DE VRIES II GENEALOGY

1.1           Joost Kerstes, from Snikzwaag;  married with Dieuwke (Dieuke) Atzes, from Akmarijp, in Joure on March 4, 1770.

                From this marriage:

1.        Trijntje Joostes van der Hoek, born in 1774 in Snikzwaag;  married in the Mennonite church in Joure on June 22, 1800, with Fokke Fokkes (Fooke Fookes) de Jong;  died in Haskerland on February 27, 1838, aged 64, wodow;  parents of Atze.

2.        Klaas Joostes van der Hoek; father of Dieuwke, Janke, Wybe.

3.     Kerst Joostes van der Hoek, born in 1777 in Snikzwaag;  doed in Doniawerstal  on February 12, 1824, unmarried.

4.        Atje Joostes, born in Snikzwaag on September 21, 1779, and baptized in Joure on January 2, 1780; died young

5.     Attie (Aatje) Joostes van den Hoek, , born on March 9, 1782, in Snikzwaag and baptized in Joure on April 14, 1782  (see II.1).

6.        Akke Joostes van den Hoek; married with Hans Jans Koiker in Haskerland on May 15, 1814;  died in Haskerland on September 30, 1820, aged 34, married;  parents of Jan, Dieuwke.

II.1          Klaas Jans de Vries, born in Snikzwaag in 1780;  married in Joure on July 27, 1806, with Attie (Aatje) Joostes van den Hoek in the Mennonite Church in Joure;  she was born on March 9, 1782, in Snikzwaag and baptized in Joure on April 14, 1782; she died in Haskerland on December 23, 1847, aged 65, married;   he died in Haskerland on July 31, 1862, aged 80.

                From this marriage:

1.        Joost Klazes de Vries;  born in Snikzwaag in about 1806;  married with Hiltje Piers Lusthof in Haskerland on May 21, 1837; 'pakhuisknecht' (labourer) in Joure; died in Haskerland on December 25, 1879, aged 73.

2.        Getje (Geertje) Klazes de Vries, born in Snikzwaag in about 1809;  married with Douwe Brugts Bergsma in Doniawerstal on June 7, 1833;  he had previously been married with Lipkjen Ruurds de Boer;  farmer in Goingarijp; she died in Doniawerstal on March 8, 1873, aged 63;  parents of Wypkjen, Klaas, Brugt, Atze, Atze, Rinske, Lipkjen, Attje, Joost.

3.        Dieuwke Klazes de Vries, born in Joure, Haskerland on July 19, 1812;  married with Watze Watzes Bosma in Haskerland on May 13, 1838;  milker;  she died in Haskerland on December 19, 1886, aged 74;  parents of Watze, Klaas, Atze, Harmen, Janke.

4.        Jantje Klazes de Vries, born in Snikzwaag on May 10, 1815 (see III.1)

5.        Meintje Klazes de Vries, born in Snikzwaag on March 19, 1818;  married Albert Arends Bloemberg on June 4, 1843, in Haskerland;  labourer;  died July 30, 1887, in Haskerland, aged 79;  parents of Geertje, Attje, Arend.

6.     Akke Klazes de Vries, born in Snikzwaag in 1819; married in Haskerland on May 26, 1850, with Jan Hazes Kooiker from Rotsterhaule (see I.1.6); died in Haskerland on September 24, 1893, aged 72 (?), widow; parents of Klaas, Akke, Carias, Akke, Klaas.

7.        Jan Klazes de Vries, born in Snikzwaag on July 14, 1825;  married Tjitske Ruurds Rypkema in Utingeradeel on May 21, 1854;  died on May 10, 1891, in Haskerland, aged 65;  parents of Rinske, Atje, Ruurdtje, Klaas, Jacoba.

III.1         Fokke Tjebbes Dijkstra, born in Broek on April 16, 1809;  died in Broek on May 8, 1860, aged 51, from lung disease;  he was a farmer; preacher in the Mennonite church (see DIJKSTRA GENEALOGY);  married in Broek on May 15, 1840, with Jantje Klazes de Vries born in Snikzwaag on May 10, 1815;  after his death she re-married with Fokke Minnes Minnesma (see FRANKEMA GENEALOGY) on May 9, 1867, born in Haskerland on June 29, 1811, son of Minne Jacobs Minnisma and Romkjen Merks;   he was previously married with Rigtje Jans Frankema on April 30, 1840 in Doniawerstal;  children:  Minne, Akke, Jan, Romkjne, Anna, Antje;  he was a veenbaas and a member of the polder administration committee;  she died in Haskerland on December 29, 1886, aged 71;  he died in Haskerland on March 30, 1897, aged 85.

                From the first marriage:

1.        Tjebbe Fokkes Dijkstra, born in Broek on April 28, 1841;  died on August 24, 1841, aged  3 months.

2.        Jitske Fokkes Dijkstra, born in Broek in March 24, 1843;  married with Errit Johannes Vleer in Haskerland on May 6, 1866;  died in Joure on January 29, 1922, aged 78;  parents of Fokke, Klaas, Jantje, Auke, Antje;  grand daughter was Jikke Fleer v.d. Ley.

3.        Klaas Fokkes Dijkstra, born in Broek on November 18, 1845;  married Foekje Huistra in Haskerland on May 14, 1871;  farmed in the Franeker area;  died in Doniawerstal on December 1, 1875, aged 30;  laid the foundation stone during re-building of the family farm house in Broek in 1860;  parents of Jantje.

4.        Tjebbe Fokkes Dijkstra, born in Broek on January 5, 1849

5.        Joost Fokkes Dijkstra, born in Broek on June 29, 1851;  married Jeltje Pieters de Vries in Doniawerstal on November 30, 1877;  farmer in Sneek; died in Sneek on November 24, 1924, aged 73, married;  parents of Jantje.

6.        Hette Fokkes Dijkstra, born in Broek on January 18, 1854;  married Korneliske de Jong;  church preacher in the Mennonite church;  died in Heerenveen on November 28, 1938, aged 84, widower;  parents of Jantje, Klaas, Jotsche.

7.        Hylke Fokkes Dijkstra, born in Broek on January 18, 1854;  died in Broek on September 14, 54, aged 7 months.

8.        Hylke Fokkes Dijkstra, born in Broek on April 29, 1857;  married with Maaike Jansma in Haskerland on May 25, 1884;  died in Heerenveen while living in Haskerland on November 3, 1938, aged 81, widower;  carpenter, farmer, and worked in land-making in the Sneek area;   parents of Jantje, Janke, Fokke;  grandfather of Sijtske Dijkstra-Parker.

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