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Johanna Elisabeth Swaving (abt. 1754 - 1826)

Johanna Elisabeth Swaving
Born about in Weesp, Holland, Nederlandmap
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Wife of — married 25 Aug 1783 in Weesp, Holland, Nederlandmap
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Died at about age 71 in Haarlem, Holland, Nederlandmap
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Biography

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Johanna Elisabeth Swaving is Notable.

Johanna was baptized in 1754. She's the daughter of Christiaan Swaving and Sandrina Gerarda van Poolsum.[1]

She married Johannes Enschedé in 1783.[2]

After her husband's death in 1799 she continued his publishing and typesetting business, as well as the local newspaper. They were the sole printer of Dutch banknotes from the first one in 1814 until the introduction of the euro in 1998.

Along with 5 other women she set of the fund "Zorgdragende Commissie voor behoeftige Kraamvrouwen" or Caring Committee for pregnant women, which assists pregnant women in need. This was done to prevent people from going into poverty as a result of the high costs surrounding the birth.[3]

She passed away in 1826.[4]

Sources

  1. "Netherlands, Noord-Holland Province, Church Records, 1523-1948," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89QK-D27B?cc=2037985&wc=SM94-K6J%3A1293193204%2C382020101%2C383509801 : 21 August 2014), Nederlands Hervormde > Weesp > Dopen 1671-1836 > image 415 of 723; Nederlands Rijksarchiefdienst, Den Haag (Netherlands National Archives, The Hague).
  2. "Netherlands, Noord-Holland Province, Church Records, 1523-1948," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9QK-D8X6?cc=2037985&wc=SM94-N3X%3A382016701%2C382020101%2C382681901 : 21 August 2014), Alle Gezindten > Weesp > Huwelijksaangiften 1733-1811 > image 611 of 887; Nederlands Rijksarchiefdienst, Den Haag (Netherlands National Archives, The Hague).
  3. Jaarverslagen en Jaarboeken Vereniging Haerlem | 1 januari 2005 | pagina 43
  4. Burgerlijke Stand Overlijden 1826, Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Nederland. Akte 29-06 (1826-06-29), Noord-Hollands Archief accessed via WieWasWie Permalink

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