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").