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13 Sept 2023

Hendrik Daniel Boeser (1801-1842) & Johanna Antonia Hössen in Mentok

Painter Daniel Boeser (1757-1812) and his wife Sijchie Paardekooper (1769-1836) were living at the Binneweg street in Rotterdam, when their younger son Hendrik Daniel was born on 21-3-1801. He was baptised on 18 April. Hendrik Daniel had several surviving siblings including Wouter Boeser (1785-1859), Gerrit Boeser (1786-1848), Jan Martinus Boeser (1796-1851) and Johannes Boeser (1799-1872).

Javasche Courant, 22-1-1828

In June 1824 Hendrik Daniel Boeser was already living in Mentok on Bangka Island in Indonesia.
At the age of 26, Hendrik Daniel Boeser was married in Mentok on 12 January 1828. His bride was Johanna Antonia Hössen, daughter of Johannes Hössen and Martha Maria Kleibauker.
Hendrik Daniel was married for just a couple of weeks when his wive's 39-year-old stepmother died on 4 February, followed in the night of 12 February by her 44-year-old husband Johannes Hössen.

Javasche Courant, 15-7-1828

After a 3-day illness with severe fever, 41-year-old Hendrik Daniel Boeser died on 30 November 1842 in Batavia (now Jakarta) in Indonesia. His widow, Johanna Antonia Hössen, returned to The Netherlands in May 1844. She passed away, at the age of 92, on 29 January 1903 in Arnheim.

Javasche Courant, 12-11-1842

Sources: Delpher.nl, WieWasWie.nl.

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