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Albert Boezel Decker

Albert Boezel Decker

Male 1879 -

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  • Name Albert Boezel Decker  [1, 2, 3
    Born 28 Mar 1879  Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
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    Gender Male 
    Baptism 9 May 1880  Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Residence 10 Jun 1880  Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    53 Prescott St; age 2 3/12; son 
    Residence 29 Mar 1883  Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Jan Boezel & Grietje van Wijk Children-Grand Rapids Dutch Reformed Church - 1873-1883
    Jan Boezel & Grietje van Wijk Children-Grand Rapids Dutch Reformed Church - 1873-1883
    Gerdina Johanna, Martha, Albert "with mother to Chicago 29 Mar 1883" - NOTE that Albert birth year conflicts with 1879 civil birth record. == https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/60524/images/43107_344026-00334
    Residence 1900  Chicago Ward 30, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I408  Terug in de Tijd
    Last Modified 30 May 2023 

    Father Jan John Boezel,   b. 12 Jan 1842, Klundert, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Mar 1914, Eastmanville, Ottawa, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Grietje Gerrits Grace Maggie van Wijk,   b. 29 Mar 1856, Kollum, Kollumerland, Friesland, Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Aug 1915, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Married 28 Sep 1872  Holland, Ottawa, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • married by Henry D. Post, Justice of the Peace - witnesses Arie Panels of Holland [Michigan] & Jan Tunipe (or Turipe) of Holland [Michigan] - recorded 19 Oct 1872
    Marriage of John Boezel & Maggie Van Wijk (state transcript register)
    Marriage of John Boezel & Maggie Van Wijk (state transcript register)
    Entry #162 - marriage date 28 Sep 1872 - marriage place Holland, Michigan - John Boezel, farmer, of Fillmore, Michigan, age 30 - Maggie Van Wyk of Fillmore, Michigan, age 16; both born Netherlands Europe - married by Henry D. Post, Justice of the Peace - witnesses Arie Panels of Holland [Michigan] & Jan Tunipe (or Turipe) of Holland [Michigan] - recorded 19 Oct 1872 -+-+- This is the full transcript made for the State of Michigan from the original Ottawa County register.
    Family ID F134  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 28 Mar 1879 - Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 53 Prescott St; age 2 3/12; son - 10 Jun 1880 - Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 29 Mar 1883 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Albert Boezel Decker
    Albert Boezel Decker
    Jan Boezel & Grietje van Wijk Children-Grand Rapids Dutch Reformed Church - 1873-1883
    Jan Boezel & Grietje van Wijk Children-Grand Rapids Dutch Reformed Church - 1873-1883
    Gerdina Johanna, Martha, Albert "with mother to Chicago 29 Mar 1883" - NOTE that Albert birth year conflicts with 1879 civil birth record. == https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/60524/images/43107_344026-00334
    Birth of Albert Boezel (erroneous second report)
    Birth of Albert Boezel (erroneous second report)
    Albert Boezel's birth was reported correctly in 1879 but was for some reason reported again in 1880, giving his birthdate as 28 Mar in both reports. The fact that the second report is erroneous is confirmed by the 1880 census that shows him as 2 3/12 years old (the census was taken 10 Jun 1880, after his second birthday). This is the official full transcript copied from the original county register to send to the State of Michigan. The date recorded is the date that the copy was made. --- Entry #59 - born 28 Mar 1880 - Albert Boesel - male - white - born City of Grand Rapids - parents John & Maggie Boesel residing City of Grand Rapids & born Holland Europe - father's occupation Carpenter - recorded 28 Apr 1881
    Birth of Albert Boezel
    Birth of Albert Boezel
    Albert Boezel's birth was reported correctly in 1879 but was for some reason reported again in 1880, giving his birthdate as 28 Mar in both reports. The fact that the second report is erroneous is confirmed by the 1880 census that shows him as 2 3/12 years old (the census was taken 10 Jun 1880, after his second birthday). This is the official full transcript copied from the original county register to send to the State of Michigan. The date recorded is the date that the copy was made. --- Entry #414 - born 28 Mar 1879 - Albert Boesel - male - white - born City of Grand Rapids - parents Jan & Grietje Boesel, both residing City of Grand Rapids & born Holland [Netherlands] - father's occupation Carpenter - recorded 6 May 1880
    Albert Boezel Decker in 1949
    Albert Boezel Decker in 1949
    He was the son of Jan Boezel & Grietje van Wijk, who divorced. He was then adopted by her new husband Bert Decker.

  • Sources 
    1. [S14] 1880 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited ;), Year: 1880; Census Place: Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan; Roll: T9_588; Family History Film: 1254588; Page: 228.4000; Enumeration District: 134; Image: 0158.
      Birth date: abt 1878
      Birth place: Michigan
      Residence date: 1880
      Residence place: Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1880usfedcen&h=31361993&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
      1880 United States Federal Census
      1880 United States Federal Census
      Year: 1880; Census Place: Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan; Roll: T9_588; Family History Film: 1254588; Page: 228.4000; Enumeration District: 134; Image: 0158.


    2. [S1] 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 18;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Chicago Ward 30, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T623_282; Page: 19B; Enumeration District: 927.
      Birth date: Mar 1880
      Birth place: Michigan
      Residence date: 1900
      Residence place: Chicago Ward 30, Cook, Illinois
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1900usfedcen&h=11353680&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
      1900 United States Federal Census
      1900 United States Federal Census
      Year: 1900; Census Place: Chicago Ward 30, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T623_282; Page: 19B; Enumeration District: 927.


    3. [S39] U.S., Dutch Christian Reformed Church Vital Records, 1856-1970, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;), Archives of Calvin College; Grand Rapids, Michigan; Christian Reformed Church Records; Reel Number: 15.
      U.S., Dutch Christian Reformed Church Vital Records, 1856-1970
      U.S., Dutch Christian Reformed Church Vital Records, 1856-1970
      Archives of Calvin College; Grand Rapids, Michigan; Christian Reformed Church Records; Reel Number: 15