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.
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| 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.
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| 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.
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