Cornelis Ploos van Amstel (1726 - 1798)

Born 14 Jan 1726 in Weesp, North Holland, Netherlands

Ancestors

Husband of Elisabeth (Troost) Ploos van Amstel — married 14 May 1758 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland

Husband of Margaretha (Sonmans) van Wijn — married after 17 Mar 1791 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland

Died 20 Dec 1798 at age 72 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland

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Biography

Cornelis was born in 1726. He was the son of Jacob Ploos van Amstel and Johanna Clementia. ^[1]

He passed away in 1798.^[2]

Cornelis Ploos Van Amstel was a painter and art collector. There is a detailed book about him called Portret Van Een Koopman en Uitvinder by Jhr. G. Ploos Van Amstel as well as information at several websites linked below:

• Cornelis Ploos van Amstel, Wikipedia
• Cornelis Ploos van Amstel, Biographisch woordenboek der Nederlanden.
• Brocure Cornelis Ploos van Amstel, Rijksprentenkabinet, Rijksmuseum Amsterdam. And here is a brochure with insert from the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam of an exhibit of Cornelis's works and works about his family in 1976. I have omitted five pages itemizing the works on display.

Sources

1. ↑ Doopaantekening/Baptismal note Cornelis Ploos van Amstel, Weesp 14-01-1726. Nederduitsch gereformeerde gemeente Weesp > Dopen 1671-1836. "Netherlands, Noord-Holland Province, Church Records, 1523-1948," images, FamilySearch > image 280 of 723; Nederlands Rijksarchiefdienst, Den Haag (Netherlands National Archives, The Hague).
2. ↑ Death/burial from extract at second marriage spouse:
   "Netherlands, Noord-Holland, Civil Registration, 1811-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939K-LRST-7S?cc=2020117&wc=MCL8-M29%3A341763001%2C349543801 : 21 May 2014), Amsterdam (huwelijksbijlagen) > Huwelijksbijlagen 1819, part 2 > image 1837 of 3081; Noord-Hollands Archief (Noord-Hollands Archives), Haarlem.

• Source Information: Genealogical charts in Portret Van Een Koopman en Uitvinder Cornelis Ploos Van Amstel (1980) by Jhr. G. Ploos Van Amstel. Exact dates were found at https://www.dbnl.org/tekst/aa__001biog18_01/aa__001biog18_01_0859.php