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inschrijvingsdatum: 19-02-1740
naam bruidegom: Merkus, Hendrik
naam bruid: Vaster, Elselina
bronverwijzing: DTB 583, p.65
opmerkingen: Huwelijksintekeningen van de KERK.
Archief van de Burgerlijke Stand: doop-, trouw- en begraafboeken van Amsterdam (retroacta van de Burgerlijke Stand)
Ondertrouwregister: NL-SAA-26113144
Vermelding.
ingeschrevene: Merkus, Hendrik
datum begrafenis: 19-12-1774
begraafplaats: Fransch of Waalsch Gereformeerde Kerk
bronverwijzing: DTB 1132, p.116vo en p.117
Archief van de Burgerlijke Stand: doop-, trouw- en begraafboeken van Amsterdam (retroacta van de Burgerlijke Stand)
Begraafregisters voor 1811: NL-SAA-9551729
Vermelding.
With the Merkus belongings there is a spoon. It is said in my family that during the persecutions against the protestants in France, (starting in 1685 continuing for about 80 years, which had as a consequence that a lot of wealthy protestant people flew France mainly to Germany and Holland or maried in Holland so that their children could inherit, which was not anymore possible in France for them), one of these families from Le Mans sent to Holland his boy of 6 years old accompanied by an old servant. Unfortunately the old servant died on the boat during the trip. In these days, the inhabitants of foreign countries had the kind habit to welcome and help their unlucky co-religionists arriving in harbours. It happend that Mr and Mrs Merkus were on the wharf in Amsterdam and had pity for the lonely boy. The captain of the boat could not tell them much concerning the boy which knew only his first name "Henri". As identity he possessed only a small silver spoon with armorials of his family: "Laigre".
Mr Merkus was a wealthy publisher, but with his wife Arkstee, they could not have children and decided to adopt the boy.
This story was written by my great grandmother who had it from her father. She tells also that her grandfather exchanged letters with descendants of Hendrick Merkus in Holland.
I am not so sure this story can be believed. But then, why this spoon? We don't have any relation with the Laigre or people in that part of France in Le Mans.
I will give you also pictures of Hans Caspar Arkstée.
With my best regards,
Anne Faivre
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Piternel Van Risen mentioned in the record of Henderikus
Name: Piternel Van Risen
Gender: Female
Husband: Lammert Merkes
Son: Henderikus
Other information in the record of Henderikus from Netherlands, Births and Baptisms
Name: Henderikus
Gender: Male
Christening Date: 16 Sep 1714
Christening Place: NEDERLANDS HERVORMDE KERK, NIJMEGEN, GELDERLAND, NETHERLANDS
Father's Name: Lammert Merkes
Mother's Name: Piternel Van Risen
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C90370-3, System Origin: Netherlands-VR, GS Film number: 108786, Reference ID: 2:ZMZ12R
Er ist verheiratet mit Elselina Vaster.
Sie haben geheiratet am 7. März 1740 in Amsterdam.
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