Ernst Ruurds Groeneveld, born in Weidum on August 9, 1798, son of Ruurd Ernstes Groeneveld (gardener) and Wytske Tjallings, farmer's hand, died in Baarderadeel on June 2, 1867, aged 68 years.


Ernst was married in Baarderadeel on May 18, 1822, at the age of 23 to
Roelofke Cornelis Veenstra (aged 28 years), born in Oosterlittens on February 4, 1794, christened there on February 19, 1794, daughter of Cornelis Pieters (schuitevoerder, schuitevoerder and schuitevoerder) and Baukjen Ruurds (woman worker), died in Smallingerland on December 2, 1859, aged 65 years.

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