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EZINGE
Netherlands
Homeland of Elizabeth NOORD  Elizabeth was born on March 17, 1869. |
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Sixteen years
later his parents immigrated to the U.S. with 6
siblings; father, Berend and mother, Kunje
(Clara). Berend (25) and Clara (22) married October 25, 1858.
The family sailed from
Antwerp, Belgium on May
9, 1885
aboard
S.S. Belgenland. Berend, a
farm hand, was the son of Jan Watzes Noord, laborer
and Zwaantje Kornelis. Clara,
a servant girl, was the daughter of Bote Gosses de Jager and Sara
Heerkes Pol.
Elizabeth
married about 1889, JACOB BOUWMAN.
In the same year as
Elizabeth, Jacob was born September 27, 1869 in Uithuizen, Netherlands.
He arrived in the U.S. much earlier at the age of 3.
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| The village of Ezinge contains the largest "wierde" (mound) of Groningen province, with its own museum. It exists with Winsum municipality in Groningen province. Formed 1 Jan 1990 by the merger of the two other municipalities, Adorp and Baflo. It is just north of Groningen city, along the "Reitdiep" canal, and along the railway Groningen-Roodeschool. | |
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The
Winsum municipality flag has
three wavy stripes, proportioned 3:1:1, green - white - green,
with on the top stripe four yellow seven - pointed stars in a row. adopted 23 Jun 1992 by municipal resolution. The green color is for the agriculture and cattle breeding practiced here, the wavy white stripe is the Reitdiep, and the four stars the former municipalities. flag Jarig Bakker, 17 Nov 1999 |
| The
Ezinge Kerk
(Church) at the end of this street scene, is visible in the center of
aerial view above. Photo is from Henk Binnendijk Photos See Museum Wierdenland Go To Groningen Page or Bouwman Page |
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