Eelkje married Roelof Harts Boersma, son of Hart Sjoerds Boersma and Wytske Sytzes Fennema, on 10 May 1856 in Buitenpost Achtkarspelen Friesland Netherlands. (Roelof Harts Boersma was born on 16 Nov 1829 in Twizel (Twijzel) Achtkarpselen Friesland Netherlands and died on 15 May 1901 in Kortezwaag NL.)
