Berendina Koijers

Born 24 August 1823 according to the Winterswijk population register. Her last entry on her father's farm page, from 1837 to 1851, sends her to America. She is recorded as an unmarried farm servant, and a compiled list of Ratum emigrants dates her departure to 1849.

From Dylan Slagh's research. Treat details marked probable or unconfirmed as leads.

Born

24 Aug 1823, Ratum, Winterswijk, Gelderland, Netherlands

Died

31 May 1897, Holland, Ottawa County, Michigan, USA

Buried

Holland Township, Ottawa County, Michigan, United States of America

Lived

1880, Holland, Ottawa, Michigan, USA

Also known as

Berendina Kooyers

Also known as

Dena Greving

Father

Jan Albert Koijers (1788–1847)

Mother

Gesiena Keveskamp (1786–1846)

Spouse

John Meyer (1833–1919)Married 1860

Spouse

Garrit Jan Grevink (1816–1860)

Children

• Mary Meyer (1863–1945)
• Albert Meyer (born 1865)
• Carrie Meyer (1861–1944)
• John W. Greving (1855–1938)
• Janna Greving (1859–1944)
• Sarah Greving (born 1852)

Siblings

• Berendina Koijers (born 1809)
• Berend Willem Koijers (1810–1896)
• Maria Koijers (born 1812)
• Janna Geertruid Koijers (born 1814)
• Christina Kooijers (1816–1820)
• Gerrit Willem Koijers (born 1818)
• Jan Willem Koijers (born 1821)
• Hendrik Jan Koijers (born 1826)

• 1849: Detail crop, Ratum population register 63, Schreurs/Koijers entry with emigration note
• 1849: Full page, Ratum population register 63, Koijers and Schreurs households
• 1880: 1880 US census page (Schedule 1), Holland Township, Ottawa County, Meyer, Koijers and Bosch households
• 1919: Ottawa County marriage return page 227, 1919, including John W. Greving and Kate Meppelink
• 1944: Michigan death certificate of Jane Slagh, Holland Township, Ottawa County
• 1944: Michigan death certificate, Jane Slagh (Greving), Holland Township, died 21 Jan 1944

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