Herman Heinrich Vogelsang was born on 21 January 1787 in Lengerich, a place in Germany, located just south of Tecklenburg. His parents are tailor Johann Wilhelm Vogelsang and his wife Cathrine Elisabeth Schräer/Schröer. Johan Wilhelm Vogelsang had died on 5 August 1808 in Lengerich. At the eind of 1814, Herman Heinrich moved to the Netherlands.
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| Herman Heinrich Vogelsang was born in Lengerich on 21 January 1787 |
On 16 February 1820 in the Almelo district, 33-year-old Herman Heinrich Vogelsang married Berentdina Berentzen, aged 26. The groom was in such dire financial straits that he could not afford the wedding fees.
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| Herman Heinrich Vogelsang married Berentdina Berentzen on 16 February 1820 in Ambt Almelo |
Berentdina Berentzen was born on 10 March 1793 and baptised on the 17th in Holten near Almelo as daughter of Jan Berenzen Groote-boer and Willemina Janzen. This couple was married in Holten on 16 May 1784, and had several children.
Berentdina, a farm girl living in the Almelo district, stated that her father, farmer Jan Berentzen, had lived in Holten, and died there on 28 December 1805.
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| Berentdina Berentzen was born on 10 March 1793 in Holten |
On 1 April 1820 in Holten, at the age of 27, Berentdina Berentzen died. She had been married for just 1 month. Berentdina's death was reported by Jannes Overmeen (1788-1865), husband of her older sister Janna.
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| Berentdina Berentzen, wife of Harmen Hendrik Vogelzang, died on 1 April 1820 in Holten |
Herman Heinrich Vogelsang survived his wife for just 9 months, dying in Holten on 8 January 1821 around 20:00, at the age of 34. His death was reported by his neighbors.
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| Herman Heinrich Vogelsang died on 8 January 1821 in Ambt Almelo |
Sources: WieWasWie.nl, CollectieOverijssel.nl, FamilySearch.org, Transcripts of baptisms in Holten 1786-1811 by Stichting Genealogische Werkgroep Twente.
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