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Who was Jan Jans
Ruijter? |
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What do we know about our ancestor
and is there any clue where he came from? |
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A little history of Blokzijl |
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Blokzijl is the cradle of our family tree. The Ruiter family lived in or nearby Blokzijl for a number of centuries.
So, this little history of Blokzijl gives background to the lives of our distant ancestors. |
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Ellis Island |
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This little interesting text was
found on the internet. |
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Early days of my life |
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This little autobiography was written by Niesje
Ruiter, elder sister of Emma Ruiter (see below). Niesje has her own memories of the voyage
from Holland to the U.S.A. |
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Emigrating to America : the
letter from Roelof Pieters Ruiter |
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In 1906 Roelof
Pieters Ruiter and his wife Lammegien
with their three young children emigrated to the United States. A few weeks
after their arrival in Grand Rapids Roelof wrote this letter to his
relatives in the Netherlands. |
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Migrating Overijssel families
attracted by Frisian bogs |
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This article was originally published on December 07, 1996 on www.godutch.com and was written by Albert Vanderheide, who kindly allowed reproduction on my website. |
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In Memory Of Emma RUITER |
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Emma Ruiter's parents imigrated to
the United States in 1906. Emma was born in
1908 and died in 2004. This orbituary was published in a Grand Rapids news
paper. |
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