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Jaantje “Jane” <I>De Bruin</I> De Jong

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Jaantje “Jane” De Bruin De Jong

Birth
Iowa, USA
Death
22 Jun 1956 (aged 87)
Leighton, Mahaska County, Iowa, USA
Burial
Peoria, Mahaska County, Iowa, USA Add to Map
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Jane was born to Jan and Rikje (Kolonbrander) de Bruin. She received as much schooling as was available and began at an early age to work so that she might help the family get a living from the wild, pioneer soil.

Jane was married to Arie C. deJong on March 6, 1888 by the Rev. Jan Smit, pastor of the Third Reformed Church of Pella, Iowa. They rented farms in Prairie and Richland townships, Mahaska County, until they purchased their own farm in 1914. This was south of Peoria in an area known as Lower Grove.

Jane and Arie had 12 children - Mary, John, Martin, Richard, Margaret, Jacob, Peter, Wilma, William, Gerrit, Herman and Anne.

Jane and Arie along with 16 other families organized the Peoria Christian Reformed Church which had it's opening service April 11, 1894.

Jane lived a quiet, godly life and four of her sons became ministers. When she passed away, she was living with her son, Rev. P.A. DeJong in Leighton, Iowa.
Jane was born to Jan and Rikje (Kolonbrander) de Bruin. She received as much schooling as was available and began at an early age to work so that she might help the family get a living from the wild, pioneer soil.

Jane was married to Arie C. deJong on March 6, 1888 by the Rev. Jan Smit, pastor of the Third Reformed Church of Pella, Iowa. They rented farms in Prairie and Richland townships, Mahaska County, until they purchased their own farm in 1914. This was south of Peoria in an area known as Lower Grove.

Jane and Arie had 12 children - Mary, John, Martin, Richard, Margaret, Jacob, Peter, Wilma, William, Gerrit, Herman and Anne.

Jane and Arie along with 16 other families organized the Peoria Christian Reformed Church which had it's opening service April 11, 1894.

Jane lived a quiet, godly life and four of her sons became ministers. When she passed away, she was living with her son, Rev. P.A. DeJong in Leighton, Iowa.

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Thank you to Mark DeJong for some of this information.

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