsveld
4. Gerrit Herrema b. 15 May 1851
5. Tjerkje Herrema b. 2 Mar 1853, m. Jan de Boer
6. Stillborn boy b. 16 May 1854
7. Pietje Herrema b. 7 Apr 1856, m. Jan Groeneveld
8. Aaltje Herrema b. 20 Dec 1858
9. Stillborn Girl b. 1 Feb 1861
10. Gerrit b. 20 Sep 1862, m. Bregtje Travaille
MARRIAGE:
Groom: Gerrit Herrema, age 20
Birth: Tzummarum
Bride: Bregtje Travaille
Birth: Tzummarum age 22
Groom's father: Jan Pieters Herrema
Groom's mother: Minke Harmens Herrema
Bride's father: Sybe Teyes Travaille
Bride's mother: Pietje Gerrits Groeneveld
Event: Marriage
Date: Saturday, May 19, 1883
Event place: Barradeel
Gerrit and his wife Bertha left the Netherlands with their 4 children and came to the USA in 1891. Later that same year their last child was born.
In 1902 they were listed in the Grand Rapids directory as living at 339 S. Lane Ave. in GR.
Bertha died in 1926 and Gerrit married again at age 67 in 1930. His second wife Elizabeth was loved by everyone and was heartbroken when Gerrit died 11 years later. My mother Millie recalls seeing her at the casket weeping and saying, "Oh pa, why did you have to go and leave me?"
Gerrit worked as a laborer at the Tanglefoot Fly Paper company.
New York Passenger Lists - 28 Mar 1891-11 Apr 1891
Name Gerrit Herrema
Event Type Immigration
Event Date 1891
Event Place New York City, New York, United States
Gender Male
Age 28
Birth Year (Estimated) 1863
Birthplace Holland
Ship Name Veendam
Gerrit appears to be traveling alone on this trip, as he is passenger #331 and there are no other Herrema people listed with him.
from Michigan, Death Certificates
Name: Gerrit J Herrema
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 08 Feb 1941
Event Place: Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 78
Marital Status: Married
Birth Date: 20 Sep 1862
Birthplace: Netherlands
Birth Year (Estimated): 1863
Father's Name: John Herrema
Mother's Name: Menke Herrema
Published in the Grand Rapids Press 6 Sep 1912 Page 17:
Gerrit Herrema, arrested by Special Officer Hamond for failure to keep his supply of milk at the required temperature of coolness, pleaded a hot day came without warning and he did not have sufficient ice on hand to keep the milk cool and could not secure more of the frigid article that day. He paid $2 and costs.
Mother: Minke Harmens Herrema (1823-1890) Tzummarum (Barradeel) also from Friesland, dau. of Harmen Gerrits Herrema & Pietje Gatzes Wassenaar. They married on 17 May 1845 in Franekeradeel, Friesland. Jan was 26 & Minke 21.
Siblings: (Born in Tzummarum, Barradeel, Friesland)
1. Pieter Herrema b. 16 Mar 1846
2. Pieter Herrema b. 28 Nov 1847
3. Harmen Herrema b. 27 Nov 1849 m. Sytske Stevens Bruinsveld
4. Gerrit Herrema b. 15 May 1851
5. Tjerkje Herrema b. 2 Mar 1853, m. Jan de Boer
6. Stillborn boy b. 16 May 1854
7. Pietje Herrema b. 7 Apr 1856, m. Jan Groeneveld
8. Aaltje Herrema b. 20 Dec 1858
9. Stillborn Girl b. 1 Feb 1861
10. Gerrit b. 20 Sep 1862, m. Bregtje Travaille
MARRIAGE:
Groom: Gerrit Herrema, age 20
Birth: Tzummarum
Bride: Bregtje Travaille
Birth: Tzummarum age 22
Groom's father: Jan Pieters Herrema
Groom's mother: Minke Harmens Herrema
Bride's father: Sybe Teyes Travaille
Bride's mother: Pietje Gerrits Groeneveld
Event: Marriage
Date: Saturday, May 19, 1883
Event place: Barradeel
Gerrit and his wife Bertha left the Netherlands with their 4 children and came to the USA in 1891. Later that same year their last child was born.
In 1902 they were listed in the Grand Rapids directory as living at 339 S. Lane Ave. in GR.
Bertha died in 1926 and Gerrit married again at age 67 in 1930. His second wife Elizabeth was loved by everyone and was heartbroken when Gerrit died 11 years later. My mother Millie recalls seeing her at the casket weeping and saying, "Oh pa, why did you have to go and leave me?"
Gerrit worked as a laborer at the Tanglefoot Fly Paper company.
New York Passenger Lists - 28 Mar 1891-11 Apr 1891
Name Gerrit Herrema
Event Type Immigration
Event Date 1891
Event Place New York City, New York, United States
Gender Male
Age 28
Birth Year (Estimated) 1863
Birthplace Holland
Ship Name Veendam
Gerrit appears to be traveling alone on this trip, as he is passenger #331 and there are no other Herrema people listed with him.
from Michigan, Death Certificates
Name: Gerrit J Herrema
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 08 Feb 1941
Event Place: Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 78
Marital Status: Married
Birth Date: 20 Sep 1862
Birthplace: Netherlands
Birth Year (Estimated): 1863
Father's Name: John Herrema
Mother's Name: Menke Herrema
Published in the Grand Rapids Press 6 Sep 1912 Page 17:
Gerrit Herrema, arrested by Special Officer Hamond for failure to keep his supply of milk at the required temperature of coolness, pleaded a hot day came without warning and he did not have sufficient ice on hand to keep the milk cool and could not secure more of the frigid article that day. He paid $2 and costs.
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