Thomas ten Bruggencate1,2,3

M, #3734, * 17 Apr 1813
FatherBenjamin ten Bruggencate1,2 * 14 Oct 1791, + 21 Feb 1857
MotherJanna Peddemors1,2 * 27 Jul 1788, + 15 Nov 1818
The "Doggersbank", the ship Thomas immigrated on

Family 1

Aukjen Kristiaans * 20 Feb 1808, + 7 May 1844
Child
  • Johanna ten Bruggencate12 * 25 Apr 1844

Family 2

Johanna Nijhof * 1816, + 24 Mar 1861
Child
  • Johanna ten Bruggencate13,14 * 5 Apr 1845, + 16 Jul 1845
     Thomas ten Bruggencate was born on 17 Apr 1813 in Stad Almelo.1 He (1) married Aukjen Kristiaans, daughter of Libbe Kristiaans and Elske Jaspers, on 3 Feb 1844 at Ambt Almelo2 (banns 21 Jan 1844, Ambt Almelo.)2 He (2) married Johanna Nijhof on 5 Dec 1844 at Ambt Almelo3 (banns 10 Nov 1844, Ambt Almelo.)3 He (3) married Ann Smith on 29 Sep 1852 at Hamilton County, Ohio, (She was over 18 yrs old). 45

Other information:

Thomas ten Bruggencate was in 1844 a carpenter.2,6 He lived at the time of his marriage since more than one year at Ambt Almelo.2 He and Johan ten Bruggencate emigrated in 1847 from Stad Almelo to North America 7.8,6,9 Thomas travelled on 4 Aug 1847 on the ''Doggersbank'' to New York City with his cousin Johan. They left from Amsterdam on the 'Doggersbank', and arrived on 4 Aug 1847 in New York City.10
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1860 Fed. census (1 Jun): No Thomas with wife Ann, b. in Holland, Netherlands or Germany in the 1860 census 11. Gerrit Jan Gast was the brother-in-law of Thomas ten Bruggencate.3

Citations

  1. [S491] BS Gemeente Almelo, Geboorten/Births : 1813 #49. Thomas ten Bruggencate, 17 Apr 1813.
  2. [S7] BS Ambt Almelo, Huwelijken/Marriages : 1844 #1. Thomas ten Bruggencate en Aukjen Kristiaans, 3 Feb 1833.
  3. [S7] BS Ambt Almelo, Huwelijken/Marriages : 1844 #32. Thomas ten Bruggencate en Johanna Nijhof, 5 Dec 1844.
  4. It is absolutely not clear that this is the same Thomas. There is no more information on either the marriage license, or the marriage return. Both are on the same day.
  5. [S104] Marr. Cert., Ohio, Hamilton County, Probate Court : 1852, Book B-2, pg 228, cert. #793. Thomas Bruggencate en Ann Smith, 29 Sep 1852. License and return are on the same day.
  6. [S50] Robert P. Swierenga, Dutch immigrants, 1820-1880, pg. 245.
  7. Marriage enclosure of Johan's daughter Maria Christina give the date as circa 1851
  8. [S76] HCO, Landverhuizers uit Overijssel, 1847-1906., online: http://www.historischcentrumoverijssel.nl/
  9. [S679] BS. Amsterdam, Huwelijken/Marriages : 1867, reg.11;fol.78. Friedrich de Graaf en Maria Christina ten Bruggencate, 28 Nov 1867.
  10. [S667] Doggersbank Passenger Manifest, 4 Aug 1847; M237, Roll 68, Volume 579.
  11. HeritageQuest Online
  12. [S20] BS, Stad Almelo, Geboorten/Births : 1844 #41. Johanna ten Bruggencate, 25 Apr 1844.
  13. [S21] BS. Ambt Almelo, Geboorten/Births : 1845 #36. Johanna ten Bruggencate, 5 Apr 1845.
  14. [S28] BS Stad Almelo, Overlijden/Deaths : 1845 #78. Johanna ten Bruggencate, 16 Jul 1845.