Peter Thijs (1819 - 1874)

Peter Thijs is geboren in Noord-Brabant na 1811

Biography

Peter was born on 20 July 1819 in Heeze in the Netherlands as the first-born child of Hendrik Thijs and Goverdina Thijs - Geenen.^[1]

On 16 April 1853 he married Helena Maria Langendonk. The marriage took place in Heeze.^[2] Three years earlier his sister Maria had married Helena Maria's brother Nicolaas.^[3]

Peter and Helena Maria had four children, of whom three survived until adulthood:

1. Hendrikus Thijs (1854-1928)
2. Nicolaas Thijs (1856-1918)
3. Godefridus Thijs (1861-1861)
4. Hendrina Smulders - Thijs (1863-1940)

Peter was a farmer.^[4] He passed away on 25 January 1874 in Heeze at the age of 54.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Gemeente Heeze, "Geboorteakte Peter Thijs," Burgerlijke Stand Heeze, 20 July 1819, Regionaal Historisch Centrum Eindhoven
2. ↑ Gemeente Heeze,"Huwelijksakte Peter Thijs en Helena Maria Langendonk," Burgerlijke Stand Heeze, 16 April 1853, Regionaal Historisch Centrum Eindhoven
3. ↑ Gemeente Heeze, "Huwelijksakte Nicolaas Langendonk en Maria Thijs," Burgerlijke Stand Heeze, 18 January 1850, Regionaal Historisch Centrum Eindhoven
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Gemeente Heeze, "Overlijdensakte Peter Thijs," Burgerlijke Stand Heeze, 27 January 1874, Regionaal Historisch Centrum Eindhoven