Gerrit Brouwer was baptized Dutch Reformed on 20 May 1736 in Almelo, as son of Jan Brouwer (dutch link) and Garretien Brouwer. He is my fourth great-granduncle. He probably did not live very long, as a namesake was baptized in 1739. Jan Brouwer was also known as Jan Geertsen Brouwer, Jan Geerts …
Derk was born 8 Mar 1873 in Zutphen, The Netherlands, son of Albertus Meerstadt and Klasina Wunderink, and brother-in-law to my granduncle Egbert Gast (dutch link). And his behavior had a rather large impact on the family. Derk started a cigar company in Eindhoven, which at that time was the center …
Suitbertus (Sweer or Swier for short) was baptized 17 Feb 1740, third child of Gerardus Schepers and his second wife Maria Gasthuis (dutch link). Gerardus’ first wife was Gertrudis Vleercotte, and after her death he remained at the farm, so he became also Vleercotte, and the subsequent children were baptized with …
Gertrudis Stroothuis was baptized 19 Jan 1758 in Tubbergen, Overijssel, The Netherlands. The family was Roman Catholic, one of the few families in my genealogy. She probably is my 2nd cousin 5x removed, I say probably, because the link between the catholic and the protestant branches is still tentative. Gertrudis …
Today is the birthday of two of my 2nd great-grandfathers: Jan Tonkes Starke (1838, on my mother’s side) (dutch link) and Hendrik Gast (1787, on my father’s side) (dutch link). It is interesting to note the difference in birth year, almost two generations between them. My mother’s grandmother Geertje was …
Jannetje Schilt was born on 27 Dec 1797 in Amsterdam, 220 yrs ago. She is my 1st cousin 4x removed, daughter of …
Today is the birthday of my uncle Arnold Gast (dutch link). He was born on 14 Dec 1913 in Tiel, the first son …
Catharina Gast was born on 6 Dec 1855 in Almelo, 162 years ago. There are many path between her and me: she …
Diena Vos (Dutch link) was baptized 4 Dec 1746 in Almelo, 271 years ago. Although this is a baptismal date, we will …
While quite a few of the American side of my grand kids ancestors served in the Civil War, one of their Dutch …
