Brief Life History of Jennie Mabel
When Jennie Mabel Schoonmaker was born on 6 September 1884, in Colton, Utah, Utah, United States, her father, Andrew A Schoonmaker, was 37 and her mother, Mary Hanna Rogers, was 28. She married George Bertam Berrisford on 18 October 1905, in Evanston, Uinta, Wyoming, United States. She lived in Sandstone, Pine, Minnesota, United States in 1910 and Saint Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota, United States in 1920. She died on 22 July 1939, at the age of 54, and was buried in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States.
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Sources (10)
- Jennie M Berresford in household of George B Berresford, "United States Census, 1910"
- Jennie M Schoonmaker, "Wyoming Marriages, 1869-1923"
- Jennie Schoonmaker Berrisford, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
Spouse and Children
1880–1926 Male
1884–1939 Female
Parents and Siblings
1847–1926 Male
1856–1917 Female
Siblings (8)
1874–1874 Female
1875–1938 Female
1878–1937 Male
1880–1883 Male
1882–1883 Male
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World Events (8)
1886
Age 2
1887
Age 3
1900 · Gold for Cash!
Age 16
Name Meaning
Americanized form of Dutch Schoenmaker or, alternatively, of the North German cognate Schomaker , under American Dutch influence in New Netherland.
History: The progenitor of the Schoonmakers was Hendrick Jochemse(n) Schoonmaker, born 1624 in Hamburg, Germany, who arrived in New Netherland in 1653; he died 1682 in Ulster County, NY. The exact original form of his surname is not known; his parents might have been either German, or Dutch, or even Danish.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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