Longevity ~ Arie Bras (1865-1959) of Almkerk in the USA

Arie Bras was born on 11 July 1865 in Almkerk, Brabant, The Netherlands. His parents are Arie Bras (1822-1901) and Wilhelmina Kamerman (1826-1892). His grandfather Leendert Bras (1793-1862) was a labourer, miller and innkeeper in Almkerk. Leendert's wife, Sijke van Drunen (1797-1874), is a direct-line descendant of my ancestor Michiel Hendrikse van Drunen, who lived around 1700 in Giessen in Brabant.
Arie Bras had many siblings, but several of them died young. Arie's elder brother Teunis Bras died on 11 February 1884, aged 24. Their siblings Sijke, Willemina and Leendert reached adulthood, too.

On 9 May 1890 in Almkerk, Arie Bras married Helena van der Heijden. She was born in Dussen in Brabant on 23 October 1868 as a younger daughter of Jan van der Heijden and his wife Cornelia Verhoeven. Arie's daughter Cornelia Bras was born on 9 February 1891 in Almkerk. She may have died young.
Arie Bras and Helena van der Heijden had further children in the USA: Cornelia Wilhelmina (1892-1873), Tunis (1895-1989), Wilhelmena Gertrude (1896-1980), Harry (1900-1974), John (1901-1993) and Helena (1908-1994). Arie's eldest son was born in South Holland, Cook County, Illinois, on 25 January 1895, and he seems to have named him Tunis after his elder brother who had died at the age of 24.

Arie's wife, Helena, died at the age of 75 on 28 March 1944 in Ganeer Township, Kankakee County, Illinois. Her widower Arie Bras died there on 19 June 1959 at the age of 93. He had survived his wife by 15 years. Arie was buried at the Kankakee Memorial Gardens. Arie's son Tunis Bras was born on 25 January 1895 in South Holland, Cook County, Illinois. He was 94 years old when he died on 28 July 1989 in Sibley, Osceola County, Iowa.

Surname Saturday - Horstman - Brick Wall

One of my ancestors, Frans Langeweg (1736-1811), married Kornelia Horstman on 26 April 1761 in Dordrecht. Frans was assisted by his mother Maaijke de Vries (1702-1770), widow of Gerrit Langeweg. Kornelia was assisted by her mother, wife of David Horstman, whose consent had been recorded in writing.
David Horstman had married his wife Seija van den Reijen (1711-1767) in Dordrecht on 1 May 1729 in the Lutheran church. They had two daughters named Belia and Kornelia.

David Horstman originated in Bücken in Germany. In 1732 in Dordrecht David worked as a confectioner who baked sugary treats such as cake, chocolate, marzipan and cookies. On 12-4-1736, David Horstman, refiner, sold a sugar box in the Wijnstraat near the Kleine Kraansteiger or Hengstedteiger for ƒ500 to the refiners Hermanus and Egbert van Streeffkerk. The burial of David Horstman was registered in dordrecht on 15 October 1763.

David Horstman and Sija van den Reijen were married in Dordrecht on 1 May 1729

Sources: RegionaalArchiefDordrecht.nl, de.Wikiepedia.org.

Longevity ~ Engel van Zee (92)

Engel van Zee was born on the 17th and baptised on 18 June 1775 in Herwijnen, Gelderland, The Netherlands. He was a younger son of Gerrit (“Geurt”) van Zee (1728-1789) and his wife Jenneke de Fokkert. Most of Engel's ancestors were settled in Herwijnen. The family did not belong to the nobility or aristocracy, but did use a family coat of arms consisting of a double eagle with a background of gold.
On 17 February 1799 in Herwijnen Engel married Engeltje Bijl. She was born on the 17th and baptised on 20 July 1777 in Herwijnen. Her parents are Coenraad Bijl (1756-1830) and Judith de Bruijn (1748-1820).
Engel and Engeltje had 9 surviving children, when Engeltje died on 15 July 1827 in Herwijnen, aged 49.

Which Engel van Zee is depicted here?

In 1847 the schip "Pieter Floris" departed for Baltimore. On board were Engel's son Coenraad van Zee (1813-1891) and his daughter Judith van Zee (1820-1909) with their spouses and children. Engel's son Govert left for Pella in 1853, but he became ill, and was allegedly left on an island to die.
Coenraad van Zee had a son Engel (“Engle”) van Zee, born on 9 October 1841 in Herwijnen, who died on 26 November 1902 in Iowa, aged 61. He, too, could be the Engel van Zee on the picture above.
The elder Engel van Zee died in Herwijnen on 9 June 1868 around 06:00 A.M. If he had lived 8 days longer, he could have celebrated his 93rd birthday.

Engel van Zee died on 9 June 1886 at the age of nearly 93

Sources: WieWasWie.nl, FindAGrave.com, GeldersArchief.nl, FamilySearch.org, Souvenir History of Pella, Iowa, Compiled and Published by The Booster Press, G.A. Stout, Publisher, Pella, Iowa, Genealogie in Herwijnen, E. de Bruijn, Gens Nostra 1998, p. 23-44, see also: Gens Nostra 1970, p. 370-372, Gens Nostra 1974, p. 193-194, Gens Nostra 1976, p. 33-36.

How the DIV tag can disrupt blog formatting

When a new, programmed blog post was automatically posted to my blog, once in a while it happened to mess up the layout of the blog. Strangely, the Archive and Label sections to the right of the blog post, then appeared at the bottom of the blogs.

Recently, I had a newly released blog post that didn't mess up the layout at first, but when I pressed the "Read more »" link, the Archive and Label sections moved to the bottom. Thus, I knew the problem was after the jump-break tag. That section contained a HTML list. Immediately before the list I noticed a

tag. The matching end tag with the slash, however, didn't appear until the very end of the blog post. When I removed both this opening divider tag and its end tag, the Archive and Label sections of the blog page returned to their normal position at the right.

The <div> tag in HTML is a fundamental and versatile element used for grouping and structuring content on a web page. It stands for “division” or “divider”. It is by default a block element, meaning that it takes all available width, and comes with line breaks before and after.
This is the HTML layout:

<div>
<!-- contained content goes here -->
</div>

My impression is that Blogger inserts <div> tags too casually in blog posts.

Further reading: w3schools.com, GeeksForGeeks.org, Elementor.com/blog, Shiksha.com/online-courses.

Jan van der Sluis left Heerenveen for the USA

Jan van der Sluis was born on 18 November 1841 in Heerenveen, Friesland, The Netherlands, as the eldest child of Geert Andries van der Sluis (1819-1890) and Elisabeth Halbes de Vrieze (1820-1886). Jan was named after his paternal grandfather, an earlier Jan van der Sluis (1784-1862) who had been an alderman.

Jan, aged 24, married 21-year-old Jacobina Alma on 12 July 1866 in Menaldumadeel, Friesland. She was born in Menaldumadeel on 4 March 1845. Her parents are Tjeerd Alma (1806-1867) and Geertje Adama (1809-1870).

Jacobina gave birth to her first son, Tjeerd, on 23 June 1867 in Haskerland, Friesland. Two sons named Geert Andries died young, the first as a baby in 1868, the second at the age of 3 on 15 February 1874 in Nijehaske. The couple's fourth son was Hendrik Willem, born in Haskerland on 3 May 1872.

Jan van der Sluis left for the US on 28 June 1877. He settled in St. Paul, Minnesota. On 13 May 1880 he (bigamously) married Elisabeth van Hoven. She gave birth to his child in 1881.
Jacobina Alma acquired a divorce at a district court in Frisia on 20 December 1882. Her son Hendrik Willem became a a pupil at the Military School in Nieuwersluis, and lived with his uncle Hermanu Alma (1839-1915) and his wife^*. Hendrik Willem died at the age of 13 on 11 July 1885 in Ferweradeel, Friesland.

Rotterdamsch Nieuwsblad, 29-8-1895

At the age of 150, Jacobina Alma died in Leeuwarden, Friesland, on 18 Augustus 1895.

^* Hermanus Alma and his wife Margrieta Maas (1842-1916) had a daughter Clasina Cornelia Alma (1871-1938) who married Nollius Hajonides van der Meulen who drowned in 1907 when steamship "Berlin" went down.

Sources: WieWasWie.nl, Delpher.nl, AlleFriezen.nl, D. de Vries: "Genealogie Alma, Frysk Genealogysk JIerboekje" 1970, p. 70-97.
For more information on the Alma family, see also: DocPlayer.nl.

Longevity ~ Arie Monster (91) of Pella

The Dutch Monster surname can be either a topographic surname, derived from a place name in South-Holland, or it might refer to a monstrosity.

Arie Monster was born on 17 December 1890 in Pella, Iowa, USA. His parents are Jacob Monster (1853-1899) and his wife Adriana “Jana” Klijn^*, daughter of Arie Klijn and Neeltje Klein. Jacob Monster had always had poor health and died at the age of 45, when Arie was 8 years old.

Registration Card of Arie Monster of Pella

Arie Monster was tall and stout with grey eyes and light blond hair. He married on 19 December 1912 in Oskaloosa, Iowa, Gezenna Schakel, born on 18 August 1889 in Bussey, Iowa. She died, aged 85, on 26 October 1974 in Pella, and was buried at the Oack Wood Cemetery. Arie Monster died on 3 November 1892 at Pella Community Hospital. He was 91 years old. He left no issue.

^* The birth of Adriana “Jana” Klijn is registered at OpenArchieven.nl, FindAGrave.com and WikiTree.com as 11 March 1854 in Nieuwland. However, I've looked up the birth records of March 1854 in Nieuwland at the FamilySearch.org website, and there is no record for Adriana's birth at that date at that place. Neither in Leerdam, nor in Lexmond.

Sources: FindAGrave.com, WieWasWie.nl, FamilySearch.org.

Johannes Boeser (1799-1872) married Maria Sutherland (1793-1842)

Daniel Boeser (1757-1812) and his wife Sijgje Paardekooper (1769-1836) had a younger son Johannes, born on 19 May 1799, and baptised in Rotterdam on 9 June. Johannes had several surviving siblings including Wouter Boeser (1785-1859), Gerrit Boeser (1786-1848), Jan Martinus Boeser (1796-1851) and Hendrik Daniel Boeser (1801-1842).
At the age of 13, in 1812, Johannes lost his father Daniel. He had been a painter, and his first 6 children were born in Beverwijk, although Daniel originated in Dirksland. By 1812, Johannes' elder brother Gerrit had already married his first wife.
Johannes Boeser had a height of about 149½ cm. His face was oval with a round chin. His eyes were blue, and his hair and eyebrows had a light brown colour. By profession he was a dyer of textiles.

Description of Johannes Boeser in 1818

On 10 August 1825 blue-eyed Johannes Boeser, aged 26, married 32-year-old Maria Sutherland. Maria was born on 23 July 1793 in Leeuwarden in the North of The Netherlands, and baptised there on 9 August. Her parents are Elizabeth Lieuwes and corporal Willem Sutherland (“Sutterland”) who wasn't in The Netherlands at the time of his daughter's marriage. After Maria's birth, her parents were married on 3 November 1793 in Leeuwarden.

Johannes Boeser and Maria Sutherland had the following children:

1. Daniel Hendrik and his twin sister were born in Rotterdam on 8-6-1826. Daniel Hendrik earned a living making cigars. On 30-6-1854 in Hoorn he married Cornelia Hegeman (1832-1894). The marriage ended in a divorce on 17-6-1863 in Amsterdam. Cornelia married widower Jan Hendrik Schophuijs on 9-9-1864. At the age of 49, Daniel Hendrik Boezer died on 25 February 1876 around 8:00 AM in Gouda.
2. Sijchie Cornelia Boeser and her twin brother were born on 8-6-1826 in Rotterdam. She died there on 3-7-1826.
3. Elizabeth was born on 12-11-1828 in Rotterdam. She married there on 28-6-1854. The groom was Frans van Vugt, illegitimate son of Klazina van Vugt. They had issue. Elizabeth Boeser died in Rotterdam on 29-3-1909 at the age of 80. Her widower, Frans van Vugt, died at the age of 92 on 3-2-1917 in Rotterdam.
4. Sijtje Maria was born on 23-7-1831, and died on 8-12-1832, both in Rotterdam.
5. Willem Boeser was born on 14-12-1833 in Rotterdam. He died there on 16 September 1846 at the age of 12 years, 9 months and 8 days.
6. Sijchie Cornelia Maria was born on 8-12-1836, and died on 29-5-1860, both in Rotterdam.

Maria Sutherland died on 13 October 1842 in Rotterdam at the age of 49 years, 2 months and 20 days. Johannes Boeser survived her for 30 years. He died on 29 December 1872 in Rotterdam at the age of 73 years and 7 months.

Sources: WieWasWie.nl, StadsArchief.Rotterdam.nl, AlleFriezen.nl.

Short-lived Marriage ~ Jacob Monster & Neeltje Bomgaars

The Dutch Monster surname can be either a topographic surname, derived from a place name in South-Holland, or it might refer to a monstrosity.

Description of Jacob Monster

Jacob Monster was born on 26 September 1823 in Sint-Anthoniepolder, Holland, and baptised there on 19 October. His parents are Arie Monster (1790-1846) and Maria Jacobs in't Veld (1798-1835). Jacob and Arie are descendants of my double ancestors Adriaen (“Arie Jacobs”) Monster and his first wife Teuntie Barendregt who were married in Sint-Anthoniepolder on 25 April 1694.
At the age of 12, Jacob lost his mother. On 5 February 1837 in Maasdam, Holland, his father married his young second wife Maaike Barendrecht (1812-1847).

Jacob's elder siblings Pieter Monster (1818-1906) and Neeltje Monster (1821-1885) were both married by 1846. On 21 May 1846 in nearby Westmaas 22-year-old Jacob married Neeltje Bomgaars. She was born on 20 November 1822 in Westmaas as younger daughter of Margaretha (“Grietje”) Huijzer (1785-1824) and Willem Bomgaars (1784-1846). Willem Bomgaars had died just 3 days before Neeltje's Wedding ceremony. Neeltje must have been pregnant, because their son Arij was born within half a year on 10 November 1846 in Westmaas.
At the time of his marriage, Jacob Monster was doing his military service in an infantry regiment, and acquired permission to attend his wedding. Jacob is described as having blond hair and blue eyes.

The marriage of Jacob Monster and his first wife Neeltje Bomgaars lasted for 20 months. Neeltje died in Westmaas on 24 January 1848 at the age of 25. Jacob was a widower at the age of 24.

On 4 May 1855 in Westmaas, at the age of 31, Jacob Monster married his second wife Anna Korpel (1829-1898), daughter of Kornelis Klaasse Korpel (17986-1848) and his first wife Maria Hendriks in't Veld (1798-1835)^*. Anna gave birth to 9 additional children, including Cornelis, Maria, Geertrui, Pieter, Cornelia and Willempje.

Jacob's son from his first marriage, Arij Monster, married Cornelia van Setten (1851-1931) on 2 April 1874 in Westmaas. They had several children. Arij Monster died, aged 70, on 22 December 1916 in nearby Klaaswaal.
Jacob lost his second wife Anna Korpel on 28 December 1898 in Westmaas. She was 69 years old. Jacob was 75. He died at the age of 78 in Westmaas on 13 July 1902.

^{*  Maria Hendriks in't Veld (1798-1835) and Maria Jacobs in't Veld (1798-1835) are both descendants of my ancestors Dirk Aerde in't Veld and his wife Jaapje Huigen Snaijer (1683-1737).}

Sources: WieWasWie.nl, FamilySearch.org, Families of South Holland ("Klappers").

Adolph Quist survived his son Adolph

The first Adolph Quist was baptised in Stavenisse (on the island of Tholen in The Netherlands) on 8 January 1708 with witnesses Johannes Boomhouwer, his wife Anna Nijset, Adolph Dupré and Elisabeth Verhorst. Adolph's mother is Anna Sibilla Olivier who originated in Aachen in Germany. She is the second wife of Cornelis Quist, son of Jacob Quist and Rachel Pieters. They lived in the Kempenshofstede polder near Stavenisse. Adolph seems to have been named after one of his mother's German relatives.

Adolph Quist had siblings Rachel, baptised on 29-9-1709 in Stavenisse, Jacobus on 16-10-1712, and Gerhardus 16-5-1717. Their mother Anna Sibilla remarried - as a widow - near the end of 1719. Her second husband was Pieter Denis (also: de Nijs) who was born in the Alsace region near the border of Germany and France. Pieter worked as a barber-surgeon. This couple had additional children: twins Johannes and Maria Esther were baptised in Stavenisse on 3-11-1720, Pieter Gideon on 7-1-1724, and Gerardus Adolphus on 3-2-1726.

At the age of 25, Adolph Quist married his first wife Lauwerina van't Veer on 13 July 1733 in Sint-Maartensdijk. She was baptised in Stavenisse on 30 June 1708 as daughter of Jan Geertsen van't Veer and Maatje Johannes Putoor with witnesses Klaas Pietersen de Vos and Laurijntjen Hendriks. Laurina died, aged 37, on 19 January 1746 in Sint-Maartensdijk on the island of Tholen. In an inventory drawn up on July 18, 1746, four surviving children from her marriage were mentioned: Adolf (10), Anna (8), Maatje (5) and Cornelis (3).

On 1 July 1746 in nearby Sint-Annaland, Adolf Quist, aged 38, registered to marry his second wife Cornelia Tintelaar. She was baptised in Sint-Annaland on 23 November 1707 as daughter of Domus Tintelaar and Geertruijd van Diest with witnesses Willem Tintelaar and Francijntje Josias. Cornelia was a widow who had married her first husband, Jacobus Boliere, on 8 July 1730 in Sint-Annaland. He had died in March 1746.

Sint-Maartensdijk on the island of Tholen in The Netherlands

Adolph's son Adolph the Younger (“Adolf Adolfse”) married Maria Gakeer on 19 March 1760 in Sint-Maartensdijk. Adolf Adolfse was around 24 years old when he married. Adolf died on 28 April 1768 in Sint-Maartensdijk, leaving 3 surviving children. However, on 4 June one of their children died. Their 2 surviving children were Lauwrina Quist (±1762-1808), who married Kornelis Boom, and Izaak Quist (1764-1811), who married Sara Dorst (1773-1825).
Adolf's widow, Maria Gakeer, remarried Marinus van der Made on 27 December 1768 in Sint-Maartensdijk.

Cougar Sara Dorst (1773-1825) had children with 3 husbands

A relationship between an older man and a younger woman is often seen as “the normal way of doing things”. The other way around, however, is often chuckled at. In the past, the combination of an older woman with a younger man was more common. For a young man without an inheritance, it could be attractive to marry a wealthier widow.

Sara Dorst was baptised in Sint-Annaland (on the island of Tholen in The Netherlands) on 4 July 1773 with witnesses Louis Rozemond and his third wife Matje Priem. Sara's parents are Adriaan Jeremiasse Dorst and his first wife Cornelia Rijstenbil. Adriaan married his second wife, Cornelia Voshol, on 30 April 1783, when Sara was 9 years old. Sara's youngest (half)sibling, Carolina, was born on 11 January 1795, when Sara was 21 yaers old, and already married.

On 6 December 1793 in nearby Sint-Maartensdijk 20-year-old Sara Dorst registered to marry Izaak Quist who was approximately 29 years old at the time. Izaak was born in 1764 in Sint-Maartensdijk as son of Adolph Quist (±1736-1768) and his wife Maria Gakeer (±1740-1793).
Izaak and Sara had 4 surviving children: Cornelia Adriana Quist (1796-1849) and Izabella Quist (1812-1873), who both married twice, Adolph Quist (±1798-1820), and Pieternella Quist (1800-1845) who married Laban Laban (1789-1852).

Signatures of Pieternella Quist and her husband Laban Laban

Izak Quist died on 27 April 1811 in Sint-Maartensdijk. Sara was 37-year-old and pregnant. Their postumous daughter Izabella was born on 4 January 1812.

Zierikzeesche Nieuwsbode (newspaper), 28-1-1888

On 1 April 1813 in Sint-Maartensdijk 39-year-old Sara Dorst married 28-year-old Cornelis Boogert. He was born on 2 July 1784, and baptised on the 11th in Oosterland (on the island of Schouwen-Duiveland in The Netherlands) with witnesses Abraham van Oeveren and Soetje Bierens. His parents are Dirk Bartelse Boogert (1746-±1797) and Jannetje Isaaks van Oeveren (1745-1831).
With Cornelis Boogert and Sara had a daughter Jannetje Boogert, born on 25 October 1815 in Sint-Maartensdijk. Cornelis died there on 26 March 1814, aged 29. Their daughter Jannetje was to marry a farmhand and reach the age of 70.

At the age of 41, Sara Dorst married 27-year-old Leendert Groenewege on 30 November 1815 in Sint-Maartensdijk. Leendert was baptised there on 24 February 1788 with witnesses Janus de Witte and Martijntje Groenwegen. His parents are Leendert Leenderts Groenewegen senior and his wife (He)Lena Cornelisse Dekker.
Sara's youngest child was another Leendert Groenewegen, born on 21 December 1817 in Sint-Maartensdijk. Leendert junior was to marry Dirksje Moerland and reach the age of 70. He was a councillor of the village of Sint-Maartensdijk.
Sara Dorst died at the age of 52 on 28 November 1825 in Sint-Maartensdijk. Her youngest son, Leendert Groenewegen, was 7 at the time, Jannetje Boogert was 12, Izabella Quist was 13, and the eldest (surviving) daughter Cornelia Adriana Quist was 29 years old.

Move Over Duran Duran, It's Laban Laban!

The Laban family originated in Moray in Scotland, possibly from a Flemish immigrant, as the Labans have Germanic Y-DNA. There are established Lowland Lobban families in England, Australia, USA and Canada, with a related Logan line in the US, and the Labans of Tholen in the Netherlands.

The Loban weapon features
a lion passant and sable

During the Eighty Years' War, many Scottish soldiers came to The Netherlands in mercenary armies. Williamm Loban, who settled on the island of Tholen, may have been a soldier, too. In Stavenisse, William married twice in the 1620s, and had 7 children. The oldest surviving aldermen's books of Stavenisse show that William Laban wasn't always able to pay his debts. In 1628, for example, part of his property was auctioned, including 2 cows, 2 pigs and his best bed.
William's son Cornelis Laban married a widow, and had 4 children, including a son Leunis Laban (1663-1737). Leunis married twice and had 15 children. With his second wife, Jacomijntje Swancken (1678-1737), Leunis had a son Laban Laban (1707-1762).

This first Laban Laban married twice around 1740. His youngest son from his second marriage to Martha Ellewit (1720-1766) was another Leunis Laban (±1755-1855). On 20 January 1789 in Sint-Maartensdijk this Leunis married Maria Geluk (1767-1815). That same year their eldest son Laban Laban was born.

This second Laban Laban was born on 18 October 1789 and baptised on 1 November in Sint-Maartensdijk with as witnesses his uncle Frans Laban and aunt Neeltje Brouw. Eleven siblings were to follow Laban. His father Leunis Laban died on 5 June 1805 in Kruiningen, Zeeland, The Netherlands, when Laban was 15 years old. His mother, Maria Geluk, died in Kruiningen on 11 January 1815, aged 47.
At the age of 37, Laban was finally married on 20 December 1827 in Sint-Maartensdijk. His bride was 27-year-old Pieternella Isacks Quist. She was born on 25 November 1800 in Sint-Maartensdijk as daughter of Isaak Adolfse Quist and his wife Sara Dorst (1773-1825).

Signatures of Laban Laban and his wife

Double ancestors of Paul Kleinjan (1894-1979) of Sioux County

1. Paul Kleinjan  was born on 12 September 1894 in Rock Township, Sioux County, Iowa. In 1929 Paul married Beatrice Crawford who died in 1978. Paul Kleinjan died on 8 February 1979, and was buried in Chinook, Blaine County, Montana. They had 4 children named Marvin, Art, Frances, and Mary.

Parents

2. Floris (“Florus”) Kleinjan was born on 13 August 1853 in Rhoon, South Holland. In 1891 he married
3. Pieternella (“Nellie”) Niemantsverdriet. She was born in Barendrecht on 5 January 1856, and died on 7 January 1900. Nellie was buried in Rock Valley, Sioux County, Iowa. Forus Kleinjan died at the age of 82 on 30 March 1936, and was buried in Chinook, Blain County, Montana. The couple had children, including a son Paul.

Grandparents

4. Pieter Pieters Kleinjan was born on 8 October 1820 in Rhoon. He was married in Pernis, South Holland, on 1 May 1846. His bride was
5. Maartje Struik, born on 14 December 1823 in ‘s-Gravenambacht, daughter of Arie Struik and Neeltje den Boer. Maartje died on 2 September 1893 in Charlois, now part of Rotterdam. Pieter Kleinjan die  on 12 April 1877 in Poortugaal, South-Holland. They are the parents of 12 children, including a son Floris.

6. Leendert Niemantsverdriet was born on 12 July 1822 in Charlois. His parents are Hendrik Niemantsverdriet (1792-1870) and his wife Geertruij Visser. Leendert was married in Barendrecht, Holland, on 13 June 1851, to
7. Lena Kleijnjan. She was born in Barendrecht on 18 February 1834. Lena died on 6 May 1921, and was buried in Chinook, Blaine County, Montana. Leendert Niemantsverdriet died on 2-11-1897 in Sioux County, Iowa. Leendert and Lena had children named Gertrude, Adriaantje, Paulus (1862-1890), and Pieternella (“Nellie”).

1st Great-grandparents (partial)

8. Pieter Florisse Kleinjan was born on 15 September 1796, and baptized on the 18th in Rhoon. He married his first wife, Niesje de Koning, on 5 February 1817 in Rhoon. Niesje was born on 5 April 1797 in Rhoon as daughter of Jacob de Koning and Maaike den Hollander. Niesje died on 5 April 1797 in Rhoon at the age of 34. She had given birth to 10 children, including a son Pieter. Her widower married his second wife, Anna van Moerkerken (1804-1849), on 5 February 1817 in Rhoon, and had 8 additional children.

14. Paulus Kleinjan was born on 25 May 1785 and baptized on 12 June in Barendrecht. He married his first wife, Marina Lems (1766-1829) on 30 May 1817 in Barendrecht. Paulus married his second wife, Ariaantje Claasse Leenheer on 6 March 1831 in West-Barendrecht. Ariaantje was baptized in Barendrecht on 20 January 1788 as daughter of Claas Jansen Leenheer (1756-1822) and Lijsbeth Visser (1762-1838). Ariaantje Leenheer had first married Pleun van der Linden on 16 December 1810 in Barendrecht. With Ariaantje Leenheer, Paulus Kleinjan had a daughter Lena.

2nd Great-Grandparents (partial)

16. Floris Janse Kleijnjan was baptised on 24 December 1769 in Nieuw-Vossemeer. On 24 May 1795 in Rhoon he married Jannetje Louter. She was baptized in Rhoon on 18 November 1759 as daughter of Pieter Louter (1719-1792) and Leigje Kranenburg (1721-1810). Jannetje had first married Kornelis Arijsz. Dekker in 1781. In addition to the 4 children with her first husband, Jannetje had 3 additional children with Floris Kleinjan, including a son Pieter. Jannetje Louter died in Rhoon on 19 March 1831. Floris Kleinjan died on 30 August 1859 in Steenbergen.

28. & 32. Jan Florisse Kleijnjan was born around 1740 in ‘s-Gravendeel as son of Floris Ariensz. Kleijnjan (±1700-1778) and Barber Jans de Zeeuw (±1700-1750). Jan married his second wife Lena Louter in Barendrecht on 15 November 1776. Lena was baptized in Rhoon on 5 January 1755 as daughter of Pieter Louter and Leigje Kranenburg, and she was a sister of the Jannetje Louter mentioned above. Jan Kleijnjan and Lena Louter had 13 children, including a son Paulus. As a widow Lena married widower Krijn Vermaas (1754-1825) on 20 May 1780 in Barendrecht. Lena Louter died there on 8 May 1829.

3nd Great-Grandparents (partial)

28. & 32. Jan Florisse Kleijnjan had married his first wife Pieternella Joppe on 17 April 1763 in Nieuw-Vossemeer. She was baptized there on 23 January 1743 as daughter of Cornelis Pieterse Joppe and Maria Smalheer. Pieternella either died or was buried around 3 March 1775 in Nieuw-Vossemeer. She had given birth to 6 children, including Floris Janse Kleijnjan. Jan’s second wife was Lena Louter. Jan either died or was buried around 1 November 1822 in Barendrecht.

34. & 58. Pieter Machielse Louter was baptized on 23 July 1719 in Charlois as son of Machiel Pieters Louter and Marijtje Paulusse Tolhooft. On 24 November 1743 in Rhoon he married Leigje Klijse Kranenburg. She was baptized in Pernis, Holland, on 9 February 1721 as daughter of Kleijs Ariens Kranenburg (±1690-1774) and his first wife Jaapje Pieters Sloof. Pieter Louter either died or was buried around 8 March 1792, his widow Leigje around 12 November 1810, both in Rhoon. Pieter and Leigje had 11 children, including Lena and Jannetje Louter who both married into the Kleijnjan family.

Sources: FindAGrave.com, WieWasWie.nl (and its predecessor GenLias), StadsArchief.Rotterdam.nl, Families of South Holland ("Klappers"), Transcripts of birth and marriage records of Barendrecht and Rhoon, FamilySearch.org, WestBrabantsArchief.nl.

Longevity ~ Alice Pauline Henriette Marie van de Loo (92)

Alice Pauline Henriette Marie van de Loo died, at the age of 92, on 4 December 1977 in Maastricht, The Netherlands. On the 7th she was interred in the family tomb in Venlo, The Netherlands.
Alice was born on 1 May 1885 in Venlo. Her parents are Louis Marie Joseph Hubert van de Loo (1846-1906) and Maria Louisa Hubertina Goossens (1856-1937). Alice's maternal grandparents are Pieter Hendrik Goossens (1814-1874) and Maria Florentina Hubertina Goossens (1826-1913), whose parents are Maria Elisabeth Francisca de Borman (1792-1866) and Mathieu Ferdinand Goossens (1791-1869).

De Telegraaf, 6-12-1977

At the age of 24, Alice van de Loo married 27-year-old Maurice Charles Auguste Joseph Michiel Goossens on 1 February 1910 in Venlo. He was born in Venlo on 29 September 1882. His parents are the Belgian Laura Marie Caroline Lambertine vanden Borne (1862-1944) and Dutchman Eduard Jozeph Frans Goossens (1856-1933) who is a son of the German Catharina Juliane Lisette Narath (1826-1860) and Dutchman Joseph August Goossens (1816-1895). August is a brother of Alice's ancestor Pieter Hendrik Goossens. They are both sons of Hendricus Goossens (1786-1850) who belonged to a Goossens family that originated in Mook.

• Hendricus Goossens (1786-1850)
1. Pieter Hendrik Goossens (1814-1874)
1. Maria Louisa Hubertina Goossens (1856-1937)
1. Alice van de Loo (1885-1977)
2. August Goossens (1816-1895)
2. Eduard Jozeph Frans Goossens (1856-1933)
2. Maurice Goosens (1882-1960)

Alice and Maurice had a daughter Alice who died at the age of 9, and a son Frans who died unmarried in 1943 at the age of 31. Their third child, Beatrijs (Beatrix), was still living when her mother died. Maurice was aged 83 when he died on 27 May 1966 in Maastricht. Alice outlived her husband by 11 years.

Nieuwe Venlosche Courant, 23-11-1923

More info: GenWiki.nl, WieWasWie.nl, Nederlands Patriciaat 1965, 1989, 1997, Delpher.nl.

Elisabeth Mackay (1808-1867) of Jersey

Elisabeth Mackay was born on 24 March 1808 in St. Brelade, one of the twelve parishes of Jersey, one of the Channel Islands. Her parents are Jije Mackaij and Mariam Bishop.

Opregte Haarlemsche Courant (newspaper), 13-7-1848

Elisabeth's widowed mother, Miriam Bishop, died on 9 July 1848 in The Hague, aged 81.

Opregte Haarlemsche Courant (newspaper), 26-1-1867

Elisabeth Mackay remained unmarried. She died in Hilversum on 23 January 1867 around 21:30, at the age of 58. She was buried in Hilversum.

Sources: WieWasWie.nl, Noord-HollandsArchief.nl, Delpher.nl, nl.Wikipedia.org,  J. Thomasse, Begraven in Hilversum, Gens Nostra 1999, blz. 221.

Brigg and Bastin sisters

Two sisters, Olga (15) and Irene (8½) Bastin, died in a war accident on 13 October 1944 in Heerlen, The Netherlands. They were buried on the seventeenth. 

Veritas, 17-1-1944

The father of Olga and Irene is Johannes Franciscus Hubertus (“Jean”) Bastin. He was born on 9 September 1896 in Mheer, Limburg, The Netherlands, as illegitimate son of Gertrudis Bastin (1871-1943). His birth was registered by Elisabeth Schreurs (1849-1925), Gertrudis' mother.
Olga and Irene's mothers are Jean's subsequent wives, the sisters Hubertine Elise Marianne Brigg (1893-1930) and Elise Hubertina Joanna Brigg (1901-1949). They are the two surviving daughters of Bernardus Brigg (1862-1922) and his wife Maria Joanna Hubertina (“Marie”) Duchateau (1865-1965). Marie and Bernardus and married on 26 January 1893 in Amsterdam. Although Marie Duchateau died at the age of 100, her daughter Hubertina died at the early age of 36, while the other, Elise, died at the age of 48.

Limburger Koerier, 20-5-1930

After the deaths of his daughters Olga Jeanne Augusta Gertrude and Irene Maria Elise Ernestine in 1944, Jean had 4 remaining children: Yvon (by his first wife), Roger, Cyrille and Gaston.

Sources: WieWasWie.nl, Delpher.nl, AlleLimburgers.nl, Rijckheyt.nl, Archieven.nl, Archief.Amsterdam.

Ancestors of Aart and Gijsbert van Houwelingen in Pella

At the age of 78, widower Gijsbert “Gijs” van Houwelingen, left for the USA. He was accompanied by his sons Aart (1799-1893) and Gijsbert (1813-1876) and their spouses and children. They sailed with the ship “Maasstroom” which left Rotterdam, Holland, in April 1847 for Baltimore. In the fall they arrived in Pella. Gijs sr. seems to have died soon after arriving in the USA. Gijsbert jr. started the first dairy and butcher shop in Pella. His elder brother Aart van Houwelingen lived to be no less than 94 years old.

De Volksvriend, 4-1-1894

Gijs van Houwelingen was born on 3 July 1768, and baptised on the 10th in Kedichem, Holland. His late wife was Eigje van den Berg. She was baptised on 20 May 1770 in Nieuwland, and died there on 5 December 1836. Gijs and Eigje had a large family.

These are Gijs' ancestors:

2. Aart Gijsbertsze van Houwelingen was baptised on 12-3-1719 in Leerbroek, Holland He married
3. Jacobje (“Japikje”) Gijsbertse Sterk was baptised on 5-2-1736 in Schoonrewoerd, Holland.
4. Ghijsbert Herbertsz van Houwelingen was baptised on 20-5-1691 in Leerbroek. He married in Leerdam on 13-10-1715 
5. Maeijcke Aerts Sprong is baptised on 8-8-1684 in Leerdam, Holland. 
6. Gijsbert Cornelize Sterck married in Schoonrewoerd on 10-4-1735
7. Lijsbeth Ariense het Lam.
8. Herbert Gijsbertsz van Houwelingen originated in Leerbroek. He married in on 4-11-1689 
9. Metje Bolant was born around 1665 in Genderingen. 
10. Aert Bastiaansz Sprong originated in Leerdam. Aert died before 1699. He married around 1682
11. Steijntje Beerents was born around 1660 in Leerbroek. Steijntje's death was registered on 4-8-1733 in Leerbroek. 
12. Cornelis Gijsbertse Sterk married
13. Japickje Jans Hol.
14. Arie 't Lam married
15. Arike Claassen van Kersen.
16. Ghijsbert Herbertsz van Houwelingen originated in Leerbroek. He married in the spring of 1657
17. Lijsgen Thonisse was born around 1635 in Heicop, Holland. 
20. Bastiaen Herberts Sprongh originated in Leerdam. He died in March 1698. Bastiaen married around 1642
21. Maijke Huberts was born around 1620 in Leerdam. 

Map of Leerdam in 1649

Longevity ~ Maria Joanna Hubertina Duchateau (100)

An obituary in a local newspaper lists the age of Maria Joanna Hubertina (“Marie”) Duchateau, wife of Bernhardus Brigg, as “over 100” years old.

De Nieuwe Limburger, 30-8-1965

Maria Joanna Hubertina Duchateau was born on 10 June 1865 in Sint-Pieter, Limburg, The Netherlands. She had an older sister Maria Joanna Hubertina Francisca Duchateau, born on 15 April 1864 in Sint-Pieter, who died there on 22 July 1866. There seems to have been another sister with a rather similar name, Maria Gertrudis Joanna Hubertina, who was born on 24 September 1868 in Sint-Pieter. She married Joannes Petrus Hubertus Kicken (1864-1907) and died in 1905 at the age of 37. Maria Johanna Hubertine, however, was 100 years, 2 months and 18 days old, when she died on 28 August 1965 in Maastricht. She was buried on 1 September.

These girls' mother, Maria Ida Gillissen (1834-1911), had 6 surviving children from 10 pregnancies, among them was her second son Marie Chrétien Theodore Emmanuel Duchâteau who was born on 8 February 1860 in Sint-Pieter. These children's father was Andreas Joannes Josephus Theodorus Duchateau. He was born on 28 September 1826 in Sint-Pieter, and died there on 14 March 1886 at the age of 59.

On 4 october 1888 in Amsterdam, Marie Chrétien Theodore Emmanuel Duchâteau, aged 28, married 24-year-old Geertruida Brigg. She was born in Amsterdam on 18 February 1864. Her parents are Heinrich Wilhelm Brigg (†1892) and Charlotte Margarethe Wilhelmine Hegewisch (†1901), who both originated in the Hannover region in Germany. Geertruida gave birth to 2 sons: Walther Marie Jean Theodore Emmanuel in 1888 and Theodorus Charles Franciscus Antonius Johannes in 1893.

Ons Zuiden, 27-1-1893

Maria Joanna Hubertina (“Marie”) Duchâteau married, at the age of 27, on 26 January 1893 in Amsterdam. The groom was 30-year-old Bernardus Brigg, an elder brother of Geertruida. Bernardus was born in Amsterdam on 11 May 1862.

Searching for soldiers fighting for the Dutch Republic 1595-1795

An index to the "Staat van Oorlog" (States of War) has recently been added to the website of the Brabants Historisch Informatie Centrum (BHIC). It’s a Who-Was-Who in the Dutch army of the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands. The index can help genealogists who are looking for information about military ancestors, because the States of War zooms in to the level of the individual companies. This resource can thus greatly simplify your search for military ancestors in The Netherlands.

Marriage registrations of soldiers, may mention the name of the captain under whom the soldier in question served, but it is often quite a search to find out to which regiment that captain and his company belonged. With the data from the "Staat van Oorlog" that search becomes a lot easier.

Because the manpower potential of the small Republic's territory was so limited, the States-General had to look beyond Dutch borders for a large part of their recruits. Fortunately, in those days foreign authorities did often not object to recruitment efforts within their territories. The Republic therefore was able to obtain large numbers of recruits from Scotland, England, the Holy Roman Empire, France, and later also the Protestant Swiss Cantons.

soldier

The entire content of the "Staat van Oorlog" material was copied - as much as possible - and incorporated into the database. It contains around 400,000 registrations over the period 1595-1795, but the data for the first 50 years is incomplete.

Each entry contains a meticulous and detailed summary of the ranks of the Dutch State Army down to the level of individual companies: who was in charge, how many men did he have under him, and what were the costs? In addition, the average summary-list contains additional data, such as salaries for officers, commissioners who arranged the signing-on, guardsmen, ammunition masters, public prosecutors, teachers, preachers and gunners. A further distinction is also made between cavalry and foot soldiers. Included are military personnel stationed in multiple areas of The Netherlands, for example in Utrecht, Ommerschans, or Delfzijl.
Because these summaries were created annually, and always according to the same fixed schedule, this source is also ideally suited to follow the careers of officers in the State Army.

Link to the Database of soldiers fighting for the Dutch Republic:

https://www.bhic.nl/onderzoeken/staten-van-oorlog

This is an example with Scottish soldiers:

Sources: Uitleg over zoeken naar Staatse militairen, Hulp bij zoeken naar Staatse militairen, Informatie over staatse militairen online toegankelijk gemaakt, Dutch States Army.

Ancestors of Cornelis de Geus (1836-1930) who arrived in Pella in 1855

Pella

Cornelis de Geus was born on 26 July 1836 in Maasdam, Holland. He arrived in Pella, Iowa, in 1855 with his sisters Sija (1844-1916) and Eva (1848-1934) and their parents Willem de Geus (1806-1900) and Jozina Dekker (1814-1889). Two of this couple's sons and a daughter had died young, the youngest on 10 April 1854.

On 11 November 1863 in Pella Cornelis de Geus married Nellie van Vliet, daughter of Jacob van Vliet. She gave birth to 14 children, 11 of whom survived. Nellie died on 26 April 1920. Cornelis de Geus worked as a farmer. He lived to the ripe old age of 94, and died on 27 August 1930 in Pella.

These are Cornelis' ancestors:

2. Willem de Geus was born on 2-3-1806, and baptised on 9-3-1806 in Maasdam. Willem died in 1900, at the age of 93 or 94. Hij was buried in Pella. He married on 1-6-1834 in Maasdam
3. Jozina Dekker was born on 14-10-1814 in Puttershoek, Holland. Jozina died in 1889.
4. Cornelis de Geus was born around 1776. He died in Maasdam on 10-3-1820, aged 43. Cornelis married on 29-5-1805 in Maasdam
5. Jozina (“Sijna”) Kleijnendorst was born around 1784 in Sint Anthoniepolder., Holland. As a widow, Sijna married in Maasdam on 28-5-1826 Jan Cornelisse Smits (1802-1842) who originated in 's-Gravendeel, Holland. Sijna died in Maasdam on 6-7-1859 around 19:00.
6. Pleun Cornelisz. Dekker was born on the 18th and baptised on 22-6-1788 in Puttershoek. He died there on 31-10-1847. Pleun married in Puttershoek on 20-4-1812
7. Eva Wulfzen/Wulfse.
8. Willem de Geus was baptised on 1-11-1733 in Maasdam with witness Arjaantje Willems de Geus. Willem married
9. Maaike Reijerkerk.
10. Pieter Kleijnendorst was baptised on 28-3-1745 in Cillaarshoek, Holland. Pieter died on 18-7-1818 around 07:00 am in Sint Anthoniepolder. Pieter married around 1768
11. Kaatje Kornelisse ’t Hoentje was born around 1746. Kaatje died in Sint Anthoniepolder on 7-4-1822 around 1:00 am. 
16. Arien Willemse de Geus was baptised on 17-4-1702 in Maasdam with witness Arentje Jans Wesenhagen. Arien married around 1724
17. Leentje Jans Regenboog.
20. Jacob Pieters Kleijnendorst was baptised on 8-3-1722 in Cillaarshoek. Jacob was buried around 16-10-1792 in Sint-Anthoniepolder at the age of 70. Jacob married around 1744
21. Grietje Janse Smits was born around 1725 in Sint Anthoniepolder. She was buried there around 8-7-1809.
32. Willem Wijngaarden (de) Geus was born around 1660 in Maasdam. He married on 12-11-1869 in Maasdam 
33. Arijaantje Dirkse van der Wier was baptised on 7-6-1665 in Maasdam.

    

    Sint Anthonijpolder

40. Pieter Jacobsz Kleijnendorst was baptised on 13-3-1695 in Sint Anthoniepolder. Pieter married secondly in Cillaarshoek on 1-4-1725 in Dirkjen Thomasse de Boo. Pieter married thirdly in Cillaarshoek on 24-5-1744 Grietje Paulusse de Haan. Pieter  died before 1769. Pieter married in Cilaarshoek on 11-1-1722 his first wife
41. Hadewij Simonse Barendrecht was baptised on 3-4-1701 in Cillaarshoek. Hadewij died around 1724.
42. Jan Gijse Smits was baptised on 11-8-1697 in Sint Anthoniepolder. Jan was buried there around 6-12-1766, aged 69. Jan married around 1720
43. Maeijke Ariens Monster was baptised on 16-1-1695 in Sint Anthoniepolder. Maeijke was buried there around 29-5-1765.
64. Wijngaert (“Wingert”) Cornelisse (de) Geus was born around 1633 in Maasdam. Wingert married secondly in Maasdam on 30-10-1678 Ariaentien Jansen Multum (1639-1711). Winger was buried around 20-8-1712 in Maasdam. He married around 1655 his first wife
65. Jacolijntgen Ariens Wesenhagen was baptised on 30-12-1629 in Maasdam. She died around 29-5-1678. 
66. Dirck Janse van der Wier whose death was registered on 11-6-1708 in Maasdam. He married 
67. Neeltie Hendrickx Spies.
80. Jacob Cornelisse Kleijnendorst was born around 1651 in Sint Anthoniepolder. He died before 1734. Jacob married on 19-3-1679 in Sint Anthoniepolder 
81. Aeghje Jansse Steenhoek was baptised in 1656 in Sint Anthoniepolder.
82. Simon Hendriksz Barendrecht was born omstreeks 1660. He married around 1686
83. Neeltje Teunisse Schilperoort was baptised on 21-8-1661 in Strijen.
84. Gijsbert Simonsen Smits was baptised on 6-10-1669 in Sint Anthoniepolder. He died before 1717. Gijsbert married in Maasdam on 8-5-1695
85. Grietie Janse Blaeck was baptised on 28-11-1666 in Maasdam. Grietie's death was registered on 30-3-1741 in Sint Anthoniepolder.
86. Adriaen (“Arie”) Monster was born on the 17th and baptised on 20-1-1669 in Sint Anthoniepolder. Arie married secondly in Sint Anthoniepolder in the summer of 1721 Cornelia Bastiaans Gelderblom. Arie married his first wife in Sint Anthoniepolder on 25-4-1694
87. Teuntie Cornelisse Barendregt was born on the 13th and baptised on 16-12-1674 in Sint Anthoniepolder. Teuntie died around 1719. 

Japhet

In the bible Japhet is one of the 3 sons of Noah in the Book of Genesis. Japhet's brothers were Shem and Ham. In medieval and early modern European tradition Japhet was considered to be the progenitor of the European peoples. The name derives from the Hebrew “Yepheth”, meaning “opened”. In Arabic citations the name is usually given as "Yafeth bin Nuh" (Japheth son of Noah).

Jaefet (“Joffijt”) Andriesz. lived in Oost-IJsselmonde, Holland, in the first half of the 16th century. He is a double ancestor, because I descend from both his daughter Grijet Japhitten and his son Lenert Jaeffette.
Lenert Jaefette, a farmer in Oost-IJssemonde, is the grandfather of Japhet Hendriksz. in 't Veld (±1619-1687) who lived at a farm in the reclaimed Bonaventura polder near 's-Gravendeel, Holland. Japhet is a double ancestor, too, because I descend from both his son Hendrik and his daughter Lijntje who have different mothers.
On 10-8-1692 in 's-Gravendeel Lijntje Jafets in't Veld (1660-1704) married Hendrik Reijnen van der Linden (1660-1724), and named a son Japhet, too.

Japhet Hendriksz. in't Veld was widower of Lijntjen Dirckx Verduijn
when he married Soetjen Ariens in 1659 in Ridderkerk, Holland.

Jaefet Andriesz   (†±1573) | -------------------------
| Lenert Japhetsz (†1602)		| Grijettgen Japhitten (±1550-±1636)
| Grietie Lenerts Jaeffete (±1583-1662)		| Jafet Adriaens Hordijck (±1575-)
| Japhet Hendriksz in't Veld (±1619-1687)
|                           -(1)-----------------------(2)
| Hendrick Jafetsz in't Veld  (±1647-±1690)		| Lijntje Jafets in't Veld (±1660-1704)
| Japhet Hendriksz in't Veld (1673-)		| Japhet Hendriks van der Linden (±1696-)
| Anna Japhette in't Veld (1700-1747)		| Hendriks Japhets van der Linden (±1740-)
| Japhet Hendriksz de Quartel (†1778)		| Japhet Hendriks van der Linden (1773-1813)

Sources: FamilySearch.org; Families of South Holland ("Klappers"); WieWasWie.nl (and it's predecessor GenLias); StadsArchief.Rotterdam.nl; De afstamming van het Charloisse geslacht Westduel in "Ons Voorgeslacht" (magazine), 2013, by K.J. Slijkerman; De oudere generatiën van het geslacht van Dirk de Quartel, schout van Strijen 1752-1777 in "De Nederlandsche Leeuw (magazine)", 1971, by J. Mac Lean & J. Versluijs; Kwartierstaat Hofstee-De Bliek in "Gens Nostra" 1991 by J. Hofstra & A. Hofstra; name-doctor.com; en.Wikipedia.org.

Smart Genealogy Do-Over

In recent years there’s been “Genealogy Do-Over” hype^*. However, I don’t like to do things anew, especially not when it’s “just” a hobby that we’re talking about. I’m not stating that I never review older research, on the contrary, I do some “Do-Over” once in a while, but only when there’s an inducement to do so.
With currently some 5588 possible ancestors, I just can't review all of them. Thus, I try to do some “Smart Do-Over” only when I have a reason to do so.

When a new source has become digitally available for an area where some of my ancestors are living, I go through that source, and add new insights into my ancestors’ data. When I revisit an ancestor in this way, I could find a reason for additional research - a “Do-Over”.

For example, the genealogy software^** I use, has an option to add sources, which I use. When I notice that the current source is not a primary source, I may try to find the primary source, when it’s digitally available.
When thus adding information, I may notice some inconsistency, or wonder why none of the sons has the same name as the father's father, I can do some addition research to improve (or disprove) my data.

My genealogy software also has some functionality to check for improbable dates, like a woman giving birth at an unlikely old age, or a child that's older than its parent. Finds like that can also trigger some “Do-Over” research.

That's enough “Do-Over” for me!

^* Websites like "Genealogy Do-Over - The 12 steps" by Thomas MacEntee (who started the ‘hype’ with a book), a "Genealogy Do-Over Index" by Kathleen, "The Genealogy Do-Over - Are you ready to hit the restart button?" by Carol Kostakos Petranek, and "The Magic of a Genealogy Do-Over" by Paul Hoesl.
^** I use Dutch-language genealogy software program Aldfaer.

Neeltje Aelberts van Driel (1756-1835) married 3 times

Twins Neeltje and Aalbert van Driel ware baptized in Dordrecht on 19 May 1756. Their parents are Aelbert van Driel and his wife Anthonia Broeksmit (1714-1792). Aelbert was born in 's-Gravendeel and his parents are likely my ancestors Jurriaen van Driel and Trijntje van Ham. Aelbert died around 1756. His widow is mentioned on 17 May 1757.
Neeltje's eldest siblings, Krijntje and Jurianus van Driel, survived infancy too. Krijntje married once, Jurianus married twice, while Neeltje was to marry tree times.

View of Dordrecht

Neeltje was first married on 3 August 1783 in Dordrecht to Adrianus Voskamp, a young man, and a baker by profession. He was assisted by his father Barent Voskamp. Adrianus was born on 4 February 1763, and baptised in Dordrecht on the 6th. His mother was Hendrica Venus. Her burial was registered in Dordrecht on 2 June 1767, when Adrianus was 4 year old. His father Barent married his second wife, Jenneke de Koning, on 24 April 1768. Adrianus Voskamp died at the age of 50 on 9 May 1813 in Dordrecht.
On 15 November 1813 Neeltje van Driel, widow of Adrianus Voskamp, sold a house in the Voorstraat in Dordrecht to baker Arij van Asperen.

At the age of 61, on 2 July 1817 in Dordrecht, Neeltje van Driel married 67-year-old widower Jacob Kuiser. Jacob was baptised in Leyden, Holland, on 9 September 1750 with witnesses Marijtje Karelsen and Simon Kuijser. Jacob's parents are Joost Kuijser and Lijsje van Leeuwen. Jacob Kuijser died on 25 August 1827 in Dordrecht, aged 76.
Neeltje van Driel, widow of Adrianus Voskamp, sold Elizabeth Kuijser a house in the Stoofstraat in Dordrecht on 12 March 1828.

Neeltje van Driel married her third husband, Cornelis van der Plank (67), on 26 August 1829 in Dordrecht. Cornelis was widower of Geertruij van der Hoek who had died on 3 July 1826. Cornelis was born on 3 May 1762, and baptised in Dordrecht on the 5th. His parents are Claas van der Plank and Lijsje de Bruin. Lijsje's burial was registered in Dordrecht on 17 May 1769, when Cornelis was just 7 years old.
Neeltje van Driel died in Dordrecht on 25 July 1835 at the age of 79. Her widower Cornelis van der Plank died at the age of 90 on 3 April 1853 in Dordrecht.

Sources: RegionaalArchiefDordrecht.nl, WieWasWie.nl.