Gerrit Feenstra, born in Warga on July 20, 1871, son of Sjoerd Gerrits Feenstra (barge hand, journeyman baker and warehouseman) and Harmke Joukes Tuinstra, barge hand and carpenter, died in Rochester [New York [USA]] on August 27, 1952, buried there, aged 81 years.
Gerrit was married in Idaarderadeel on March 24, 1898, at the age of 26 to
Hotske Kalsbeek (aged 26 years), born in Warga on November 11, 1871, daughter of Hotze Martens Kalsbeek (worker) and Marijke Ales Koldijk, died in Rochester [New York [USA]] on December 7, 1933, aged 62 years.
From this marriage:
- 1 : Sjoerd Feenstra, born in Hallum on March 8, 1899, died in USA on May 5, 1966, aged 67 years.
Sjoerd was married to Ella M, born in the year 1900, died in the year 1988, aged 88 years.
- 2 : Marijke Feenstra, born in Leeuwarden on June 19, 1900, died in USA on October 7, 1972, aged 72 years.
Marijke was married to Luke D Cox.
- 3 : Harmke Feenstra, born in Frederiksoord on September 12, 1901, died in Leeuwarden on January 6, 1904, aged 2 years.
- 4 : Trijntje Feenstra, born in Leeuwarden in March 1903, died there on January 19, 1904, aged 10 months.
- 5 : Howard Gerrit Feenstra, born in Rochester [New York [USA]] in the year 1904, died there on April 17, 1984, aged 80 years.