Birth | : | 20 Sep 1821 Rorichum, Landkreis Leer, Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), Germany |
Death | : | 1878 |
Burial | : | Colfax Center Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Holland, Grundy County, USA |
Coordinate | : | 42.4275017, -92.8274994 |
Plot | : | No marker. Buried in the section known as "The Unknown Dead." Family lore indicates she is buried next to her namesake daughter Brechje. |
Description | : | Brechje Poppen was born in Ostfriesland, Germany on 20 Sep 1821. She married John Koenen Brouwer in Rorichum around 1848 and together they were parents to at least seven children, all born in the Veenhusen area: Harmke (Oct 1848), Ettje, Hindertje, Grietje, Brechje, Koene, and Hinderk. According to family lore, the family arrived in the USA in 1863 and settled near Forreston, Ogle County, Illinois. They later moved to Grundy County, Iowa. Brechje died in 1878 according to Grundy County Courthouse records. Family lore says she and daughter Brechje died of smallpox. They are buried in Colfax Center Presbyterian... Read More |
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Brechje “Bertha” Poppen Brouwer's memorial is located at: Colfax Center Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Holland, Grundy County, USA.
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Brechje “Bertha” Poppen Brouwer death on 1878 in
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Latitude: 42.4275017
Longitude: -92.8274994
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