DUTCH BIRTH RECORD
Dingena Cornelia Engelvaart
Birth date 06-12-1845
Birth place Poortvliet Zeeland, Neth.
Gender Vrouw
Father Arend Engelvaart
Mother Janna Slager

Michigan Death record 2791
Dingma Janson (s/b Dingena Cornelia Jansens)
F, W, M Age 47
born Netherlands
died Feb 7, 1894 Grand Rapids
COD unknown
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Married Jacob Marinus Jansens at age 33 as his second wife on 13 Dec 1878

CHILDREN born in Netherlands -
1. Janna Arendje Jansens b. 21 Jan 1880 in Tholen
2. Arend Jan Jansens b. 8 Apr 1881 Oud-Vossemeer (Died age 11m)
3. Martha Cornelia Jansens b. 14 Mar 1882 Oud-Vossemeer (Died age 4y)
4. Arend Jan Jansens b. 16 Sep 1883 Oud-Vossemeer (Died age 3m)
5. Abraham Gerard Jansens b. 27 Nov 1884 Oud-Vossemeer
6. Jacob Dingenis Jansens b. 30 Oct 1886 Oud-Vossemeer (Died age 4m)
7. Martha Maria Jansens b. 2 Dec 1887 Husband: Cornelius Van Dyk

Step mother to these children from Jacob’s first marriage to Martha Potter:
1. Cornelis Marinus Jansens b. 25 Apr 1875 (Cornelius Johnson)
2. Pieternella Lena Jansens b. 6 Jul 1876
3. Leendert Pieter Jansens b. 17 MAR 1878 in Tholen

8. She was pregnant on the ship coming to the USA and that child was born in Michigan soon after they immigrated, arriving in NY from the Netherlands on 8 Aug 1893 - That baby girl was Dingena Cornelia Jansens 1894-1894, who only lived 7 months.

IMMIGRATION:
Name: Jacob Jansen
Arrival Date: 8 Aug 1893
Port of Arrival: New York
Destination: Grand Rapids, Michigan
Age: 51
Gender: Male
Occuption: Farmer
Relationship to head-of-household: Head of household
Origin: Holland
Purpose: Permanant Sojourn
Port of Departure: Rotterdam
Ship Name: Obdam
Ship accommodations: Steerage
Original name on record: Jansen Jacob

First census record for her family after immigration, however Dingena had died 6 years before.

1900 Grand Rapids, MI
Jacob Jansen 58 Widowed
Cornelius Jansen 25 Cornelis Marinus Jansens
Leonard Jansen 22 Leendert Pieter Jansens
Jennie Jansen 20 Janna Arendje Jansens
Abraham Jansen 15 Abraham Gerard Jansens
Martha Jansen 12 Martha Maria Jansens
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Father: Arie Timmerman b Holland (Incorrect on record)
Mother: Johanna (incorrect on record)