Two short marriages and a drowning

Michiel Christinus van der Steen was born in Gouda, Holland, on 11 December 1829 as son of Johannes van der Steen, a ropemaker's apprentice, and Teuntje Lourier. Michiel Christinus had siblings Johanna and Johannes.

Gouda

At the age of 23, on 12 October 1853 in Gouda, Michiel Christianus married 27-year-old Maria van Vliet. She was born on 3 January 1826 in Noord-Waddinxveen as daughter of Jacobus van Vliet (†1852) and Margarita Middelkoop (1797-1869). After just 5 months of marriage, Maria van Vliet died on 29 March 1854 in Gouda, aged 28.

The next year, on 9 May, 25-year-old Michiel Christianus remarried in Gouda. His new bride was 27-year-old Catharina Johanna Lansmans. Just 3 months later, on 24 August 1855, Michiel Christianus died at the young age of 25.

The widowed Catharina Johanna Lansmans was born on 12 September 1827 in Gorinchem as daughter of Gerardus Lansmans (†1853) and Dingena (“Digna”) Hitters (†1867). Catharina Johanna was a widow at the age of 27.
At the age of 30, Catharina Johanna married 22-year-old Gijsbertus van Vliet on 17 February 1858 in Gouda. Gijsbertus was born on 25 January 1836 in Gouda as son of Catharina Achten (1811-1849) and bread baker Leendert van Vliet (1812-1846). Gijsbertus had become an orphan at the age of 13.

Gijsbertus van Vliet and Catharina Johanna Lansmans had 5 children:

Leendert Schenk

1. Catharina Dingena was born on 23-9-1860 in Gouda. At the age of 19, she married 24-year-old Cornelis Schenk. He was born on 14-8-1856 as son of Dirk Schenk (1822-1872) and his first wife Maria Elselina van Omme (1824-1862). Cornelis Schenk died on 15-4-1950 in Gouda at the advanced age of 93. Catharina Dingena died on 7-4-1931 in Gouda, aged 70. They had children, including a son Leendert Schenk (photo to the right).
2. Dina was born on 1-2-1864 in Gouda, and died there on the 3rd, 2 days old.
3. Maria was born on 1-2-1864 in Gouda with twin Dina. Maria died in Gouda on 11-3-1864*, 1 month old.
4. Leonardus Gerardus (photo below) was born on 16-2-1865 Gouda. In 1901 in 's-Hertogenbosch, he was convicted of vagrancy. He was send to a reform housing colony for the poor and homeless in Veenhuizen. Leonardus Gerardus died, at the age of 79, on 26-1-1945 in The Hague.
5. Theodora van Vliet was born on 25-3-1870 in Gouda, and died there on 1-5-1877, at the age of 7.

The baptism of Maria Oldecop in 1782 was witnessed by a Russian Grand Duchess

In Amsterdam on Thursday January 20, 1774, Johan Hendrik Frederik Oldecop, 37 years old and living near the Binnen-Amstel, promised to marry 24-year-old Helena Paauw. Her mother, Susanna Alles, had given permission for the marriage. Both the bride and groom were Lutheran, and lived in Amsterdam.
At some point, Johan Hendrik Frederik van Oldecop was appointed consul of the Russian Emperor in Amsterdam.

The couple had several children with notable witnesses at their baptisms:

Prince Alexander Kurakin
(1752-1818)

1. Jan Hendrik was baptised on 27 March 1769 with witnesses Daniel Butler and Maria Hoogstraten. The child Jan Hendrik, who is listed in the baptismal register as Jan Hendrik Fredriksz, is the son of Jan Hendrik Frederik van Oldecop and Helena Paauw.
2. Helena Adelaide was baptised on 3 September 1773 with witnesses Prince Dmitri Alekseyevich Golitsyn (1728–1803), ambassador to Holland, and his wife Gräfin Adelheid Amelie von Schmettau (1748-1806).
3. Michel Daniel was baptised on 14 March 1775 with witnesses Michel, Prince Volkonsky, and Elisabeth, Princess Volkonsky.
4. Iwan was baptised on 13 April 1776 with witness Iwan Czernichew.
5. Benine Alexandrine was baptised on 3 October 1777 with witness Prince Alexander Kourakin (1752-1818). She married Etienne Carignani on 8 January 1801 in Moscow.
6. Helena Catharina Anna was baptised on 30 April 1779 with witnesses Count Gregory Orlov (1734–83) and his wife Ekaterina Zinnovyeva. In 1800 she married Jacobus Heydanus. In March 1848 items from her inheritance were offered for sale.
7. Maria was baptised on 23 October 1780 with witness Grand Duchess Maria Feodorowna of Russia. Maria died young.
8. Maria was baptised on 5 July 1782 with witness Grand Duchess Maria Fedorowna of Russia. At the age of 21, Maria died from measles in 1803 in St. Petersburg.
9. Helena was baptised on 6 August 1783 with witness Prince "Wiasemskoij" (possibly Vyazemsky) and his wife. In 1810 Helena Oldecop married Samuel Rondeau junior. They had issue. Helena died on 25 January 1859 in Amsterdam, aged 75.
10. Paul is mentioned in May 1791.
11. Etienette was born around 1787 in Haarlem. She married widower Johannes Foon, but she survived both him, and their son Jan Hendrik Frederik Foon. As a widow, Etiennette ran a boarding school for girls in Loenen. Etienette was 49 years old when died on 21 March 1836 in Maarsseveen near Utrecht.

Maria Oldecop was baptised on 15 July 1782 in Amsterdam.
The witness was Maria Feodorovna, Grand Duchess of Russia.

Grand Duchess Maria Feodorovna (1759-1828) was born as Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg, but changed her name when she converted to the Russian Orthodox Church, and married Paul of Russia as his second wife. She was Empress Consort during her husband's reign, which lasted from 1796 until his assassination in 1801.

Despite an imperial witness, Maria Oldecop died of measles in St. Petersburg, Russia, in 1803 at the age of 21.

Amsterdamse Courant (newspaper), 1 December 1803

Ancestor nr. 100 is a double ancestor

Last Saturday, Randy Seaver asked a question at his blog: "Who's Number 100 in your Ahnentafel?". My Number 100 Ancestor is Cornelis Janse Rosenbrand. He is a double ancestor, because I descend from 2 of his 3 children.

Cornelis Rosenbrand was baptised on 31 March 1741 in 's-Grevelduin-Capelle as the second of nine children of Johannes (“Jan Clasen”) Rosenbrand (1714-1798) and Marie de Rooij (1715-1797).
At the age of 34, on 14 January 1776 in 's-Grevelduin-Capelle, Cornelis married 32-year-old Catharina van Campen. She was baptised there on 11 August 1743 as a younger daughter of Peter van Campen (1691-1748) and Catharina de Leeuw (1704-1791).
Cornelis Rosenbrand and his wife Catharina had 3 children: Pieter (1777-1822), Maria (1779-1808) and Catharina (1782-1864).

On 28-12-1775 in 's-Grevelduin-Capelle Cornelis Rosenbrand and his bride paid f6 for permission to marry

In 1780 Cornelis' mother-in-law, Catharina van Leeuwen, transferred all her possessions to her three surviving children, including Catharina van Campen, married to Cornelis Rosenbrand.
Cornelis Rosenbrand died in Leiden, Holland, on 2 April 1795, aged 54. I don't know what he was doing in Leiden, but it may have been for work.
Willem Rosenbrand, Cornelis' brother, and Aert Peterse van Campen were appointed as guardians of Cornelis' tree children.

In 1826 Catharina van Campen was living with her daughter Catharina Rosenbrand and her son-in-law Gerrit Boeser (and also my ancestors). Catharina van Campen died in Capelle on 15 February 1835, at the age of 91.

Catharina van Campen, aged 91, on Sunday 15 February 1864 around 6 o'clock in the morning

Sources: Salha.nl; BHIC.nl; Brabants Historisch Informatie Centrum (archive) in 's-Hertogenbosch; A.C.M. Gouverneur: Transcriptions of the marriages in Sprang and Capelle; P. Sanders en J. Rosenbrand: Genealogie Rosenbrand, Gen. Tijdschr. voor Midden- en West-Brabant (magazine), 1985.

German tailor Johann Christian Kühnhold (1813-78) lost his only child

At the age of 33, tailor Johann Christian Kühnhold married 22-year-old Alida Geertruida Goudkade in Amsterdam on August 6, 1846. Alida Geertruida was born on July 1, 1824, in Boskoop in South Holland. Her parents are innkeeper Pieter Goudkade and his wife Alida Degenhart. After a marriage of 3.5 years, Alida Geertruida Goudkade died on March 3, 1850, at the age of 25.

Algemeen Handelsblad (newspaper), 7 March 1850

Johann Christian was born on February 22, 1813 in Germany in either Wolfsberg or Wolfsburg as the son of Gottfried Christian Kühnhold. In Amsterdam Johann Christiaan Kühnhold lived  in houses located at the canals named Herengracht (at nº 176), Singel (at nº 120) and Leliegracht (at nº 2).

With his first wife, Alida Geertruida Goudkade, Johann Christian Kühnhold had a daughter Alida Geertruida Kühnhold who died of measles in March 1851, at the age of 3.

Algemeen Handelsblad (newspaper), 10 March 1851

Johann Christian Kühnhold married his second wife, Anna Catharina Wubbenhorst, on December 25, 1851, in Amsterdam. She was born on May 2, 1813, in Zwolle, the daughter of Anna Bloemendaal and Coert Hendrik Wubbenhorst (also Wibbenhorst). Anna Catharina was therefore already over 38 years old at the time of her marriage. Consequently, no children were born from this marriage.

Algemeen Handelsblad (newspaper) 25 December 1851

Johann Christian Kühnhold died on August 5, 1878, in Amsterdam at the age of 65. His widow, Anna Catharina Wubbenhorst, was 77 when she died on December 23, 1890, in Zwolle.

Algemeen Handelsblad (newspaper) 8 August 1878

Sources: Delpher.nl, WieWasWie.nl, Noord-HollandsArchief.nl, Archief.Amsterdam.

Madness Monday - Cornelia Kleijn (1818-1861)

In October 1852 Judith Gerdessen, widow of Adriaan Kleijn, had her daughter Cornelia Kleijn placed under guardianship due to insanity.

Nederlandsche Staatscourant (newspaper), 19-10-1852

At the age of 39, farmer Adriaan Kleijn and Judith Gerdessen, aged 30, were married in Asperen, Holland, on 18 July 1818. Just a couple of months later, on 21 October, their twins Cornelia and Arnolda were born there around 3 o'clock in the afternoon. 

Twins Cornelia and Arnolda Kleijn were born on 21 October 1818 in Asperen

Judith gave birth to a son Arie Kleijn on 21 January 1821 in Asperen. Another daughter, Adriana Maria, was born there on 15 November 1822. Their youngest son, Gijsbert, was born on 17 November 1825 in Asperen. Judith's younger children Adriana Maria, Arie and Gijsbert would all get married. Arie and Gijsbert Kleijn both had an elongated face, and black and brown hair respectively. Arie had a big nose, while Gijsbert had a pointed nose.

The famous major Herman Kessels (1794-1851): measles, a whale and a revolt

In February 1828 two brothers died of measles: 6-year-old Cornelis Augustinus and 2-year-old Arnoldus Lodewijk Kessels. Cornelis Augustinus Kessels was born in Baarle-Nassau on 28 February 1822 around noon. Arnoldus Lodewijk was born on 17 November 1825 in Oostend in Belgium. Both died in Oostend on 10 February 1828.

Opregte Haarlemsche Courant (newspaper), 16 February 1828

Harmanus Kessels and Alida Cornelia Snethlage were married on 15 June 1815 in Amsterdam. Herman Kessels was born on 2 May 1794 in Brussels. Alida Cornelia Snethlage was born on 13 January 1793 in Amsterdam as daughter of Casparus Gerardus Snethlage (1762-1840) and Theresia Elisabeth van Laar (1766-1823).

Alida Cornelia Snethlage gave birth to a son, Henry-Francois, on April 25, 1829, in Paris in France. She gave birth to a daughter, Josephine Desiree, on July 28, 1830, in Antwerp in Belgium. During her marriage, Alida Cornelia endured 12 pregnancies.

Middelburgsche Courtant (newspaper), 16 May 1829

Herman Kessels would become famous for an obscurity unrelated to his military activities. In 1827, fishermen brought a dead whale to the beach in Ostend. Kessels bought the carcass. Carrying the skeleton, containing a 24-person orchestra, Kessels toured Europe and the Royal Courts.
Herman also invented a device that could be used to rescue people from windows on upper floors in the event of fire.

Prolific - The 13 pregnancies of Adriana Aaldijk (1832-74)

Adriana Aaldijk was born on 13 October 1832 in Streefkerk, Holland. She is the youngest daughter of Adrianus Aaldijk (1802-1873) and his wife Maria Schoonderwoerd (1797-1876). Adriana had 3 sisters and 2 brothers.
The first of these siblings to marry, was the eldest daughter Maria Aaldijk (1821-1898) who married Teunis (van) Houweling (1817-1902) on 19 February 1842 in Streefkerk. Maria gave birth to 12 children including a daughter Jannigje Houweling (1857-1936) who was to marry her first cousin.

Extract from the baptismal register of Streefkerk

At the age of 20, Adriana Aaldijk married 25-year-old Arij Brand on 27 September 1852 in Wieldrecht, Holland. The witnesses at their wedding ceremony were the groom's mother and the bride's father.
Arij Brand worked as a labourer. He had a length of 1,72 meter. His face was full, his nose thick and his chin round. His eyes were grey.
Arij Brand was born in Wieldrecht on New Year's Day 1827. His parents are Genis Brand (1802-1844) and Willemijntje Booij (1800-1878). Arij's elder brother Joris died at the age of 18 in 1844, while his younger brother Evert Brand (1835-1917) and 3 of his sisters reached adulthood.

Description of Arij Brand

Wilhelm Kevelmann (1828-1905) was naturalised as a Dutch citizen

Wilhelm Kevelmann was born on 11 January 1828 in Diersford, a village in Germany, located between Xanten and Wesel. His parents are Gerhard Kevelmann and Mechtilde Gräff.
At the age of 27, on 7 December 1855 in Kralingen (now part of Rotterdam), Wilhelm married 31-year-old Clara Catharina Elisabeth van Beuzekom. She was born on 12 March 1824 in The Hague as daughter of carpenter Adrianus van Beuzekom. At that time, Wilhelm lived in Puttershoek and worked as a baker. On 15 April 1856 in Puttershoek Clara gave birth to a stillborn son.

In the 1880s Wilhelm Kevelmann was living in Zwijndrecht, The Netherlands. Wilhelm was naturalised as a Dutch citizen on 11 August 1892.

Nederlandsche Staatscourant, 3 September 1892: Naturalisation of Wilhelm Kevelmann

Barend Bello (1839-1877) and his 3 wives

Blacksmith Barend Bello was born on 13 June 1839 in Oud-Beijerland, Hoeksche Waard, Holland. His parents are Jannetje Versteeg and Arnoldus Adrianus Bello, who was born in Zwolle, The Netherlands, as son of Gesina Elisabeth van Oeveren and an earlier Barend Bello. Arnoldus Adrianus Bello died in Oud-Beijerland on 29 April 1850 when his son Barend was 10 years old. Barend's mother, Jannetje Versteeg (1803-1891), had earlier been married to Pieter van der Steen (1794-1831). They had a daughter Cornelia van der Steen, born on 24 March 1829 in Pernis. Like her mother, Cornelia would marry twice.

Barend was 10 years old when his father died

At the age of 24, Barend Bello married his first wife Anna Diepenhorst on 7 April 1864 in Oud-Beijerland. Anna was born on 16 September 1843 in Numansdorp as daughter of Jan Gijsbert Diepenhorst and Willempje van Driel.
Anna gave birth to a son Adrianus Jan on 22 December 1864 in Klaaswaal. Anna died there on the 31st. The baby died on 20 March 1865 in Oud-Beijerland.

A widower for 5 moths, Barend Bello married his second wife Heiltje Zevenbergen on 19 May 1865 in Strijen. She was born there on 4 April 1843 as daughter of Jannigje van de Nadort (1815-1849) and Jan Zevenbergen (1812-1858). At the age of 15, Heiltje had become an orphan. At the age of 18, on 5 February 1862 in Strijen, Heiltje had given birth to a son Hendrik. On December 19, 1867, the child Hendrik was documented in a notarial deed as son of Heiltje Zevenbergen and Barend Bello. Now Barend officially had a son, although Hendrik was probably not Barend's biological son, since Hendrik was born even before Barend's first marriage.
Heiltje Zevenbergen, 25 year old, died on 20 August 1868 in Klaaswaal. Barend Bello was twice widowed at the age of 29.

Barend Bello was still aged 29 when he married his third wife, 37-year-old Willemtje Snoek on 25 April 1869 in Puttershoek. She was born there on 5 December 1831 as illegitimate daughter of Maartje Snoek. Willempje was recognised and legitimised in 1854 by Willem Hebers/Alebers who had married Maartje Snoek in 1833.
Willempje had married her first husband, widower Arij Verbaas (1823-1868), on 15 April 1854 in Zuidland, Holland. From this first marriage, Willempje had surviving children named Neeltje (1855-1872), Margje (1856-1919), Deumes (1860-1893) and Willem (1862-1880) Verbaas.
With Barend Willempje had issue too, starting with a daughter Jannigje, who lived for 4 days in 1870. Their son Adrianus was born on 28 February 1871 in Mijnsheerenland. Their youngest child, Neeltje Cornelia, was born there on 11 January 1873.
Barend Bello died, at the age of 38, on 15 July 1877 in Klaaswaal. His widow, Willemtje Snoek, married her third husband, Arie Maaten (1841-1926), on 17 September 1879 in Klaaswaal. Willemtje died in Klaaswaal on 27 June 1895, aged 63.

Paternal ancestors of Peter Witvliet in the USA

Peter Witvliet was born as Pieter on 15 June 1830 in Stellendam, a village located on the delta island of Goeree-Overflakkee in Holland. He married Lamentje (“Emily”) Bartels (1837-1921) and together they emigrated to the United States. They had at least 7 children. Peter died on 27 March 1897. Emily died on 2 October 1921 in Zeeland, Ottawa County, Michigan.

This post summarises Peter's paternal ancestors in the Witvliet family.

Generation 2 (parents)

2.  Mattheus (“Matthew”) Witvliet was born on 17-6-1801, and baptised on 19-7-1801 in Stellendam. Matthew died in 1883 in Michigan. Matthew was weduwnaar of Aartje Hollaar (1801-1827) whom he married on 14-11-1822 in Stellendam. He married secondly in Stellendam on 4-4-1830

3.  Elizabeth Sandifort. She was born on 11-6-1801, and baptised on the 21st in Stellendam. They had sons named Pieter (“Peter”), Gommert and Krijn. Elizabeth's parents are Aren Sandifort and Pietertje Visbeen.

Generation 3 (grandparents)

4.  Aren Cornelisse Witvliet was baptised on 25-12-1751 in Middelharnis, Holland. Aren died on 22-7-1833 in Stellendam, at the age of 81. At the age of 30, Aren married in Goes on 22-11-1782

5.  Pieternella Gommerts de Munck. She was baptised on 8-5-1757 in Goes with witness Antonia Gommerts Dekker. Pieternella died on 12-2-1847 in Goedereede. Her parents are Gommert de Munck and Willemina van der Maas.

Middelharnis

Generation 4 (great grandparents)

8.  Cornelis Arendze Witvliet was baptised on 30-1-1724 in Middelharnis. Cornelis' burial was registered on 1-5-1789 in Middelharnis. Cornelis married there on 19-12-1745

9.  Anna Barens Hackman. She may have been born around 1725 as daughter of Barend Hackman and Aagje de Jong. Anna's burial was registered on 17-4-1763 in Middelharnis. Anna and Cornelis had children named Aagt, Aren, Lena, Barend and Mattheus.

Generation 5 (great great grandparents)

16 Aren Cornelisse (“Arij Krelisz”) Witvliet was baptised on 13-5-1696 in Middelharnis. He was married in the spring of 1718 in Sommelsdijk to 

17 Lena Andriesse Vervoren. They had children named Lena, Mattheus, Cornelis, Maria, Maatje, Claas, Adriana, Arent, Arentje and Hendrik.

Generation 6 (great great great grandparents) 

32 Cornelis Arendsz Witvliet's burial was registered on 7-7-1735 in Middelharnis. He had a sister named Adriaentjen. Cornelis had married his second wife Huijbertje Arens Spruijt on 5-8-1708 in Middelharnis, and they had issue, too. Cornelis had married earlier in Middelharnis on 23-10-1695

33 Leentje Claes Soetermeer. She was baptised on 6-5-1674 in Middelharnis as daughter of Claes Soetermeer and his first wife named Dingena. Leentje died around 1708, and was approximately 34 years old. Leentje and Cornelis had children named Aren, Dingena, Maatje, Claas and Jacob.

Sources: Flakkeese DTB transcripties, WieWasWie.nl, FindAGrave.com, W. Stuve, Menno's volk op Flakkee (Geschiedenis van de doopsgezinde gemeenten te Middelharnis & Sommelsdijk), 2004, P.L. Koster, Kwartierstaat van Pieter Leendert Koster, Het Fijne Kwartier, 2011, WeRelate.org, Genealogie Post-Oost.

Short-lived Marriage ~ Maria Fresia Kromme and Hermann Franz Kromme

Herman Franz Kromme was born on 14 March 1842 in Schapen near Hannover in Germany as illegitimate son of Aleid Kromme.
Hermann Franz supported himself as a salesman, and ended up in the northeastern part of The Netherlands. In Grijpskerk, on 8 May 1865, he married Maria Tresia Kromme. She was born in there on 5 March 1842 as daughter of Elisabeth Smeda (1815-1884) and Johannes Theodorus Joseph Kromme, who had been married just a couple of weeks before on 17 February 1842 in Grijpskerk. Like his son-in-lauw, Johannes Theodorus Joseph Kromme originated from Schapen in Germany, too.
Maria Tresia gave birth to a daughter Elisabeth Kromme on 20 February 1866 in Niezijl. The young mother died there on 19 March 1866, aged 24. Maria Tresia's father, Johannes Theodorus Joseph Kromme, died the next year on 14 June 1867 in Grijpskerk, aged 64.

Because Hermann Franz Kromme was not a Dutch resident, he did not have to perform military service in the Netherlands

Divorce and longevity for Johanna Schenk in Gouda

Gouda

Johanna Schenk was born in Gouda, Holland, on 18 January 1853. Her parents are Dirk Schenk (1822-1872) and his first wife Maria Elselina van Omme (1824-1862) who were living at the Naaijerstraat in Gouda. Johanna had several siblings, but only Jacoba Maria Elselina (1850-1905) and Cornelis seem to have survived infancy. Cornelis, the youngest, was born in Gouda on 14 August 1856. Their mother Maria Elselina died in Gouda on 11 January 1862, just before Johanna's 11th birthday, while Cornelis was 5 years old.
Dirk Schenk married his second wife on 20 May 1863 in Gouda. She was born there on 23 April 1829 as Margaretha Cornelia, daughter of Hendrik Johannes Verblaauw and Lucretia Vermeulen. Dirk and Margaretha Cornelia had some additional children, but they all died young. Dirk Schenk died in Gouda on 3 February 1872, when his Johanna was 19 years old.

Unmarried Jacoba Maria Elselina Schenk brought 3 babies to their grave in Gouda the period 1875-1881. Her younger brother Cornelis married Catharina Dingena van Vliet (1860-1931) on 18 August 1880 in Gouda, and fathered children with his wife.
Their younger sister Johanna Schenk moved to Amsterdam where she gave birth to a son Leonardus on 16 October 1876. The baby likely died young. Another son, Jacobus Leonardus, was born in Amsterdam on 2 January 1878 around 13:00. Early 1884, Johanna was nursed for 93 days in the Binnengasthuis hospital in Amsterdam. On 18 June of that year, around 18:00, in Amsterdam Johanna Schenk gave birth to a daughter Johanna Helena.
Johanna Schenk married Leonardus Smal on 4 August 1886 in her hometown Gouda. The couple also acknowledged that Johanna Helena is their daughter. Thus, the girl's surname was changed from Schenk to Smal. Johanna's son Jacobus Leonardus Schenk had moved with her to Rotterdam, too.
Leonardus Smal was born on 10 July 1845. In the 1850s he had lived in an orphanage in Amersfoort. In 1882 in Amsterdam, Leonardus suffered severe burns to his back, arm and head when a kerosene lamp fell over.

Paternal ancestors of rock star Eddie van Halen in Dordrecht

Eddie van Halen is regarded as one of the greatest guitarists in rock history, and was well known for popularising the tapping guitar technique. He was guitarist, keyboardist, backing vocalist and primary songwriter of the rock band Van Halen, which he founded with his brother Alex in 1972.
Eddie van Halen was born as Edward Lodewijk van Halen in Amsterdam on 26 January 1955. He died of a stroke in Santa Monica on 6 October 2020, aged 65. He is the son of Eugenia van Beers (1914-2005) and pianist Jan van Halen (1920-1986). The family emigrated the the USA in 1962.
Eddie’s paternal grandparents are butcher Hermanus van Halen (1881-1960) and his wife Jannetje Berg (1883-1958). Eddies's paternal great-grandparents are ship carpenter Hermanus van Halen (1840-1924) and his wife Jacoba Maria Kamermans (1841-1916).

Eddie's paternal great-great-grandparents are Jan van Halen and Hermina Beekman (1814-1888) who both originated in Dordrecht, Holland. They were married there on 25 May 1838. Jan van Halen died on 20 February 1893 in Den Helder, Holland, at the age of 77. Jan was born in Dordrecht on 22 May 1815 as son of an earlier Jan van Halen and his wife Dina Lengton.

Jan van Halen and Dina Lengton were married on 26 May 1798 in Dordrecht.
Jan was assisted by his father Wouter van Halen. His bride was assisted by her mother Elisabeth Blekston.

The elder Jan van Halen was born in De Mijl, and baptised in nearby Dordrecht on 12 January 1772. Jan married Dijna Lengton on 26 May 1798 in Dordrecht. Dijna was baptised on 16 May 1775 in Dordrecht as daughter of Jacobus Lengton and Elisabeth Isaaks Blekston (1749-1819), a member of the Blackstone family in Dordrecht. Dijna died, aged 71, on 4 September 1846 in Dordrecht. Jan van Halen had died there on 21 February 1845, aged 73. Jan's death certificate mentions his parents Wouter van Halen and Johanna de Visser.

Johann Diederich Seip moved from Germany to 's-Gravendeel

In 's-Gravendeel, Holland, on 17 August 1817 local girl Elisabeth Visser married Johan Diderik Seip who originated in Soest in Germany. He is a son of artillery soldier Johann Paul Seip (†1791) and his wife Margaretha Catharina Berthold (†1813). In Soest he was baptised on 10 September, likely in the year 1789, with the name Johann Diederich. In Holland he was known as Johan Diederik.

Extract of the birth of Johann Diderich Seip in Soest in Germany

His bride, Elizabeth Visser, was born on the 2nd and baptised on 8 July 1798 in 's-Gravendeel. Elizabeth's parents are Gerrit Maartens Visser (1754-1823) and his third wife Cornelia Huige Visser (1772-1814). Elizabeth's grandfathers are Maarten Gerrits Visser (†1772) and Huig Tielemans Visser who married Lijsbet Verhoeven after whom Elizabeth Visser is named.

Elizabeth Visser and Johan Diederik Seip had 8 children:

1. Johan Paulus Seip was born on 15-6-1818 in ’s-Gravendeel. He married Neeltje de Keijzer on 2-6-1842 in Zevenbergen, Brabant, The Netherlands. Johan died on 11-9-1902 in Rotterdam Holland, aged 84.
2. Gerrit Seip was born on 11-07-1820 in ’s-Gravendeel. In 1845 Gerrit married Adriana Eland (1823-1849). In 1852 Gerrit married Anna van Beusekom. Gerrit died on 07-2-1895 in Rotterdam, aged 74.
3. Jacobus Seip is born on 24-10-1821 in ’s-Gravendeel. In 1849 in 27-year-old Jacobus married 37-year-old Zara Tollenaar. In 1859 Jacobus married 31-year-old Maria Snoeij. Jacobus died, at the age of 88, on 19-9-1910 in Alkemade, Holland.
4. Johan Diderich Seip was born on 4-10-1823 in ’s-Gravendeel. In Oude-Tonge, Holland, in 1853 he married Maatje Kreeft. Johan Diderich died on 19-2-1898 in Den Bommel, Holland, aged 74.
5. Pieter Seip was born on 8-8-1826 in ’s-Gravendeel. In 1860 in Zierikzee, Zeeland, The Netherlands, Pieter married Barbara Jacoba de Vrome. Pieter died, at the age of 71, on 29-6-1898 in Rotterdam.
6. Huig Seip was born on 22-12-1828 in ’s-Gravendeel. Huig married Lena van Prooijen in 1858 in Sint Maartensdijk in Zeeland. Huig died on 30-5-1893 in Dordrecht, Holland, aged 64.
7. Cornelia Seip was born on 8-4-1833 in ’s-Gravendeel. In her place of birth, on 21-12-1853, Cornelia married fellow townsman Pieter Krijnen Barendrecht (1814-1893), widower of Maaike Dorst (1817-1852). At the age of 79, Cornelia Seip died on 22-7-1912 in 's-Gravendeel.
8. Maarten Seip was born on 12-05-1838 in ’s-Gravendeel. In 1862 Maarten married Cornelia Uitterlinde. Maarten died on 6-3-1899 in IJsselmonde, aged 60.

Death certificate of Johan Diederik Seip, aged 67

Johan Diederik Siep died in 's-Gravendeel on 13 April 1857 at the age of 67. His widow, Elizabeth Visser, died at the same age on 11 January 1866 in 's-Gravendeel.

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

Dutch ancestors of author Pearl S. Buck - the Stulting family

Pearl S. Buck (1892-1973) was a writer and novelist. I read her fictionalised biography of Chinese Empress Dowager Cixi. Pearl was born as Pearl Sydenstricker in Hillsboro, West Virginia, to Caroline Maude Stulting and Absalom Sydenstricker, of Dutch and German descent respectively. In October 1892, her parents took their 4-month-old baby to China. The surname Buck derives from Pearl's first husband John Lossing Buck (1890–1975). On the same day in 1935 that Pearl divorced him, she married her publisher Richard J. Walsh.

Pearl's mother, Caroline Maude - “Carie” - Stulting (1857-1921), is a daughter of Hanna Sonnius (1816-1876) and silversmith Hermanus Stulting. They were married on 18 March 1840 in Utrecht, The Netherlands. Their eldest children were born in Utrecht, including a daughter Arnolda, born there on 20 September 1846. Later, in the USA, the girl was known as Arnolda Dorothy. More children were to follow, including Pearl's mother.
Hermanus Stulting died on 30 September 1905 in Hillsboro, Pocahontas County, West Verginia. Hermanus was born in Utrecht on 5 October 1816 as son of Cornelis Johannes Stulting and Arnolda Broekman. Arnolda Broekman was born in Amersfoort, east of Utrecht. Hermanus' parents were married in Utrecht on 20 March 1811. Hermanus' grandparents were Hermanus Stulting, Hendrica Lebben, Nicolaas Broekman and Gerritje van der Linden.

Cornelis Johannes Stulting married Arnolda Broekman on 24 March 1811 in Utrecht

In 1847 Cornelis Johannes Stulting travelled to the USA. Cornelis Johannes died on 19 March 1861, aged 71. He was survived by his widow and his namesake son.

Utrechtsche Provinciale en Stads-courant (newspaper), 24-4-1861

Cornelis Johannes Stulting was baptised in Utrecht on 6 January 1790 as son of Hendrika Lebben (1764-1835) and tailor Hermanus Stulting (1763-1832). This couple was married on 14 July 1789 in Utrecht in a Roman Catholic church known as the Catharijnekerk. Another couple with the same surnames, Johannes - “Jan” - Stulting (1767-1846) and Margaretha Lebbe (1775-1857), were married in Utrecht on 20 May 1793. Jan was Hermanus' brother, and Margaretha was Hendrika's sister. Their parents were Cornelis Stulting, Wilhelmina Wasbeek, Jacobus Lebbinck and Agatha Gevel.

Johanna van Diest, first wife of Cornelis Stulting, died without issue early 1753 

Cornelis Stulting and his first wife, Johanna van Diest, had a marriage contract drawn up by a notary on 27 May 1748. The couple were living in Utrecht at the Oude Gracht (old canal) near the Jacobi bridge, a monumental bridge that still stands today. Early 1753, Johanna died without issue.
Cornelis married his second wife, Wilhelmina Wasbeek, on 25 November 1762 in Utrecht. Their prenuptial agreement had been drawn up on the 5th. They had sons named Hermanus, Adrianus (who likely died young) and Johannes (Jan).
Willemina van Wasbeek, widow of Cornelis Schulting, and Maria van Wasbeek, daughters and heirs of their deceased father Adrianus van Wasbeek, appeared before a notary on on November 1, 1782. The burial in Utrecht of Willemina van Wasbeek, widow of Cornelis Stulting, was on 18 December 1791. Willemina was baptised in Utrecht on 14 October 1733 as daughter of Adrianus van Wasbeek and Johanna van den Abeele.

Favorite Name ~ Naaktgeboren

Amy Johnson Crow 's Theme for Week 26 is “Favorite Name”. I've chosen the surname Naaktgeboren. I don't have any ancestors with that surname, but it's a typical name in the Hoeksche Waard, an island in Holland, south of Rotterdam and west of Dordrecht. I grew up in the Hoeksche Waard, and my ancestors with the surname Bos all lived on the island.

The Dutch word "naakt" is “naked” in English, while the word "geboren" translates as “born”, so the surname can be translated in English as “born naked”.
Naaktgeboren – together with the surname Poepjes (“poopies”) – is often seen as "a textbook example" of the so-called compulsory name adoption in the Napoleontic Era, which is also known as "the name myth of Napoleon". According to persistent nonsense, people wanted to make fun of Napoleon's policy by adopting an absurd name. That myth is fake, because the surname Naaktgeboren has been in use since the 17th century.

Longevity ~ Willem Middelkoop (94) and his daughter Johanna

The family name Middelkoop is a toponymic surname, also known as a habitational surname. That's a family name derived from a place name. These names often reflect the place of the family's origin.

Wilhelmus (“Willem”) Middelkoop was baptised on 27 November 1757 in Benschop, Utrecht, The Netherlands, with witness Willemtje Vogel. His parents are Huijbert Gijsbertsz Middelkoop and Margrietje Beijen. Willem had several siblings.

Willem Middelkoop and Anna Rietveld were married on 11 June 1797 in the Roman Catholic Church of Oudewater

At the age of 39, Willem married Anna (also named “Johanna” and “Annigje”) Rietveld on 11 June 1797 in Oudewater, Utrecht, The Netherlands. Witnesses at their catholic marriage were Matthias Rietveld and Gijsbert Rietveld, Anna's brothers. Anna was born in Hoenkoop and baptised in Oudewater on 22 October 1776 with witness Maria Rietvelt. Anna, Matthias (“Matthijs”) and Gijsbert are children of Jannigje van der Wal (†1804) and Gijsbertus Rietvelt*.

Anna Rietveld and Willem Middelkoop had 4 children:

1. Margarita (“Margritha”) was baptised on 16-6-1797 in Oudewater. Margritha was married on 23-11-1820 in Benschop. The groom was Jacobus van Vliet, who died at the age of 64 on 9-5-1852 in Gouda. Margritha died there on 30-4-1869. They had issue.
2. Johanna (“Jannetje”) was baptised on 12-9-1799 in IJsselstein. In 1828 she married Cornelis Nederhoff. Jannetje died on 4-8-1895 in Gouda.
3. Wilhelmina was baptised on 6-4-1803 in Oudewater. On 20-11-1828 in Benschop Wilhelmina married Gerrit van den Eng. On 1-9-1836 in Broek** she married Jan Straver. Wilhelmina died on 13-8-1884 in Gouda at the age of 81. Wilhelmina had issue.
4. Hubertus (“Huibert”) was baptised on 18-7-1805 in Oudewater. Huibert died in Gouda on 23-3-1865 in Gouda, at the age of 59.

The accidents of William Witvliet (1870-1936)

William Witvliet was born on 22 September 1870 in Vriesland, Ottawa, Michigan, USA. His parents are Lammigje (“Emmely”) Bartels (1837-1921) and Pieter (“Peter”) Witvliet (1830-1897). William's paternal grandparents were Mattheus Witvliet (1801-1873) and his second wife Elizabeth Sandifort.
Among William's siblings was a brother Mattheus (“Matthew”) Witvliet (1861-1938).

At the age of 30, William married Hendrika Krans on 13 June 1901 in Zeeland, Ottawa, Michigan, USA. She was born in June 1877 as daughter of Henry Krans (1837-1922) and Henrietta Hoving (1846-1925).

William Witvliet was operating a saw in a factory, when his right hand was caught in the machine, and badly damaged. An amputation was necessary, and his arm was amputated above the elbow. William was still a young man, and had only been married for 3 months.
Matheus Witvliet, the ironmonger on 8th Street, is his brother.

De Grondwet (newspaper), 26-4-1904

After the amputation of his right arm, William had hardly any means of subsistence. Once in a while he did some temporary police service, or other temporary work.
In January 1929, William Witvliet had an unfortunate fall on the slippery sidewalk, and broke his other arm.

De Grondwet (newspaper), 29-1-1929

Surname Saturday - Konings - Brick Wall

My ancestors Dirck Smetsing and Sophia Katarina Konings were married on 15 August 1721 in Lobith. Lobith is a village at the border of The Netherlands and Germany. Deck lived there, and had become a member of the church community of Lobith in 1716.
“Düffelwarth” was where the bride, Sophia Katarina, came from. Düffelward is located on the former Roman Road between Xanten and Nijmegen, just across the border near Cleves.

David Smeltsing and Sophia Katarina Konings were married on 15 August 1721 in Lobith

Derk and Sophia Katarina had 6 children baptised in nearby Doesburg:

1. Johanna Smeltzing was baptised on 1-11-1726 in Doesburg. Her burial was registered in Doesburg on 1-3-1784. Johanna married there on 7-5-1754 Isebrandt Heemskerk. They had 10 children.
2. Johannes Sigismond Christoffel Smeltzing was baptised on 21-4-1728 in Doesburg.
3. Louisa Smeltzing was baptised on 3-5-1730 in Doesburg. Her death was registered in Dordrecht on 28-1-1811. Louisa had an extramarital relationship with Johannes van Hessels that resulted in a daughter Johanna Maria Smetzing who lived for only a few months in 1755 in Doesburg. Louisa married in Dordrecht on 18-5-1760 David de Sterke. He was baptised on 6-2-1733 in Dordrecht as son of Pieter de Sterke and Lijsje Kevers. David died from a lung disease, and his burial was registered on 14-12-1797 in Dordrecht. They had 6 children, including my ancestor Pieter de Sterke, the father of Arie de Sterke (1796-1892).
4. Anna Maria Smeltzing was baptised on 13-2-1732 in Doesburg.
5. 
   Sophia Smeltzing was baptised on 11-12-1733 in Doesburg.
6. Henrik Adriaen Smeltzing was baptised on 20-4-1736 in Doesburg.

I haven't been able to find the parents of either Derk Smeltzing or Sophia Katarina Konings.

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

Alberdiena Rientjes (1830-1902) was locked up in a mental institution

Carpenter Johannes Vredeveld (30) and Alberdiena Rientjes (27) were married on 12 May 1858 in Zwolle, Overijssel, The Netherlands. Johannes had a brother Jochem Vredeveld, born on 18 December 1824 in Zwolle. Their parents are Cornelia Pattel and Johannes Vredeveld sr. Jochem had married Willemina Dispo on 28 August 1845 in Zwolle. Willemina was born on 28-12-1820 in Steenwijk, Overijssel, is a daughter of Lammegien Hovenier and Piet Dispo. This couple had another daughter Anna Dispo, born in Steenwijk op 12 December 1817. Anna married carpenter Johannes Vredeveld as his first wife on 3 May 1849 in Zwolle. Johannes Vredeveld was born there on 16 December 1827, so the bride was the groom's senior by 10 years. At the age of 39 Anna Dispo died on 27 May 1856 in Zwolle. Johannes Vredeveld and his first wife had been married for 7 years.

Johannes' second wife, Alberdiena Rientjes, is a daughter of Antonie Rientjes and Hermiena van (H)Ulsen. Alberdina was born on 15 August 1830 in Zwolle. Her paternal grandparents are Jan Rientjes and Hermiena Theunissen.

Alberdiena has experienced 7 pregnancies:

1. Cornelia was born on 1-4-1859 in Zwolle. She married Italian Alberto Zoppi in 1881 in Zwolle. Cornelia Vredeveld died in Tilburg on 31-1-1946, aged 86.
2. Antonia Wilhelmina was born on 31-12-1860 in Zwolle, and died there on 22-4-1871, aged 10.
3. A son was stillborn in Zwolle on 15-2-1863.
4. Johanna Maria (I) was born on 7-1-1864 in Zwolle, and died there on 28-12-1864.
5. Albertus Johannes was born on 17-10-1865 in Zwolle. On 1-6-1892 in Leiden, Holland, he married Regina Adriana Maria Casparie (1862-1939) and had several children. At the age of 85, Albertus Johannes died in Utrecht on 5-1-1951.
6. Johanna Maria (II) was born on 15-5-1868 in Zwolle. She married Theodorus Kuijpers in 1898 in Rosmalen, Brabant, The Netherlands. At the age of 73, Johanna Maria died on 4-3-1942 in Vugt, Brabant.
7. Antonius Johannes was born on 24-5-1871 in Zwolle. At the age of 68, he died on 2-1-1940 in Nijmegen, Gelderland, The Netherlands.

In 1881, at the time of her eldest daughter's marriage, Alberdiena Rientjes was being nursed in an asylum for the insane in nearby Deventer.

Alberdiena Rientjes was locked up in a mental institution

At the age of 55, carpenter Johannes Vredeveld died on 5 July 1883 in Zwolle. His widow Alberdiena Rientjes died, aged 71, on 10 April 1902 around 18:00 in Deventer. One of the declarants was the accountant of the insane asylum, so Alberdiena was still locked up when she died.

Sources: WieWasWie.nl, CollectieOverijssel.nl, RegionaalArchiefTilburg.nl.

The divorce of Teunis Jabaay and Pauline Spielmann

Businessman Teunis Jabaay was born on 3 May 1891 in Maasdam, Holland. He is a younger son of Maaike Hoogvliet (1851-1937) and Adrianus Jabaaij (1843-1939). Teunis' paternal grandparents were Lijntje Streefkerk (1814-1881) and Leendert Jabaaij (1812-1895). Teunis had an elder brother Willem Jabaaij (1881-1948), who remained single, and some sisters. Teunis seems to have been the only one in the family who wrote his surname as Jabaay.

Haagsche Courant, 22-9-1933

In 1933 Teunis lived in Rijswijk, Holland, located between The Hague and Delft. By then he had met Pauline Spielmann who lived in Essen in Germany at the Gänsemarkt square. They were married in Essen on 17 October 1933. Teunis was 42 years old. Pauline was 4 years his senior.
Pauline was born on 8 February 1887 in “Neu Satum”, which may have been located in the east of Germany in present-day western Poland. Pauline had been married before to someone with the surname Behrens.

Birth and marriage dates of the couple Teunis Jabaaij en Pauline Spielmann

The marriage of Teunis Jabaay and Pauline Spielmann ended in divorce. The district court in Rotterdam granted their divorce on 13 May 1946, a year after the end of World War II. At that time both Teunis and Pauline were living in Rotterdam, Holland.

Nederlandsche Staatscourant, 11-6-1946

Teunis Jabaay died, at the age of 62, on 25 September 1953 in Rotterdam.

Surname Saturday - Muijs

Johann Muijs(en) originated in Duisburg in Germany. In The Netherlands he was known as Johan or Jan. He was living near the Onze-Lieve-Vrouwe-Kerk, the largest church of Dordrecht in Holland. On May 10, 1637, Johan married Geertruijt Jans van der Gront, a young girl born in Dordrecht.

Jan Muijs and Geertruijt van der Gront were married on 10 May 1737 in Dordrecht.

Dordrecht, den 19 Aprilis 1637: 

- Jan Muijs, j.m. van Duijsburg, w. bij de Groote Kerck; 

- Geertruijt Jans van der Gront, j.d. van Dordregt, w. bij de Vleeshouwers Straet. 

Getrouwt d& 10 maij.

The couple had at least 7 children baptised in Dordrecht in the period 1638-1653: Johannes (2x), Anna, Pieter, Levina, Geertruid and Jacobus.
The burial of Johan Muijs was registered in Dordrecht on 18 December 1684. On 9-5-1685 in Dordrecht, a house and yard in the Vleeshouwersstraat, formerly owned by Johan Muijs, were sold to Lijsbeth Dominicus for ƒ670. Johan's heirs were mentioned: notary Pieter Muijs, Catharina Bongaert, widow Anna Muijs (1642-1689), Jacobus Hopman and Levina Muijs. Geertruijt Muijs and Anna's husband Hendrick van der Snouck were no longer alive. Jan's son Johannes Muijs boarded a ship in 1688 and travelled to Indonesia, where he died in 1693.

Jacobus Muijs, Johan's youngest son, was baptised in Dordrecht on 17 January 1653. He was married on 29 January 1679 in Rijswijk, Holland. His bride was Clara Buijster (±1655-1738). They had 11 children, but some of them died young. On March 27, 1697, Jacobus Muijs took out a mortgage of ƒ700 on a house and yard in the Wijnstraat in Dordrecht. Pieter Muijs provided the money. The burial of Jacobus Muijs was registered on 10 April 1703 in Dordrecht.

View of Dordrecht

Sources: FamilySearch.org, RegionaalArchiefDordrecht.nl, StadsArchiefDelft.nl.

Longevity ~ Leendert Monster (1827-1918) in Pella

Leendert Monster was born on 24 June 1827 in Strijen, Holland, as a younger son of Jacob Monster (1785-1873) and his second wife Neeltje Noorlander (1789-1859). She is a daughter of Eldert Noorlander (1753-1794) and his wife Leentje Jabaaij (1761-1822). Leendert's paternal grandfather, Pieter Monster, originated in Sint-Anthoniepolder, Holland, and moved to Strijen, where he died on 29 December 1819, aged 77½.

At the age of 22, Leendert Monster married 26-year-old Lena Kamp on 27 March 1850 in Westmaas. Lena was born on 7 February 1824 in Westmaas. Her parents are Willem Willems Kampen and Grietje Brusse. Lena had first married Cornelis van der Hoek on 26 April 1847 in Westmaas. They had a daughter Grietje and a postumous son Cornelis jr. who both died at the age of 1. Cornelis sr. was born on 15 November 1824 and died on 18 May 1849, both in Westmaas. Ten months after his death, Lena had a new husband.
On 11 August 1850, 4½ months after her second marriage, Lena Kamp gave birth to another daughter named Grietje. A son Jacob died after 6 months in 1852. A second son named Jacob, born on 24 February 1853 in Westmaas, survived infancy.
Shortly after the birth of their son Willem on 14 May 1854 in Westmaas, the family left for the USA where they arrived later that year. The next year Leendert's elder brother Eldert Monster, a widower, arrived in the USA with his sons Jacob (10) and Anthonie (7).

Pella, Iowa

In Pella, Iowa, Leendert and Lena had additional children: Abraham Monster (1859-1839), Maggie Akkerman-Monster (1860-1946) and Mary Duinink-Monster (1869-1951). Abraham married Allie van den Baart in 1883 and had a son William Monster (1889-1970). Leendert's elder son Jacob Monster (1853-1899) married Adriana Klijn in 1876, and had several children, including a son Arie Monster (1890-1982).

Lena Kamp died at the age of 76 on 8 March 1900 in Pella, Iowa. Her husband, Leendert Monster, survived her for nearly 18 years. At the end of his live, Leendert lived with his daughter Maggie Monster and her husband John Akkerman (1856-1927). Leendert Monster died in Pella on 2 March 1918, aged 90 years and 8 months.

Het Oosten (Hollandsch Nieuwsblad voor algemeen belang), 22-3-1918

Sources: WieWasWie.nl, FindAGrave.com, Delpher.nl, FamilySearch.org. See also: Terlouw.voorouders.net, ErfskipTerpdoarpen.nl.

Vroegindeweij Vicars

Wouter Vroegindeweij was vicar in Reeuwijk, Holland. He was engaged to be married to Adriana Vis on 14 June 1935 in Middelharnis. Their son Jan was born in Reeuwijk on 27 January 1937.

Nieuwe Utrechtsche Courant, 14-6-1935

Wouter Vroegindeweij was vicar in Bleiswijk, Holland, when he had his son Jan confirmed as a vicar in Goudswaard, Holland, on 17 February 1963. Jan was appointed as vicar in Harskamp on 15 October 1967, and in Katwijk aan Zee, Holland, on 16 April 1672. Jan married Alida C. Voskuil.

Wouter Vroegindeweij was born in Middelharnis, Holland, on 3 May 1904. His parents are Jan Vroegindeweij and Jannetje Verhagen. Wouter died on 6 July 1980 at the age 76. He was buried on the 11th in Bilthoven, Utrecht. His widow Adriana Vis, aged 89, died on 30 June 1992 in Moerkapelle, Holland, and was buried on the 6th in Bilthoven.

Jan Vroegindeweij was born in Middelharnis on 22 December 1873 as son of Leendert Vroegindeweij and Adriaantje Pas. Jan married Jannetje Verhage on 24 August 1900 in Middelharnis. Their eldest son, Leendert, was born on 10 January 1901 in Middelharnis. Like his brother Jan, Leendert also became a    vicar. Leendert studied in Utrecht before he was successively vicar in Wilnis, Waddinxveen, Papendrecht and Gameren. Leendert married Maria Jannetje Gerritje Voskamp on 10 April 1940 in Rijswijk. He died in August 1969 in Delft, aged 68.

Trouw (newspaper), 4-10-1955

Leendert Vroegindeweij married Adriaantje Pas on 8 April 1864 in Middelharnis. Leendert was born in Middelharnis on 15 October 1836. His parents are Arend Vroegindeweij (1804-1855) and Geertje Soldaat (1805-1869). Leendert died in Middelharnis on 21 April 1900, aged 63.

Sources: WieWasWie.nl, P.J. Bos, DIENAREN VAN DE VROEGERE ZUIDHOLLANDSE PAROCHIE KORENDIJK, ALIAS GOUDSWAARD EN VAN DE DAARUIT VOORTGEKOMEN NEDERLANDSE HERVORMDE GEMEENTE, ca 1442 tot heden, Mensen van Vroeger, 1974.