On 29 Jun 1842 when Alke was 40, she married
Albert Berends Smits, son of
Berend Hilberts Smits (11 Mar 1770-13 Dec 1840) &
Gepke Jans Dubben, in Emmen, Drenthe.
Born on 28 Dec 1812 in Emmen, Drenthe. Albert Berends died in Roswinkel (Emmen), Drenthe, on 2 Jan 1874; he was 61.