Lucas was born 17 Mar 1857, second son and fourth child of Gerrit Hendrik Broekman (dutch link) and Catharina Elizabeth Ament. He followed in his father’s footsteps and became an iron manufacturer, but died at age 31. He is my husband’s second cousin 3x removed. I wrote about his father’s firm …
Rosalia Voss (dutch link) was born 10 Mar 1873 in Boslar, Kreis Julich, Germany, daughter of Joseph Voss and Bertha Lichtenstein. She is my husband’s grandmother, and seems to have been a rather remarkable woman. It is unclear how she met her husband Mar Broekman, there seems to be no …
Hendrik Christiaan Zeijdenzaal (or Seijdenzaal) (dutch link) was born 5 Mar 1787 in Amsterdam, and baptized 4 days later in the Lutheran Church. He was the son of Frederik Seijdenzaal and Catharina Elizabeth de Viging/Feige/Fiegen, and he is my husband’s 3rd great-grandfather. His daughter will marry a Broekman. His parents were …
Saertje Jans was baptized 3 Mar 1647, third daughter of Jan Dircks and Aeltie Jorisz. She is my husband’s 8th great-grandaunt. Of the four children I have found, probably only one survives, the second daughter Hendrikje (dutch link) marries IJsbrand Portielje, and they go on to have progeny. As Aeltje is …
Abraham Portielje was baptized 2 Mar 1725 in the Westerkerk in Amsterdam, son of Pieter Portielje (dutch link) and his second wife Elisabeth van der Sloot. He is my husband’s 2nd cousin 7x removed. Two years to the day later a sister Aagje is baptized in the Oude Kerk. Abraham married …
Isabella Latham (dutch link) was baptized in the English Presbyterian Church in Amsterdam. Only her father Persevere is listed in the baptismal record, …
Jan Hendrik Menke was baptized 24 Feb 1745 in Amsterdam, eldest son of (Jan) Hendrik Menke (dutch link) and Catharina Elizabeth Zimmerman. He …
Aegje Portielje was baptized in Amsterdam on 10 Feb 1676. She was the first child of Gerrit Pieterse Portielje (dutch link) and his …
Maria Martens was baptized 4 Feb 1689 in Amsterdam, daughter of Jacob Martens and Jannetje Hendriks. She is the first wife of …
Willem Cramer was baptized 3 Feb 1760 in Amsterdam, third child of Willem Cramer (dutch link) and Jannetje van der Schilde. He is …
