According to Notes from Family Diary writen by H.J.Brusse(1763-1845) : Hendrik Jan van Honsteede (named after his maternal grand father) was born on the 13th of November 1797 and baptized on the 17th in the Wester Church in Amsterdam by Minister Joh. ten Boser. Witnesses were Elisabeth Mets(his maternal grand mother) and Hendrik Jan Brusse Louiszn.(his uncle) Hendrik Jan van Honsteede enrolled in the Dutch Colonial Army, after his training in Amsterdam he departed onboard the sailing vessel "The Dutch Lion" for the Netherlands East Indies in 1820. His ship, after becomming in formation, went down will all its sailors.
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