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Hattie Smits (1881-1916)
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Parents:
Christina Baeten (1856-1893)
Siblings:
Peter Jacob Smits (1885-1978)
Theodore Smits (1893-1893)
Spouse: Victor Borman (1879-1924)
Children: Harvey Borman (1905-1989) Florence Borman (1907-1920) Alma Borman (1909-1932)
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Hattie Smits was born on March 24, 1881 in Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin, the third child of Jacob Smits & Christina Baeten. In October 1888 Hattie's father purchased land which would become the Smits farm in Ashwaubenon and moved the family there. When Hattie was 12 years old, Christina, her mother, died from complications from childbirth leaving the family to be raised by Jacob and probably his elder daughters, Dora & Hattie. By 1900 the family was living on the Smits' farm including Peter Mathey, the husband of Hattie's oldest sister, Dora.
On October 11, 1904 the 23 year old Hattie married 25 year old Victor Joseph Borman, the son of Henry Borman & Hortense Lhost at St. Boniface Church, DePere, Wisconsin. They had their first child, Harvey, in 1905, followed by Florence in 1907 & Alma in 1909. In April 1910 the family was living on Cedar Street in Green Bay, Wisconsin where Victor was working as a wagon driver for a brewery.
On September 1, 1916 the 35 year old Hattie died leaving behind her children ages 11, 9 & 7. She was buried from St. Peter & Paul's Church in Green Bay and is interred in Allouez Catholic Cemetery, Allouez, Wisconsin.
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De Volksstem September 13, 1916
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