Heddetje Dapper (1853-99) survived her bigamous husband

Jan Fabritius was born on 2 August 1851 in Hoorn. His parents are Pieter Fabritius and Hendrika Klaassen. At the age of 23, Jan Fabritius was married on 14 May 1875 in Hoorn to Heddetje Dapper, aged 21. Heddetje was born 31 January 1853 as daughter of gardener Jacob Dapper and his wife Trijntje Bakker.
Heddetje's children Jacob, Jetje and Pieter all died as babies. Four other children survived toddlerhood: Hedde (twin with Jetje), another Jacob, another Pieter, and a daughter named Johanna Hendrika Catharina.

The marriage of Jan Fabritius and Heddetje Dapper was unhappy, and at some point Jan left his wife. For a couple of years, Jan Fabritius was earning his living as a steward on several ships. On the ship "The City of Amsterdam", Jan had met Mrs. Kersten. He married her in New York in July 1884.
Heddetje Dapper found out about her husband's bigamous wife, and filed a complaint. As a result, Jan Fabritius was convicted of bigamy. He died in August 1885.

Het Nieuws van den Dag, Kleine Courant, 29-10-1884

In the death certificate of Pieter Fabritius, who died in Hoorn on 8 January 1888 at the age of 12, his father Jan, who had died in August 1885, is described as deceased. Heddetje’s son Jacob died at the age of 20 on 16 February 1989 in Nieuwendam, Holland. Their brother Hedde and their only sister survived to adulthood.

Hoornsche Courant, 16-3-1892

Heddetje Dapper, widow of Jan Fabritius, married a second time on 11 March 1892 in Hoorn. The groom was Pieter Mol, aged 39, and was born on 31 May 1852 in Monnickendam as son of Jan Mol and Maritje Hartwigse. Pieter was widower of Eefje Porsius, and had several surviving children from his first marrige.
Heddetje Dapper died, at the age of 45, on 4 March 1899 in Buiksloot, Holland. At the age of 59, Pieter Mol died on 15 October 1911 in Nieuwendam. Heddetje's daughter Johanna Hendrika Catharina Fabritius died in 1959, at the age of 79. Heddetje's son Hedde Fabririus died in 1964. They had both been married.

Sources: WieWasWie.nl, Delpher.nl, WestFriesArchief.nl.