LOOKING FOR INFO ON CHILDREN OF CORNELIS,MARIA,DIEUWERTJE KUIPER.THEY ARE DESCENDANTS OF KLAAS KUIPER AND DIEUWERTJE TUINDER,WHO WERE BORN ON THE ISLAND OF TEXEL THE NETHERLANDS.EMAIL ME AT FLO0619@AOL.COM
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My Grandmother's maiden name was Reina K. Kuiper. She was the daughter of Alder (Albert) and Aalyc (Alice) Kuiper. Some of her siblings are Evert( Charlotte), Albert( Annie), Clara, and Willum. All came from Holland possibly Winschoten area. Let's share more.
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KUIPERS of Groningen area, Netherlands
Do you know the name of your grandmother's father? I have recently obtained an immense amount of information about my Dutch Kuiper family and they are from Winschoten, Hoogezand, Oude Pekela, Nieuwe Pekela and Nieuwe-Beerda to name a few! However, I am also told that "Kuiper" was a very common name, and every town had one! It's worth a try.
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My Great grandfathers name was Alder(Albert) married to Aalyc (Alice)Kuiper. Those you know from the previous post. I show Alders mother father as Herman Kuiper Reina Julius. My grandmother was born in 1894 so Alder Aalyc were born abt. late 1860's Herman born abt. 1840's. I believe all from Holland but i dont know.
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Unfortunately these names do not look familiar to me. However, most of the names I have been viewing have been the German and Dutch versions (not Americanized yet). My families were from Germany (1850-1901) and prior to that from Holland.
Kuiper is a very common name in Holland--you will be able to do better when you can find a region. There are many sources on the internet and through the mormon library that can assist you once you find a region. I just met someone on line that is familiar with the region in Holland that my family is from, and produced information back to the early 1700s--when previously all I had was through 1850.
I don't want to discourage you, just keep trying! The Dutch records, once you find them, are wonderful! They always include the mothers maiden name and often include information about other family members as well.
Best of luck!
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Thank you. I have been having some trouble crossing the water. I know that my grandmother Reina Kuiper was born in Winschoten, Groningen, Holland on July 5, 1894. I think most of my relatives entered Ellis Island from Rotterdam. Appreciate your help.
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This is much more specific information, indeed. The person who helped me is an "expert" in the Groningen area. I emailed him your grandmothers name...and we will see. Although by this time my immediate leg of Kuipers had moved into Germany, this is the same area that we were from...MAYBE...
I hope he will be able to provide us with some good information. Please forward your email address in the event he sends me anything.
Angela
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I don't have to much more, yet, about my specific family. I do have some info that you might like. My email is neal_s@email.msn.com. Thanks
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I just have read this site from Holland. I read that the name KUIPER was very normal here. That's correct. Many many KUIPER(S) or KUYPER(S) or CUIPER(S) live(d) in Holland. In the old days a 'kuiper'was a profession, a kind of a carpenter who made special things like wooden buckets, tons in all sizes for fish, dishes, coals, motion and-so-on. Whenever Napoleon was boss here, he commanded in 1811 that every person needed a family-name. Most people in the days before 1811 were always using their father's name as second name. Many people hardly have used their family-name if they have had one. And in that year they needed a family-name like Smith, Baker and ... Kuiper. When Dutch people went to America this name sometimes have changed in Cooper. I know a name of a building called "Coppersburg" here in Holland in Akkrum (Friesland), a group of houses for old people built about 1900 that was a present from a man KUIPER who went to America in the 19ths century. When he died he gave a lot of his earned money back to the city Akkrum where he was born. So KUIPER can be COOPER or CUIPER or KUYPERS and had been a name of a ton-maker! ( P.S. And I am from Heerenveen, Friesland, Holland and my family came in 1756 from Giethoorn to Oudehaske where they have made peat of turf foor more than 200 years. Now I live near Dokkum, a very nice old town in the northern part of our country. But the oldest names I found in my tree came from Steenwijk in about 1670. Perhaps some-one can do something with this. And perhaps there are Frisian KUIPERS who now live in America. Nice evening all of you. Bert
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Bert, since posting my original message I have learned much more about my Dutch ancestors. I actually have two separate Kuiper families that join down the generations. We have dates back to early 1600s from Dalen, Hoogezand and Oude Pekela mainly. They were mostly involved in shipping. One son moved to Leer, Germany and from this son came my great-grandfather. My family always thought we were German, but I had a suspicion since the name Kuiper was so common in Holland. Now we know!
Thanks! Angela
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