Lieuwkje Sybes Houtsma

Brief Life History of Lieuwkje Sybes

When Lieuwkje Sybes Houtsma was born on 23 May 1819, in Oosterbierum, Franekeradeel, Friesland, Netherlands, her father, Sybe Sybes Houtsma, was 32 and her mother, Alida Cornelis Lanting, was 28. She married Eeltje Nannings Dijkstra on 7 March 1840, in Sexbierum, Friesland, Netherlands. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. She died on 8 April 1880, in Sexbierum, Friesland, Netherlands, at the age of 60.

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Family Time Line

Eeltje Nannings Dijkstra
1816–1880
Lieuwkje Sybes Houtsma
1819–1880
Marriage: 7 March 1840
Geertje Eeltjes Dijkstra
1840–1918
Siebe Eeltjes Dijkstra
1843–1908
Nanning Eeltjes Dykstra
1847–1932
Alida Eeltjes Dijkstra
1852–1852
Alida Dijkstra
1857–1939
Cornelius Eeltjes Dykstra
1858–1935

Sources (21)

  • Lieuwkje Houtsma, "Netherlands, Dutch Military Records, 1813-1924"
  • Luin Haatsma, "Iowa, County Death Records, 1880-1992"
  • Lucy Hautema in entry for Leeda Vander Meer, "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951"

World Events (5)

1830

Belgium rebelled against Netherlands.

1853

Birth of Vincent van Gogh.

1863

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

Name Meaning

English (Dorset and Somerset): variant of Sims .

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

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