Fokeltje Sijbrens Elgersma

Brief Life History of Fokeltje Sijbrens

When Fokeltje Sijbrens Elgersma was born on 6 August 1851, in Lollum, Friesland, Netherlands, her father, Sijbren Fetzes Elgersma, was 21 and her mother, Aagje Jans Wijnia, was 18. She married Bauke Klazes Wijbrandi on 12 May 1874. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. She died on 28 November 1936, in Oosterend, Friesland, Netherlands, at the age of 85.

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Family Time Line

Bauke Klazes Wijbrandi
1852–1890
Fokeltje Sijbrens Elgersma
1851–1936
Marriage: 12 May 1874
Aagje Wijbrandi
1875–1938
Geertje Wybrandi
1876–
Gerbrig Baukes Wybrandi
1880–1954
Klaas Wijbrandi
1881–1969
Siebren Wybrandi
1884–
Ruurd Wybrandi
1886–
Geertje Wybrandi
1888–
Jan Baukes Wybrandi
1890–1966

Sources (42)

  • Legacy NFS Source: Fokeltje Sijbrens Elgersma - Government record: Birth record or certificate: birth: 6 August 1851; Lollum, Friesland, Netherlands
  • Legacy NFS Source: Fokeltje Sijbrens Elgersma - Government record: Baptism record or certificate: death: 28 November 1936; Oosterend, Friesland, Netherlands
  • Fokeltje Elgersma, "Netherlands, Archival Indexes, Vital Records, 1600-2000"

World Events (8)

1853

Birth of Vincent van Gogh.

1863

The Dutch abolished slavery in Suriname. The Dutch were among the last Europeans to abolish slavery.

1890

Death by suicide of van Gogh.

Name Meaning

West Frisian: patronymic, formed with the suffix -ma ‘(one of the) men of’, from a genitivized form of the personal name Elger, from ancient Germanic Agilger (composed of the elements agil ‘point, edge (of a sword)’ + gēr ‘spear’) or Adalger (from adal ‘noble’+ gēr ‘spear’).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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