Johann Jacob FREESE

Birth:
10 Jan 1841
Norden, Hannover, Prussia
Chr:
24 Jan 1841
Norden, Hannover, Prussia
Death:
20 Oct 1917
Limestone, Peoria, Illinois
Burial:
22 Oct 1917
Limestone, Peoria, Illinois
Marriage:
9 Sep 1866
Osteel, Hannover, Prussia
Sources:
Death Certificate of John J. Freese, Jr.
Death Certificate of Johann Jacob Freese
Death Certificate of Gretje Janssen Freese Lonsdale
Death Certificate of Harmke Riekena Freese
Will of Gretje Freese Lonsdale
1900 Census Limestone,Peoria,Illinois
1920 Census Limestone,Peoria,Illinois
1910 Census Rosefield,Peoria,Illinois
Where Did They Stay? Ostfriesen's in America, (FHL#973 F2bws)
Baltimore,Maryland Arrivals Ship List (Ancestry.com)
Lutheran Records of Norden,Hannover,Prussia, (FHL#1,187,723)
Lutheran Records of Osteel,Hannover,Prussia, (FHL#1,187,732)
Internet IGI, Jun 2008
1900 Census Logan,Peoria,Illinois
1910 Census Logan,Peoria,Illinois
1910 Census Limestone,Peoria,Illinois
Harmka Hinrichs RIEKENA
Birth:
5 Oct 1843
Leezdorf, Osteel, Hannover, Prussia
Chr:
15 Oct 1843
Osteel, Hannover, Prussia
Death:
17 May 1926
Rosefield, Peoria, Illinois
Burial:
19 May 1926
St. John's Cemetery, Peoria, Peoria, Illinois
Children
Marriage
1
Gretje Janssen FREESE
Birth:
15 Mar 1867
Norden, Hannover, Prussia
Death:
26 Feb 1961
Limestone, Peoria, Illinois
Richard LONSDALE 
Marr:
Abt 1897
of Peoria, Illinois 
2
John Janssen FREESE, JR.
Birth:
15 Apr 1869
Sandbauerschaft, Norden, Hannover, Prussia
Death:
14 Oct 1934
Peoria, Peoria, Illinois
 
Marr:
 
3
Heinrich Johnson FREESE
Birth:
15 Mar 1871
Lintelmarsch, Norden, Hannover, Prussia
Death:
13 Jan 1937
Hawthorne, Los Angeles, California
Edna Mae CLARK 
Marr:
8 Aug 1899
Hanna City, Peoria, Illinois 
4
Gerhard Janssen FREESE
Birth:
26 Aug 1873
Lintelmarsch, Norden, Hannover, Prussia
Death:
 
Marr:
 
5
Harm FREESE
Birth:
5 Aug 1876
Norden, Hannover, Prussia
Death:
Minnie  
Marr:
Abt 1901
of Limestone, Peoria, Ilinois 
6
Dena Janssen FREESE
Birth:
9 Nov 1879
Norden, Hannover, Prussia
Death:
Klaus KRUSE 
Marr:
Abt 1902
of Limestone, Peoria, Ilinois 
FCID:6225:64
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Johann Jacob Freese - Harmka Hinrichs Riekena

Johann Jacob Freese was born at Norden, Hannover, Prussia 10 Jan 1841. His parents were Johann Aries Freese and Gretje Janssen Jacobs.

He married Harmka Hinrichs Riekena 9 Sep 1866 at Osteel, Hannover, Prussia . Harmka Hinrichs Riekena was born at Leezdorf, Osteel, Hannover, Prussia 5 Oct 1843 daughter of Hinrich Enne Riekena and Gretje Harms Engelkin .

They were the parents of 6 children:
Gretje Janssen Freese born 15 Mar 1867.
John Janssen Freese, Jr. born 15 Apr 1869.
Heinrich Johnson Freese born 15 Mar 1871.
Gerhard Janssen Freese born 26 Aug 1873.
Harm Freese born 5 Aug 1876.
Dena Janssen Freese born 9 Nov 1879.

Johann Jacob Freese died 20 Oct 1917 at Limestone, Peoria, Illinois .

Harmka Hinrichs Riekena died 17 May 1926 at Rosefield, Peoria, Illinois .