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Janke Tjittes Smit

Janke Tjittes Smit

Female 1800 - 1878  (78 years)

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  • Name Janke Tjittes Smit  [1] 
    Born 2 Feb 1800  Joure, Haskerland, Friesland, Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • see details in "story"
    Tjitte Heerkes Smit and Geertje Bonnes - Marriage, Children Birth, Family Surname Taking, Death Records    		 Tjitte Heerkes Smit and Geertje Bonnes - Marriage, Children Birth, Family Surname Taking, Death Records
    Gender Female 
    Baptism 16 Mar 1800  Joure, Haskerland, Friesland, Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Gedoopt op 16 maart 1800 in Joure/Westermeer/Snikzwaag
    Surname Taking 15 Mar 1812  Joure, Haskerland, Friesland, Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Tjitte Heerkes family taking surname SMIT under 1811 decree    		 Tjitte Heerkes family taking surname SMIT under 1811 decree
    In 1811, when the Netherlands was under the domain of France, Napoleon, emperor of France, decreed that all the Frieslanders should have surnames. This is the page in the registry (29_05 Joure - folio 69 verso) for Joure on which Tjitte Heerkes officially takes the surname SMIT. The page then lists his children (his wife would have had a different surname): Heerke, age 20; Janke, 12; Bontje, 9; Jentje, 5 - all living at Joure; the record is dated 15 Mar 1812
    Died 12 Aug 1878  Joure, Haskerland, Friesland, Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Overlijdensakte Haskerland, 1878 Aangiftedatum 12 augustus 1878, akte nr. 104 Janke Tjittes Smit, overleden 12 augustus 1878, 78 jaar, vrouw Weduwe
    Buried Joure, Friesland, Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Grave of Jannes van Wijk & Janke Tjittes Smit in Joure    		 Grave of Jannes van Wijk & Janke Tjittes Smit in Joure
    The stone is about 6 feet long. There are no other family graves nearby. They are buried at the Westermeer Begraafplaats (Cemetery) at Koningin Julianalaan 9 in Joure. The three medals that Jannes was awarded are shown at the very top of the stone. From left to right they Military Order of William (Dutch), Dutch 1813 Silver Cross, and the Ste. Helene Medal (French).
    Person ID I491  Terug in de Tijd
    Last Modified 30 May 2023 

    Father Tjitte Heerkes Smit,   b. 15 Sep 1765, Doniaga, Friesland, Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Aug 1826, Joure, Friesland, Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Geertje Bonnes (no surname),   b. 23 May 1774, Idskenhuizen, Friesland, Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Aug 1828, Joure, Friesland, Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 54 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Married 9 Jun 1799  Joure, Friesland, Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Tjitte Heerkes Smit and Geertje Bonnes - Marriage, Children Birth, Family Surname Taking, Death Records    		 Tjitte Heerkes Smit and Geertje Bonnes - Marriage, Children Birth, Family Surname Taking, Death Records
    Family ID F30  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Jannes Gerrits van Wijk,   b. 2 Nov 1789, Zwolle, Zwolle, Overijssel, Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Jun 1872, Joure, Haskerland, Friesland, Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Married 8 Dec 1825  Joure, Haskerland, Friesland, Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Jannes van Wijk, oud 36 jaar, geboren te Zwolle, provincie Overijssel - Gerrit van Wijk en Gesina Leenderts - Janke Tjittes Smit, oud 25 jaar, geboren te Joure - Tjitte Heerkes Smit en Geertje Bonnes - 8 december 1825, akte nr. 30
    Marriage of Jannes van Wijk and Janke Tjittes Smit    		 Marriage of Jannes van Wijk and Janke Tjittes Smit
    Jannes van Wijk, born at Zwolle in Overijssel, widower of Geertje Christoffels (died at Joure), son of Gerrit van Wijk (no occupation, living at Amsterdam) and Gesina Leenderts (deceased at Zwolle) +++ Janke Tjittes Smit, daughter of Tjitte Heerkes Smit (occupation ?Scheijftimmerman? [ship carpenter?] and Geertje Bonnes [Note that the bride signed SMIT but her father signed SMID]
    Gerrit van Wijk's Consent for his son Jannes van Wijk second marriage to Janke Tjittes Smit    		 Gerrit van Wijk's Consent for his son Jannes van Wijk second marriage to Janke Tjittes Smit
    Consent ... De Heer Gerrit van Wyk ... woonenede ... hoogte van de kadyk, No. 99 ... -- Zynen Zoon Jannes van Wyk ... wonende op de Joure in Friesland ... Gezina Leendert ... is aantegaan met Janke Tjittes Smidt ... dogter van Tjitt Herkes Smidt ... en Geertje Bonnes.... ---------- Translation ---------- Mr. Gerrit van Wijk ... living ... at Hoogte Kadijk #99 ... -- His Son Jannes van Wijk ... living at Joure in Friesland ... Geezina Leendert ... is [aantegaan] with Janke Tjittes Smidt ... daughter of Tjitte Heerkes Smidt ... and Geertje Bonnes [Note that the spellings are variants of usual spellings -- e.g. Wyk and Kadyk for Wijk and Kadijk; dogter for dochter -- the different spellings are spoken the same way and mean the same things.]
    Children 
    +1. Gerrit Jannes van Wijk,   b. 23 Jan 1826, Joure, Friesland, Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 May 1906, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)  [natural]
    +2. Tjitte Jannes van Wijk,   b. 30 Jan 1828, Joure, Haskerland, Friesland, Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 May 1899, Joure, Haskerland, Friesland, Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)  [natural]
     3. Willem van Wijk,   b. 18 Oct 1831, Joure, Friesland, Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Jul 1854, Joure, Haskerland, Friesland, Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 22 years)  [natural]
    +4. Gerritje Jannes van Wijk,   b. 22 Aug 1833, Joure, Haskerland, Friesland, Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jan 1907, Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)  [natural]
    +5. Maria Jannes van Wijk,   b. 30 Jan 1836, Joure, Haskerland, Friesland, Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
    Last Modified 30 May 2023 
    Family ID F150  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Tjitte Heerkes family taking surname SMIT under 1811 decree    		Tjitte Heerkes family taking surname SMIT under 1811 decree
    In 1811, when the Netherlands was under the domain of France, Napoleon, emperor of France, decreed that all the Frieslanders should have surnames. This is the page in the registry (29_05 Joure - folio 69 verso) for Joure on which Tjitte Heerkes officially takes the surname SMIT. The page then lists his children (his wife would have had a different surname): Heerke, age 20; Janke, 12; Bontje, 9; Jentje, 5 - all living at Joure; the record is dated 15 Mar 1812
    Gerritje Jannes van Wijk - Birth    		Gerritje Jannes van Wijk - Birth
    Janke Tjittes & Jannes van Wijk    		Janke Tjittes & Jannes van Wijk
    Willem van Wijk - Birth-1831-10-18-detail    		Willem van Wijk - Birth-1831-10-18-detail
    In Earsten Dragonder - Book Cover    		In Earsten Dragonder - Book Cover
    "A First Dragoon" is Jacbous Knol's award-winning historical fiction book about our ancestors Jannes van Wijk and Janke Tjittes Smit. The book is written in the Frysk / Frisian language. (Jannes' son Tjitte's daughter Marie married Klaas Jacobus Knol: they were the grandparents of Jacobus Knol, the author of the book.)
    Smit, Janke Tjittes (1800-1878)    		Smit, Janke Tjittes (1800-1878)
    Gerrit Jannes van Wijk Birth    		Gerrit Jannes van Wijk Birth
    Marriage of Jannes van Wijk and Janke Tjittes Smit    		Marriage of Jannes van Wijk and Janke Tjittes Smit
    Jannes van Wijk, born at Zwolle in Overijssel, widower of Geertje Christoffels (died at Joure), son of Gerrit van Wijk (no occupation, living at Amsterdam) and Gesina Leenderts (deceased at Zwolle) +++ Janke Tjittes Smit, daughter of Tjitte Heerkes Smit (occupation ?Scheijftimmerman? [ship carpenter?] and Geertje Bonnes [Note that the bride signed SMIT but her father signed SMID]
    Maria Jannes van Wijk - Birth    		Maria Jannes van Wijk - Birth
    Janke Tjittes & Jannes van Wijk - Reverse    		Janke Tjittes & Jannes van Wijk - Reverse
    Grootvader Jannes van Wijk Geboren Nov 2 1789 Overleden June 27 1872 / Grootmoeder Janke Geboren Feb 23 1800 Overleden Aug 12 1878 / Gerrit Van Wijk born Jan 23 1826 Died May 6 1906 / wife Martha Veenstra Born died / Willemke Wierda nee Van Wijk born July 5 1854 died April 27 1938 / Jacob Wierda born died / Cornelius Wierda born 1830 died 1916 / wife Maria Huisinga died Nov 13 1864
    Van Wijk, Tjitte Jannes van Wijk - Birth    		Van Wijk, Tjitte Jannes van Wijk - Birth
    Gerrit van Wijk's Consent for his son Jannes van Wijk second marriage to Janke Tjittes Smit    		Gerrit van Wijk's Consent for his son Jannes van Wijk second marriage to Janke Tjittes Smit
    Consent ... De Heer Gerrit van Wyk ... woonenede ... hoogte van de kadyk, No. 99 ... -- Zynen Zoon Jannes van Wyk ... wonende op de Joure in Friesland ... Gezina Leendert ... is aantegaan met Janke Tjittes Smidt ... dogter van Tjitt Herkes Smidt ... en Geertje Bonnes.... ---------- Translation ---------- Mr. Gerrit van Wijk ... living ... at Hoogte Kadijk #99 ... -- His Son Jannes van Wijk ... living at Joure in Friesland ... Geezina Leendert ... is [aantegaan] with Janke Tjittes Smidt ... daughter of Tjitte Heerkes Smidt ... and Geertje Bonnes [Note that the spellings are variants of usual spellings -- e.g. Wyk and Kadyk for Wijk and Kadijk; dogter for dochter -- the different spellings are spoken the same way and mean the same things.]
    Grave of Jannes van Wijk & Janke Tjittes Smit in Joure    		Grave of Jannes van Wijk & Janke Tjittes Smit in Joure
    The stone is about 6 feet long. There are no other family graves nearby. They are buried at the Westermeer Begraafplaats (Cemetery) at Koningin Julianalaan 9 in Joure. The three medals that Jannes was awarded are shown at the very top of the stone. From left to right they Military Order of William (Dutch), Dutch 1813 Silver Cross, and the Ste. Helene Medal (French).

    Histories
    Tjitte Heerkes Smit and Geertje Bonnes - Marriage, Children Birth, Family Surname Taking, Death Records    		Tjitte Heerkes Smit and Geertje Bonnes - Marriage, Children Birth, Family Surname Taking, Death Records

  • Sources 
    1. [S19] Michigan, Death Records, 1867-1950, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;).
      Michigan, Death Records, 1867-1950      		 Michigan, Death Records, 1867-1950