Kaatje (Kate) Bakelaar

Female 1838 - 1910


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  • Name  Kaatje (Kate) Bakelaar 
    Born  16 Apr 1838  Texel, Noord-Holland, Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender  Female 
    Residence  1906  452 West St., Grand Rapids, Kent Co, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died  16 Aug 1910  Grand Rapids, Kent Co, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Gastritis
    Buried  19 Aug 1910  Greenwood Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Kent Co, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • 1900 Census lists Catharine's birthdate as August of 1838. 1884 Kent Co census indicates she was 45 in June 1884, so August birthdate is supported. Both her parents were born in Holland according to the 1884 census. Her name is spelled Catrena in the same census.
    Person ID  I441  Bryant
    Last Modified  11 Apr 2004 

    Father  Pieter Gerrits Bakelaar,   b. 08 Sep 1800, Ouddorp, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Feb 1860, Texel, Noord-Holland, Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother  Neeltje Breen,   b. 30 Oct 1805, Ouddorp, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Apr 1853, Texel, Noord-Holland, Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married  03 Jun 1825  Ouddorp, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Source Civil register - Marriage
      Archive location Streekarchief Goeree-Overflakkee
      GeneralMunicipality: Ouddorp
      Type of record: Huwelijksakte
      Record number: 7
      Registration date: 03-06-1825
      BridegroomPieter Bakelaar
      Age: 24
      Place of birth: Ouddorp
      BrideNeeltje Breen
      Age: 20
      Place of birth: Ouddorp
      Father bridegroomGerrit Bakelaar
      Mother bridegroomMartijntje Vogelzang
      Father bridePoulus Breen
      Mother brideCornelia Rademaker

      The certificate is not filmed, due to a mistake, so the index and the annexes of the certificate were checked. He served in the army at the time of his marriage and got permission to marry. According to the description made for the militia, he was a labourer, length 1 m 66 cm, eyes lightbrown, turned-up nose, hair and eyebrows blond and he had a mark on his righthand.
    Family ID  F131  Group Sheet

    Family  Willem Blik,   b. 20 Aug 1837, Texel, Noord-Holland, Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Jun 1894, Grand Rapids, Kent Co, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married  28 Feb 1861  Texel, Noord-Holland, Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Marriage certificate of Willem Blik and Kaatje Bakelaar
      Willem Blik, 23, worker, born and living Texel, son of age of the worker Rinje Blik and Dijtje Geerts Wichman,
      x 28-2-1861 Texel
      Kaatje Bakelaar, 21, born and living here, minor daughter of the deceased Pieter Bakelaar and the deceased Neeltje Breen. Because both her parents were dead, she got approval for the marriage from her guardians the worker Gerrit Bakelaar and the worker Cornelis Breen. She was not able to produce a birth certificate, because she was not registered [NB very unusual].
    Children 
     1. Teunis (Tony) Blik,   b. 11 Nov 1861, Texel, Noord-Holland, Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Jun 1890, Grand Rapids, Kent Co, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Neeltje (Nellie) Blik,   b. 21 Jan 1864, Texel, Noord-Holland, Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1888
     3. Detje (Hattie) Blik,   b. 06 Aug 1866, Texel, Noord-Holland, Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Reiner (Ryan) Blik,   b. 1868, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Katrina Cornelia (Kate) Blik,   b. 23 Oct 1869, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Feb 1931, Grand Rapids, Kent Co, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Pieter Blik,   b. Jul 1871, Holland, Ottawa Co, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Apr 1957, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. Antje (Annie) Blik,   b. 19 Sep 1881, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Apr 1903, Grand Rapids, Kent Co, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location
     8. John Blik,   b. 05 Jun 1884, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Jun 1915, Grand Rapids, Kent Co, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID  F73  Group Sheet

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 16 Apr 1838 - Texel, Noord-Holland, Netherlands Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 28 Feb 1861 - Texel, Noord-Holland, Netherlands Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1906 - 452 West St., Grand Rapids, Kent Co, Michigan Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 16 Aug 1910 - Grand Rapids, Kent Co, Michigan Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 19 Aug 1910 - Greenwood Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Kent Co, Michigan Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S186] van Empel, Emigratie vanuit Texel, K. van Empel, (gives year: 1839).


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