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David Lankester

Male

Also known as David Lancaster [1] [2]
Birth
March 17, 1835 in Veere [3]
Death
December 21, 1899 in Grand Rapids [4]

Family

They are the child of Pieter Lankester, Anna Sebilla Kuiler. They grew up with 16 siblings.

Cornelia Wilhelmina Lankester

Female

Birth
June 21, 1824 in Veere [5]
Death
November 12, 1841 in Veere [6]
Jacoba Pieternella Lankester

Female

Birth
April 4, 1826 in Veere [7]
Death
October 13, 1826 in Veere [8]
Hendrik Pieter Lankester

Male

Birth
August 3, 1827 in Veere [9]
Death
August 29, 1827 in Veere [10]
Pieternella Hendrina Lankester

Female

Birth
August 3, 1827 in Veere [11]
Death
August 24, 1827 in Veere [12]
Pieternella Henderina Lankester

Female

Birth
March 31, 1829 in Veere [13]
Death
March 31, 1829 in Veere [13]
Leyn Lankester

Male

Also known as Leijn Lankester [14]
Birth
July 20, 1830 in Veere [15]
Death
August 26, 1830 in Veere [14]
Willem Kornelis Lankester

Male

Also known as Willem Cornelis Lankester [16]
Birth
September 24, 1831 in Veere [17]
Death
September 15, 1838 in Veere [16]
Pieternella Henderina Lankester

Female

Also known as Pieternella Wilhelmina Lankester [18]
Birth
June 23, 1833 in Veere [19]
Death
February 25, 1834 in Veere [18]
Jacoba Pieternella Lankester

Female

Birth
June 4, 1836 in Veere [20]
Death
October 8, 1836 in Veere [21]
Jacobus Lankester

Male

Birth
July 18, 1837 in Veere [22]
Death
July 18, 1837 in Veere [23]
Willem Lankester

Male

Birth
January 28, 1840 in Veere [24]
Death
January 6, 1842 in Veere [25]
Maria Lankester

Female

Also known as Mary Lancaster [1] [2]
Birth
July 7, 1841 in Veere [26]
Death
1918 [27]
Cornelius Lankester

Male

Birth
March 18, 1843 in Veere [28]
Death
March 20, 1846 in Veere [29]
Cornelia Lankester

Female

Also known as Cornelia Lancaster [1] [2]
Birth
September 24, 1844 in Veere [30]
Death
sometime after August 15, 1849 [31]
Cornelius Lankester

Male

Birth
March 23, 1846 in Veere [32]
Death
April 4, 1846 in Veere [33]
Pieternella Christina Lankester

Female

Also known as Peternilla Lancaster [1], Penalpa Lancaster [2]
Birth
July 27, 1848 in Middelburg [34]
Death
sometime after August 15, 1849 [31]

They had 2 children with Margret.

Johanna Lankester

Female

Birth
sometime between July 13, 1858 and July 12, 1859 in Wisconsin [2]
Death
sometime after around July 12, 1860 [2]
Peter Lancaster

Male

Birth
sometime between July 13, 1856 and July 12, 1857 in Wisconsin [2]
Death
sometime after around July 12, 1860 [2]

Timeline

Media

United States Census, 1850: Franklin, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, sheet 452
United States Census, 1850: Franklin, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, sheet 452
United States Census, 1860: Franklin, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, sheet 123
United States Census, 1860: Franklin, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, sheet 123
Civil registry of births, Veere, 1835, records 10-13
Civil registry of births, Veere, 1835, records 10-13
Passenger manifest for the "Leila", arrival in New York on 1849-08-15
Passenger manifest for the "Leila", arrival in New York on 1849-08-15
Death record for David Lankester
Death record for David Lankester
Grave of David Lankester
Grave of David Lankester
The Chicago Tribune, 1879-03-31, page 7
The Chicago Tribune, 1879-03-31, page 7
The Detroit Free Press, 1879-04-08, page 8
The Detroit Free Press, 1879-04-08, page 8
The Chicago Tribune, 1877-03-29, page 2
The Chicago Tribune, 1877-03-29, page 2
The Chicago Tribune, 1876-04-04, page 1
The Chicago Tribune, 1876-04-04, page 1
The Chicago Tribune, 1880-04-06, page 2
The Chicago Tribune, 1880-04-06, page 2
The Detroit Free Press, 1880-04-06, page 8
The Detroit Free Press, 1880-04-06, page 8
The Telegram Herald, 1891-11-06, page 3
The Telegram Herald, 1891-11-06, page 3
Grand Rapids Herald, 1892-01-16, page 3
Grand Rapids Herald, 1892-01-16, page 3
Grand Rapids Herald, 1892-02-21, page 7
Grand Rapids Herald, 1892-02-21, page 7
Grand Rapids Herald, 1892-10-17, page 2
Grand Rapids Herald, 1892-10-17, page 2
Grand Rapids Herald, 1893-01-31, page 5
Grand Rapids Herald, 1893-01-31, page 5

References

  1. United States Census Office. "United States Census". United States Census, 1850: Franklin, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, sheet 452.
  2. United States Census Office. "United States Census". United States Census, 1860: Franklin, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, sheet 123.
  3. Gemeente Veere. "Burgerlijke stand Veere". Veere, Birth record for David Lankester, civil registry of births, Veere, 1835-03-17, record 12.
  4. Michigan Department of State. "Michigan Department of State, Division of Vital Statistics". Michigan, Death record for David Lankester.
  5. Gemeente Veere. "Burgerlijke stand Veere". Veere, Birth record for Cornelia Wilhelmina Lankester, civil registry of births, Veere, 1824-06-22, record 17.
  6. Gemeente Veere. "Burgerlijke stand Veere". Veere, Death record for Cornelia Wilhelmina Lankester, civil registry of deaths, Veere, 1841-11-12, record 25.
  7. Gemeente Veere. "Burgerlijke stand Veere". Veere, Birth record for Jacoba Pieternella Lankester, civil registry of births, Veere, 1826-04-05, record 15.
  8. Gemeente Veere. "Burgerlijke stand Veere". Veere, Death record for Jacoba Pieternella Lankester, civil registry of deaths, Veere, 1826-10-14, record 100.
  9. Gemeente Veere. "Burgerlijke stand Veere". Veere, Birth record for Hendrik Pieter Lankester, civil registry of births, Veere, 1827-08-04, record 25.
  10. Gemeente Veere. "Burgerlijke stand Veere". Veere, Death record for Hendrik Pieter Lankester, civil registry of deaths, Veere, 1827-08-30, record 35.
  11. Gemeente Veere. "Burgerlijke stand Veere". Veere, Birth record for Pieternella Hendrina Lankester, civil registry of births, Veere, 1827-08-04, record 26.
  12. Gemeente Veere. "Burgerlijke stand Veere". Veere, Death record for Pieternella Hendrina Lankester, civil registry of deaths, Veere, 1827-08-25, record 34.
  13. Gemeente Veere. "Burgerlijke stand Veere". Veere, Death record for Pieternella Henderina Lankester, civil registry of deaths, Veere, 1829-04-01, record 49.
  14. Gemeente Veere. "Burgerlijke stand Veere". Veere, Death record for Leijn Lankester, civil regsistry of deaths, Veere, 1830-08-27, record 20.
  15. Gemeente Veere. "Burgerlijke stand Veere". Veere, Birth record for Leyn Lankester, civil registry of births, Veere, 1830-07-20, record 19.
  16. Gemeente Veere. "Burgerlijke stand Veere". Veere, Death record for Willem Cornelis Lankester, civil registry of deaths, Veere, 1838-09-15, record 43.
  17. Gemeente Veere. "Burgerlijke stand Veere". Veere, Birth record for Willem Kornelis Lankester, civil registry of births, Veere, 1831-09-26, record 23.
  18. Gemeente Veere. "Burgerlijke stand Veere". Veere, Death record for Pieternella Wilhelmina Lankester, civil registry of deaths, Veere, 1834-02-25, record 11.
  19. Gemeente Veere. "Burgerlijke stand Veere". Veere, Birth record for Pieternella Henderina Lankester, civil registry of births, Veere, 1833-06-24, record 26.
  20. Gemeente Veere. "Burgerlijke stand Veere". Veere, Birth record for Jacoba Pieternella Lankester, civil registry of births, Veere, 1836-06-04, record 21.
  21. Gemeente Veere. "Burgerlijke stand Veere". Veere, Death record for Jacoba Pieternella Lankester, civil registry of deaths, Veere, 1836-10-10, record 43.
  22. Gemeente Veere. "Burgerlijke stand Veere". Veere, Birth record for Jacobus Lankester, civil registry of births, Veere, 1837-07-18, record 26.
  23. Gemeente Veere. "Burgerlijke stand Veere". Veere, Death record for Jacobus Lankester, civil registry of deaths, Veere, 1837-07-18, record 38.
  24. Gemeente Veere. "Burgerlijke stand Veere". Veere, Birth record for Willem Lankester, civil registry of births, Veere, 1840-01-29, record 6.
  25. Gemeente Veere. "Burgerlijke stand Veere". Veere, Death record for Willem Lankester, civil registry of deaths, Veere, 1842-01-07, record 2.
  26. Gemeente Veere. "Burgerlijke stand Veere". Veere, Birth record for Maria Lankester, civil registry of births, Veere, 1841-07-08, record 32.
  27. "Grave of Maria Lankester". Grand Rapids, Michigan, Grave of Maria Lankester.
  28. Gemeente Veere. "Burgerlijke stand Veere". Veere, Birth record for Cornelius Lankester, civil registry of births, Veere, 1843-03-20, record 13.
  29. Gemeente Veere. "Burgerlijke stand Veere". Veere, Death record for Cornelius Lankester, civil registry of deaths, Veere, 1846-03-21, record 13.
  30. Gemeente Veere. "Burgerlijke stand Veere". Veere, Birth record for Cornelia Lankester, civil registry of births, Veere, 1844-09-25, record 20.
  31. "Port of New York". New York, New York, Passengerslist Ship Leila, August 15, 1849.
  32. Gemeente Veere. "Burgerlijke stand Veere". Veere, Birth record for Cornelius Lankester, civil registry of births, Veere, 1846-03-23, record 8.
  33. Gemeente Veere. "Burgerlijke stand Veere". Veere, Death record for Cornelius Lankester, civil registry of deaths, Veere, 1846-04-06, record 18.
  34. Gemeente Veere. "Burgerlijke stand Veere". Veere, Birth record for Pieternella Christina Lankester, civil registry of births, Middelburg, 1848-07-28, record 244.
  35. Gemeente Veere. "Burgerlijke stand Veere". Veere, Death record for Anna Sebilla Kuiler, civil registry of deaths, Veere, 1837-07-31, record 41.
  36. "Grave of Pieter Lankester". Grand Rapids, Michigan, Grave of Pieter Lankester.
  37. "The Chicago Tribune". Chicago, The Chicago Tribune, 1879-03-31, page 7, column 2.
  38. "The Detroit Free Press". Detroit, The Detroit Free Press, 1879-04-08, page 8, column 3.
  39. "The Chicago Tribune". Chicago, The Chicago Tribune, 1877-03-29, page 2, column 4.
  40. "The Chicago Tribune". Chicago, The Chicago Tribune, 1876-04-04, page 1, column 7.
  41. "The Chicago Tribune". Chicago, The Chicago Tribune, 1880-04-06, page 2, column 6.
  42. "The Detroit Free Press". Detroit, The Detroit Free Press, 1880-04-06, page 8, column 3.
  43. "The Telegram Herald". Grand Rapids, MI, The Telegram Herald, 1891-11-06, page 3.
  44. "Grand Rapids Herald". Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids Herald, 1892-01-16, page 3, column 1.
  45. "Grand Rapids Herald". Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids Herald, 1892-02-21, page 7, column 3.
  46. "Grand Rapids Herald". Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids Herald, 1892-10-17, page 2, column 4.
  47. "Grand Rapids Herald". Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids Herald, 1893-01-31, page 5, column 1.
  48. "Grave of David Lankester". Grand Rapids, Michigan, Grave of David Lankester.

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