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Tombstone Tuesday: Our dear mother

Tombstone Tuesday: Our dear mother

Here rests our dear mother Anna Maria de Gier – van Leeuwen, born 3 October 1875, died 25 March 1943. I found additional genealogical data in wiewaswie.nl: Anna Maria van Leeuwen, daughter of Gerrit van Leeuwen and Weintje Spithoven, was born on 4 October 1875...
Tombstone Tuesday: Jongeling – Verweij

Tombstone Tuesday: Jongeling – Verweij

Hier rusten onze lieve ouders (Here rest our dear parents) Adrianus Jongeling 1867-1946 Geertruda Verweij 1872-1948. A quick search in major Dutch BMD databases turns up their basic genealogical data: Adrianus Jongeling, son of Abraham Jongeling and Elisabeth van...
Priests’ graves

Priests’ graves

At the back of the catholic cemetery of Wijk bij Duurstede is a row of five priests’ graves. The priests successively served the John the Baptist parish in Wijk bij Duurstede between 1916 and 1954: H.B.G. van Leer (parish priest from 1916 until 1924), Joannes...