SEVENTH GENERATION


47. Elisabeth Jacoba BOEKEMA was born on 21 Jun 1851 in Wirdum.(18) I had been told (by Dad?) that Elisabeth was married to a Mr. Groenendal. Finally it turned out that Maria was married to a Groenendal. Elisabeth was baptized on 21 Jun 1851 in Wytgaard. Doopgetuige was Saakje Franses Boekema.
She died on 10 Feb 1943 in Wijtgaard.(18) She was buried on 12 Feb 1943 in Wijtgaard. (18) She was twinsister of Henderica Jacobs. She was also known as Elisabeth Jacobs.(24) Foto van haar in "Gleskegnuvend troch Wytgaard", 1920.

She was married to Thomas Titus KUIPERS (son of Titus Jacobs KUIPERS and Baukjen Hendriks LANDMAN) on 12 May 1876 in Wonseradeel. (25) Thomas Titus KUIPERS was born in Jan 1842 in Westhem.(18) "Bidprentje" mentions that he died at the age of 34 and 5 months on June 10, 1876. But Henk de Jonge (27 May 2001) mentions 29 Nov. 1841 as date of birth. He died on 10 Jun 1876 in Oudega.(18) He was buried on 14 Jun 1876 in Blaauwhuis.(26) He was an Arbeider.

She was married to Floris Jans ROORDA (son of Jan Tjisses ROORDA and Akke Floris JORNA) on 17 May 1884 in Leeuwarderadeel. Floris Jans ROORDA was born on 25 Dec 1854 in Wytgaard.(18) He died on 27 Jul 1909 in Wijtgaard.(18) He was buried on 30 Jul 1909 in Wijtgaard.(18) He was a Werkman en boerenknecht. Bidprentje mentions Rooda, but is a misprint for Roorda. Elisabeth Jacoba BOEKEMA and Floris Jans ROORDA had the following children:

child60 i. Trijntje Floris ROORDA was born on 9 Oct 1885 in Wirdum. She died in 1966 in Wytgaard. (I tried to recuperate "bidprentjes" when in 1967 I was in Wijtgaard and learned about her passing away. But relatives had thrown away "the old stuff".)
child61 ii. Jan Floris ROORDA(9) was born on 26 Jun 1888 in Wirdum. He died on 21 Dec 1983 in Wytgaard. Getr. te Leeuwarderadeel op 27 Mei 1922 (akte nr. 49), met Pietje Ypma, geb. op 26 Juni 1888, wonende te Wytgaard, oveleden aldaar op 8 Aug. 1968, begr. te Wytgaard R.K. kerkhof, docter van Jan Ypma (boerenknecht) en Antje Hessels Boermans (dienstmeid.)
child62 iii. Akke Floris ROORDA was born on 8 Apr 1891 in Wirdum.

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