Woudenberg

BORN IN
WOUDENBERG

by Nechamah and Rob Mayer

Woudenberg was no independent community and had no independent grave-yard.
The people of Woudenberg were buried in Amersfoort. On the old grave yard Bloemendalse Poort, which is closed and on the Soesterweg, which is still in use.
There are wooden grave-monuments, which is very special. Of most of them you cannot read the text anymore.
All the grave stones of Bloemendalse Poort and Soesterweg are photographed.
The jewish date is count as follows:
Nisan - 1; Ijar - 2; Sivan - 3; Tammoez - 4; Av - 5; Elloel - 6; Tishri - 7;
Heshvan - 8; Kislev - 9; Teveth - 10; Shevat - 11; Adar I- 12; Adar II - 13.

Cohen, Saartje Levie
BORN: 1772/1774 in Woudenberg.
PROFESSION: Street vendor.
DIED: 1859.05.29 in Amersfoort.
MARRIED TO: unmarried.
FATHER: Cohen, Levie Joël.
MOTHER: unknown.
Remarks: Died at the age of 87 years at 03.00 o'clock, street: Korte Gracht, District A.
Witnesses: Abraham Mozes Levits, without occupation, 25 years and Asser Marcus Klein, merchant, 50 years.
In the registry office 1850-1860 of Woudenberg is written that she lives at house-number 9; page 15. In 1851 or 1857 she moved to Amersfoort.
Act of death: 145.
Cemetery: Bloemendalse Poort.

Douwer van den, Betje Lemans
BORN: 1814.11.29 in Woudenberg.
DIED: 1828.02.08 in Amersfoort.
FATHER: Douwer van den, Leman Levie.
MOTHER: Harst, Lea.
Remarks: The birth is registered by the father, 55 years. Born at 03.00 o'clock. Witnesses: Gerard Versteeg, cartwright, 28 years and Aalbert van Velthuizen, officeboy, 24 years.
When she died her father was already dead. She died at 23.00 o'clock in de Langestraat, District B nr. 27. Witnesses: Abraham Mozes Levits, 54 years, verger in the synagogue and Levie Abraham Klein, 30 years, Street vendor.
Act of birth: 37; Act of death: 29.
Cemetery: Bloemendalse Poort.

Duitz, Christina
BORN: 1857.02.22 in Woudenberg.
FATHER: Duitz, Jakob David.
MOTHER: Jong de, Josina Mozes.
Profession parents: butchers.
Remarks: The birth is registered by the father, 28 years. Born at 14.00 o'clock, house-number 13 (house of Jozef Gabriels). Witnesses birth: Joseph Gabriels, 37 years, shopkeeper and Isaak Levie, 45 years, shopkeeper. Both lived in Woudenberg.
Act of birth : 9.

Gabriels, Christina, Jewish name: Kreis
BORN: 1851.11.01 in Woudenberg.
DIED: 1898.11.25/5659.09.12 in Woudenberg.
Place on the grave-yard: Compartment B, Row 09, Place 06, wooden grave monument 89.
MARRIED TO: unmarried.
FATHER: Gabriels, Jozef (Josef).
MOTHER: Jong de, Lea (Lea).
Remarks: The birth is registered by the father, 32 years. Born at 19.00. Birth-witnesses: Isaac Levie, 40 years, storekeeper and Willem Jacob Lagerweij, 28 years, both lived in Woudenberg.
The death is registered by Barend van Kolfschoten, 62 years, farmer and Rijk Dorrestein, 57 years, civil servant, both lived in Woudenberg. She died at 18.00 o'clock. Her mother was already dead.
Act of birth: 45; act of death: 35.
Cemetery: Soesterweg.

Gabriëls, Jozef (Josef)
BORN: about 1820 in Veenendaal.
PROFESSION: shopkeeper/merchant.
DIED: 1904.01.21/5664.11.04 in Woudenberg.
Place on the grave-yard: Compartment B, Row 12, Place 03, wooden grave monument 110.
MARRIED TO: Jong de, Lea.
MARRIAGE DATE: 1850.11.02/Act of marriage: 14/ In Woudenberg.
FATHER: Gabriels, Gombertus (Ja'akov Mordechai).
MOTHER: Theeboom, Kaatje (Chaja).
Remarks: At his wedding he lived in Woudenberg and his parents in Scherpenzeel. Witnesses wedding: Isaak Levie, 39 years, merchant, brother in law of the bridegroom, further a few non-Jewish witnesses e.g. Lagerweij.
The death is registered by Arie Eduard van Kolfschoten, 41 years, farmer and Rijk Dorrestein, 62 years, civil servant, both lived in Woudenberg. Died 16.30 o'clock. He was widower.
In the registry office 1850-1860 in Woudenberg is mentioned that he moved from house 22 to 13; with his spouse and daughter Christina, born 1 nov. 1851 in Woudenberg; page 20.
Act of death: 5.
Cemetery: Soesterweg.

Gabriels, Sophia
BORN: 1818 ca. in Veenendaal.
DIED: 1906.06.04/5666.03.11 in Woudenberg.
Place on the grave-yard: Compartment E, Row 06, Place 10, wooden grave monument 30.
MARRIED TO: Levie, Isaac.
FATHER: Gabriels, Gombertus (Ja'akov Mordechai).
MOTHER: Theeboom, Kaatje (Chaja).
Remarks: The death is registered by Maurits Gabriels, 51 years, merchant, nephew, he lived in Woudenberg and Jan van Eede, 40 years, worker. Death-time at 13.00 o'clock. She is a widow.
Act of death: 24.
Cemetery: Soesterweg.

Gabriels, Maurits (Mosje)
BORN: 1855.05.16 in Woudenberg.
Occupation: merchant.
DIED: 1917.02.08/5677.11.16 in Woudenberg.
Place on the grave-yard: Compartment F, Row 06, Place 08, wooden grave monument 175.
MARRIED TO: unmarried.
FATHER: Gabriels, Jozef (Josef).
MOTHER: Jong de, Lea (Lea).
Occupation parents: merchant.
Remarks: The birth is registered by the father, 36 years. Born at 16.00 o'clock in house number 13. His sister Rosa is born half an hour earlier. Witnesses birth: Eduard Lagerweij, 35 years, without occupation and Andries Hendrikse, 72 years, policeman.
The death is registered by Jan Kortus, 77 years, without occupation and Jeles van der Wiel, 35 years, worker. Both lived in Woudenberg. Death-time 16.30 o'clock.
Act of birth: 26; Act of death: 9.
Cemetery: Soesterweg.

Gabriels, Blondina Rosa (Bliem)
BORN: 1855.05.16 in Woudenberg.
DIED: 1891.07.02 / 5650.04.14 in Woudenberg.
Place on the grave-yard: Compartment B, Row 05, Place 08, wooden grave monument 52.
MARRIED TO: unmarried.
FATHER: Gabriels, Joseph (Josef).
MOTHER: Jong de, Lea (Lea).
Occupation parents: merchant.
Remarks: The birth is registered by the father, 36 years. Born at 15.30 o'clock in the house number 13. Her brother Maurits is born half an hour later. Witnesses of the birth: Eduard Lagerweij, 35 years, without occupation and Andries Hendrikse, 72 years, policeman.
The death is registered by Barend van Kolfschoten, 54 years, farmer and Rijk Dorrestein, 49 years, secretary, both lived in Woudenberg. In the official acts her name is Rosa. On the gravestone is written: Blondina.
Act of birth: 25; Act of death: 34.

Gabriels, Gombertus
BORN: 1853.03.12 in Woudenberg.
FATHER: Gabriels, Joseph (Josef).
MOTHER: Jong de, Lea (Lea).
Occupation parents: merchant.
Remarks: The birth is registered by the father, 33 years. The time of birth is 22.30 o'clock. Witnesses birth: Isaac Levie, 42 years, merchant and Elberg van Kolfschoten, 45 years, tobacco farmer.
Act of birth: 12.

Gabriels, Esther
BORN: 1857.02.03 in Woudenberg.
MARRIEED WITH: Meijer, Marcus.
DATE OF MARRIAGE: 1904.07.25/ ACT FATHER: Gabriels, Joseph (Josef).
MOTHER: Jong de, Lea (Lea).
Occupation parents: merchant.
Remarks: The birth is registered by the father, 37 years. Born at 09.30 in the house number 13.
Witnesses of the birth: Isaak Levie, 45 years and Korstiaan van Ginkel, 47 years, tailor. Both lived in Woudenberg.
At the date of the wedding both parents had already died. See for the data bridegroom: Arnhem. Witnesses marriage: Maurits Gabriels, 49 years, merchant in Woudenberg, brother of the bride; David Jacob Duitz, 44 years, diamondworker, living in Amsterdam, brother-in-law of the bride; Abraham Ezechiel Hamburger, 56 years, technologist- engineer, living in Utrecht, grand-nephew of the bride.
Act of birth: 7.

Gabriels, Henriette
BORN: 1861.02.14 in Woudenberg.
MARRIED WITH: Duits, David Jacob.
FATHER: Gabriels, Jozef (Josef).
MOTHER: Jong de, Lea (Lea).
Occupation parents: merchant.
Remarks: The birth is registered by the father, 41 years, born at 19.00 o'clock. Witnesses of the birth: Isaac Levie, 49 years, merchant and Hendrik van Groningen, 40 years, policeman.
Act of birth: 9.

Gabriels, born dead, male
BORN: 1861.09.23 in Woudenberg.
DIED: 1861.09.23 in Woudenberg.
MARRIED TO: Unmarried.
FATHER: Gabriels, Jonas.
MOTHER: Hamburger, Rosie.
Occupation parents: merchant.
Remarks: Birth/death is registered by the father, 38 years and Jozef Gabriels, 42 years. Both lived in Woudenberg. Born dead at 11.30.
Act of death: 38.

Gabriels, born dead, female
BORN: 1861.09.23 te Woudenberg.
DIED: 1861.09.23 te Woudenberg.
MARRIED TO: Unmarried.
FATHER: Gabriels, Jonas.
MOTHER: Hamburger, Rosie.
Occupation parents: merchant.
Remarks: Birth/death is registered by the father, 38 years and Jozef Gabriels, 42 years. Both lived in Woudenberg. Born dead at 12.00.
Act of death: 39.

Jong de, Lea Mozes (Lea)
BORN: 1818/1819 in Amsterdam.
DIED: 1881.05.14 / 5641.02.15 in Woudenberg.
Place on the grave-yard: Compartment B, Row 02, Place 05, wooden grave monument 16.
MARRIED TO: Gabriëls, Josef (Josef).
DATE OF MARRIAGE: 1850.11.01/ACT: 14/ in Woudenberg.
FATHER: Jong de, Mozes Samuel (Mosje).
MOTHER: IJzen van, Christina Abraham (Kreis).
Remarks: At her marriage she lived in Amsterdam. Her parents had already died at that moment.
Death is registered by her spouse, 61 years, liquor merchant and Rijk Dorrestein, acquaintance, 40 years, secretary; both lived in Woudenberg. Died at 14.30 o'clock.
In the registry office is mentioned that she moved to Woudenberg at 2 nov. 1850.
Act of death: 18.
Cemetery: Soesterweg.

Jong de, Charles
BORN: about1811 in Loon op Zand.
Occupation: merchant.
DIED: 1888.05.31 / 5648.03.21 te Amersfoort.
Place on the grave-yard: Compartment B, Row 05, Place 01, wooden grave monument.
MARRIED TO: Douwer van den, Sophia.
FATHER: Jong de, Mozes.
MOTHER: Vries de, Rebecca.
Remarks: The death is registered by Ephraïm de Zoete, merchant, 41 years and David Hijmans, manufacturer, 29 years. He died at 01.00 o'clock in de Langestraat, district F, nr. 53.
August 2000 no grave is found anymore on the cemetery.
In the registry office 1850-1860 is mentioned that van Woudenberg is delegate second class and that he lived with wife and child Rebekka (born. 1847) in the house G32. He moved temporarily to Amersoort. Number page 423.
Act of death: 223.
Cemetery: Soesterweg.

Levie, Izak (Jitschak)
BORN: about 1811 in Scherpenzeel.
Occupation: merchant.
DIED: 1880.04.01/5640.01.20 te Woudenberg.
Place on the grave-yard: Compartment E, Row 03, Place 12, wooden grave monument 7.
MARRIED TO: Gabriels, Sophia.
FATHER: Hartog (Levie), Hartog (Naftali Hirsch)
MOTHER: Nathan, Clara.
Remarks :Circumcised at 3 June 1811 by H.A. Herschel.
The death is registered by Jozef Gabriels, brother-in-law, 60 years, merchant and Rijk Dorrestein, acqaintance, 39 years, secretary. He died at 09.00 o'clock. He was also named: Isaac Hartog. In the registry office 1850-1860 is mentioned that of Woudenberg is mentioned that he lived in house number 22, page 34. Joseph Gabriels lived in the the first years also in this house, later his name is crossed off because of the marriage.
Act of death: 11.
Cemetery: Soesterweg.

Theeboom, Kaatje (Chaja)
BORN: about 1786 in Amsterdam.
DIED: 1879.02.03 / 5639.11.10 in Woudenberg.
Place on the grave-yard: Compartment B, Row 01, Place 11, wooden grave monument 11.
MARRIED TO: Gabriëls, Gombertus Abraham (Ja'akov Mordechai gen.Gumpelich).
DATE OF MARRIAGE: 1814.12.29 In Amsterdam.
FATHER: Unknown (Ja'akov Joseph Awraham).
MOTHER: Unknown (Bliem).
Remarks: The death is registered by Isaac Levie, son-in-law, 67 years, merchant and Rijk Dorrestein, acqaintance, 37 years, secretary; both lived in Woudenberg. She died at 01.00 o'clock. She was widow.
Her father was moreenoe raw.
Gombertus died in Scherpenzeel at 8.07.1851, 80 years old, He was reader of Thora and religion-teacher in Veenendaal 1802-1842. Beginning 1843 he left Veenendaal with his wife and children Jozef, Jonas, Sophie, Bloeme en Hester .
Act of death: 5.
Cemetery: Soesterweg .

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