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Moravian Cemetery of Zeist

Moravian Cemetery of Zeist

In the 18th century, a group of people from the village Herrnhut in Saxony settled on the estate of Zeist Castle. They were members of the Herrnhuter Brüdergemeine, also known as the Unity of the Brethren or the Moravian Church. Their settlement flourished, and they...
Tombstone Tuesday: Robbertsen

Tombstone Tuesday: Robbertsen

Here rests our beloved husband and father T. Robbertsen, born 24 March 1884, died 7 May 1946. And our beloved mother W. Robbertsen – van Laar, born 29 October 1895, died 23 May 1975. A quick genealogical background check turned up: Teunis Robbertsen, son of Jan...
Tombstone Tuesday: Our beloved parents

Tombstone Tuesday: Our beloved parents

Here rest our beloved parents, Angenietje Hoogeveen, born 6 May 1842, died 20 November 1904, and Zwier v[an] d[er] Schagt, born 4 May 1831, died 9 December 1910. Zwier van der Schagt, son of Gijsbert van der Schagt and Maria Jansen, was born on 4 May 1831 in De...
Tombstone Tuesday: Arntzen

Tombstone Tuesday: Arntzen

“Here rests our dear wife and mother, Gerarda Josephina Elisabeth Arntzen, spouse of Franciscus Theodorus Buunen, born 6 March 1906, died 18 April 1945.” Summary of the death certificate: Gerharda Josephine Elisabeth Arntzen, 39, parents unknown, spouse of...
Tombstone Tuesday: Our beloved son and brother

Tombstone Tuesday: Our beloved son and brother

Here rests our beloved son and brother Jan van Klingeren, born 30 April 1876, died 30 October 1905. And his parents. The grave of a young man, who died at the early age of 29. Apparently his parents, Jan van Klingeren and Maria Wallenburg, were buried here later, but...