Eelkjen Jelles Drijfstra

1802 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	Eelkjen Jelles Drijfstra
  Birth	Oct 1802	Smallingerland, Friesland, Netherlands
  Gender	Female
  Death	Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	I9342	Database
  Last Modified	3 May 2018

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Tsjalling Sakes Booi,   b. 25 Sep 1798, Rottevalle, Friesland, Netherlands d. 1856, Pullman, Illinois, United States (Age 57 years)
  Marriage	28 Apr 1831	Smallingerland, Friesland, Netherlands
  Children	1. Eize Charles Booi,   b. 18 Dec 1839, Rottevalle, Friesland, Netherlands d. 17 Jul 1907, Danforth, Illinois, United States (Age 67 years)
  Family ID	F3880	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 May 2018

  
  

• Notes

  Also: Ellen. Daughter of Jelle Freerks Drijfstra and Geertje Freerks, both from Rottevalle, Friesland, Holland. Charles Booi and Ellen Drijfstra Booi, both of Holland, emigrated in 1847. They sailed from Rotterdam and after a voyage of about 3 months went directly to Chicago via the Erie Canal to Buffalo, and from there by way of the Lakes near the present site of Pullman about 20 miles south of Chicago where he farmed. His wife died trying to cross the Calument River on ice. She was a midwife. Later Charles died and the Daniel Kuiper family took in the youngest Booi's and later moved to Michigan with them. Eize Booi, Charles son, married Edith Margaret Marie Kuiper in 1859. He sold his farm on Calumet and moved to Danforth, IL. where he bought 135 acres.

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Oct 1802 - Smallingerland, Friesland, Netherlands Marriage - 28 Apr 1831 - Smallingerland, Friesland, Netherlands  = Link to Google Earth