Arij Baars (1764-1846) and his 2 wives of the Kraak family

Arij Baars was baptised in Oud-Beijerland, Holland, on 23 September 1764 with witness Lena Bijl. His parents are Cornelis Baars (1730-1798) and his wife Neeltje Blaak (1738-1818).

Arij Baars married his first wife Neeltje Kraak on 17 May 1789 in Oud-Beijerland

Arij married his first wife, Neeltje Kraak, on 17 May 1789 in Oud-Beijerland. Neeltje was baptised in Mijnsheerenland, Holland, on 31 August 1766 with witness Neeltje Verkeul. Her parents are Huigje Boossert - also Booster - and her first husband Arie Kraak. Arie was baptised on 8 December 1737 in Mijnsheerenland as son of Kornelis Kraak and Marijtje van der Stoep. Arie was named after his paternal grandfather.
In the period 1790-1804, Neeltje Kraak gave birth to 9 children named Arie, Neeltje, Huigje, Cornelis, Maria, Lena, Leendert, Susanna and Ingena. Ingena was born on 21 March 1804 and baptised on the 25th in Oud-Beijerland. Neeltje Kraak died there on 20 June 1806, aged 39.

In 1806 Arij was a widower with a couple of young children. The eldest, his son Arie, was 16. The next year, in november 1807, Arij married Adriana Kraak, a cousin of his first wife. Adriana was born around 1783 as daughter of Lena Bijl (1751-1802) and Jacob Kraak. Jacob was baptised on 10 May 1744 in Mijnsheerenland as son of Kornelis Kraak and Marijtje van der Stoep. Jacob Kraak was named after his maternal grandfather.
Arij Baars and his second wife Adriana Kraak were related, too. They are both descendants of Claas Bijl and Neeltje Leenderts Grauw who were married on 17 October 1700 in Oud-Beijerland.
In the period 1808-1816 Adriana Kraak gave birth to 6 daughters. The birth of her youngest daughter on 30 November 1816 resulted in Adriana's death. The baby died soon afterwards on 11 February 1817.
On 30 November 1822 in Oud-Beijerland, Arij lost the youngest daughter from his first marriage, 18-year-old Ingena.

On 27 August 1819 in Oud-Beijerland, Arij Baars, aged 55, married 46-year-old Adriana van Gijn, widow of Jan Hoogwerf who had died on 14 April 1817. Adriana was baptised in Oud-Beijerland on 24 January 1773 as daughter of Jan van Gijn and Immetje van der Hoek. Arij Baars lost his third wife, too. Adriana van Gijn was 56 years old when died on 30 May 1829 in Oud-Beijerland.
Arij's daughters Huigje Baars (1791-1821) and Martina Baars (1814-1843) both died at the age of 29. His daughter Neeltje Baars (1791-1826) died at the age of 35.
At the age of 82, Arij Baars died on 17 December 1846 in Oud-Beijerland.

Sources: WieWasWie.nl, FamilySearch.org, Index to the Families of South Holland, J.P. van der Spek, Transcriptie Ondertrouw Oud-Beijerland 1770-1811.