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Jan Boerema (b. February 06, 1854, d. January 10, 1948)

Jan Boerema (son of Weikke Eppes Vos) was born February 06, 1854 in Usquert, Netherlands, and died January 10, 1948 in Ravenna,Muskegon Co., Mich. He married (1) Janneke Bloem on October 1878 in Warffum, Gron., Netherlands.

Notes for Jan Boerema:
Source: Death record-Muskegon, Mi, Liber # 9, pg # 13.Obituary-Muskegon Chronicle, Jan. 12, 1940 pg. 15. Tombstone- Nunica Cemetery, Nunica Mich, ( see photo)
aka John Ralph Boerma

Age at Death: 92 years 11 months 4 days
Cause of Death: Chr. Myocarditis
Occupation: Retired.
Jan(John) Boerema and wife Jennuka or Jennie Bleom in 1885. They arrived in New York on May 4, 1885( obit states 1887) aboard the ship "W. A. Scholten.
John was the first member of the Boerema family to be able to read and write. In the early 1900's John dropped the second 'E' in Boerema to make it easier to read, this is how the Surname 'Boerma' was retained.

John married a second time after the death of Jennuka to Dora Brown and had 3 more children.

According to Crockery Twp. Clerk's office the plot owned by John (Jan) R. Boerema has only 2 people on record as being buried there, however there is also Dora Boerma died Dec. 31, 1940 and Robert Boerma (baby) died August 20, 1927 listed as being buried in Nunica Cemetery. There is no notation of plot numbers however, it is possible that they are buried in the John R. Boerema plot.

According to obituary, John farmed in Nunica for a short time and then took up carpentry for a trade. He lived in Nunica untill Dora's death in 1940 and then lived with his daughter, Gertrude Maycroft, in Ravenna. At the time of his death at age 93, he was survived by 9 children, his sister, Jennie Ossewaarde, 44 grandchildren, 56 great grandchildren and 2 great great grandchildren.

More About Jan Boerema:
Date born 2: 1856
Date born 3: 1856, Usguert, Gronening Prov, Netherlands.
Burial: January 13, 1948, Nunica Cemetery, Nunica, Mi.

More About Jan Boerema and Janneke Bloem:
Marriage: October 1878, Warffum, Gron., Netherlands.

More About Jan Boerema and <Unnamed>:
Marriage: October 19, 1878, Warffum, Gron., Netherlands.

Marriage Notes for Jan Boerema and <Unnamed>:
Source Civil Register- Marriage (Groom)
Archive Location: Groninger Archieven
General Municiplality : Warffum
Type of Record: Huwelijksate ( Marriage Record)
Record Number: 15
Registration Date : 19-10-1878
Bridegroom: Jan Boerema
Place of Birth: Usquert
Bride: Janneka Bloem
Place of Birth: Warffum
Father of Bride Groom: Roelf Siegers Boerema
Mother of Bridegroom: Weike Eppes Vos
Father of Bride: Klass Bloem
Mother of Bride: Geertje Vogal
additional information: Bruidegom 21 years; bruid 21 years; Wettiging 1 kind ( legalizing one child - this means that Janneke Bloem had a child out of wedlock and that by their marriage the child was legaly declared Jan and Janneke's child)

Children of Jan Boerema are:

Gertrude Boerma, b. January 01, 1881, Netherlands, d. March 12, 1967, Ravenna, Mich.
Harry Boerma, d. date unknown.
May Boerma, d. date unknown.
+Maggie Boerma, b. July 11, 1879, d. September 1975, Muskegon, Muskegon Co., Mi.
+Clara Boerma, b. October 01, 1884, Warfan, Nertherland, d. November 07, 1955, Hinton Twp, Mi.
Ben Boerma, b. May 08, 1890, d. June 1985, Cadillac, Mi.
Henry Boerma, b. April 16, 1892, d. February 18, 1994, Cadillac, Mi.