Martinus Verlijsdonk (abt. 1791 - 1857)

Martinus Verlijsdonk is geboren in Noord-Brabant in 1791

Biography

Martinus was born on or just before 9 December 1791 in Deurne in the Netherlands as child of Antonius Verlijsdonk and Joanna Nicolai Verlijsdonk - van Stiphout. He was baptized on 9 December 1791 in the Roman Catholic church of Deurne.^[1]

On 28 May 1819 he married Anna Maria Berkers. The marriage took place in Asten.^[2]

Martinus was a weaver.^[2]

His wife Anna Maria passed away in 1854, leaving Martinus a widower.^[3] Martinus passed away on 25 June 1857 in Asten at the age of 65.^[4]

Research Notes

• Martinus was baptized on 9 December 1791.^[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 Martinus would have been born on 9 December 1791 or in the days before.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Rooms-katholieke Parochie Asten, "Doopregistratie Martinus Verlijsdonk," Doop-, trouw- en begraafboek Asten, 9 December 1791, Regionaal Historisch Centrum Eindhoven
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Gemeente Asten, "Huwelijksakte Martinus Verlijsdonk en Anna Maria Berkers," Burgerlijke Stand Asten, 28 May 1819, Regionaal Historisch Centrum Eindhoven
3. ↑ Gemeente Asten, "Overlijdensakte Anna Maria Berkers," Burgerlijke Stand Asten, 10 June 1854, Regionaal Historisch Centrum Eindhoven
4. ↑ Gemeente Asten, "Overlijdensakte Martinus Verlijsdonk," Burgerlijke Stand Asten, 26 June 1857, Regionaal Historisch Centrum Eindhoven