Ancestral Discoveries: Toni's Jacobs and Timmer Origins

Note: This is a repost. The Thursday being mentioned is from the week of July 10, 2021 

On Thursday of this week I visited the Herrick District Library to do some Genealogical research, specifically to find two records of interest in my research on my friend Toni's ancestry. These were the baptism records of her 3rd great grandparents, Jan Hendrik Jacobs and Anna Timmer. Here is what I first discovered: 

• Jan Hendrik Jacobs was baptized on September 8, 1867, seven days after his birth on September 1, at Wilsum, Bentheim, Kingdom of Prussia, as the son of Henderikus and Gurtjen Jacobs. 

• Anna Timmer was baptized on December 13, 1871, two days after her birth on December 11, at Emlichheim, Bentheim, Province of Hanover, Kingdom of Prussia, as the daughter of Hamannes (probably Hermannes) and Hinderkeen (Hendrikje) Timmer. 

Then I made an excellent find, a marriage record for Jan Hendrik's parents: 

• Henderikus Jacobs and Geertjen Arends were married on August 23, 1867 at Wilsum, Bentheim, Kingdom of Prussia. This record also provides their dates of birth: Henderikus on June 13, 1842 and Geertjen on October 2, 1845. Like most marriage records, it also provides their parents: Henderikus was the son of Jurrien and Gerritdina Jacobs and Geertjen was the daughter of Harm and Janna Arends. 

All three of these records were found in "Kingdom of Hannover and Province of Hannover, Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1684-1892".