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.

Currently, the surname Naaktgeboren is still most prevalent in The Netherlands. Nevertheless, people with this family name are nowadays also living in the USA, Brazil and France.

Longevity ~ Adrianus Naaktgeboren (91)

Adrianus Naaktgeboren is a younger son of Jacob Naaktgeboren (1806-1878) and Lena Mol (1808-1890). They were married in 's-Gravendeel, Holland, on 18 April 1833. Lena gave birth to 11 children, but 2 of them died at the age of 1, including an earlier Adrianus (1837-1839). The second Adrianus was born on 14 October 1844 in 's-Gravendeel, Holland. His eldest sister was Maria Naaktgeboren (1833-1893).

At the age of 36, Adrianus Naaktgeboren was finally married on 28 April 1881 in Strijen, Holland. His bride was Elisabeth, born on 24 December 1852 in Strijen as a daughter of Jacob Troost and Heiltje Steehouwer.
Adrianus and Elisabeth had children named Jacob Pieter, Pieter Jacob, Arie (twice) and Heiltje Lena. Jacob Pieter (1882-1956) was married on 8-9-1908 in Goudswaard, Holland. His brother Pieter Jacob was married the next day in Zuid-Beijerland, Holland.

Adrianus' wife, Elisabeth Troost, died on 2 January 1932 in 's-Gravendeel, aged 79. Adrianus survived her for 4 years and died in 's-Gravendeel on 24 February 1936 - at the age of 91.

Nieuwsblad voor de Hoeksche Waard en IJselmonde, 24-2-1936

Sources: WieWasWie.nl, Delpher.nl.

9-Year Blogiversary - Interesting Blog Posts

On 17 January 2013   I published my 1st post for this blog,  so  today is my  9th  blogiversary !

In those years January and August 2018 and October 2019 were the months with the most posts (5). Of course it’s not about quantity but quality. I've tried to achieve quality by writing about topics that arouse my interest. The stories on this blog are usually not about my own ancestors, but about deceased people who catch my attention. 

To celebrate this 9-year milestone, here's my list featuring interesting genealogy posts from this, and other blogs.

Tips & Tricks

• Dutch Genealogy Research Tips
• The Netherlands Links at Cindi's List
• Finding European Ancestors on the Internet
• Compare to the neighbors by Yvette
• How to Find Your Dutch Ancestor’s Occupation by Yvette
• Investigate gaps between children by Yvette
• Sources for images to illustrate your Dutch family tree by Yvette
• Add an image to your blog post
• Check for improbable dates
• Was your ancestor married more than once?
• DNA and Inheritance explained by Marc
• Find relevant genealogy results in Google by using key search commands by Marian
• Tips for finding Brick-Wall Ancestors
• Mind the Chronology of a Population Register
• Checklist for starting Research in the Country of Origin
• Latin Abbreviations when doing Genealogy

Black Sheep

• Historical U.S. Prison Records Online
• Prisons, Prisoners & Outlaws at Cindi's List
• Criminal Ancestor Records at Family History Daily
• Dutch Prison Records
• Criminal Records discover black sheep ancestors by TheGenealogist
  
• Black Sheep Ancestors Sources (USA & Canada)
• How to Find Black Sheep Family in Old Newspapers by Gena
• John Dove (†1878), Jacob Shelton's murderer by Amanda
• John Carter (†1893) was hanged for murdering his 3rd wife Rhoda Titcombe by Angela
• Tonnis Willinck was shot near Winterwijk around 1593 by Yvette
• In 1668 Antoine Gaboury was found guilty of attempted rape by Yvonne
• Gerhard Linneman - erotic asphyxiation with a belt gone wrong?
• Allen Bowlin - 5x bigamy by Gwen
  
• Kundertje Dijksman (1866-1917): teenage pregnancy & divorce in Delft, Holland
• Philip Wyatt (†1892) and his 3 Elizabeths by Susan
• Madness: 
• Scottish Asylum Archives and more on Scottish ‘Lunatics’
• Edmund Frowein (1813-90) was locked up
• Joannes Abeel, "an alleged lunatic" in 18th-century Albany
• Martha Williams Saul was patient in a lunatic asylum by Nancy 
• Insane baseball pitcher Albert Charles Hungler (1860-93) by Diane
• Elisabeth Maria Comans was locked up in 1785 in Dordrecht

Maria Naaktgeboren (1833-93) married 2 brothers in 's-Gravendeel

Maria Naaktgeboren is the eldest daughter of Jacob Naaktgeboren (1806-1878) and Lena Mol (1808-1890). She was born on 27 October 1833 in 's-Gravendeel, Holland. She had 10 younger siblings, but 2 of them died at the age of 1.

At the age of 24 - when her youngest sibling was just 4 years old - Maria Naaktgeboren was married on 29 April 1858 in 's-Gravendeel. The groom was 28-year-old flax farmer Simon Naaktgeboren. He was born on 21 May 1829 in Sandelingen-Ambacht, Holland. His parents are Jan van der Giessen (1801-1859) and Willempje van der Poel (1804-1873).
Exactly 9 months later, Maria gave birth to a son Jan on 29 January 1859 around 14:00 in Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht, Holland. That same year, on 7 October Simon van der Giessen died, aged 30. His son Jan died at the age of 5 on 14 June 1864.

On 8 March 1861 in Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht Maria Naaktgeboren, aged 27, married her brother-in-law Mattheus van der Giessen, aged 29. Mattheus was born on 29 September 1831 in Sandelingen-Ambacht as Simon's full brother. With Mattheus Maria Naaktgeboren had 9 more children named Jacob, Pieter, Willemina, Jan, Lena, Grietje Ida, Arie, Pietertje Johanna and Maria.

Nieuwe Vlaardingsche Courant, 16-11-1887

After a long illness, Mattheus van der Giessen died in Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht on 11 November 1887, aged 56. His widow Maria Naaktgeboren survived him for 6 years, and died there on 19 December 1893, aged 60.
Their younger daughter Pietertje Johanna van der Giessen, born on 10 February 1874 in Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht, married Job Laaij, and died, aged 91, on 7 August 1965 in Brielle, Holland.

Sources: WieWasWie.nl, Delpher.nl, FamilySearch.org.

Arie Toll (1834-1915) and his 3 wives

When Arie Tol married his second wife Neeltje Mouthaan, it was stated in the marriage registration that his father Aart was resident in Pella in the USA. Arie Tol was born on 25 August 1834 in Nieuw-Beijerland, Holland. He was the seventh of 14 children of Aart Tol and Neesje de Jong (1804-1850). While many of his siblings had died young, Arie survived. He was 16 when his mother died, aged 46.

When Arie Tol married his second wife on 10-10-1867, his father was in Pella.

Arie Tol was first married on 7 October 1853 in Heerjansdam, Holland, to Jannetje van der Mast. She was born 14 July 1827 in ‘s-Gravendeel, Holland. Her parents are Johannes van der Mast (1792-1857) and his first wife Adriaantje Naaktgeboren (1796-1828). They had 5 children before Jannetje died on 17 January 1867 in Rhoon. Holland.

Arie Tol was remarried on 10 October 1867 in Barendrecht, Holland. His second wife, Neeltje Mouthaan, was born on 18 June 1834 in Middelharnis, Holland. She was the widow of Cornelis Tulp, and had a surviving son of her first marriage named Simon. On 1 August 1869 Neeltje gave birth to a son named Arij who died after 11 days. Neeltje died on 12 September in Haarlemmermeer.

Arie Tol married his third wife, Arendje, on 11 July 1872 in IJsselmonde, Holland. She was born on 25 April 1849 in Ridderkerk, Holland. Her parents are Arie Zevenbergen and Neeltje Schilperoort. Arendje gave birth to 7 additional children. The youngest, Annetje, was born on 26 April 1888 in Zwijndrecht, Holland.

Somewhere between 1888 and 1896, Arie Tol and his third wife Arendje left for the USA. They were accompanied by Arie’s youngest daughter with his first wife, and the five surviving children of his third marriage. They settled in Pella, Iowa, and added an extra ‘l’ to their surname. Three of his daughters married three sons of Jan van Engelenhoven (1830-1915) and his wife Jansje Hessink (1834-1881) who originated in Ede in The Netherlands.

Barend Booi (21) died in 1947 in Indonesia

Following World War II, the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army (KNIL) launched a military campaign in 1947 to try to re-establish Dutch control of Indonesia. The infantry regiment 4-11 departed on 5 February 1947 on the "Johan van Oldebarneveldt" for Indonesia, where it arrived on 5 March 1947. The regiment consisted of young boys recruited for obligatory military service, among them was Barend Booi. 
While fighting 4 kilometers west of Mangoenreja, Indonesia, Barend Booi died on 22 November 1947, aged 21. The death of Barent Booi was registered on 12 April 1948 in Dubbeldam, Holland. The Dutch military efforts to re-establish their colony failed, and The Netherlands recognized Indonesian independence on 27 December 1949. 

Source: oorlogsgravenstichting.nl

In Dubbeldam Barend Booi was born on 25 February 1926. His parents are Abraham Booi and Wilhelmina Maria van der Burg. They had been married on 28 November 1918 in Dordrecht, Holland. Wilhelmina Maria van der Burg had been 23 years old, and was born in The Hague. Her parents are Johannes Franciscus van der Burg en Maria Adriana Philip.
Barent's paternal grandmother, Barendina Boertje, was born on 15-7-1858 in Wieldrecht, Holland, and was buried in Dubbeldam on 5 September 1942, 84 years old. She had been married on 9 May 1877 in Dubbeldam to Abraham Booij sr. He was born on 17 September 1854 in Dubbeldam and died there on 16 November 1934.
Barent's paternal great-grandparents were Joris Booi (1827-1906) and his first wife Marigje Naaktgeboren (1831-1864). Joris is a son of Nicolaas “Claas” Booij (1787-1847) and Johanna Piere (1796-1854). Claas is a son of my ancestors Joris Booij (1753-1813) of Dubbeldam and his wife Hendrina Sprong (1759-1832).

Signatures of Barent's parents

Sources: wiewaswie.nl, regionaalarchiefdordrecht.nl, oorlogsgravenstichting.nl, www.indie-1945-1950.nl, 4en5mei.nl, vomi-nederland.nl/monumenten, lijstvangevallenen.nl.

Wedding Wednesday ~ Jacoba Johanna Naaktgeboren

In Zwijndrecht on Thursday 23 December 1926 Jacoba Johanna Naaktgeboren (22) and Cornelis Stok (23) were married. Cornelis was born in Zwijndrecht. His parents are Corstiaan Stok (1864-1943) and Antonia Vorster (1868-1948). Jacoba Johanna was born in The Hague. Her parents are Adrianus Naaktgeboren (1862-1950) and Johanna de Rooij (1873-1947). Johanna is a daugher of Willem Marinus de Rooij (1853-1933) and Christina Jacoba Faassen (1854-1936), who descends from my ancestor Lodewijk Faassen (1746-1816).

Cornelis Stok & Jacoba Johanna Naaktgeboren

Simon Naaktgeboren was lost at see in 1719

Simon Naaktgeboren was baptized on February 4, 1691, in Dubbeldam, The Netherlands. His parents, Bastiaan Cornelisz Naecktgeboren and Pieternelletje Cornelisse, were married in Dubbeldam on December 2, 1674. Simon was the youngest child of a family of 9.

a flute ship

Simon Naaktgeboren boarded the flute ship “Strijkebolle” on May 3, 1718, in Rammekens, Zeeland, The Netherlands. Simon’s task was to help with the food supplies and rationing. A journey could be prolonged by storm – or an absence of wind, so the food on board had to be insensitive to decay, like hardtack (hard dry biscuits), beer, bacon, beef in brine and grains. Scurvy (due to a lack of vitamin C), tuberculosis and rheumatism were the usual illnesses among sailors.

The ship "Strijkebolle" arrived at Cape Hope on August 24, leaving again on September 19. The ship, commanded by captain Jacob Blauw, reached its destination, Batavia (nowadays Jakarta in Indonesia), on November 26, 1718.

The flute schip “Slot van Kapelle” was build in 1717 in Rotterdam. It departed from Batavia on July 7, 1719. On August 14, 1719, the ship on voyage to Deshima, capsised in a storm and was lost, north of the Taiwan Strait. Only 17 survived. She was in company of the ships Catharina and Meeroog; those were lost, too.