Doekele Dick Tenckinck

Brief Life History of Doekele Dick

When Doekele Dick Tenckinck was born on 19 July 1853, in Franekeradeel, Friesland, Netherlands, his father, Hendrickus Gerhardus Tenckinck, was 36 and his mother, Saapke Johannes Osinga, was 35. He married Geertje Gertrude Riemersma on 17 April 1875, in Holland, Ottawa, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 3 daughters. He immigrated to United States in 1871. He died on 21 January 1934, in Olive Township, Ottawa, Michigan, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Pilgrim Home Cemetery, Holland, Ottawa, Michigan, United States.

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Family Time Line

Doekele Dick Tenckinck
1853–1934
Geertje Gertrude Riemersma
1857–1927
Marriage: 17 April 1875
Henry G Tenchinck
1878–1955
Liebe Gerrits Bert Tenckinck
1880–1921
Antje Anna Tenckinck
1882–1938
Jennie Tinken Tenckinck
1884–1971
Yetske Tenckinck
1887–1888
Gerrit Tenchinck
1892–1921
Louis John Tenckinck
1894–1966
Jessie Tenckinck
1897–1929
Jessie Tenshenck
1898–

Sources (22)

  • Docke Tenshenck, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Dick Tenekenk, "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925"
  • Dick Jenckum in entry for Harry Thomas and Jessie Jenckum, "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925"

World Events (8)

1854 · Creation of the Republican Party

A debate continues over the location of the creation of the Republican Party. Some sources claim the party was formed in Ripon, Wisconsin, on February 28, 1854. Others claim the first meeting of the Republican Party took place in Jackson, Michigan, on July 6, 1854, where the Republican Party was officially organized. Over 1,000 people were present and candidates were selected for the party, thus making it the first Republican convention.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

Name Meaning

Short form of Richard . The alteration of the initial consonant is supposed to result from the difficulty that English speakers in the Middle Ages had in pronouncing the trilled Norman r-.

Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.

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