Divorce and longevity for Johanna Schenk in Gouda

Gouda

Johanna Schenk was born in Gouda, Holland, on 18 January 1853. His 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.

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.

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.

Inbreeding among the ancestors of Gerrit van Zee (1842-1934)

Gerrit van Zee was born on 3 April 1842 in Herwijnen, Gelderland, The Netherlands. His parents are Stephanus (“Steven”) van Zee (1817-1905) and Judik (“Judith”) van Zee (1820-1909), daughter of Engel van Zee (1777-1827). In 1847 Gerrit arrived with his parents in Pella, Ohio, travelling with a ship named "Pieter Florisz".
On 1 March 1865 Gerrit married Dirkje van Zante. She was born on 5 January 1843 in Herwijnen. Her parents are Aart Benthem van Zante (1815-1894) and Maria van Zee (1819-1879), daughter of Anthonie van Zee (1787-1870), an uncle of Gerrit's father Steven.
Gerrit and Dirkje had 7 children. Dirkje died on 4 April 1904. Gerrit died on 19 March 1934 at the age of 91.

Gerrit van Zee was born on 3-4-1842 in Herwijnen s son of Stephanus van Zee and Judik van Zee.

Gerrit's ancestors

Van Zee Family Coat of Arms

2. Stephanus (“Steven”) van Zee, was born on 12-2-1817 in Herwijnen. He died on 21-1-1905 in Pella, Iowa, USA, aged 87. He married, aged 24, on 30-9-1841 in Herwijnen
3. Judik (“Judith”) van Zee was born on 30-11-1820 in Herwijnen.  Judith died on 23-6-1909 in Pella, aged 88.
4. Gerrit Aries van Zee was born on the 12th and baptised on 16-6-1793 in Herwijnen. Gerrit died there on 24-1-1877, aged 83. Gerrit married on 15-4-1815 in Herwijnen 18-year-old
5. Cornelia Maria de Kock was born on the 9th and baptised on 16-10-1796 in Herwijnen. Cornelia  died there on 24-2-1848.
6. Engel van Zee was born on the 17th and baptised on 18-6-1775 in Herwijnen. Engel died there on 9-6-1868, aged 92. Engel married there on 17-2-1799
7. Engeltje (“Engelke”) Bijl was born on the 17th and baptised on 20-7-1777 in Herwijnen. Engeltje is overleden op 15-07-1827 in Herwijnen, 49 jaar oud.
8. Arie van Zee was baptised on 4-10-1761 in Herwijnen with witness Ariaantje de Fockert. Arie died in Herwijnen on 10-12-1845. He married there on 31-3-1787
9. Anna (“Anneke”) de Fockert was baptised on 27-9-1767 in Herwijnen. Anneke died there on op 24-4-1836.
10. Stephanus de Kock was baptised on 1-7-1759 in Herwijnen. He died there on 26-7-1835. He married there on 10-7-1791
11. Pietertje Ariens van Balgoijen was baptised on 21-5-1769 in Oud-Alblas, Holland. Pietertje  died in Herwijnen on 21-8-1847.
12. Gerrit (“Geurt”) van Zee was born on Monay 1 March 1728. He is baptised on the 7th in Herwijnen with witness Neeltje Rosa. Geurt died on 19-4-1789. Geurt married in Herwijnen on 8-5-1763
13. Jenneke Leenderts de Fockert was born 15-10-1740 and baptised the next day in Herwijnen. Jenneke died after September 1810.
14. Coenraad Bijl was baptised on 29-2-1756 in Herwijnen with witness Maria Bijl. Coenraad  died on 11-9-1830 in Herwijnen, aged 74. He married
15. Judith de Bruijn was baptised on 15-9-1748 in Herwijnen with witness Anneke de Jongh.  Judith died on 27-2-1820 in Herwijnen, aged 71.

Longevity ~ Arie Bras (1865-1959) of Almkerk in the USA

Arie Bras was born on 11 July 1865 in Almkerk, Brabant, The Netherlands. His parents are Arie Bras (1822-1901) and Wilhelmina Kamerman (1826-1892). His grandfather Leendert Bras (1793-1862) was a labourer, miller and innkeeper in Almkerk. Leendert's wife, Sijke van Drunen (1797-1874), is a direct-line descendant of my ancestor Michiel Hendrikse van Drunen, who lived around 1700 in Giessen in Brabant.
Arie Bras had many siblings, but several of them died young. Arie's elder brother Teunis Bras died on 11 February 1884, aged 24. Their siblings Sijke, Willemina and Leendert reached adulthood, too.

On 9 May 1890 in Almkerk, Arie Bras married Helena van der Heijden. She was born in Dussen in Brabant on 23 October 1868 as a younger daughter of Jan van der Heijden and his wife Cornelia Verhoeven. Arie's daughter Cornelia Bras was born on 9 February 1891 in Almkerk. She may have died young.
Arie Bras and Helena van der Heijden had further children in the USA: Cornelia Wilhelmina (1892-1873), Tunis (1895-1989), Wilhelmena Gertrude (1896-1980), Harry (1900-1974), John (1901-1993) and Helena (1908-1994). Arie's eldest son was born in South Holland, Cook County, Illinois, on 25 January 1895, and he seems to have named him Tunis after his elder brother who had died at the age of 24.

Arie's wife, Helena, died at the age of 75 on 28 March 1944 in Ganeer Township, Kankakee County, Illinois. Her widower Arie Bras died there on 19 June 1959 at the age of 93. He had survived his wife by 15 years. Arie was buried at the Kankakee Memorial Gardens. Arie's son Tunis Bras was born on 25 January 1895 in South Holland, Cook County, Illinois. He was 94 years old when he died on 28 July 1989 in Sibley, Osceola County, Iowa.

Longevity ~ Engel van Zee (92)

Engel van Zee was born on the 17th and baptised on 18 June 1775 in Herwijnen, Gelderland, The Netherlands. He was a younger son of Gerrit (“Geurt”) van Zee (1728-1789) and his wife Jenneke de Fokkert. Most of Engel's ancestors were settled in Herwijnen. The family did not belong to the nobility or aristocracy, but did use a family coat of arms consisting of a double eagle with a background of gold.
On 17 February 1799 in Herwijnen Engel married Engeltje Bijl. She was born on the 17th and baptised on 20 July 1777 in Herwijnen. Her parents are Coenraad Bijl (1756-1830) and Judith de Bruijn (1748-1820).
Engel and Engeltje had 9 surviving children, when Engeltje died on 15 July 1827 in Herwijnen, aged 49.

Which Engel van Zee is depicted here?

In 1847 the schip "Pieter Floris" departed for Baltimore. On board were Engel's son Coenraad van Zee (1813-1891) and his daughter Judith van Zee (1820-1909) with their spouses and children. Engel's son Govert left for Pella in 1853, but he became ill, and was allegedly left on an island to die.
Coenraad van Zee had a son Engel (“Engle”) van Zee, born on 9 October 1841 in Herwijnen, who died on 26 November 1902 in Iowa, aged 61. He, too, could be the Engel van Zee on the picture above.
The elder Engel van Zee died in Herwijnen on 9 June 1868 around 06:00 A.M. If he had lived 8 days longer, he could have celebrated his 93rd birthday.

Engel van Zee died on 9 June 1886 at the age of nearly 93

Sources: WieWasWie.nl, FindAGrave.com, GeldersArchief.nl, FamilySearch.org, Souvenir History of Pella, Iowa, Compiled and Published by The Booster Press, G.A. Stout, Publisher, Pella, Iowa, Genealogie in Herwijnen, E. de Bruijn, Gens Nostra 1998, p. 23-44, see also: Gens Nostra 1970, p. 370-372, Gens Nostra 1974, p. 193-194, Gens Nostra 1976, p. 33-36.

Longevity ~ Arie Monster (91) of Pella

The Dutch Monster surname can be either a topographic surname, derived from a place name in South-Holland, or it might refer to a monstrosity.

Arie Monster was born on 17 December 1890 in Pella, Iowa, USA. His parents are Jacob Monster (1853-1899) and his wife Adriana “Jana” Klijn^*, daughter of Arie Klijn and Neeltje Klein. Jacob Monster had always had poor health and died at the age of 45, when Arie was 8 years old.

Registration Card of Arie Monster of Pella

Arie Monster was tall and stout with grey eyes and light blond hair. He married on 19 December 1912 in Oskaloosa, Iowa, Gezenna Schakel, born on 18 August 1889 in Bussey, Iowa. She died, aged 85, on 26 October 1974 in Pella, and was buried at the Oack Wood Cemetery. Arie Monster died on 3 November 1892 at Pella Community Hospital. He was 91 years old. He left no issue.

^* The birth of Adriana “Jana” Klijn is registered at OpenArchieven.nl, FindAGrave.com and WikiTree.com as 11 March 1854 in Nieuwland. However, I've looked up the birth records of March 1854 in Nieuwland at the FamilySearch.org website, and there is no record for Adriana's birth at that date at that place. Neither in Leerdam, nor in Lexmond.

Sources: FindAGrave.com, WieWasWie.nl, FamilySearch.org.

Johannes Boeser (1799-1872) married Maria Sutherland (1793-1842)

Daniel Boeser (1757-1812) and his wife Sijgje Paardekooper (1769-1836) had a younger son Johannes, born on 19 May 1799, and baptised in Rotterdam on 9 June. Johannes had several surviving siblings including Wouter Boeser (1785-1859), Gerrit Boeser (1786-1848), Jan Martinus Boeser (1796-1851) and Hendrik Daniel Boeser (1801-1842).
At the age of 13, in 1812, Johannes lost his father Daniel. He had been a painter, and his first 6 children were born in Beverwijk, although Daniel originated in Dirksland. By 1812, Johannes' elder brother Gerrit had already married his first wife.
Johannes Boeser had a height of about 149½ cm. His face was oval with a round chin. His eyes were blue, and his hair and eyebrows had a light brown colour. By profession he was a dyer of textiles.

Description of Johannes Boeser in 1818

On 10 August 1825 blue-eyed Johannes Boeser, aged 26, married 32-year-old Maria Sutherland. Maria was born on 23 July 1793 in Leeuwarden in the North of The Netherlands, and baptised there on 9 August. Her parents are Elizabeth Lieuwes and corporal Willem Sutherland (“Sutterland”) who wasn't in The Netherlands at the time of his daughter's marriage. After Maria's birth, her parents were married on 3 November 1793 in Leeuwarden.

Johannes Boeser and Maria Sutherland had the following children:

1. Daniel Hendrik and his twin sister were born in Rotterdam on 8-6-1826. Daniel Hendrik earned a living making cigars. On 30-6-1854 in Hoorn he married Cornelia Hegeman (1832-1894). The marriage ended in a divorce on 17-6-1863 in Amsterdam. Cornelia married widower Jan Hendrik Schophuijs on 9-9-1864. At the age of 49, Daniel Hendrik Boezer died on 25 February 1876 around 8:00 AM in Gouda.
2. Sijchie Cornelia Boeser and her twin brother were born on 8-6-1826 in Rotterdam. She died there on 3-7-1826.
3. Elizabeth was born on 12-11-1828 in Rotterdam. She married there on 28-6-1854. The groom was Frans van Vugt, illegitimate son of Klazina van Vugt. They had issue. Elizabeth Boeser died in Rotterdam on 29-3-1909 at the age of 80. Her widower, Frans van Vugt, died at the age of 92 on 3-2-1917 in Rotterdam.
4. Sijtje Maria was born on 23-7-1831, and died on 8-12-1832, both in Rotterdam.
5. Willem Boeser was born on 14-12-1833 in Rotterdam. He died there on 16 September 1846 at the age of 12 years, 9 months and 8 days.
6. Sijchie Cornelia Maria was born on 8-12-1836, and died on 29-5-1860, both in Rotterdam.

Maria Sutherland died on 13 October 1842 in Rotterdam at the age of 49 years, 2 months and 20 days. Johannes Boeser survived her for 30 years. He died on 29 December 1872 in Rotterdam at the age of 73 years and 7 months.

Sources: WieWasWie.nl, StadsArchief.Rotterdam.nl, AlleFriezen.nl.

Longevity ~ Alice Pauline Henriette Marie van de Loo (92)

Alice Pauline Henriette Marie van de Loo died, at the age of 92, on 4 December 1977 in Maastricht, The Netherlands. On the 7th she was interred in the family tomb in Venlo, The Netherlands.
Alice was born on 1 May 1885 in Venlo. Her parents are Louis Marie Joseph Hubert van de Loo (1846-1906) and Maria Louisa Hubertina Goossens (1856-1937). Alice's maternal grandparents are Pieter Hendrik Goossens (1814-1874) and Maria Florentina Hubertina Goossens (1826-1913), whose parents are Maria Elisabeth Francisca de Borman (1792-1866) and Mathieu Ferdinand Goossens (1791-1869).

De Telegraaf, 6-12-1977

At the age of 24, Alice van de Loo married 27-year-old Maurice Charles Auguste Joseph Michiel Goossens on 1 February 1910 in Venlo. He was born in Venlo on 29 September 1882. His parents are the Belgian Laura Marie Caroline Lambertine vanden Borne (1862-1944) and Dutchman Eduard Jozeph Frans Goossens (1856-1933) who is a son of the German Catharina Juliane Lisette Narath (1826-1860) and Dutchman Joseph August Goossens (1816-1895). August is a brother of Alice's ancestor Pieter Hendrik Goossens. They are both sons of Hendricus Goossens (1786-1850) who belonged to a Goossens family that originated in Mook.

• Hendricus Goossens (1786-1850)
1. Pieter Hendrik Goossens (1814-1874)
1. Maria Louisa Hubertina Goossens (1856-1937)
1. Alice van de Loo (1885-1977)
2. August Goossens (1816-1895)
2. Eduard Jozeph Frans Goossens (1856-1933)
2. Maurice Goosens (1882-1960)

Alice and Maurice had a daughter Alice who died at the age of 9, and a son Frans who died unmarried in 1943 at the age of 31. Their third child, Beatrijs (Beatrix), was still living when her mother died. Maurice was aged 83 when he died on 27 May 1966 in Maastricht. Alice outlived her husband by 11 years.

Nieuwe Venlosche Courant, 23-11-1923

More info: GenWiki.nl, WieWasWie.nl, Nederlands Patriciaat 1965, 1989, 1997, Delpher.nl.

Longevity ~ Maria Joanna Hubertina Duchateau (100)

An obituary in a local newspaper lists the age of Maria Joanna Hubertina (“Marie”) Duchateau, wife of Bernhardus Brigg, as “over 100” years old.

De Nieuwe Limburger, 30-8-1965

Maria Joanna Hubertina Duchateau was born on 10 June 1865 in Sint-Pieter, Limburg, The Netherlands. She had an older sister Maria Joanna Hubertina Francisca Duchateau, born on 15 April 1864 in Sint-Pieter, who died there on 22 July 1866. There seems to have been another sister with a rather similar name, Maria Gertrudis Joanna Hubertina, who was born on 24 September 1868 in Sint-Pieter. She married Joannes Petrus Hubertus Kicken (1864-1907) and died in 1905 at the age of 37. Maria Johanna Hubertine, however, was 100 years, 2 months and 18 days old, when she died on 28 August 1965 in Maastricht. She was buried on 1 September.

These girls' mother, Maria Ida Gillissen (1834-1911), had 6 surviving children from 10 pregnancies, among them was her second son Marie Chrétien Theodore Emmanuel Duchâteau who was born on 8 February 1860 in Sint-Pieter. These children's father was Andreas Joannes Josephus Theodorus Duchateau. He was born on 28 September 1826 in Sint-Pieter, and died there on 14 March 1886 at the age of 59.

On 4 october 1888 in Amsterdam, Marie Chrétien Theodore Emmanuel Duchâteau, aged 28, married 24-year-old Geertruida Brigg. She was born in Amsterdam on 18 February 1864. Her parents are Heinrich Wilhelm Brigg (†1892) and Charlotte Margarethe Wilhelmine Hegewisch (†1901), who both originated in the Hannover region in Germany. Geertruida gave birth to 2 sons: Walther Marie Jean Theodore Emmanuel in 1888 and Theodorus Charles Franciscus Antonius Johannes in 1893.

Ons Zuiden, 27-1-1893

Maria Joanna Hubertina (“Marie”) Duchâteau married, at the age of 27, on 26 January 1893 in Amsterdam. The groom was 30-year-old Bernardus Brigg, an elder brother of Geertruida. Bernardus was born in Amsterdam on 11 May 1862.

Ancestors of Cornelis de Geus (1836-1930) who arrived in Pella in 1855

Pella

Cornelis de Geus was born on 26 July 1836 in Maasdam, Holland. He arrived in Pella, Iowa, in 1855 with his sisters Sija (1844-1916) and Eva (1848-1934) and their parents Willem de Geus (1806-1900) and Jozina Dekker (1814-1889). Two of this couple's sons and a daughter had died young, the youngest on 10 April 1854.

On 11 November 1863 in Pella Cornelis de Geus married Nellie van Vliet, daughter of Jacob van Vliet. She gave birth to 14 children, 11 of whom survived. Nellie died on 26 April 1920. Cornelis de Geus worked as a farmer. He lived to the ripe old age of 94, and died on 27 August 1930 in Pella.

These are Cornelis' ancestors:

2. Willem de Geus was born on 2-3-1806, and baptised on 9-3-1806 in Maasdam. Willem died in 1900, at the age of 93 or 94. Hij was buried in Pella. He married on 1-6-1834 in Maasdam
3. Jozina Dekker was born on 14-10-1814 in Puttershoek, Holland. Jozina died in 1889.
4. Cornelis de Geus was born around 1776. He died in Maasdam on 10-3-1820, aged 43. Cornelis married on 29-5-1805 in Maasdam
5. Jozina (“Sijna”) Kleijnendorst was born around 1784 in Sint Anthoniepolder., Holland. As a widow, Sijna married in Maasdam on 28-5-1826 Jan Cornelisse Smits (1802-1842) who originated in 's-Gravendeel, Holland. Sijna died in Maasdam on 6-7-1859 around 19:00.
6. Pleun Cornelisz. Dekker was born on the 18th and baptised on 22-6-1788 in Puttershoek. He died there on 31-10-1847. Pleun married in Puttershoek on 20-4-1812
7. Eva Wulfzen/Wulfse.
8. Willem de Geus was baptised on 1-11-1733 in Maasdam with witness Arjaantje Willems de Geus. Willem married
9. Maaike Reijerkerk.
10. Pieter Kleijnendorst was baptised on 28-3-1745 in Cillaarshoek, Holland. Pieter died on 18-7-1818 around 07:00 am in Sint Anthoniepolder. Pieter married around 1768
11. Kaatje Kornelisse ’t Hoentje was born around 1746. Kaatje died in Sint Anthoniepolder on 7-4-1822 around 1:00 am. 
16. Arien Willemse de Geus was baptised on 17-4-1702 in Maasdam with witness Arentje Jans Wesenhagen. Arien married around 1724
17. Leentje Jans Regenboog.
20. Jacob Pieters Kleijnendorst was baptised on 8-3-1722 in Cillaarshoek. Jacob was buried around 16-10-1792 in Sint-Anthoniepolder at the age of 70. Jacob married around 1744
21. Grietje Janse Smits was born around 1725 in Sint Anthoniepolder. She was buried there around 8-7-1809.
32. Willem Wijngaarden (de) Geus was born around 1660 in Maasdam. He married on 12-11-1869 in Maasdam 
33. Arijaantje Dirkse van der Wier was baptised on 7-6-1665 in Maasdam.

    

    Sint Anthonijpolder

40. Pieter Jacobsz Kleijnendorst was baptised on 13-3-1695 in Sint Anthoniepolder. Pieter married secondly in Cillaarshoek on 1-4-1725 in Dirkjen Thomasse de Boo. Pieter married thirdly in Cillaarshoek on 24-5-1744 Grietje Paulusse de Haan. Pieter  died before 1769. Pieter married in Cilaarshoek on 11-1-1722 his first wife
41. Hadewij Simonse Barendrecht was baptised on 3-4-1701 in Cillaarshoek. Hadewij died around 1724.
42. Jan Gijse Smits was baptised on 11-8-1697 in Sint Anthoniepolder. Jan was buried there around 6-12-1766, aged 69. Jan married around 1720
43. Maeijke Ariens Monster was baptised on 16-1-1695 in Sint Anthoniepolder. Maeijke was buried there around 29-5-1765.
64. Wijngaert (“Wingert”) Cornelisse (de) Geus was born around 1633 in Maasdam. Wingert married secondly in Maasdam on 30-10-1678 Ariaentien Jansen Multum (1639-1711). Winger was buried around 20-8-1712 in Maasdam. He married around 1655 his first wife
65. Jacolijntgen Ariens Wesenhagen was baptised on 30-12-1629 in Maasdam. She died around 29-5-1678. 
66. Dirck Janse van der Wier whose death was registered on 11-6-1708 in Maasdam. He married 
67. Neeltie Hendrickx Spies.
80. Jacob Cornelisse Kleijnendorst was born around 1651 in Sint Anthoniepolder. He died before 1734. Jacob married on 19-3-1679 in Sint Anthoniepolder 
81. Aeghje Jansse Steenhoek was baptised in 1656 in Sint Anthoniepolder.
82. Simon Hendriksz Barendrecht was born omstreeks 1660. He married around 1686
83. Neeltje Teunisse Schilperoort was baptised on 21-8-1661 in Strijen.
84. Gijsbert Simonsen Smits was baptised on 6-10-1669 in Sint Anthoniepolder. He died before 1717. Gijsbert married in Maasdam on 8-5-1695
85. Grietie Janse Blaeck was baptised on 28-11-1666 in Maasdam. Grietie's death was registered on 30-3-1741 in Sint Anthoniepolder.
86. Adriaen (“Arie”) Monster was born on the 17th and baptised on 20-1-1669 in Sint Anthoniepolder. Arie married secondly in Sint Anthoniepolder in the summer of 1721 Cornelia Bastiaans Gelderblom. Arie married his first wife in Sint Anthoniepolder on 25-4-1694
87. Teuntie Cornelisse Barendregt was born on the 13th and baptised on 16-12-1674 in Sint Anthoniepolder. Teuntie died around 1719. 

Neeltje Aelberts van Driel (1756-1835) married 3 times

Twins Neeltje and Aalbert van Driel ware baptized in Dordrecht on 19 May 1756. Their parents are Aelbert van Driel and his wife Anthonia Broeksmit (1714-1792). Aelbert was born in 's-Gravendeel and his parents are likely my ancestors Jurriaen van Driel and Trijntje van Ham. Aelbert died around 1756. His widow is mentioned on 17 May 1757.
Neeltje's eldest siblings, Krijntje and Jurianus van Driel, survived infancy too. Krijntje married once, Jurianus married twice, while Neeltje was to marry tree times.

View of Dordrecht

Neeltje was first married on 3 August 1783 in Dordrecht to Adrianus Voskamp, a young man, and a baker by profession. He was assisted by his father Barent Voskamp. Adrianus was born on 4 February 1763, and baptised in Dordrecht on the 6th. His mother was Hendrica Venus. Her burial was registered in Dordrecht on 2 June 1767, when Adrianus was 4 year old. His father Barent married his second wife, Jenneke de Koning, on 24 April 1768. Adrianus Voskamp died at the age of 50 on 9 May 1813 in Dordrecht.
On 15 November 1813 Neeltje van Driel, widow of Adrianus Voskamp, sold a house in the Voorstraat in Dordrecht to baker Arij van Asperen.

At the age of 61, on 2 July 1817 in Dordrecht, Neeltje van Driel married 67-year-old widower Jacob Kuiser. Jacob was baptised in Leyden, Holland, on 9 September 1750 with witnesses Marijtje Karelsen and Simon Kuijser. Jacob's parents are Joost Kuijser and Lijsje van Leeuwen. Jacob Kuijser died on 25 August 1827 in Dordrecht, aged 76.
Neeltje van Driel, widow of Adrianus Voskamp, sold Elizabeth Kuijser a house in the Stoofstraat in Dordrecht on 12 March 1828.

Neeltje van Driel married her third husband, Cornelis van der Plank (67), on 26 August 1829 in Dordrecht. Cornelis was widower of Geertruij van der Hoek who had died on 3 July 1826. Cornelis was born on 3 May 1762, and baptised in Dordrecht on the 5th. His parents are Claas van der Plank and Lijsje de Bruin. Lijsje's burial was registered in Dordrecht on 17 May 1769, when Cornelis was just 7 years old.
Neeltje van Driel died in Dordrecht on 25 July 1835 at the age of 79. Her widower Cornelis van der Plank died at the age of 90 on 3 April 1853 in Dordrecht.

Sources: RegionaalArchiefDordrecht.nl, WieWasWie.nl.

Longevity ~ Grietje Reedijk (92) in Strijen, Holland

Grietje Reedijk was born on 25 April 1838 in Strijen, Holland. Her parents are Leendert Reedijk (1810-1879) and Neeltje Strooberg (1805-1859). Grietje was named after her maternal grandmother Grietje Reedijk (±1774-1858) who had married her cousin Willem Reedijk (1773-1864). This couple's common grandparents were Teunis Reedijk (1714-1776) and Grietje van Loon (1710-1783).

Apart from a stillborn son in 1835, Grietje's parents had 4 more children: Martijnis (1836-1922), Willem (1839-1924), Willemijntje (1840-1900) and Annigje (1845-1915). Their mother Neeltje Strooberg died in Strijen on 19 September 1859, aged 54. Grietje was 21 at the time.
On 10 April 1863 in Strijen, Grietje's father Leendert Reedijk was married to his second wife Adriaantje de Bruin (1807-1873), widow of Gerrit de Man. Leendert was to marry two more times before he died in Strijen on 2 September 1879, aged 69.

Grietje Reedijk was the first of her siblings to marry. At the age of 26, she married 30-year-old Jan van der Linden on 29 April 1864 in Strijen. Jan was born on 17 September 1833 in Westmaas as a younger son of Hendrik van der Linden (1795-1858) and Bastiaantje Kleijnendorst (1793-1840).
Grietje and Jan had a daughter Bastiaantje, born on 25 September 1865 in Strijen. She was Grietje's only child. Bastiaantje was married on 12 April 1888 in Strijen to fellow townsman Jan Zevenbergen (1856-1941). They had several children, including Jan Zevenbergen (1890-1951) jr. and Grietje Adriaantje Zevenbergen (1894-1944).

Nieuwsblad voor de Hoeksche Waard en IJselmonde, 20-1-1931

Jan van der Linden died in Strijen on 16 April 1890, aged 56. At the age of 51, Grietje was a widow, and she would remain a widow for 40 years. Grietje died in Strijen on 17 January 1931 at the age of 92 years, 8 months, 3 weeks and 2 days.
Grietje's daughter Bastiaantje van der Linden died during World War II on 25 February 1945, also in Strijen. Bastiaantje's husband Jan Zevenbergen had died there on 25 January 1941.

Sources: WieWasWie.nl, Delpher.nl, FamilySearch.org, Families of South Holland Index (“Klappers”), W. Reedijk, Stamreeks Reedijk, Zuidhollandse Stam- en Naamreeksen 1986.

Longevity ~ Gerrit Jilisse Vervoorn (96)

Gerrit Vervoorn was born on 20 April 1770, and baptised in Brakel, Gelderland, The Netherlands, on the 22th with witness Jenneke Vervoorn, the baby's aunt. Gerrit was the 11th child of Adriaantje van Tongerlo and 46-year-old Jillis Vervoorn. Jillis is a grandson of my ancestor Gillis Geraerts Grandia.
At the time of Gerrit's birth, his eldest sister Maaike Vervoorn (1748-1827) was aged 21. Siblings closer in age to Gerrit were Cornelis, born on 10 October 1762, Antonia, baptised on 6 January 1765 in Brakel, and their youngest sister Huijbertje, born on 9 August 1773. They all married in the period 1786-1799. Cornelis Jillisse Vervoorn married Geertruij van Willigen (1762-1835) on 11 June 1786 in Brakel, and they had 10 children, including a son Ruth.

Gerrit Vervoorn and Helena van Wijk were married on 16 October 1794 in Zuilichem

At the age of 24, Gerrit Vervoorn married Helena van Wijk on 6 October 1794 in Zuilichem. 

There is some confusion about the parents and date of birth of Gerrit’s wife:

• Helena’s death record mentions Helena’s age as 56, and her parents as Hendrik van Wijk and Elisabeth Blanken. That couple had a daughter Helena baptised in Brakel on 18 February 1770 with witness Maaike Blanken. When Helena’s eldest daughter Elisabeth was baptised in Brakel on 17 July 1796, the witness was Antonia Blanken.
• The date of birth of Helena van Wijk on family cards - with her husband Gerrit Vervoorn - is 25 July 1771 in Brakel. On 28 July 1771 in Brakel Hendrik van Wijk and Elisabeth van Dalen had a daughter Helena baptised with witness Jasperijntje Versteeg. 

So, either the family cards are wrong, or Elisabeth van Dalen and Elisabeth Blanken are two names for one and the same person, and she had two daughters named Helena. Elisabeth Blanken and Hendrik van Wijk were married in Brakel on 27 December 1769. They had a son Hendrik baptised there on 13 February 1774 with witness Maaike Blanken. 

Jenneke Blanken was a witness in Brakel on 11 December 1757, when Jasperijntje Versteeg and her husband had a son baptised, so there seems to be a relation between Jasperijntje and the Blanken family. 

Since I couldn't find any wedding registration for an Elisabeth van Dalen, I assume she is the same person as Elisabeth Blanken, so Gerrit's wife Helena was likely born on 25 July 1771.  

Macphersons in Klundert, The Netherlands

Alexander Macpherson was a soldier in the company of colonel George Bojanowskij, garrisoned within the Klundert, Brabant, The Netherlands. On January 22, 1752, in Klundert, Alexander was married to local girl Sara van der Laan. Sara was born on January 26, 1733, in Klundert as daughter of Jan van der Laan and his second wife Neeltje Huijge Flink.
Alexander Macperson and his wife Sara had a daughter Neeltje, baptised on January 21, 1753, in Klundert, and a son William Macperson, baptised there on August 15, 1756.

William Macperson was married to Brezetta Brand on January 14, 1781, in Klundert. She was baptised there on January 23, 1760 as daughter of Jan Brand and Anna van der Mast (1823-1806). Brezetta is named after her maternal grandmother Bresetta Buijs, wife of Hendrik van der Mast.
William died in Klundert on April 25, 1828, at the age of 71. He was survived by his widow Brezetta, who died, aged 86, on August 6, 1846, in Willemstad, Brabant, The Netherlands.

Soldaat William MacPherson huwde Brezetta Brand op 14-1-1781 in Klundert.

William Macperson and Brezetta Brand had 4 children:

1. Alexander Macpherson was baptised on July 7, 1781, in Klundert.
2. Anna Macpherson was born on September 17 and baptised on October 6, 1782, in Klundert. Anna married Joachim Swijgers (1783-1842) on June 18, 1803, in Willemstad. During the period 1803-23 they had 9 children. Anna died on November 28, 1821, in Willemstad, at the age of 49.
3. Jan Macpherson was born around 1785 in Zierikzee, Zeeland, The Netherlands. Jan died in Willemstad on February 10, 1832. Jan was married on April 30, 1808, in Willemstad to Heijltje Weda. She was baptised on January 9, 1774, in Willemstad. Her parents are Adam Arijens Weda en Adriana Kostermans. Heijltje died on August 21, 1837, in Willemstad. Heijltje had first been married on November 2, 1799, in Willemstad to Jan Pieterse Prinse (1775-1807) and they had 3 daughters. With Jan Macpherson Heijltje had additional children:
• Bresetta Macpherson was baptised on September 4, 1808, in Willemstad. In 1837 she married Gerrit van Gent (1803-1859), and had several children. Bresetta died on May 25, 1859 in Willemstad. Two months after Bresetta's death, her widower remarried, but by the end of the year he had died, too.
• Adam Macperson was baptised on February 10, 1810, in Willemstad.
• Willem Macperson was born on September 13, 1813 in Willemstad. He married Cornelia Maris on May 25, 1843, in Willemstad. She was baptised there on August 18, 1815, and died there on July 17, 1747, after 4 years of marriage. Willem died in Ooltgensplaat, on March 31, 1887, aged 73. They had a son:
• Jan Macperson was born on October 27, 1845, in Willemstad.
• Heijltje Macpherson was born on July 12, 1816 in Willemstad, and died there on December 9, 1824, aged 8.
4. Willem Macpherson was born or baptised on September 29, 1786, in Middelburg. He was married on September 17, 1814, in Fijnaard and Heijningen. His bride was Grietje Endepoel. She was baptised on September 7, 1788, in Willemstad. Willem Macpherson died on October 20, 1858, in Willemstad. His widow died on April 26, 1852, in Klundert. They had children:
• Anthonie Macpherson was born on March 19, 1815, in Willemstad.
• Willem Macpherson was born on October 8, 1816, in Willemstad, and died there on September 5, 1841.
• Adriana Macpherson was born on November 26, 1819, in Willemstad.
• Alexander Macpherson was born on December 14, 1822, in Willemstad, and died there on February 28, 1823.
• Brizetta Macpherson was born on June 25, 1825, in Willemstad. She was married on May 11, 1848, in Klundert to Cornelis den Hollander (1824-1911). Brizetta died at the age of 92 on May 16, 1917, in Rotterdam. She was survived by her children Adrianus, Margaretha Pietertje and Adriana Wilhelmina den Hollander.

Sources: WestBrabantsArchief.nl, WieWasWie.nl, Clan-Macpherson.org. For additional genealogical info, see: GenealogieOnline.nl.

Longevity ~ Abraham Kits (99)

When Abraham Kits died on May 19, 1845, in Amsterdam, he was 99½ years old. His “obituary”, prepared by his daughter Adriana, described his age as “nearly 100 years old”. From May 1808 until his death Abraham had been living on the Keizersgracht (a canal) in Amsterdam in 5th house, when you come from the Utrechtschestraat.

Opregte Haarlemsche Courant (newspaper), 29-5-1845

When, in early 1846, the municipality of Amsterdam published statistics for the year 1845, Abraham is described as having been 100 years old. Two other people who died in the same year in Amsterdam, Mariane Zadok Salomons and Levie Salomon de Haan, had been even older than Abraham.

Provinciaal Dagblad van Noord-Brabant (newspaper), 13-1-1846

Abraham Kits was born in Utrecht on October 29, 1745, and baptised there on the 31st. He is the eldest son of Otto Kits (1717-1760) and his wife Sophia Strang (1724-1782). After her husband’s death in January 1760, Sophia married Arie Bos, a young man originating from Amersfoort, but then living in Eemnes. Sophia had children from both her marriages, including a son Wilhelmus Kits who married twice. Sophia's burial in the Oosterkerk in Amsterdam was registered on June 7, 1782.

Abraham Kits was a bricklayer, and – from the end of 1789 onwards - a real estate agent in Amsterdam. At the age of 27, in 1773, Abraham married Christina van Leeuwen. Christina was baptised on August 8, 1745, in Amsterdam. Her parents are Wijnand van Leeuwen and Adriana Maas.

Abraham Kits, son of Sophia Strang, married Christina van Leeuwen, daughter of Wijnand van Leeuwen

Abraham Kits and Christina van Leeuwen had 3 daughters and 3 sons, but their 2 eldest daughters were the only ones who had issue:

1. Adriana Kits (picture to the right) was baptised on October 2, 1774, in Amsterdam with witnesses Weijnant van Leeuwen and Haderiana Maas. Adriana Kits married Jan Mattheus Nieuwenkamp (1764-1824) as his second wife. Adriana Kits died on March 20, 1821, in Zwolle. Her youngest son was Jan Kits Nieuwenkamp (1811-1870) who was named after Adriana's youngest brother.
2. Sofia Kits was baptised on October 6, 1776, in Amsterdam with witnesses Sofia Strang and Weijnant van Leeuwen. Sofia Kits married Jan Wimmers in 1801. Her son Abraham Kits Wimmers died childless on May 20, 1863, in Arnhem, at the afe of 36.
3. Henderina Kits was baptised on January 6, 1777, in Amsterdam with witnesses Johannis van Dregt and Henderina van Leeuwen.
4. Pieter Kits was baptised in Amsterdam on June 6, 1779.
5. Wijnand Otto Kits was baptised in Amsterdam on February 18, 1784.
6. Jan Kits was baptised in Amsterdam on November 20, 1785. He was studying theology when he died in Utrecht on June 1, 1807, at the age of 21.

Christina van Leeuwen died on September 1, 1818, in Amsterdam. Her widower Abraham married his second wife Geertruij Willemina Storm on October 29, 1819, in Amsterdam. She was baptised there on March 5, 1764, and born on February 3. At the age of 40, she had married her first husband, a widower, in 1804. She was 55 when she married 74-year-old Abraham. Geertruij Willemina Storm died on January 19, 1843, in Amsterdam, and was buried there on the 24th. Abraham Kits had survived both his wives.

Sources: WieWasWie.nl, Delpher.nl, OpenArch.nl, Archief.Amsterdam, Nederland's Patriciaat 1927 & 1957 (Centraal Bureau voor Genealogie en Heraldiek), De Navorscher 1925 & 1940 (magazines edited by G. Fuldauer).

In 1870 Jan Kits Nieuwenkamp drowned off the Irish coast

On her twelfth Atlantic crossing, the British cargo-passenger steamship “Cambria” departed New York on October 8, 1870, under the command of Captain John Carnighan, carrying a general cargo, a crew of 74, and 105 passengers. Two of those passengers were 59-year-old widower Jan Kits Nieuwenkamp, and his 23-year-old daughter Lobetta Johanna.

Algemeen Handelsblad, 13-11-1870

On October 19, around 11:00 pm, the steamship “Cambria” was sailing in heavy seas when it struck Tor Beg Rock, half a mile north-west of Inishtrahull Island. The vessel immediately commenced to fill with water, thus it became at once evident that a large hole bad been made in the ship. Lifeboats were launched, but the only survivor was a passenger named John M'Gartland. Four lifeboats were found empty at the Giant's Causeway, while the stern of the ship drifted ashore at Islay, Scotland.

Opregte Haarlemsche Courant, 26-10-1870

The drowning of Jan Kits Nieuwenkamp and his daughter wasn't the only disaster that struck his family in the year 1870. On January 21, 1870, in Zutphen, his youngest son Jan junior had died “after a short but intense suffering” at the age of 16. By the end of 1870, only 6 of Jan's 14 children were still alive.

Algemeen Dagblad van Nederland, 31-1-1870

Longevity ~ Cornelis Jacobus Mouthaan (91)

Cornelis Jacobus Mouthaan was born on 16 January 1829 in 's-Gravenmoer, Brabant, The Netherlands. His parents are Nicolaas Mouthaan (1799-1877) and his wife Alberdina Prins (1804-1889). The couple had 18 children, but several of them died young.
Nicolaas is a son of Hendrik Mouthaan (1774-1808) and Willemijna Mouthaan (1777-1821) who is a daughter of Nicolaas Mouthaan (1727-1814) and Maria Mouthaan (1737-1807). I don't know how they are all related, but given their common surname and common place of origin, it's likely they are related.

Cornelis Jacobus had jobs both as farmer and shoemaker. At the age of 29, he was married on 14 October 1858 in 's-Gravenmoer. His bride was 65-year-old “cougar” Adriana Oosterhout. She was born on 1 December 1792 and baptised on the 2th as daughter of Cornelis van Oosterhout (1750-1824) and Antonia Boeser (1760-1827). Adriana's grandfather is my ancestor Jacobus Cornelisz. Boeser (1718-1780). Another ancestor of both Adriana and me the 17th-century Adriaan Cornelisz. van Oosterhout.
Adriana van Oosterhout had earlier been married on in 6 July 1817 in 's-Gravenmoer to Hendrik Konings (1776-1857). Adriana died in 's-Gravenmoer on 16 March 1875, aged 82. Cornelis Jacobus Mouthaan was a widower after 16 years of marriage.

Signatures of Adriana van Oosterhout and Cornelis Jacobus Mouthaan in the marriage register.

At the age of 49, Cornelis Jacobus Mouthaan was married secondly on 8 March 1878 in 's-Gravenmoer. His bride, Grieta van Eersel, was 44 years old. She was born on 23 October 1833 in Gravenmoer as daughter of Jochem van Eersel and Adriana van Dongen.
Grieta had been married for just 3 years to Gijsbert Blom (1824-1868). She had a posthumous son Gijsbert Blom (1868-1949), so Cornelis Jacobus acquired a stepson. Gijsbert Blom was married on 8 February 1899 in Waspik to Maria van Pas (1876-1947). They had several children, but the marriage was to end in divorce in 1934.
Grieta van Eersel died on 13 December 1902 in 's-Gravenmoer, aged 69. Cornelis Jacobus Mouthaan was a widower after 24 years of marriage.

The family of Jacobus Mouthaan, his second wife Grieta van Eersel and stepson Gijsbert Blom.

Cornelis Jacobus Mouthaan survived his 2nd wife for 17 years. His brother Sijmen Mouthaan (1826-1911) died at the age of 84. His sister Hendrika Mouthaan (1830-1917) died at the age of 86. Their brother Albert Mouthaan (1836-1919) died at the age of 83. Cornelis Jacobus Mouthaan survived them all, dying at the age of 91, on 7 March 1920 in 's-Gravenmoer.

Sources: RegionaalArchiefTilburg.nl, WieWasWie.nl, BHiC.nl.

Hendrik Daniel Boeser (1801-1842) & Johanna Antonia Hössen in Mentok

Painter Daniel Boeser (1757-1812) and his wife Sijchie Paardekooper (1769-1836) were living at the Binneweg street in Rotterdam, when their younger son Hendrik Daniel was born on 21-3-1801. He was baptised on 18 April. Hendrik Daniel had several surviving siblings including Wouter Boeser (1785-1859), Gerrit Boeser (1786-1848), Jan Martinus Boeser (1796-1851) and Johannes Boeser (1799-1872).

Javasche Courant, 22-1-1828

In June 1824 Hendrik Daniel Boeser was already living in Mentok on Bangka Island in Indonesia.
At the age of 26, Hendrik Daniel Boeser was married in Mentok on 12 January 1828. His bride was Johanna Antonia Hössen, daughter of Johannes Hössen and Martha Maria Kleibauker.
Hendrik Daniel was married for just a couple of weeks when his wive's 39-year-old stepmother died on 4 February, followed in the night of 12 February by her 44-year-old husband Johannes Hössen.

Javasche Courant, 15-7-1828

After a 3-day illness with severe fever, 41-year-old Hendrik Daniel Boeser died on 30 November 1842 in Batavia (now Jakarta) in Indonesia. His widow, Johanna Antonia Hössen, returned to The Netherlands in May 1844. She passed away, at the age of 92, on 29 January 1903 in Arnheim.

Javasche Courant, 12-11-1842

Sources: Delpher.nl, WieWasWie.nl.

Two Goossens marriages on the same day

Laurent Hubert Goossens (1829-1910) and his wife Sophia Hubertina Goossens (1834-1877) had ten children and seven survived infancy. Their fifth child was Felix August Marie (Félix) Goossens who was born on 8 June 1864 in Venlo. Their sixth child was born there on 20 May 1966 as Maria Florentina Albertina (Maria) Goossens.
Laurent Hubert Goossens is a male-line descendant of Antoon Goossens who died in Venlo on 3 July 1790. His wife Sophia Hubertina is a male-line descendant of Thonis Goossens who lived in Mook. Thus, husband and wife belonged to different families - as far as we known - despite having the same surname.

The couple's eldest son Antoine Emile Hubert Goossens (1860-1926) was director of a light bulb factory, and the first to marry in 1892. On 22 May 1894, in Venlo the siblings Félix and Maria were both married. Maria married Emile Jean Hubert Wolters (1864-1926), and had 6 children. Félix married Emma Elise Alexandrine Hubertine (Emma) Goossens. She was born on 13 February 1872 in Venlo as daughter of August Theodoor Hubert Goossens (1828-1911) and his Belgian wife Marie Louise Eugenie Hubertine Lumaije (1848-1907). Emma belongs to the Goossens family descending from Antoon Goossens. She and Félix have a common grandfather Mathieu Ferdinand Goossens (1791-1869).

Venloosch Weekblad, 26-5-1894

Maria Goossens and Emile Wolters are the parents of 4 sons and 2 daughters who all lived to adulthood. They had descendants in Venlo, Roermond, Den Bosch, Uppsala and Bloomfield. Emile died on 2 February 1926 in Venlo, aged 61. Maria died at the age of 70 on 11 November 1936 in Venlo.