Person Sheet


Name Aleida (Lydia) te Stroete62
Birth ca 1855, Wisconsin
Spouses
1 Gerrit Willem (William) Hengeveld [immigrant]155,62
Birth 29 Dec 1849, Netherlands155,62
Death 17 Dec 1908, America62
Religion Presbyterian in Minnesota.62
Father Willem Hengeveld (1797-1852)
Mother Johanna Geertruid (Janna) Doornink (1804-1859)
Marriage 4 Jun 1884, Oostburg, Sheboygan Co, Wisconsin62
Children Frank W. (1885-)
(Gertrude) Laura (1890-1975)
Celia M. (or W.) (ca1895-)
Notes for Aleida (Lydia) te Stroete
Of Oostburg at time of marriage.62 Witnesses at her marriage were Albert and Beerendina te Stroete (perhaps her parents).62
Notes for Gerrit Willem (William) (Spouse 1)
There was a G.W. Hengeveld, age 17, who emigrated to America in 1866 from Gendringen.63 Of Oostburg at time of marriage.62 Later lived in Minneapolis.155

In the 1880 census he was living with his sister Johanna & her family in Baldwin, Wisc.:
Census Place: Baldwin, St. Croix, Wisconsin
Source: FHL Film 1255445 National Archives Film T9-1445 Page 281D
Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace
John WIK KESINK Self M M W 46 HOLLAND
Occ: Farmer Fa: HOLLAND Mo: HOLLAND
Johanna WIK KESINK Wife F M W 46 HOLLAND
Occ: Keeping House Fa: HOLLAND Mo: HOLLAND
Henry WIK KESINK Son M S W 16 HOLLAND
Occ: At Home Fa: HOLLAND Mo: HOLLAND
Minnie WIK KESINK Dau F S W 12 WI
Occ: At Home Fa: HOLLAND Mo: HOLLAND
Dena WIK KESINK Dau F S W 10 WI
Occ: At Home Fa: HOLLAND Mo: HOLLAND
Willie WIK KESINK Son M S W 7 NE
Occ: At School Fa: HOLLAND Mo: HOLLAND
William HENGEROLD BroL M S W 31 HOLLAND
Occ: Farmer Fa: HOLLAND Mo: HOLLAND47

A lengthy obituary published on the front page of the North Side recorder (Minneapolis, 22 Dec 1908) refers to him as "Mr. Geo. W. Hengeveld", a prominent "agricultural implement man" who lived at 303 Lyndale Ave., N., Minneapolis. It says he was born in Holland 29 Oct 1849, and came to America at the age of 16, living first in Michigan and then among the Hollanders in eastern Wisconsin. He located in St. Paul in 1885 and removed to Minneapolis in 1901.62
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