Joan's Ancestral World

Jacobus Buttenaer had a strong constitution. Traveling to Asia was a health risk in the 18th century, but Jacobus survived the crossing. He ...

Adam Strickeiser - also known as “Strekeijzern” - and Maria Schepens were married on 23 March 1794 in Raamsdonk, Brabant, The Netherlands. A...

Hendrik Vaupell was admitted to an asylum for the insane on 12 May 1865 in Zutphen, The Netherlands. Earlier, he had been living in Deventer...

Cornelis Philippus de Groot was an inspector of gold and silverware. He married Anna Geertruida Hofstede on November 14, 1790, in Kloosterve...

Johann Peter Friedrich Dicke was born on 20 April 1796 in Wesel in Germany as son of Matthias Dicke and Catharina Kemper. Johann had an elde...