Married 7 Dec 1833 Franekeradeel, age 22 or 23 years to:  Ytje Douwes Hoekstra, age by marriage 27 or 28 years, daughter of Douwe Hoites Hoekstra and Antje Jacobs.Born 1805 Ritsumazijl Children: 2. Dora de VriesBorn 23 Aug 1837 Franeker 3. Sipkje Meinderts de VriesBorn 23 Mar 1840 Peins, died 9 Nov 1925 Franeker, age 85 years, buried Franeker 4.  Sipke Meindert de VriesBorn 13 May 1842 Franeker, died 2 Mar 1929 Leeuwarden, age 86 years, buried Leeuwarden | |||