Hendrika Anthonetta Reemer was born 10 August 1870 in Haarlem, North Holland, Netherlands to Cornelius Reemer (1830-1912) and Johanna van den Eijkhof (1840-1899) and died December 1958 Haarlem, North Holland, Netherlands of unspecified causes. She married Johannes Thomas Adrianus Rooijers (1858-1933) 15 April 1896 in Haarlem, North Holland, Netherlands.
Early Life
Hendrika Anthonetta Reemer was born on 10 August 1870 in Haarlem. Her parents were Cornelius Reemer (1830-1912), a labourer and Johanna van den Eijkhof (1840-1899). Hendrika was named after her paternal grandmother, Hendrika Antoonica Rijstenborg (1808-1878). In her later years Hendrika Rijstenborg lived in Haarlem with her husband Willem de Graaf (1811-1884). Hendrika's other grandmother, Anna Jacoba Brussé (1812-1888) also lived in Haarlem. Her husband was Joannes van den Eijkhof (1808-1867), who had died a few years before Hendrika was born.
Hendrika was the third of seven children. Her siblings were Cornelis Willem (1868-?), Johannes (1869-1869), Willem (1871-1871), Anna Jacoba (1873-1888), Dirk (1876-1876) and Huberta (1877-?). There was also a lifeless child born on 15 November 1866.
Johanna died on 19 November 1899 aged 59; Cornelius then worked as a gravedigger and died on 1 March 1912 aged 81.
Marriage
Hendrika married Johannes Thomas Adrianus Rooijers (1858-1933) on 15 April 1896. Johannes, twelve years Hendrika's senior, was a recent widower. With his first wife Catharina Muller (1858-1895), he had a daughter who died in infancy and two surviving sons. Hendrika became the stepmother to Johan Hendrik Rooijers (1881-1909) and Hendrik Johannes Rooijers (1890-1953). In their first three years of marriage, Hendrika and Johannes had three children of their own. Twelve years after their third child, they had their final child, a son.
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Cornelis Johannes Rooijers (1897-) | 27 February 1897 Haarlem, North Holland, Netherlands | Elisabeth Reijnders (1901-) | |
| Hubertha Rooijers (1898-) | 31 May 1898 Haarlem, North Holland, Netherlands | Hendrikus Bernardus Willebrord Beune (1894-) | |
| Johanna Catharina Rooijers (1899-) | 6 September 1899 Haarlem, North Holland, Netherlands | ||
| Johannes Hendrik Rooijers (1911-1990) | 22 April 1911 Haarlem, North Holland, Netherlands | 29 September 1990 Haarlem, North Holland, Netherlands | Marchien Overmars (1916-1981) |
Later Life
Johannes and Hendrika were married for thirty-seven years. Johannes died in Haarlem on 7 June 1933 aged 75. Hendrika was a widow for twenty-five years. She passed away in late December 1958 aged 88.
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| ₪ Wedding |
Father: Hendrik Johannes Rooijers, house painter, living in Haarlem Mother: Maria Hendrika Hollee, no occupation, living in Haarlem Bride: Hendrika Anthonetta Reemer, 25, no occupation, living in Haarlem Father: Cornelius Reemer, labourer, living in Haarlem Mother: Johanna van den Eijkhof, no occupation, living in Haarlem Witnesses: Johannes Winnubst, 33, carpenter and Hubertus Martinus Voskuijl, 24, tailor (cousins of Johannes); Johannes van der Wijde, 39, house painter and Willem Daniel Roosdorp, 47, merchant (know Johannes and Hendrika), all living in Haarlem. |
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