Longevity ~ Pieter & Pieternella Nagtegaal, both 96

Pieter Nagtegaal was born on 5 November 1874 in Melissant as the eldest son of Jacob Nagtegaal (1842-1909) and his wife Neeltje Molenaar who were married on 28 April 1870 in Melissant. Pieter had several younger siblings.
On 5 November 1897 in Melissant Pieter was married to Maria van Oudenaren. She was born on 11 September 1877 in Melissant as the second child of Leendert van Oudenaren en Wilhelmina van Lenten. The couple had 5 children who were to reach adulthood: Neeltje (1900-1959), Wilhelmina (1901-1984), Pieternella, Leendert Jacob (1904-1999) and Cornelis (±1909-1943).

Eilanden-nieuws, 6-11-1970

In 1962 Pieter Nagtegaal and Maria van Oudenaren celebrated 65 years of marriage. Maria died around Christmas 1966, aged 89. On 5 November 1970 Pieter Nagtegaal was 96 years old, blind, and the oldest resident of Melissant. He died in Melissant on 11 December 1970 around 22:00. He was buried on the 15th. On 7 January 1971 his descendants expressed their gratitude for the compassion shown after Pieter's death.

How Cent Bos descends from Centje Cente

Cent is a first name prevalent among my paternal ancestors within the Bos family on the island Hoeksche Waard in Holland. The family originated in Puttershoek. Later, they were living in Numansdorp. In the early 19th century my ancestral branch moved to Cillaarshoek.
My father, Teun Bos, was named after his grandfather, who was a grandson of Cent Leenderts Bos (±1787-1869). When following the line of the eldest sons, however, a Cent Jacob Bos (1922-1988) can be found. In this post I'll show the ancestors of his cousin Cent Bos (1908-1997).

1. Cent Bos was born on 11-3-1908 in Cillaarshoek. He died on 15-3-1997. 
2. Pieter Bos (1882-1963) was married in 1907 to Hermina Vermeulen (1886-1965).
3. Cent Bos was born on 5-9-1845 in Cillaarshoek and died there on 4-11-1917. He was married on 4-5-1876 in Maasdam to Adriaantje (“Jaantje”) van Steensel. She was born on 9-10-1851 in Strijen and died on 18-8-1940 in Cillaarshoek Jaantje's grandmother was Jannigje Cente Bos (1758-1828), a daughter of Cent Leenderts Bos (1723-1783).
4. Cornelis Bos (1813-1888) was married to Kommertje Hoek (1812-1859) in 1842 in Maasdam. Secondly he married Neeltje van Houten (1838-1887) in Maasdam in 1860.
5. Cent Leenderts Bos (±1787-1869) was married to Barbara van der Giessen (1787-1857). Their children were baptised in Cillaarshoek.
6. Leendert Cente Bos (1755-1830) was married to Hendrina van Kooten (±1763-1821) in 1786 in Numansdorp. Their youngest son Leendert Bos (1804-1863) was baptised in Cillaarshoek.
7. Cent Leendert Bos (1723-1783) was married to Magteltje Reijerkerk of Heinenoord in 1746 in Numansdorp.
8. Pleuntje Cente Bosman (1692-1767) was married to Leendert Cornelisse Bos (1693-±1725) around 1717. She married secondly Laurens Jacobsz Lievaart (±1675-1740 in 1728 in Numansdorp. Around 1742 she was married thirdly to Tielman Barendsz. Her first husband, Leender Bos, was a son of Cornelis Gijsberts Bos (1655-1731) and Lijsbeth Stevens (1659-1705).
9. Cent Cornelisse Bosman (1666-1756) was married to Hendrikje Dwarswaard. He married secondly Marike Gerrits Steen (±1677-1755) in 1705 in Numansdorp
10. Cornelis Centsz of Puttershoek was married in 1666 in Heinenoord to Barber Jans Boer (1641-1720).
11. Cent Gijsbertsen of Puttershoek was married in 1610 to one Neeltgie Arijens. The mother of his son Cornelis, however, was his second wife, Maergien Cornelisse, whom he married in 1634 in Puttershoek.
12. Centje Cente was married to Gijsbert Gerrits Boschman. In 1630 in Puttershoek she married secondly one Cornelis Cornelisz.

Numansdorp

Jan & Hester Vroegindeweij in the U.S.A.

In the autumn of 1947 Jan Vroegindeweij, his wife Hester Vroegindeweij, and their 3 children were in The Netherlands for a family visit. They were staying with Jan's parents David Vroegindeweij (1881-1949) and Lucretia Geertruida Schilperoord (1882-1973). During WWII Jan had been working in an ammunition factory.

Eilanden-nieuws, 22-11-1947

Vroegindeweij is an interesting surname that can be translated as “early in the meadow” and is sometimes written as “Vroeg in de Weij”. Both Jan and Hester descend from Dammis Vroegindeweij who was living in 's-Gravendeel, Holland, in the 17th century. They have a more recent common ancestor in Dammis Claesz Vroegindeweij (1731-1775).

Hester Vroegindeweij was born on 9 June 1909 in Dirksland in Holland. Her parents are Simon Vroegindeweij and Leentje van Es. Hester was named after her grandmother Hester Soldaat (1843-1929), wife of Arij Vroegindeweij (1838-1918).
It's likely that Hester emigrated to the U.S.A. with her parents - sometime after 1923. Simon's elder brother Cornelis Vroegindeweij emigrated to the U.S.A. in april 1930, taking his children with him, too.
The 3 children accompanying Jan and Hester to Holland in 1947 were Lucretia Geertruida, Elaine and Cornelis Johan. Another son, David Simon (“Daaf”), was born on 20 November 1949 in Paterson, New Jersey.

Eilanden-nieuws, 30-11-1949

Latin Terms - Copulatio & Matrimonium

When doing genealogical research, you may - once in a while - stumble upon some words of Latin. For centuries, the church provided for baptisms and burials, and Latin has been the standard for the Roman Catholic liturgy since the 6th century. In the "Latin Term" Series I try to explain some Latin Terms that can be found in genealogical documents.

The Latin word “proclamation” denotes the “announcement of a proposed marriage”. A related Latin term is “matrimonium contrahunt” which means “getting married”. The related word “matrimonio” is Italian for “marriage”. 

The Latin term “copulatio” is used to denote a “marriage ceremony”. The corresponding verb is “copulare”, which means “to join together”. The term was used in catholic churches when a man and a women were married. Nowadays in English the meaning of the verb “to copulate” is somewhat different, but that word originates from the same Latin term.

After the marriage ceremony the couple are “coniuges”, i.e. “spouses”, and one spouse is a “coniunx”.

Latin	English
coniuges	spouses
copulare	to join together
copulatio	marriage ceremony
copulationis	of marriage
copulati sunt	they were married, joined
copulatus	married, joined
copulavit	he married (performed a wedding)
matrimonium	marriage
matrimonium contrahunt	getting married
per subsequens matrimonium legitimatus	legitimized by subsequent marriage
proclamation	announcement (of a proposed marriage)

See also: bhic.nl, FamilySearch.org/wiki.