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Shared note	ancestry.com message boards: Re: Poortstra in New Jersey mvansluis Posted: 19 Feb 2012 9:52PM GMT Classification: Query Surnames: Vlietstra, Poortstra, Douma Reinder was born on 3 February 1866 in Pingjum, son of Sybren Poortstra and Geertje Reinders Mulder. The birth was registered on 3 February 1866 [source: blad nr. 12 x]. Reinder died on 21 October 1965 in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania (USA), aged 99. Reinder married Baukje Scheffer (born 1869) on 12 May 1888 in Paterson, New Jersey (USA). This marriage was dissolved around 1903 (divorce). Note about Reinder: Walked away as a 12 year old boy because he hated farm work. He went to work on ships as cabin boy, later as a deckhand. From 1887 he was an American citizen. Lived in Paterson. He's been back several times. Probably working on ships. On June 30, 1902 he came again on Ellis Island. He then traveled with the Potsdam from Rotterdam. On one of his stays, he and Aukje Vlietstra fell in love. He was married to Boukje Scheffer and she was married to Fokke Douma. Probably he took her on a boat where he worked. In 1903 he was removed from the census of Harlingen. They ran away together and were married in 1908 in America. She was married since 1901 with Fokke, who recognized her child Gary, whose surname was Douma. In 1915, Fokke Douma asked for a divorce. He indicated that the residence of Aukje was unknown. Later the parents of Aukje come to America. They lived with them.

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Re: Poortstra in New Jersey
mvansluis Posted: 19 Feb 2012 9:52PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Vlietstra, Poortstra, Douma

Reinder was born on 3 February 1866 in Pingjum, son of Sybren Poortstra and Geertje Reinders Mulder. The birth was registered on 3 February 1866 [source: blad nr. 12 x]. Reinder died on 21 October 1965 in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania (USA), aged 99. Reinder married Baukje Scheffer (born 1869) on 12 May 1888 in Paterson, New Jersey (USA). This marriage was dissolved around 1903 (divorce).
Note about Reinder: Walked away as a 12 year old boy because he hated farm work. He went to work on ships as cabin boy, later as a deckhand. From 1887 he was an American citizen. Lived in Paterson. He's been back several times. Probably working on ships. On June 30, 1902 he came again on Ellis Island. He then traveled with the Potsdam from Rotterdam. On one of his stays, he and Aukje Vlietstra fell in love. He was married to Boukje Scheffer and she was married to Fokke Douma. Probably he took her on a boat where he worked. In 1903 he was removed from the census of Harlingen. They ran away together and were married in 1908 in America. She was married since 1901 with Fokke, who recognized her child Gary, whose surname was Douma. In 1915, Fokke Douma asked for a divorce. He indicated that the residence of Aukje was unknown. Later the parents of Aukje come to America. They lived with them.

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Reinder Poortstra				February 3, 1866	158	Pingjum, Friesland, Netherlands	5	October 21, 1965	59	99	Stroudsburg, Monroe, Pennsylvania	Thursday, March 7, 2013 10:03 AM	M	YES	Y100	R
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