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Orginal post: 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks I would like to thank Willem and Yvette Hoitink from the Genealogy Discord for their help understanding the context and more nuanced terminology of the records discussed below as well as general tips for researching families in eastern Overijssel. Previously, we saw that Aleida "Ale" Kemperink alias Gebben was the daughter of Hermen Zweers and Aleida Kemperink. A search of Frank Steggink's transcription of the church records of Ootmarsum yielded only one possible marriage for her parents.1 [1744] den 2. dito [Februarius] Jan Swiers Wedr. met Ale Kamperink J: d: [?] beijde uijt het Binnevelt. getroden [?] 16. dito.2 An earlier marriage record confirms this is Hermen Sweers. In his first marriage, his name is recorded as Jan Harmsen in the Reformed church, but the matching Catholic marriage entry records him as Hermen Sweers.3,4 We also saw previously that Hermen Sweers and Ale Kemperink and their children also used the name Gebben. In the 1748…

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