Descendants of Symen Rutgers Fopma

Tenth Generation


40. Nanne Symen Fopma (Simon Rutgers , Rutger Symons , Symon Rutgers , Rutger Symon , Sijmon Rutgers , Rutger Simons , Symen Rutgers , Rutger Symens , Symen Rutgers ) was born on 6 Apr 1864 in Baarderdeel.

Geboorten regio 8: midden Friesland
Geboorteakte Baarderadeel
Aangiftedatum 9 april 1864, akte nr. 69
Nanne Fopma, geboren 6 april 1864
zoon van Symen Rutgers Fopma en Grietje Nannes Bosma

Nanne married Hendrica Daan on 7 May 1891 in Menaldumadeel.

They had the following children:

  48 M i Symon Nannes Fopma was born on 3 Nov 1865 in Menaldumadeel.

41. Pier Symon "Peter" Fopma (Simon Rutgers , Rutger Symons , Symon Rutgers , Rutger Symon , Sijmon Rutgers , Rutger Simons , Symen Rutgers , Rutger Symens , Symen Rutgers ) was born on 3 Nov 1865 in Vriesland, Huins, Baarderdeel, Netherlands. He died on 3 Oct 1947 in Lake Odessa, Ionia County, Michigan, USA. He was buried on 6 Oct 1947 in Wright Cemetery, Lowell, Kent County, Michigan.

Geboorten regio 8: midden Friesland
Geboorteakte Baarderadeel
Aangiftedatum 6 november 1865, akte nr. 157
Pier Fopma, geboren 3 november 1865
zoon van Symon Rutgers Fopma en Grietje Nannes Bosma


Peter Simon Fopma, according to the 1900 Census had been in the US for 8 years, making his entry into the US in 1892

Pier married Petronella (Pietje Tjeerds) Bosma daughter of Tjeerd Nanes Bosma and Janke Sijes DeJong on 17 May 1890 in , Netherlands. Petronella was born on 6 Apr 1867 in Hijlaard, Baarderdeel, Netherlands. She died on 11 Feb 1923. She was buried on 13 Feb 1923 in Wright Cemetery, Lowell, Kent County, Michigan.

Geboorten regio 8: midden Friesland
Geboorteakte Baarderadeel
Aangiftedatum 8 april 1867, akte nr. 49
Pietje Bosma, geboren 6 april 1867
dochter van Tjeerd Nannes Bosma en Janke Sijes de Jong

Pier and Petronella had the following children:

+ 49 M i Simon Fopma
+ 50 F ii Jennie Fopma
+ 51 F iii Gertrude Fopma
  52 F iv Agnes Fopma was born on 12 Oct 1899. She died on 22 Feb 1920. She was buried in Wright Cemetery, Lowell, Kent County, Michigan.

Agnes was a domestic and died of Broncho Pneumonia
Name on Death Certificate ws typed - Agness
She was 20 years, 4 months, 10 days old.
+ 53 F v Anna Fopma
  54 M vi Chad Fopma was born on 16 Jan 1904. He died on 17 Oct 1917. He was buried in Wright Cemetery, Lowell, Kent County, Michigan.

Chad died of blood poisoning - he got caught on a rusty barbed wire fence.
He was 13 years, 9 months, 1 day old.
+ 55 F vii Nellie Fopma

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