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Murderer Exonerated – The Tragic Death of Andrejs Zekants

The world suddenly stopped. The cold dark winter air was violently sucked from his lungs. Andrejs stumbled but kept on […]

Žanis (John) Zekants is the link between all the family lines in this story. All of this history in some

Jekob Zekants and Magreete Latīnis are the parents of the five Zekants siblings that are at the heart of this family

Indriks Zekants (or Seekant as it was first written) was the first man to use the ‘Zekants’ surname in Latvia.

Angrieta Latīnis was born in 1863 to Indriks Latīnis and Dore Abolins. She was born, along with her six siblings

Lizette was the eldest child of Jekob Zekants and Magreete Latīnis. She was born in 1876 near the town of

Teodors Zekants was the 4th child and third son of Jekob Zekants and Magreete Latīnis. Teodors was born in 1887

Karl Zekants was born in 1882. He was the third child and second son of Jekob Zekants and Magreete Latīnis.

Lizette Emilija Rozentals/Rozenvalds was my husband’s great-grandmother. We don’t think she ever really used the ‘Lizette’ part of her name

Andrejs Zekants was the second child and eldest son of Jekob Zekants and Magreete Latīnis. Andrejs was born in 1879

Andrejs Blezurs was a first cousin to the Zekants children of Jekob Zekants and Magreete Latīnis (Lizette, Andrejs, Karl, Teodors

Žanis Zekants is my husband’s great-grandfather. He was the youngest child of Jekob Zekants and Magreete Latīnis. His older siblings were