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Afke Sieswerda

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Afke Sieswerda (Sipkema)
Birthdate:	October 20, 1886
Birthplace:	Witmarsum, Friesland, Netherlands
Death:	May 20, 1968 (81) Witmarsum, Friesland, Netherlands
Immediate Family:	Daughter of Age Sipkema and Rinske Munniksma Wife of Reinder Aukes Sieswerda Mother of Trijntje Reinders (Tine) Sieswerda Sister of Karst Sipkema; Antje Sipkema; Jeltje Sipkema; Jacob Sipkema; Afke Sipkema and 1 other; and Johanna Sipkema « less

Managed by:	Wijtze William Sieswerda
Last Updated:	October 28, 2014

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Historical records matching Afke Sieswerda

Afke Sipkema in Netherlands Burial Records

Afke Sieswerda (born Sipkema) in MyHeritage family trees (de Jong Web Site)

Afke Sipkema in Netherlands, Civil Births, 1811-1915

Afke Sipkema in Netherlands, Civil Marriages, 1811-1940

Afke Sieswerda (born Sipkema) in MyHeritage family trees (Antje Sipkema Web Site)

Afke Sieswerda (born Sipkema) in MyHeritage family trees (test Web Site)

Afke Sieswerda (born Sipkema) in FamilySearch Family Tree

Afke Sieswerda (born Sipkema) in MyHeritage family trees (Antje Sipkema Web Site)

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Immediate Family

Reinder Aukes Sieswerda

husband
Trijntje Reinders (Tine) Sieswerda

daughter
Age Sipkema

father
Rinske Munniksma

mother
Karst Sipkema

brother
Antje Sipkema

sister
Jeltje Sipkema

sister
Jacob Sipkema

brother
Afke Sipkema

sister
Johanna Sipkema

sister

About Afke Sieswerda

Honored as a "Righteous Among The Nations" at the Yad Vashem in Israel.

From 13 November 1943 to 16 April 1945 Afke and her daughter Tine hid Levie de Zwaan and Adelheid van der Heijden so that they would not be arrested and deported to a concentration camp. They hid them on their farm at Witmarsum.

Tine became very sick in 1944 and died of her illness. Afke at that time declared, "What Tine and I started, I will finish!"

For this act of heroism Afke and Tine were honored by Israel

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Afke Sieswerda's Timeline

1886	October 20, 1886	Birth of Afke Sieswerda Witmarsum, Friesland, Netherlands
1909	June 23, 1909	Birth of Trijntje Reinders (Tine) Sieswerda Witmarsum, Friesland, Netherlands
1968	May 20, 1968 Age 81	Death of Afke Sieswerda Witmarsum, Friesland, Netherlands

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