Biography
Gradus was the first son born to Gradus de Wijs and Gerritje Sparo. He was born at Heerewaarden in 1786. [1]
In 1819 he married Adriana Ton at Rossum. [2] The children born to this couple include:
- Gerrit (b.1820; n.m.; d. 1904)
- Willem (b. 1822; m1. 1852, Christina Elizabeth Lenselink; m2. 1866, Tryntje Smit; m3. 1875, Allegonda van de Pol; d. 1888)
- Theodorus (b. 1825; m1. 1854, Janna Cecilia Platte; m2. 1872, Hermina van IJsendoorn d. 1894)
- Adrianus (b. 1827; m. 1860, Elizabeth van Frankfort; d. 1898)
- Gerhardus (b. 1830; d. 1830)
- Gerhardus (b. 1831; m. 1876, Alida Cornelia van Uden; d. 1910)
- Neeske (b. 1835; m. 1858, Hendrik van Santen; d. 1870)
Gradus died at Heerewaarden in 1849. [3]