Geertruij Haan originated in Köln

Geertruij Haan originated in Köln, Germany. In 1737 she was living near the Kalkhaven, a port in Dordrecht, Holland. On 4 May 1737 in Dordrecht, Geertruij married Jan Bouts (“Jean Boute”), a widower of Liège (Luik) in Belgium. He was living at the Varkenmarkt, a marketplace in Dordrecht. 

First marriage of Geertruij Haan in 1737 in Dordrecht

By July 1752 Geertruij Haan was a widow, living in the Prinsenstraat that's located between two bridges. The first notice of her second marriage to Cornelis Keuleman(s) was on 7 July 1752 in Dordrecht. According to a declaration, they owned less than 2000 guilders worth of goods. Their marriage was solemnised on 22 July.

Second marriage of Geertruij Haan in 1752 in Dordrecht

Cornelis Keulemans was baptised as Christianus on 25 October 1721 in Dordrecht with witnesses Christianus Burgh and Maria van der Tuynen. His father is also a Cornelis Keulemans who was baptised as Christiaan on 21 July 1699 in Dordrecht with witnesses Cornelis Ceulemans and Agnita Burgsgraef. He married Catarijna van der Tuynen on 5 June 1718 in Dordrecht.
Cornelis was his parent's third son. At the time of his marriage, Cornelis lived at the Knolhaven, a harbour located near the Nieuwe Haven and the Potato Market.

The burial of Cornelis Keulemans was registered on 2 February 1771 in the Nieuwkerk church in Dordrecht. His widow, Geertruij Haan, died in Dordrecht on 12 October 1778.

Sources: RegionaalArchiefDordrecht.nl; WieWasWie.nl; E.R. van Dooremalen, Stamreeks Ceulemans uit Oosterhout, Gens Nostra 2002, nr. 1; M. van Baarsel: Van Aardappelmarkt tot Zwijndrechts Veerhoofd (De straatnamen van de historische binnenstad van Dordrecht), Verloren, 1992.