Dekeyser - Family History & Genealogy Message Board

Re: Background

2005-11-27 21:49:06Z

From what I have seen it is a fairly common name.
There are Dekeysers in many areas of Belguim.
If you know that your family came from Brussels you might be able to get some info from the Archives, rue Tannuers # 65, Brussels, (I think the post code is 1030). If they came from another city you would have to write to the Maison Communale (Town Hall) for that city. Good luck with your search.

Re: searching

2005-09-14 20:46:03Z

My Grandfather Rene Dekeyser came to Canada in 1895
He came from Kortemark, West Flanders, Belgium. Thanks for answering.

Re: searching

2005-09-09 03:11:05Z

searching

adenys1 — 2005-09-06 01:35:30Z

I am looking for family member who came from Belgium?

finding father

2004-11-23 08:41:38Z

I am looking for Timothy Micheal Dekeyser. I have not seen or heard from him since 1987. He grew up in Korea.Then moved to California. He has several brothers and sisters. Angela(Diane), Steve,Mark,Scott(?) Aimee is his step sister and I believe his Mom's name is Joan and His Dads is William If anyone knows where I can contact him PLEASE reply

Dekeyser

WDeKeyser2931 — 2002-09-07 18:05:14Z

My daughter is trying the same....what I have comes from a cousin Joseph Van Egeren...if there is room here...Marie Irma Blomme born on May 5, 1887 in Belgium died August 8, 1952 at Green Bay WI had married Jules Dekeyser at Green Bay on October 30, 1905. Jules was born on January 16, 1882 at Brussels, Wisconsin and died at Green Bay on January 25, 1953....I cannot yet find out any info b4 this...lots afterwards...I am part of 2 seperate Dekeyser's families in Washington State....all others I believe are in Wisconsin.....good luck.

Re: Jules DeKeyser

2001-10-18 12:06:12Z

Hello Simmone,
I am not sure if I can be of much help, I do not read Dutch. Most of the Belgians in our area of Wallon descent so I can read a LITTLE French. My DeKeyser ancestor also spoke Wallon although I'm told the name has Flemish origins. Gabriel DeKeyser; his wife, Rosalie Spruetels; and their children, Walter (Wautier), Joseph and Angelique left LaHulpe, Brabant, Belgium in 1855 and came to Namur, Door County, Wisconsin. I beleive I remember seeing some records of a Bartholome DeKeyser who settled in Green Bay, WI but I do not know anything about his family. I do not know of any from the Boston area.
Sincerely, Sue H

Re: Jules DeKeyser

2001-10-17 18:59:22Z

Hello,
I am Simonne Bosmans, I live in Belgium and I am searching my familie in the USA, could be Boston or else, my mother (no more alive) told me when I was young that I had family in the US. My grandmother was Emma De Keyser, are there some people in America who are speaking dutch? (dus Nederlands)
I hope you could help me.
The other names in our family are : Rens, Heymans etc.
Thanks for your help, if you can't help me then I consider you also as my friend.
Love,
Simonne

Jules DeKeyser

2001-02-12 06:46:49Z

Jules was the son of Wautier DeKeyser and Josephine Delveaux. He had at least 12 brothers and sisters. Wautier DeKeyser was born10 June 1831 in LaHulpe, Brabant Province, Belgium and came to America with his parents, a brother , and a sister. They settled near Namur Town of Union, Door County, WI (mailing address would be Brussels). Wautier and his family joined the spiritualis church along with Josephine's family. They moved to Green Bay apparently after the birth of all their children and are buried at Woodlawn Cemetery. If you could help fill in some of Wautier's family I would exchange information on the rest of the family.
You can e-mail me at suehavel@greenbaynet.com

Surname Change

2000-06-17 18:29:33Z

My Family came from Amsterdam in the 1700's. In the middle 1800's they changed their surname from DeKeyser to Keyser, dropping the De. Many Keyser's from that line are buried in Toledo, Ohio. (Jacob, Harry, William, Kathryn, George)dating from the 1850's.

Background

1999-11-12 08:46:20Z

I'm looking for any info. on my family name is you know anything please write me.