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Albert Jan “"Jan"” Oldegbers

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Birth	:	5 Mar 1847 Ommen, Ommen Municipality, Overijssel, Netherlands
Death	:	6 May 1926 Neerlandia, Whitecourt Census Division, Alberta, Canada
Burial	:	Neerlandia Cemetery, Neerlandia, Whitecourt Census Division, Canada
Coordinate	:	54.3178900, -114.3768100
Plot	:	BLOCK 2, PLOT 8
Description	:	In January of 1911, Henry Kippers set up a Dutch Colonization Society, with the goal to create a Dutch farming community in the Neerlandia district. The name "Neerlandia" referred to the first settlers' country of origin, the Netherlands. The community formation began on December 18, 1911 with 16 men filing for land permits at the Dominion of Lands Office in Edmonton, Alberta. Albert J. Oldegbers was one of these founding members. Other members were John Anema, Rients de Jager, Drikus Huinink, Cornelius Ingwersen, Albert M. Mast, Johan Messelink, Henry J. Micheal, Menne Nanninga, Hendrik Schoonekamp, Berend te Ronde, Douwe Terpsma,... Read More	In January of 1911, Henry Kippers set up a Dutch Colonization Society, with the goal to create a Dutch farming community in the Neerlandia district. The name "Neerlandia" referred to the first settlers' country of origin, the Netherlands. The community formation began on December 18, 1911 with 16 men filing for land permits at the Dominion of Lands Office in Edmonton, Alberta. Albert J. Oldegbers was one of these founding members. Other members were John Anema, Rients de Jager, Drikus Huinink, Cornelius Ingwersen, Albert M. Mast, Johan Messelink, Henry J. Micheal, Menne Nanninga, Hendrik Schoonekamp, Berend te Ronde, Douwe Terpsma, John Terpsma, Siebren Tiemstra and Willem van Ark. This was followed by Fred Baron and Henry J. Kippers on December 26, 1911 and finally Arie Emmerzael on February 6, 1912. According to the homestead records, Albert had a cabin on his land by the spring of 1912.

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Where is Albert Jan “"Jan"” Oldegbers's memorial?
Albert Jan “"Jan"” Oldegbers's memorial is located at: Neerlandia Cemetery, Neerlandia, Whitecourt Census Division, Canada.
When did Albert Jan “"Jan"” Oldegbers death?
Albert Jan “"Jan"” Oldegbers death on 6 May 1926 in Neerlandia, Whitecourt Census Division, Alberta, Canada
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Latitude: 54.3178900
Longitude: -114.3768100

Family Members:

Spouse

Johanna Witpaard Oldegbers

(1856 - 1939)

Children

Petertje Oldegbers Schoonekamp

(1883 - 1969)

Anna “Janna” Oldegbers Krikke

(1889 - 1982)

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