Joan's Ancestral World

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...

Aaltje Brand was born in Enkhuizen, Holland, on 8 March 1832. Her parents are fisherman Bote Brand (1800-1888) and his first wife Geesje Fa...

Jan Cornelis Witvliet was born in Middelharnis, Holland, on 26 March 1872. His parents are Neeltje van Tol and Jan Witvliet. Father Jan was ...

Amongst my ancestors I have two distinct families with the surname Brand. Those ancestors and their surname originate in the Alblasserwaard ...

This is a blog post about Cornelia de Groot who outlived her husband by 56 years, and reached the age of 94. She was born on 30 November 17...