Birth Certificate #233 for 1838 in Arnhem - "Marie Elizabeth Hendrica Bongers".

Birth info also contained on mortuary card.

[begin quote Green Bay Press Gazette April 16, 1932]
[photo of Elizabeth]

MRS. DEFRANCE DIES AT HER HOME
  HERE AT 94 YEARS OF AGE

Funeral Services to be Held
  at Cathedral, Time Has
      Not Been Set

  Death this morning put an end to "Grandma" DeFrance's greatest hope, to celebrate her 100th birthday. She would have been 94 years old on May 9, and until recently was unusually active for her age. Each birthday found her surrounded by friends and relatives whom she entertained with anecdotes of pioneer days and on each occasion she expressed the wish to live to be 100.

  Mrs. DeFrance died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. William F. Holland, 815 Doty st, with whom she had made her home for the past 14 years. She was born in Holland May 9, 1838, and upon coming to America located in Oconto, Wis., in 18786. She lived there 28 years, then moved to Iron Mountain where she remained ten years, before moving to Green Bay. Mr. DeFrance died six years after they came to Green Bay.

  Seventy descendants survive Mrs. DeFrance. There are four children, Mrs. J. P. Van Essen, town of Howard; Mrs. Holland and Mrs. Michael Bettine, Green Bay, and one son John, West DePere, also 32 grandchildren and 34 great-grandchildren. She leaves one sister, Mrs. Henrietta Miller, Los Angeles Cal., 87 years old, whom she went to visit six years ago, making the trip out West and back again by automobile, with Mr. and Mrs. Holland. One son Charles died here two years ago. Father Bongers, pastor of St. Willebrord's church in 1886 was her brother.

  Mrs. DeFrance was a member of St. Ann's society of St. Francis Xavier cathedral. The funeral will be held from the Catherdral but the time has not yet been set. The body is at Mohr's Funeral home.

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• Married: 04 May 1864 in Arnhem, Gelderland, Neth.
• Note:

  From the Dutch archives civil records database at http://www.genlias.nl/ :
  
  Municipality: Arnhem
  Type of record: Huwelijksakte
  Record number: 58
  Registration date: 04-05-1864
  Groom: Antonius Lambertus de France
  Age: 28
  Place of birth: Maastricht
  Bride: Elisabetha Hendrica Bongers
  Age: 25
  Place of birth: Arnhem
  Father groom: Charles de France
  Mother groom: Maria Catharina Helena Geelkens
  Father bride: Jan Bongers
  Mother bride: Jacoba Schoenmaker
  Additional information: beroep Bg.: lettergieter; beroep Bd.: zonder beroep; beroep vader Bg.: kapelmeester marine; beroep moeder Bg.: zonder beroep; beroep vader Bd.: schoenmaker; beroep moeder Bd.: zonder beroep

1. Stillborn Child De France b: 16 Nov 1864 in Arnhem, Gelderland, Neth.
2. Helena Maria "Lena" De France b: 22 Oct 1866 in Arnhem, Gelderland, Neth.
3. Hubertina Marie "Bertie" De France b: 06 Oct 1868 in Arnhem, Gelderland, Neth.
4. Antoinette Marie Carolina De France b: 19 Dec 1870 in Arnhem, Gelderland, Neth.
5. Carolus "Charles" De France b: 01 Apr 1873 in Arnhem, Gelderland, Neth.
6. Antoinette "Nettie" De France b: 19 Jun 1874 in Arnhem, Gelderland, Neth.
7. John De France b: 06 Apr 1877 in Oconto, Wisconsin