Death certificate of Anna Holthuis, my 3rd great-grandmother: On the third of April of this year [1886] in the morning at 7:30 in this municipality [Leek] in Midwolde passed away Anna Holthuis, 72, no occupation, born in Roden, last residing in Midwolde, married, wife...
The tombstone of Andries Derksen and his wife Catharina Everdina Wennekes in Wijk bij Duurstede. With the dates on the stone and a few public records I get: Andries (or Andreas) Derksen, son of Andries Derksen and Hendrina van Brink, was born on 24 January 1846 in...
A page from the church books of Hazerswoude, with 1766 baptisms. Towards the bottom we find my 4th great-grandfather Maarten van der Hoog[t]. We learn from this page that he was baptized on 13 July 1766 in Hazerswoude. His parent were Mattheus van der Hoog and...
Death certificate of Melis Melessen (misspelled as Melissen in the death certificate), my 3rd great-grandfather: On the 24th of the month June of this year [1890], in the morning at six, in this municipality [Leek] in Zevenhuizen passed away Melis Melissen, 72, no...
Today, on Tombstone Tuesday, we look at a tombstone on the on the Moravian Cemetery of Zeist: Christian Nagel, born in Ansbach, went home on 26 August 1748 Ansbach is probably either the principality Ansbach in Bavaria, Germany, or its capital. Note that Mr. Nagel...
