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Husband: Pieter ROELOFSZ
Birthdate: 14 Oct. 1804
Birthplace: Amsterdam, Holland
Death date: Sept. 1880
Place of death: St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri
Father: Joost ROELOFSZ
Mother: Hendrieka FLOOTMAN

Marriage date: 17 Nov 1824
Marriage place:

Wife: Margaretha Elizabeth PHILLIPS
Birthdate: 17 Mar. 1804
Birthplace: Amsterdam, Holland
Death date: 17 June 1862
Place of death: Pella, Marion, Iowa
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CHILDREN

Child No. 1: Margaretha Hermanna Elizabeth ROELOFSZ
Sex: F
Birthdate: 31 May 1825
Birthplace: Amsterdam, Holland
Death date: 1891
Place of death:
Marriage date: 17 Oct. 1856
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Spouse's name: Hermanus KNIPSCHEER

Child No. 2: Hendrica ROELOFSZ
Sex: F
Birthdate: 15 Apr. 1827
Birthplace: Amsterdam, Holland
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Marriage date: 22 Oct 1862
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Spouse's name: Hendrik A. REYDON

Child No. 3: Johanna Deborah Petronella ROELOFSZ
Sex: F
Birthdate: 22 Oct. 1828
Birthplace:
Death date: 5 Sept. 1856
Place of death: at sea on the "Ocean Home"
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Spouse's name: HEINTZ

Child No. 4: Clara Corina ROELOFSZ
Sex: F
Birthdate: 9 Mar 1830
Birthplace: at sea on the "Ocean Home
Death date: 5 Sept. 1856
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Child No. 5: Josina Hedrika ROELOFSZ
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Birthdate: 15 Nov 1831
Birthplace:
Death date: 15 Feb 1834
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Child No. 6: Johanna Cornelia ROELOFSZ
Sex: F
Birthdate: 22 Nov 1833
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Spouse's name: Jan GEERLING

Child No. 7: Joost ROELOFSZ
Sex: M
Birthdate: 24 Oct 1835
Birthplace:
Death date: 14 Jan 1869
Place of death: Wintersnzte, Java
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Child No. 8: Gerarda Frederica Josina ROELOFSZ
Sex: F
Birthdate: 4 Oct 1837
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Spouse's name: Antonie Van DAM

Child No. 9: Pieter ROELOFSZ
Sex: M
Birthdate: 8 Aug 1840
Birthplace: Gallerland, Winterswick, Holland
Death date: 27 Dec 1896
Place of death: Perry, Jefferson, Kansas
Marriage date: 9 Oct. 1863
Marriage place: Cedar Rapids, Lynn, Iowa
Spouse's name: Julia Amanda HAWKS

Child No. 10: Geertruida Cornelia ROELOFSZ
Sex: F
Birthdate: 19 June 1842
Birthplace: Holland
Death date:
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Spouse's name: Herman VAN DAM

Child No. 11: Gerard Fredrik ROELOFSZ
Sex: M
Birthdate: 18 June 1844
Birthplace: Amsterdam, Holland
Death date: 22 Oct. 1937
Place of death: Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska
Marriage date: 24 Apr. 1869
Marriage place: Pella, Marion, Iowa
Spouse's name: Nancy Elizabeth GROE
 
 
Documentation:
From: "Jim Spoolstra, CFP" <spools@dave-world.net
* Dutch Households in U.S. Population Censuses 1850, 1860, 1870 by Robert P. Swierenga.
1870 no listing. Here is what I found. Year: 1860 Location: Lake Prairie, Marion Co., Iowa Dwelling Type: 1. Single Family
Name: ROELOFSZ, Pieter Age: 55 Sex: M Mar Stat: 2. Married, both Dutch-born #Children: 3 Fam Stat: 1. Husband Occ: Farmer Birth Place: Holland, Netherlands Years in US: 5
* 1870, September 5, The Daily Platsmouth Harold. Registrators Notice- Tipton Precinct. Persons of July registered persons of Cass Co., Nebraska. Grove, John H., James E., Roelofsz, Peter, Henry
* Biographical Album of Otoe and Cass Counties, Nebraska 1889. pg. 1302 10 children listed; Elizabeth, Henrietta, Chauncey, Corrina, Johanna, Joseph, Josina, Cora and Henry.
* History of Cass County Nebraska, pub. 1989, pg. 188 #T241 In brief, it says:
Peter Roelofsz, Postmaster at Sunlight Feb. 5, 1878- June 19, 1878 (His son Henry took over as postmaster np)
* Peter Roelofsz was a member of the School Board for a year, and Constable at Sunlight.
 

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