Brief Life History of Leentje Wolters
When Leentje Wolters Jongedijk was born on 6 January 1860, in Wijnjewoude, Friesland, Netherlands, her father, Wolter Everts Jongedijk, was 29 and her mother, Wietske Jurrits Veenstra, was 35. She married Geert Hermanus "George" Telgenhof on 29 December 1881, in Opsterland, Friesland, Netherlands. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 6 daughters. She died on 18 March 1899, in Atwood, Banks Township, Antrim, Michigan, United States, at the age of 39, and was buried in Ellsworth, Banks Township, Antrim, Michigan, United States.
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- Lena Telgenhoff, "Michigan, Census of World War I Veterans with Card Index, 1917-1919"
- Lena Wouters Jongedijk Telgenhof, "Find A Grave Index"
- Lena Yongdyke in entry for Walter Telgenhoff and Ida Vandergasht Elzinga, "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925"
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1863
The Dutch abolished slavery in Suriname. The Dutch were among the last Europeans to abolish slavery.
1872 · The First National Park
Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
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form of Walther .
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