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John Rutger Schoonard

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John Rutger Schoonard

Birth
Eemnes, Eemnes Municipality, Utrecht, Netherlands
Death
1 Aug 1898 (aged 83)
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA
Burial
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA Add to Map
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August 1, 1898: Schoonard
John, 85 yr old, white, male, widower, [no occupation mentioned,]
born Holland, died of Old Age, ill for 1 week; residence 12 Dike Ward
23 Cleveland; died at residence; father John Schoonard, mother Mary
Schoonard; both of Holland; burial at St. Joseph's.
Information from Harry van der Voort

Born in Eemnes, Utrecht, Netherlands, Rutger Schoonoord was the son of Everardus Schoonard and Geertje van 't Klooster. He married Grietje Krieger in 1837 in Eemnes. They had 10 children together, at least 4 died in the Netherlands. In 1853, John and Grietje Krieger, mother-in-law, Anna Hooijmans, and at least 3 (and maybe as many as 6) of his children emigrated to the United States. They settled in Cleveland, Ohio. Grietje died shortly after arrival sometime before 1855, and John then married Johanne "Anna" Fiering, a widow with a daughter, Sophia. John and Anna then had 7 children together.
August 1, 1898: Schoonard
John, 85 yr old, white, male, widower, [no occupation mentioned,]
born Holland, died of Old Age, ill for 1 week; residence 12 Dike Ward
23 Cleveland; died at residence; father John Schoonard, mother Mary
Schoonard; both of Holland; burial at St. Joseph's.
Information from Harry van der Voort

Born in Eemnes, Utrecht, Netherlands, Rutger Schoonoord was the son of Everardus Schoonard and Geertje van 't Klooster. He married Grietje Krieger in 1837 in Eemnes. They had 10 children together, at least 4 died in the Netherlands. In 1853, John and Grietje Krieger, mother-in-law, Anna Hooijmans, and at least 3 (and maybe as many as 6) of his children emigrated to the United States. They settled in Cleveland, Ohio. Grietje died shortly after arrival sometime before 1855, and John then married Johanne "Anna" Fiering, a widow with a daughter, Sophia. John and Anna then had 7 children together.


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