Bill was born Jan Willem Lievers in July 1908 in the country village of Aalten, located in the extreme east of the Netherlands, close to the German border, the first child of Hendrik Lievers (20 years old, factory labourer) and Jansjen Lievers. He was named after his grandfather Jan Willem Lievers.
He had the following siblings:
* Gerharda Johanna (Harda), October 10, 1909, Haart, municipality Aalten;
* Gerrit Jan (John), April 29, 1912, Haart, municipality Aalten.
Father Hendrik Lievers was in all those years a factory labourer.
In April 1913 Jan W Lievers (5 years old), his father Hendrick Lievers (24, farmer), his mother Jansi (21), his sister Gerharda (4) and his brother Gerrit Jan (10 months) arrived on the ship Tunisian at Quebec, Canada. They first settled in Edmonton, the capital of province Alberta, where his uncle Ben (Berend) Lievers was already living.
On the same ship sailed his uncle Jan Lievers (18, farmer), whose destination was also Edmonton. During WW I he returned to his homeland to serve in the Dutch Army, but he never went back to Canada.
On July 19, 1914 brother Harry (Hendrik) Lievers was born in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
During World War I the family Lievers moved with a group of Dutchmen to Engen in British Columbia, Canada to begin a settlement there.
On February 21, 1918 sister Johanna Elisabeth (Annie) was born in Engen, British Columbia.
The settlement in Engen was not a success and the family Lievers moved from there to a number of different places in British Columbia.
On March 28, 1919 brother Gerrit (George) was born in Hutton, British Columbia.
In February 1920 they moved to the Dutch agrarian settlement Neerlandia in central Alberta, founded in December 1911.
On December 15, 1920 his father Hendrik took out in Neerlandia a quarter (of a square mile, 160 acres) as homestead.
On January 14, 1921 brother James (Jacob, Jim) was born in Neerlandia, and on September 19, 1922 brother Edward.
Around 1922 his mother Jenny became sick and was later bedridden for three years with asthma and pneumonia. On February 2, 1927 she died as a result of a ruptured appendix. After her death his sister Harda kept the house.
In 1926 Bill took out a quarter in Neerlandia as a homestead. He married Bertha Howey and had three children, Josephine, Jim and John.
After WW II Bill left Neerlandia and married later Opal Desjarlais, from whom he divorced in later years and remarried (again). He farmed in Flatbush for a number of years before moving first to Edmonton and then to Ponoka, where he passed away in 1978 at the age of about 70 years.
He had the following siblings:
* Gerharda Johanna (Harda), October 10, 1909, Haart, municipality Aalten;
* Gerrit Jan (John), April 29, 1912, Haart, municipality Aalten.
Father Hendrik Lievers was in all those years a factory labourer.
In April 1913 Jan W Lievers (5 years old), his father Hendrick Lievers (24, farmer), his mother Jansi (21), his sister Gerharda (4) and his brother Gerrit Jan (10 months) arrived on the ship Tunisian at Quebec, Canada. They first settled in Edmonton, the capital of province Alberta, where his uncle Ben (Berend) Lievers was already living.
On the same ship sailed his uncle Jan Lievers (18, farmer), whose destination was also Edmonton. During WW I he returned to his homeland to serve in the Dutch Army, but he never went back to Canada.
On July 19, 1914 brother Harry (Hendrik) Lievers was born in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
During World War I the family Lievers moved with a group of Dutchmen to Engen in British Columbia, Canada to begin a settlement there.
On February 21, 1918 sister Johanna Elisabeth (Annie) was born in Engen, British Columbia.
The settlement in Engen was not a success and the family Lievers moved from there to a number of different places in British Columbia.
On March 28, 1919 brother Gerrit (George) was born in Hutton, British Columbia.
In February 1920 they moved to the Dutch agrarian settlement Neerlandia in central Alberta, founded in December 1911.
On December 15, 1920 his father Hendrik took out in Neerlandia a quarter (of a square mile, 160 acres) as homestead.
On January 14, 1921 brother James (Jacob, Jim) was born in Neerlandia, and on September 19, 1922 brother Edward.
Around 1922 his mother Jenny became sick and was later bedridden for three years with asthma and pneumonia. On February 2, 1927 she died as a result of a ruptured appendix. After her death his sister Harda kept the house.
In 1926 Bill took out a quarter in Neerlandia as a homestead. He married Bertha Howey and had three children, Josephine, Jim and John.
After WW II Bill left Neerlandia and married later Opal Desjarlais, from whom he divorced in later years and remarried (again). He farmed in Flatbush for a number of years before moving first to Edmonton and then to Ponoka, where he passed away in 1978 at the age of about 70 years.
Bill was born Jan Willem Lievers in July 1908 in the country village of Aalten, located in the extreme east of the Netherlands, close to the German border, the first child of Hendrik Lievers (20 years old, factory labourer) and Jansjen Lievers. He was named after his grandfather Jan Willem Lievers.
He had the following siblings:
* Gerharda Johanna (Harda), October 10, 1909, Haart, municipality Aalten;
* Gerrit Jan (John), April 29, 1912, Haart, municipality Aalten.
Father Hendrik Lievers was in all those years a factory labourer.
In April 1913 Jan W Lievers (5 years old), his father Hendrick Lievers (24, farmer), his mother Jansi (21), his sister Gerharda (4) and his brother Gerrit Jan (10 months) arrived on the ship Tunisian at Quebec, Canada. They first settled in Edmonton, the capital of province Alberta, where his uncle Ben (Berend) Lievers was already living.
On the same ship sailed his uncle Jan Lievers (18, farmer), whose destination was also Edmonton. During WW I he returned to his homeland to serve in the Dutch Army, but he never went back to Canada.
On July 19, 1914 brother Harry (Hendrik) Lievers was born in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
During World War I the family Lievers moved with a group of Dutchmen to Engen in British Columbia, Canada to begin a settlement there.
On February 21, 1918 sister Johanna Elisabeth (Annie) was born in Engen, British Columbia.
The settlement in Engen was not a success and the family Lievers moved from there to a number of different places in British Columbia.
On March 28, 1919 brother Gerrit (George) was born in Hutton, British Columbia.
In February 1920 they moved to the Dutch agrarian settlement Neerlandia in central Alberta, founded in December 1911.
On December 15, 1920 his father Hendrik took out in Neerlandia a quarter (of a square mile, 160 acres) as homestead.
On January 14, 1921 brother James (Jacob, Jim) was born in Neerlandia, and on September 19, 1922 brother Edward.
Around 1922 his mother Jenny became sick and was later bedridden for three years with asthma and pneumonia. On February 2, 1927 she died as a result of a ruptured appendix. After her death his sister Harda kept the house.
In 1926 Bill took out a quarter in Neerlandia as a homestead. He married Bertha Howey and had three children, Josephine, Jim and John.
After WW II Bill left Neerlandia and married later Opal Desjarlais, from whom he divorced in later years and remarried (again). He farmed in Flatbush for a number of years before moving first to Edmonton and then to Ponoka, where he passed away in 1978 at the age of about 70 years.
He had the following siblings:
* Gerharda Johanna (Harda), October 10, 1909, Haart, municipality Aalten;
* Gerrit Jan (John), April 29, 1912, Haart, municipality Aalten.
Father Hendrik Lievers was in all those years a factory labourer.
In April 1913 Jan W Lievers (5 years old), his father Hendrick Lievers (24, farmer), his mother Jansi (21), his sister Gerharda (4) and his brother Gerrit Jan (10 months) arrived on the ship Tunisian at Quebec, Canada. They first settled in Edmonton, the capital of province Alberta, where his uncle Ben (Berend) Lievers was already living.
On the same ship sailed his uncle Jan Lievers (18, farmer), whose destination was also Edmonton. During WW I he returned to his homeland to serve in the Dutch Army, but he never went back to Canada.
On July 19, 1914 brother Harry (Hendrik) Lievers was born in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
During World War I the family Lievers moved with a group of Dutchmen to Engen in British Columbia, Canada to begin a settlement there.
On February 21, 1918 sister Johanna Elisabeth (Annie) was born in Engen, British Columbia.
The settlement in Engen was not a success and the family Lievers moved from there to a number of different places in British Columbia.
On March 28, 1919 brother Gerrit (George) was born in Hutton, British Columbia.
In February 1920 they moved to the Dutch agrarian settlement Neerlandia in central Alberta, founded in December 1911.
On December 15, 1920 his father Hendrik took out in Neerlandia a quarter (of a square mile, 160 acres) as homestead.
On January 14, 1921 brother James (Jacob, Jim) was born in Neerlandia, and on September 19, 1922 brother Edward.
Around 1922 his mother Jenny became sick and was later bedridden for three years with asthma and pneumonia. On February 2, 1927 she died as a result of a ruptured appendix. After her death his sister Harda kept the house.
In 1926 Bill took out a quarter in Neerlandia as a homestead. He married Bertha Howey and had three children, Josephine, Jim and John.
After WW II Bill left Neerlandia and married later Opal Desjarlais, from whom he divorced in later years and remarried (again). He farmed in Flatbush for a number of years before moving first to Edmonton and then to Ponoka, where he passed away in 1978 at the age of about 70 years.
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