Anna Jacoba Brussé (1812-1888)

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Anna Jacoba Brussé was born 24 November 1812 in Haarlem, North Holland, Netherlands to Jacobus Brussé (1794-1860) and Anna Lasschuit (c1787-1816) and died 16 December 1888 Haarlem, North Holland, Netherlands of unspecified causes. She married Joannes van den Eijkhof (1808-1867) 5 November 1834 in Haarlem, North Holland, Netherlands.

Early Life

Anna Jacoba Brussé was born on 24 November 1812 in Haarlem. Her parents were Jacobus Brussé, a mason and hodman and Anna Lasschuit. Anna's paternal grandfather Jacobus Brussé (c1768-1813), a potato seller, died when she was a few months old. Her grandmother, Adriana Honing (1757-1844) remarried in 1827 to Jan van Zitteren (1754-1832). Anna's maternal grandparents were Jan Lasschuit (-1799) and Sara Armijs (1763-1820).

Anna had one younger sister, Paulina (1816-1848). Their mother died on 12 December 1816 aged just twenty-nine. This left their father a widower with two young daughters at the age of twenty-two.

Jacobus remarried on 1 December 1819 to Carolina van Schuik (c1792-1854). They had seven children: Adriana (1820-1828), Geertruida (1821-1877), Carolina (1824-1871), Jacobus (1827-1910), twins Johannes (1829-1829) and Antonius (1829-1829), and Adriana (1832-1839).

Carolina died on 28 January 1854 aged 61; Jacobus died on 14 June 1860 aged 65.

Marriage

Anna married Joannes van den Eijkhof (1808-1867), a labourer on 5 November 1834 in Haarlem. His parents were Hendrik van den Eijkhof and Helena Brouwer. Anna and Joannes were married for thirty-two years and had nine children, including four that died in infancy.

Children

Offspring of Joannes van den Eijkhof (1808-1867) and Anna Jacoba Brussé
Name	Birth	Death	Joined with
Johannes van den Eijkhof (1835-1835)	12 April 1835 Haarlem, North Holland, Netherlands	27 July 1835 Haarlem, North Holland, Netherlands
Johannes Jacobus van den Eijkhof (1836-1877)	7 August 1836 Haarlem, North Holland, Netherlands	20 June 1877 Driehuis, North Holland, Netherlands	Cornelia Hermsen (1840-1912)
Hendrik van den Eijkhof (1838-1839)	12 August 1838 Haarlem, North Holland, Netherlands	11 September 1839 Haarlem, North Holland, Netherlands
Johanna van den Eijkhof (1840-1899)	12 January 1840 Haarlem, North Holland, Netherlands	19 November 1899 Haarlem, North Holland, Netherlands	Cornelius Reemer (1830-1912)
Jacobus van den Eijkhof (1842-1859)	8 March 1842 Haarlem, North Holland, Netherlands	4 March 1859 Haarlem, North Holland, Netherlands
Hendrik van den Eijkhof (1844-1909)	27 November 1844 Haarlem, North Holland, Netherlands	7 January 1909 Haarlem, North Holland, Netherlands	Susanna Hermina Spel (1860-1907)
Helena van den Eijkhof (1850-1850)	6 July 1850 Haarlem, North Holland, Netherlands	21 July 1850 Haarlem, North Holland, Netherlands
Dirk van den Eijkhof (c1851-1926)	1851 Haarlem, North Holland, Netherlands	5 August 1926 Haarlem, North Holland, Netherlands	Jentje Smit (1871-1945)
Helena van den Eijkhof (1854-1860)	8 June 1854 Haarlem, North Holland, Netherlands	18 October 1860 Haarlem, North Holland, Netherlands

Later Life

Anna was widowed when Joannes died on 30 June 1867 aged 58. She lived for over twenty more years. Anna passed away on 16 December 1888, three weeks after her 76th birthday. It was ten days after her grand-daugher who was named after her, Anna Jacoba Reemer had died aged only fifteen. She was survived by one daughter, two sons and several grandchildren.

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Ω Birth

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-9773-64613-12?cc=1831469&wc=10716268

₪ Wedding

Huwelijksbijlagen: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-19049-100887-46?cc=1831469&wc=10716998 (images 1290-1294)
Groom: Joannes van den Eijkhof, 25, labourer, living in Haarlem

Father: Hendrik van den Eijkhof, deceased

Mother: Lena Brouwer, no occupation, living in Haarlem

Bride: Anna Jacoba Brussé, 21, maid, living in Haarlem

Father: Jacobus Brussé, mason, living in Haarlem

Mother: Anna Lasschuit, deceased

Witnesses: Jan Brussé, 40, bargeman, well known to Joannes; Petrus Franciscus van den Bruck, 40, porter, relative of Joannes; Jacobus Brussé, 39, mason, father of Anna; Gerrit Brussé, 34, hodman, uncle of Anna; all living in Haarlem.