Frances Siersma1
F, b. 1874, d. 6 May 1939
Frances Siersma was born in 1874 in Netherlands.1 She married Kornelis Siersema on 18 May 1893 in Baflo, Groningen, Netherlands.2,1,3 Frances Siersma died on 6 May 1939 in Hackensack, Bergen County, New Jersey, (Hackensack Hospital).1 She was buried in Fair Lawn (Fair Lawn Cemetery).1
Her parents were Hendrik Jans de Boer Bottema and Pilke van der Wal.2 She immigrated on the Potsdam, arriving in New York on 24 Jul 1906, with 3 children: Trientje (8), Hendrika (4) and Martha (2).1,4
Her obituary appeared on 11 May 1939 in the Ridgewood Herald
1910 Fed. census: Household of Cornelius Siersma, Ackerman Ave, Glen Rock Borough, Bergen County, New Jersey. Household consists of Cornelius, his wife Frances and 4 children: Katherine (12), Henrietta (8), Martha (6), and William (3).3
1920 Fed. census: Household of Cornelius Siersma, Hamilton Ave (#98), Glen Rock Borough, Bergen County, New Jersey. Household consists of Cornelius, his wife Frances and 3 children: Catherine (21), Henrietta (18), and William (12).5
Her parents were Hendrik Jans de Boer Bottema and Pilke van der Wal.2 She immigrated on the Potsdam, arriving in New York on 24 Jul 1906, with 3 children: Trientje (8), Hendrika (4) and Martha (2).1,4
Her obituary appeared on 11 May 1939 in the Ridgewood Herald
Funeral services were held at Van Emburgh's Mortuary Chapel on Monday afternoon for Frances Siersman, wife of Cornelius Siersma, of 572 Broad Street, Glen Rock, who died Saturday morning, May 6, at the Hackensack Hospital, where she had been a patient for nearly 2 weeks. She was in her 65th yr and had been suffering from a heart ailment for some time. Interment was in Fair Lawn Cemetery. The Rev. Lowell C. Hine, of Warren Point, officiated.
Mrs. Siersma was born in Holland, and came to this country with her husband 33 yrs ago. After residing in Midland Park for a month they moved to Glen Rock, where their home has been ever since. Besides her husband, she leaves a son William, of Warren Point, 2 daughters, Mrs. William Prince and Mrs. E. Fisher of Hawthorne, and 3 grandchildren.1
Mrs. Siersma was born in Holland, and came to this country with her husband 33 yrs ago. After residing in Midland Park for a month they moved to Glen Rock, where their home has been ever since. Besides her husband, she leaves a son William, of Warren Point, 2 daughters, Mrs. William Prince and Mrs. E. Fisher of Hawthorne, and 3 grandchildren.1
1910 Fed. census: Household of Cornelius Siersma, Ackerman Ave, Glen Rock Borough, Bergen County, New Jersey. Household consists of Cornelius, his wife Frances and 4 children: Katherine (12), Henrietta (8), Martha (6), and William (3).3
1920 Fed. census: Household of Cornelius Siersma, Hamilton Ave (#98), Glen Rock Borough, Bergen County, New Jersey. Household consists of Cornelius, his wife Frances and 3 children: Catherine (21), Henrietta (18), and William (12).5
Citations
- [S1] Ridgew. Herald, May 11, 1939, pg. 2.
- [S3] Genlias, Baflo Marriages : 1895 #6.
- [S5] 1910 Federal Census, Cornelius Seitsma, 20 Jun 1910. T624 Roll: 870 Page: 32, ED 117.
- [S2] Ellis Island, Potsdam, 24 Jul 1906 (T715, Roll 745, Frame 628).
- [S7] 1920 Federal Census, Cornelius Siersena, 10 Jan 1920. T625 Roll: 1017 Page: 222, ED 49.