Short Marriage - Adriana Bos (1838-61) and Teunis de Vos

Adriana Bos was born on 12 August 1838 in Goudriaan, Holland. Her parents are Niesje de Pater (1809-1883) and Jacob Bos (1809-1866), son of another Jacob Bos (1766-1837) and Adriana den Branker (1777-1814). Adriana's great-grandparents are Jan Bos and Elisabeth (“Lijsbeth”) Kwakernaak who were married in Goudriaan in 1761. Bos is a common surname in The Netherlands; this family is not related to my paternal Bos ancestors at all.

Adriana Bos had younger siblings Niesje, Metje, Jacob and Fop Hendrik Bos who all reached adulthood. At the age of 19, Adriana was the first to marry. On 24 April 1858 in Giessendam, Holland, she married 31-year-old Teunis de Vos. Teunis was born on 21 July 1826 in Giessendam as son of Gerrit de Vos (1796-1830) and Annigje Kuiper. Teunis was just 4 years old when his father died.

Teunis' young wife Adriana gave birth to 2 healthy sons. She died at the age of 22 in Giessendam on 25 January 1861. She had been married for just 2¾ year.
Adriana had a slightly younger sister Niesje Bos who was born on 24 September 1839 in Goudriaan. She was married in Giessendam on 25 April 1865 to Adriana's widower Teunis de Vos. Subsequently Niesje gave birth to 4 children, but 2 of them died as a baby.

These are Teunis' children: 

1. Gerrit Pieter (Gerrit) de Vos was born on 12-3-1859 in Giessendam. In 1880 Gerrit married his first cousin Lijstje de Vos (1858-1921). She is a daughter of Willem Matthijs de Vos, one of Teunis' brothers. Gerrit died on 21-11-1909 in Ridderkerk in Holland, aged 50. 
2. Jacob Willem de Vos was born on 9-3-1860 in Giessendam. He married Willempje Muilwijk in 1856. He died on 16-7-1933 in Giessen-Nieuwkerk, aged 73.
3. Annigje de Vos was born on 1-2-1866 in Giessendam. Annigje married Johannes van der Plas. She died on 10-11-1949 in Heemstede in Holland, aged 83.
4. Adrianus de Vos was born on 28-12-1866 in Giessendam. He died there on 5-4-1867.
5. Niesje de Vos was born on 12-2-1868 in Giessendam. At the age of 55, Niesje married widower Cornelis Gerrit Westerhout (1857-1936). Niesje died on 3-11-1945 in Haarlem, aged 77.
6. Adriana de Vos was born on 21-4-1872 in Giessendam. She died there on 3-9-1872.

Teunis de Vos died on 5 August 1892 in Giessendam, aged 66. At the time his 4 surviving children were still alive. Teunis' eldest son Gerrit died in 1909, aged 50. Niesje Bos died on 16 August 1921 in Giessendam, aged 81. She had a surviving sister Metje Bos, born on 20 April 1841 in Goudriaan, who died at the age of 90 on 3 August 1931 in Giessendam. She had married Gerrit Rietveld (1844-1932).

Sources: WieWasWie.nl, Families of South Holland Index (“Klappers”).

Vijgeboom cousin marriage: Jan Dirk & Anna Catharina in Rotterdam

Cousins Jan Dirk Albert Vijgeboom (1808-56) and Anna Catharina Geertruij Vijgeboom (1811-73) were married on 30 March 1834 in Axel, Zeeland, The Netherlands. Their common grandparents are Catharina Priggen and Johann Diederich Fiegenbaum, born in 1738 in Ladbergen, Tecklenburg, Germany.

Gardener Jan Dirk Albert Vijgeboom was born on 5 September 1808 in Schiedam, Holland. His parents are Adolph Vijgeboom (1767-1823) and his second wife Maria Staats (1760-1840). Adolph had earlier been married to Sacharina Koets (1761-1804), and had surviving daughters Catharina Vijgeboom (1795-1869) and Dirkje Vijgeboom (1800-1818).
Anna Catharina Geertruij Vijgeboom was born on 21 August 1811 in Oud-Matenesse (part of Rotterdam), and baptised in nearby Overschie on 1 September. Her parents are Johann Wilhelm (“Jan Willem”) Vijgeboom (1773-1845) and Helena (“Lena”) Spanjersberg (1776-1833). They had another daughter named Geertrui Vijgeboom (1813-1854).

Middelburg (by Jan Bulthuis)

From their marriage until their deaths, Jan Dirk Albert and Anna Catharina Geertruij would be living in Zeeland in the south-western part of The Netherlands.
Their children are: 

1. Adolf was born in Axel on 25 May 1834. He was married to Johanna Maria Slavenburg in 1857 in Schiedam. They had a son Jan Dirk Albert Vijgeboom (1857-1924) who married - as his 3rth wife - Anna Vijgenboom (1900-1959), daughter of another Jan Dirk Albert Vijgenboom, son of Adolf’s brother Cornelis.
2. Johan Willem was born in Koudekerke on 12 May 1837. He earned a living as a shoemaker, and died in Middelburg on 3 April 1872, aged 34.
3. Herman Hendrik was born in Koudekerke on 4 May 1839. He died there on 7 September 1843, aged 4. 
4. Anna Catharin died on 20 November 1841 in Koudekerke at the age of 3 months.
5. Jan Dirk was born in Koudekerke on 5 August 1841. He likely died young.
6. Lena Maria was born in Koudekerke on 3 January 1843. She was married in 1882 to labourer Cornelis Marinus Douw. Lena Maria died on 2 April 1916 in Colijnsplaat, aged 73.
7. Cornelis was born in Koudekerke on 27 November 1844. He firstly married Jannetje Janse in 1872 in Middelburg. He secondly married Johanna Verwijs in 1876 in Middelburg. She’s a daughter of blacksmith Johannes Verwijs and Anthonia Kramer. Cornelis died as a widower on 1 July 1937 in Middelburg, aged 92. Cornelis had a son Jan Dirk Albert Vijgenboom, who married Johanna Bosschaart in 1896. Their daughter Anna Vijgeboom (1900-1959) married – as her 1st husband - a son of Cornelis’ brother Adolf.
8. Harmen Hendrik was born in Koudekerke on 31 March 1846, and died there on 13 September 1846.
9. Lena was born in Koudekerke on 4 August 1847. She died in Middelburg on 30 August 1863, aged 16.
10. Jan Dirk was born in Koudekerke on 3 July 1850. He was married in 1883 in Amsterdam to Gesina Caalen. She died as a widow in 1925.
11. Pleun was born in Middelburg on 5 November 1851. He was married to Madalena Verwijs in 1879 in Middelburg. She’s a sister of the second wife of Pleun’s brother Cornelis. Pleun died as a widower on 16 July 1930 in Middelburg, aged 78.
12. Catharina (“Kaatje”) was born in Middelburg on 29 May 1854. She was married in 1888 to Petrus Thomas who originated in Aardenburg. She died on 18 October 1911 in Veere, aged 57.
13. Harmen Hendrik was born in Middelburg on 6 april 1856. He was married in 1889 to 43-year-old Anna Jacoba van Loo. Harmen Hendrik died on 21 March 1896 in Rotterdam, aged 39.

Middelburgsche Courant, 16-6-1873

Day labourer Jan Dirk Albert Vijgenboom had been ill and suffering for quite a long time before he died at the age of 51 in Middelburg on 23 December 1856. Subsequently, his widow Anna Catharina earned a living as washerwoman. She died at the age of 61 on 13 June 1873 in Middelburg.
Their sons Cornelis and Pleun had married 2 sisters, while Cornelis’ granddaughter Anna Vijgeboom married Adolf’s son Jan Dirk Albert Vijgeboom as his 3rd wife.

Sources: www.zeeuwengezocht.nl, www.fiegenbaum.org, WieWasWie.nl, www.delpher.nl, www.stadsarchief.rotterdam.nl, www.archieven.nl, wikipedia .

A Kootkar Family of Meppen in Germany (2): Hermanus

The previous blog post was about Anna Maria Elisabeth Francisca Kootkar who was born in Meppen in Germany. This post is about Hermanus Kootkar who was born in Meppen, too.
Hermanus kootkar was married on 5 April 1763 in Culemborg in The Netherlands to Margaretha Roelofs, who was born in Amsterdam. The next day their wedding was celebrated in the catholic church with witnesses Theodorus Tienhoven and Anna Maria de Weert. A notice of their intended marriage had been registered in Amsterdam, too, on 11 March.

Marriage of Hermanus Kootker and Margaretha Roelofs in 1763 in Culemborg

Hermanus and Margaretha are the parents of 

1. A child was buried on 28-1-1764 in Culemborg.
2. Wilhelmus Jacobus was baptised on 27-4-1765 in Culemborg with witnesses Willemina Bardon, Wilhelmo Jacobo Kootker.
3. Joanna Maria (“Maria”) was baptised 18-3-1768 in Culemborg with witnesses Anna van Sticht, Maria Schoelle. Maria was married in Culemborg on 25-5-1790 to Jacob Berentsen, born in the vicinity of Rees in Germany. They had several children. Maria died, as a widow, on 1-6-1829 in Culemborg.
4. Juliana was baptised on 3-6-1770 in Culemborg with witness Juliana Schole.
5. Joanna Juliana was baptised on 17-9-1771 in Culemborg with witnesses Jacomijn Joosten and Juliana Scholle. Juliana Kootker married Joseph Bergman and had children. Juliana Kootker died on 23 August 1811 in Leiden, a few days after giving birth. She was buried there on the 26th.
6. Joanna Catharina was baptised on 28-8-1773 in Culemborg with witnesses Josephus Antonius, Maria Elisabetha Kootker. She may have died unmarried on 5-3-1838 in Rotterdam.
7. Harmanus was baptised on 17-10-1776 in Culemborg with witness Arnoldus Roelofs. Hermanus Kootker jr. was married on 1-11-1796 to Maria Stoffels, and had some children. Hermanus died in Culemborg on 20-1-1848 around 15:00, aged 71.
8. Johannes Wilhelmus was baptised on 5-5-1779 in Culemborg with witness Elisabetha Kootkar. In Utrecht on 26-4-1805 he married Jacoba Margarita (“Margaretha”) Roelofse. They had some issue. He died on 6-10-1841 in Utrecht (see below).
9. Antonius Josephus was baptised on 9-12-1781 in Culemborg with witnesses Reckje van Panwijk, Antonio Josepho Kootker. A child of Hermanus Kootker was buried on 17-12-1781 in Culemborg.
10. Joannes was baptised on 27-6-1784 in Culemborg with witness Anna Maria Kootker (his eldest sister). Joannes was buried on 10-8-1784 in Culemborg. 
11. Joannes “Jan” was baptised on 13-10-1785 in Culemborg with witness Joanna Maria Kootker (his eldest sister). Jan was married on 2-5-1809 in Culemborg to Hendrika de Jong. They had several children, including a son named Hermanus. Jan died in Culemborg on 16-2-1816, aged 30.