Longevity ~ Antonia Maria Huberta Receveur (98) in Venlo

Antonia Maria Huberta (“Tonie”) Receveur was born in Venlo in The Netherlands on 13 June 1867. She is one of the 10 children of  Maria Catharina Huberta Hollen (1834-1922) and Antonius Christophorus Franciscus (“Antoon”) Receveur (1814-1888). Tonie's paternal grandparents were Pierre François Michel (“Frans”) Receveur (1783-1829) and his wife Maria Ludovica Petronella Keuller (1787-1852).

Familiewapen Receveur

The Receveur family were known as sellers of fabrics (“ellewaren”) in Venlo.

Tonie Receveur was married on 16 September 1890 in Venlo, aged 23. The groom was Jean Alexandre Hubert Eugène (“Eugène”) Goossens, born on 12 August 1860 in Venlo as son of Pieter Hendrik (“Henri”) Goossens (1814-1874) and Maria Florentina Hubertina (“Florence”) Goossens (1826-1913). Florence is a daughter of Mathijs Ferdinand Goossens (1791-1869) en Maria Elisabeth Francisca (“Elisabeth”) de Borman (1792-1866) who are also ancestors of the Beltman family in Amersfoort.

Tonie Receveur and Eugène Goossens had 7 children:

1.  Maria Henriette Florentine (“Mia”) Goossens (1891-1973).
2. Elise Florentine Henriette Hubertine (“Else”) Goossens (1892-1879) married Hugo Frans Marie Hubertus van der Loo in 1893.
3. Eugène Louis Charles Hubert Goossens (1894-1967) married Engelina Mathea Maria ("Engeline") van Romondt in 1922, and had issue.
4. Antonia Elisa Maria (“Tonny”) Goossens (1896-1987) married Antonius Henricus ("Toon") van Romondt, elder brother of "Engeline".
5.  Henri Chrétien Marie Hubert (1897-1993) was an engineer.
6. Wilhelmina Carolina Maria Huberta (“Mien”) Goossens (1898-1986) married Leonardus Henricus Hubertus Maria (“Leo”) Raymakers (1896-1968), and had issue.
7. Emilie Eugénie Hubertine Marie Anne Goossens (1907-1957).
   

Eugène Goossens died on 10 November 1924 in Venlo, aged 64. He was survived by his widow for over 40 years. Tonie Receveur died on 9 December 1965 in Venlo, aged 98. She was survived by 6 of her 7 children.

De Volkskrant (newspaper), 10-12-1965

 Sources: Delper.nl, Nederlands Patriciaat 1997, genwiki.nl, WieWasWie.nl.