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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...
Tombstone Tuesday: Dalhuijsen

Tombstone Tuesday: Dalhuijsen

The tomb of Cornelia Dalhuijsen (1898-1922), Rev. Gerrit Dalhuijsen (4 September 1862 – 13 May 1926), and Adriana Pieternella Dalhuijsen – de Groot (24 August 1869 – 15 October 1935). Via Genlias, the Dutch database of birth, marriage and death...
Tombstone Tuesday: Van Bekkum

Tombstone Tuesday: Van Bekkum

Family grave E.J.C.J.W. v[an] Bekkum. Here rest our children Gerrit, Johannes and Jacobus, my unforgettable wife and the children’s real mother Geertje Otte born in Krabbendijke 12 February 1884 died in Wijk b/D 16 January 1953, and our dear father Ellis...
Tombstone Tuesday: Reinder Davidson

Tombstone Tuesday: Reinder Davidson

Reinder Davidson, born in Hoogkarspel on 14 September 1868, died in Doorn on 7 October 1931. Genlias, the Dutch database of birth, marriage and death records, has additional information. Reinder Davidson, son of Cornelis Davidson and Grietje de Hart, born in...