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Derktje E Lessman

Derktje E Lessman

Female 1903 - 1976  (73 years)

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  1. 1.  Derktje E LessmanDerktje E Lessman was born on 2 Apr 1903 in Portsmouth, Bay, Michigan, USA; died on 3 Aug 1976 in Bangor, Bay, Michigan, USA.

    Derktje married William Nelson Briggs, Jr. on 20 Feb 1924 in Bay City, Bay, Michigan, USA. William (son of William Nelson Briggs and Phebe Sheldon) was born on 16 Mar 1897 in Portsmouth, Bay, Michigan, USA; died on 1 Jan 1953. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



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