Oege Boomsma
15 August 1905–30 June 1924 (Age 18)
Franekeradeel, Friesland, Netherlands
The Life Summary of Oege
When Oege Boomsma was born on 15 August 1905, in Franekeradeel, Friesland, Netherlands, his father, Jakob Dirks Boomsma, was 35 and his mother, Reinsk Miedema, was 31. He died on 30 June 1924, at the age of 18.
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Family Time Line
Jakob Dirks Boomsma
1870–1952
Reinsk Miedema
1873–1953
Elisabeth Boomsma
1896–1902
Dirk Boomsma
1897–1985
Foekje Marie Boomsma
1899–1974
Sijtze Jakobs Boomsma
1901–1981
Elizabeth Boomsma
1903–1993
Oege Boomsma
1905–1924
Boomsma
1907–1907
Froukje Boomsma
1909–1995
Anne Boomsma
1911–1980
Sikke Boomsma
1915–
Parents and Siblings
1870–1952Male
1873–1953Female
Siblings
(10)
1896–1902Female
1897–1985Male
1899–1974Female
1901–1981Male
1903–1993Female
+5 More Children
World Events (3)
1914 · WWI and the Netherlands
Age 9
1914 · WWI and the Netherlands
Age 9
During WWI, the Netherlands declared that they were neutral and stayed so during the war.
1917
Age 12
1917
Age 12
WWI. Despite Dutch neutrality in World War I (1914-18), the Netherlands suffers from severe food shortages, triggering street riots.
1922
Age 17
1922
Age 17
Dutch women get the vote.
Name Meaning
West Frisian and Dutch: habitational name for someone from a place called Boom ‘tree’, composed with the Frisian suffix -ma, which originally denoted ‘(one of the) men of’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Sources (2)
- Oege Boomsma, "Netherlands, Archival Indexes, Miscellaneous Records"
- Oege Boomsma, "Netherlands, Archival Indexes, Miscellaneous Records"
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