Gerardus (van der Wijst) VanderWijst (abt. 1795 - bef. 1854)

Gerardus (van der Wijst) VanderWijst is geboren in Noord-Brabant in 1795

Biography

Gerardus was born on or just before 9 April 1795 in Boekel in the Netherlands as child of Theodorus van der Wijst and Agatha Alberts. He was baptized in the Roman Catholic church of Boekel on 9 April 1795.^[1]

On 2 May 1817 he married Peternel van Stiphout. The marriage took place in Boekel.^[2] The couple had at least two children:

1. Johannes (1818-1903)
2. Johanna Maria (1819-?)

Gerardus emigrated to Wisconsin in the United States.^[3]

Gerardus was mentioned on a memorial at Saint John Cemetery, Little Chute, Outagamie County, Wisconsin, United States, with a death date of 22 August 1854.^[4]

Research notes

• Gerardus was baptized on 9 April 1795.^[1] In these times children were baptized as soon after birth as possible, to prevent that the child would die unbaptized (and could not go to heaven). Hence Gerardus would have been born on 9 April 1795 or in the days before.
• The following name variants are used for Gerardus:
  • Gerardus van der Wijst on his baptism registration (Latin)^[1]
  • Gerardus Theodorus van der Wijst on his marriage certificate (Dutch).^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Rooms-katholieke Parochie Boekel, "Doopregistratie Gerardus van der Wijst," Doop-, trouw- en begraafboek Boekel, 9 April 1795, Brabants Historisch Informatie Centrum
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Gemeente Boekel, "Huwelijksakte Gerardus Theodorus van der Wijst en Peternel Hendricus van Stiphout," Burgerlijke Stand Boekel, 2 May 1817, Brabants Historisch Informatie Centrum
3. ↑ A source for this statement is needed.
4. ↑ Memorial: "Find a Grave", database
   Find A Grave: Memorial #146922514 (accessed 21 December 2025)
   Memorial page for Gerardus Theodorus VanderWijst (9 Apr 1795-22 Aug 1854), citing Saint John Cemetery, Little Chute, Outagamie County, Wisconsin, USA (plot: No Marker.); Maintained by Julie Mofle (contributor 47888674).