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Birth certificate of Lambertje Molenaar

Birth certificate of Lambertje Molenaar

Birth certificate of my 3rd great-grandmother, Lambertje Molenaar, born on 9 February 1823 at 10 am in Huizen, daughter of Gijsbert Molenaar, 44, fisherman, and Aaltje Boomgaardt, spouses, residing in Huizen. Gijsbert was unable to sign the birth certificate and left...
Tombstone Tuesday: Frederik Wilhelm Alberts

Tombstone Tuesday: Frederik Wilhelm Alberts

Frederik Wilhelm Alberts, son of Gerrit Jan Alberts and Jannigje van Swieten, was born on 15 March 1890 in Zeist. He died at the age of 23, on 22 April 1913 in Zeist. Inscribed on his tombstone: Here rests our beloved son and brother, Frederik Wilhelm...
Marriage of Matthias van der Hoogt and Marijtje Molenaar

Marriage of Matthias van der Hoogt and Marijtje Molenaar

This page, from the marriage book of the Dutch Reformed Church of Hazerswoude, has the marriage of my 5th great-grandparents, Matthias (or Mattheus) van der Hoogt and Marijtje (or Maria) Molenaar. Apparently they married on 22 June 1760 in Hazerswoude, with banns on 8...
Birth certificate of Pieter Wieseneker

Birth certificate of Pieter Wieseneker

Birth certificate of my 3rd great-grandfather, Pieter Wieseneker, born on the 13th of May 1823 at 1:30 am, son of Pieter Wieseneker, 31, day laborer, and Heintje Meynsen, spouses, residing in Huizen. Pieter sr could not write his name and signed with a cross. As far...
Tombstone Tuesday: Lucas

Tombstone Tuesday: Lucas

On the cemetery of Lage Vuursche I saw these two headstones, close to each other, with just names, no dates: Henri François Lucas and Jeanette Lucas – Wijtman on one stone, Wilhelmina, Johanna and Gesina Lucas on the other. The stone on the left probably belongs...