Frisian & Friesland Genealogy

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Comment by Sylvia Binch-Talma on September 10, 2009 at 3:22am

New on the GenLias website:

Ancestors New Amsterdam – New York in Genlias

In 1609, exactly 400 years ago, the explorer Henry Hudson left Amsterdam engaged by the Dutch East India Company to try to find a sea route along the north-east coast of North America. He did not find that route, but he discovered the island Manna Hatta. In his wake came Dutch traders and colonists who founded New Amsterdam. These ancestors of the present-day New York can now be found in Genlias.

De baptismal and marriage records have survived, beginning in 1639 and these data are now uploaded in our unique ancestor database Genlias. At the same time the site is enlarged with the background information about these records. The grand totals are 20.219 baptismal records over the years 1639-1800 and 6636 marriage records over the years 1639-1801.

Now you can search for the ancestors of Roosevelt, Van der Bildt, Bogardt, Van Bueren and Springsteen in Genlias and maybe, leafing through the database, you will come across members of your family!

This is only the beginning, according to Rob Huijbrecht the project manager of Genlias Overseas. In the future we hope to add even more faraway countries. So the researchers can track their ancestors who emigrated with the help of Genlias.

September 7, 2009

http://www.genlias.nl/en/page10.jsp

Comment by Patty Wimpsett Killion on August 16, 2009 at 12:13pm

Oh thank you Ladies.

Yes, and when they arrived here they found nothing is actually free. My Grandfather worked for years on the railroad saving his money before he went to Iowa to be able to start his farm.

Sylvia, I have some information on my grandfather, but this is much more. I will go through this and add the additional. I also need to read the Eisma-Axmear Genealogy.

Elizabeth, I love those posters.

I really apreciate all your knowledge and help.

Comment by Sylvia Binch-Talma on August 16, 2009 at 11:54am

The main reason for people to move to America was normally to better themselves. Like Elisabeth said already: they were lured to countries like America or Canada with (often) false promisses of 'free' land and better circumstances than they had a home. Sometimes other family members went before them and convinced them to emigrate as well. It's hard to recommend any books as there are quite a lot around.

You've probably already come across this info, but I am sending it just in case. I've found it on the FamilySearch website (http://www.familysearch.org):

FamilySearch™ International Genealogical Index v5.0
Family Group Record

Husband
Jan-Willem Arnoldus Eisma
Birth: 30 NOV 1822 Marrum, Ferwerderadeel, Friesland, Netherlands
Christening:
Marriage: 31 JAN 1850 Amsterdam, , Utrecht, Netherlands
Death: 13 DEC 1913 Adams, , Keokuk, Iowa
Burial: Porter Cemetery,Adams, , Keokuk, Iowa

Wife
Dietwertje de Leeuw
Birth: 1822 , Friesland, Netherlands
Christening:
Marriage: 31 JAN 1850 Amsterdam, , Utrecht, Netherlands
Death: 31 JAN 1860 , Preston, West Virginia
Burial:

Children
1. John Jr. Axsmear
Male
Birth: 03 OCT 1850 Cumberland, Allegany, Maryland
Christening:
Death: 23 JUN 1939 Sigourney, Keokuk, Iowa
Burial: 26 JUN 1939 Pleasant Grove Cemetery,West Of, Sigourney, Keokuk, Iowa

2. Emma Axsmear
Female
Birth: 15 FEB 1852 , Preston, West Virginia
Christening:
Death: 05 APR 1929
Burial:

3. Jacob Cesar Axsmear
Male
Birth: 06 SEP 1854 , Preston, West Virginia
Christening:
Death: 03 NOV 1918
Burial:

4. William W. Axsmear
Male
Birth: 07 JUN 1856 , Preston, West Virginia
Christening:
Death: 29 MAR 1931 Of, Adams Twp, Keokuk, Iowa
Burial:

5. George Washington Axsmear
Male
Birth: 17 APR 1858 , Preston, West Virginia
Christening:
Death: 07 FEB 1929
Burial:

The same website also has details of a publication about your family. This is the link for the information http://tiny.cc/LnoZB . The title is: Eisma--Axmear genealogy : descendants of Jan Willem Eisma--Axmear, compiled by Raechel H. Axmear.

I hope this helps.

Kind regards,
Sylvia

Comment by Elisabeth Nieuwhof on August 16, 2009 at 11:17am

Comment by Elisabeth Nieuwhof on August 16, 2009 at 11:08am

The other day we visited Pier 21, a Canadian immigration museum. The had a display of old advertisements about Canada and the US, ads to lure people from Europe to the US.

The pictures of existing farms were beautiful, lush growth everywhere, and a lot of the ads said in big letters: "FREE Land". That in itself might have lured a lot of farmers to come to the US and Canada. To the left is just such an example of a poster I found online. Religious frredom played a big role as well, for those leaving Europe.

Comment by Patty Wimpsett Killion on August 16, 2009 at 10:54am

Sending Hugs and Thank yous to Elizabeth and Sylvia!!!

Elizabeth, Thank you for the name information. I would have never known this without learning from you.

Slyvia, Thank you so very much. Because of you my dear, I now have a copy of my ggGrandfather's birth certificate.

Do either of you know why people migrated from the Netherlands to America? Can you suggest something that I can read. It just looks like it is so beautiful.

I never met my grandfather, but read about him. He became a very successful farmer in Iowa with lots of land.

Comment by Sylvia Binch-Talma on August 16, 2009 at 12:02am

Hi Patty,
Please also have a look at www.allefriezen.nl . This website has the original birth certificate of your gggrandfather online. At the top you can click on the English flag to get the website in English. Your gggrandfather's birth certificate is on page 111. It's got the original signature of Arnoldus Willem Eisma on; he signed his name as A.W. Eijsma.
If you need any help navigating the website or with translation, please let me know.

Kind regards,
Sylvia

Comment by Elisabeth Nieuwhof on August 15, 2009 at 6:40pm

That would mean, that Arnoldus Willem Eisma is the father,and Riemke Pieters Velzen is the mother.
It is quite easy to search, since the middle names of the people are normally the names of the father, so Willem would be the father of Arnoldus, aand Pieter would the father of Riemke.
Before 1811 most people did not have a last name, usually the names of the father was their second name.
Often you can find the names of fathers and grandfathers by the names of the children:
Usually the first son would be named after the father's father
the second son after the mother's father
the first daughter would be named after the mother's mother
the second daughter would be named after the father's mother
(of course there are exceptions) After the grandparents were named after, they would name their children after the great-grand parents.

Comment by Patty Wimpsett Killion on August 15, 2009 at 2:30pm

Thank you Elizabeth for the translation. I do have one more question, if you will.
You said zoon van means son of. Does that mean his fathers name is Arnoldus Willem Eisma en Riemke Pieters Velzen? Or would you know what that "en Riemke Pieters Velzen" meant?
Thank you again.

Comment by Elisabeth Nieuwhof on August 15, 2009 at 2:06pm

Geboorteakte means - Birthregister
This is actually Dutch, and it would present a problem if you do not know the language.
Ferwerderadeel is the place
Aangiftedatum : the date when the birth was registered
geboren: means born
zoon van= son of
wonende - living
Hope that helps, if you need more help, let me know.

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