Willem den Dekker1871–
- Name
- Willem den Dekker
| Birth | October 26, 1871 45 45 |
| Death of a sister | Adriana Maria den Dekker 1871 |
| Death of a mother | Pieternella Adriana van Eeuwijk November 27, 1872 (Age 13 months) |
| Birth of a sister | Adriana Maria den Dekker July 3, 1873 (Age 20 months) |
| Marriage of a parent | Willem den Dekker — Helena de Pender — View this family May 23, 1874 (Age 2 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Zacharina Adriana van der Pol February 19, 1884 (Age 12 years) |
| Death of a father | Willem den Dekker October 15, 1900 (Age 28 years) |
| Death of a brother | Teunis den Dekker July 12, 1945 (Age 73 years) |
| Burial of a brother | Teunis den Dekker July 16, 1945 (Age 73 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Willem den Dekker Birth: May 28, 1826 31 27 — Gorichem, , South Holland, Neth. Death: October 15, 1900 |
| mother |
Pieternella Adriana van Eeuwijk Birth: about 1826 26 29 — De Werken en Sleeuwijk, , , Death: November 27, 1872 — Gorinchem, , South Holland, Netherlands |
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Marriage: February 22, 1865 — Gorinchem, , , Netherlands |
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| sister |
Adriana Maria den Dekker Birth: Death: 1871 |
| elder sister |
Zacharina Adriana den Dekker Birth: July 3, 1865 39 39 — Gorinchem, , , Netherlands |
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1 year elder sister |
Adriana Maria den Dekker Birth: July 14, 1866 40 40 — Gorinchem, , , Netherlands |
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3 years elder brother |
Teunis den Dekker Birth: February 16, 1869 42 43 — Gorinchem, , , Netherlands Death: July 12, 1945 — Chicago, , , IL |
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19 months elder sister |
Adriana Maria den Dekker Birth: September 20, 1870 44 44 |
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13 months himself |
Willem den Dekker Birth: October 26, 1871 45 45 — Gorinchem, , , Netherlands |
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20 months younger sister |
Adriana Maria den Dekker Birth: July 3, 1873 47 47 — Gorinchem, , , Netherlands |
| Father’s family with Helena de Pender |
| father |
Willem den Dekker Birth: May 28, 1826 31 27 — Gorichem, , South Holland, Neth. Death: October 15, 1900 |
| step-mother |
Helena de Pender Birth: about 1828 |
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Marriage: May 23, 1874 — |
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| Shared note |
Teunis den Dekker’s younger brother Willem den Dekker was born 26 October 1871 in Gorinchem, South Holland, Netherland s.
Willem den Dekker at the age of 34 years old married Margje Grietje den Boer age 38 years old
Margje was born on 19 March 1868 in Alblasserdam, South Holland, Netherlands. Margje was the daughter of Jacob and Kl aasje Maria (Verbeek) den Boer. Willem and Margje were married on Wednesday, 4 April 1906 in Rotterdam, South Holland , Netherlands.
In 1907 Willem and Margje (den Boer) den Dekker had a son.
In keeping with the Dutch naming tradition Willem and Margje named their first born son Willem den Dekker.
Willem was named after his paternal grandfather Willem den Dekker who was the son of Willem and Pieternella Adriana (Ee uwijk) den Dekker.
Willem den Dekker was born on Tuesday, 23 July 1907 in Rotterdam,
South Holland, Netherlands.
Willem den Dekker grew into manhood and at the age of 20 years old he married Johanna van Driel age 22 on Wednesday , 4 July 1928 in Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands.
Johanna van Driel was born in Barendrecht, Netherlands and she was the daughter of Jan and Johanna (Klokkenburg) van Dr iel.
In 1929, Willem and Johanna den Dekker had a son.
Willem and Johanna also kept with the Dutch tradition of naming their first born son after his paternal grandfather.
The son died 3hree years later on Saturday, 30 July 1932.
My great grandfather Teunis den Dekker’s only brother Willem den Dekker remained living in The Netherlands after Teuni s immigrated to America in 1897. The widowed Teunis den Dekker traveled back to The Netherlands by ship in 1929 to vis it his brother Willem along with other family members in the den Dekker family and in his wife Johanna Adriana (van Baa rdewijk’s) family.
Whether the Willem den Dekker family perished in the aerial bombardment of 14 May1940 in the city of Rotterdam by the L uftwaffe (German air force) if they were still living in Rotterdam after 1932. Many of the 900 Dutch victims from thi s bombing were placed in unmarked mass graves by the Nazi soldiers without funerals. 85,000 people were left homeless i n Rotterdam after the bombing |