Carpenter Cornelis de Quaatsteniet was born in Ridderkerk, Holland, on 1 February 1862 as the eldest son of Adrianus de Quaatsteniet (1831-1914) and Johanna de Haan (1831-1906). Cornelis had siblings named Clasina (1856-1901), Leendert (1864-1895), Aart (1867-1890), Maria (1870-1939) and Johannes (1874-1938).
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| Cornelis de Quaatsteniet |
At the age of 24, on 1 February 1886 in Rotterdam, Cornelis married Johanna Verkaik. She was born in Stolwijk, Holland, on 10 September 1862. Her parents are Pieter Verkaik (1835-1921) and Lena Buitelaar (1833-1918).
Johanna's maternal grandparents are Klaas Middelkoop (1769-1820) and Lena Uittenbroek (1784-1843).
Johanna gave birth to 5 children named Adrianus (1887-1966), Pieter (1888-1911), Lena (1891-1916), Aart (1892-1892) and Johanna (1894-1971).
On 30 Augustus 1895 in Rotterdam, at the age of just 32, Johanna Verkaik died.
After 7 years as a widower, Cornelis remarried on 17 December 1902. His new bride was a younger sister of his first wife, 36-year-old Neeltje Verkaik. They needed a dispensation to get married. They had a daughter legalized, Cornelia, born on 13 January 1898 in Rotterdam.
Neeltje Verkaik was born on 10 April 1866 in Stolwijk.
While married, Neeltje gave birth to another daughter named Neeltje (1904-1980), too.
Neeltje Verkaik died on 6 September 1907 in Rotterdam, aged 41. Her elder daughter Cornelia died on 20 May 1992, aged 94.
Cornelis de Quaatsteniet survived his second wife for nearly 35 years. He died in psychiatric hospital “Maasoord” in Poortugaal on 1 July 1942 around 22:30.
For more info on the genealogy of the De Quaasteniet family, see: http://www.kwaasteniet.eu/stamboom/parenteel_de_kwaasteniet/index.htm
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