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Subject: COUWENHOVE, BLOOM, VANVORHEES, ETC.
Re: Couwenhoven, Blom, Vorhees names and dates written in Dutch on the
blank front and
back pages of a 1775 book I found a few months ago in a trunk of
documents that my father and I
rescued before we sole it, from the Schenck, Rappleyea, Thorne farm in
Pleasant Valley, near
Holmdel, NJ USA. I have not been able to connect the names and dates.
Perhaps some of you
are more able than I. I wand to thank Willem (willem rabbeljee
<wpr(a)hetnet.nl>) for his
translation of the Dutch.
Jim
Rev. James M. Thorne, Jr.
RR 1 Stanhope, York PO
Prince Edward Island
PE Canada C0A 1P0
Phone: (902) 672-2326
james.thorne(a)pei.sympatico.ca
Subject: Re: OLD BOOK
Date: Tue, 22 Jun 1999 18:33:05 +0200
From: wpr(a)hetnet.nl
To: james.thorne(a)pei.sympatico.ca
Hello Jim,
>
- I used the van COUWENHOVEN name consequently, since the v,w and u are
interchangeble in Middle-Dutch.
- BLOM and BLOEM are two different ,existing names, but they both have
the
same meaning ('Flower') so the Blom and Bloem surname could be referring
to
one and the same family
-I 'm quite sure that SARAH VAN VOORHEIS and SARA VOORHEES are one and
the
same person. In dutch F and V are interchangeble and the vowel 'i'
following another vowel was often used to elongate the previous vowel.
But if I'm right she really remarried on old age!!
- I used slashes to indicate two or more possible variations of a name
But, indeed, all those old Dutch clerks, ministers and other writers did
make a mess of it!
>"DE GELUKSALIGHEYT Van den Weg der Rechtveerdige: by Jacobus Borstius,
>Boekverkooper, voor aan op den Nieuwendyk, aan den Dam, 1725" (What
>follows appears to be commentaries on Biblical passages.)
THE BLISS/BLESSEDNESS Of the Path of the Righteous: by Jacob Borstius,
Bookseller, in front of the Nieuwendyk (= one of the first houses at the
beginning of the street the Nieuwendijk), situated close to de Dam
(centre
of Amsterdam), 1725.
>
>Written on blank pages in front:
> "Yn het yaer onss heeren 1717 Yan Blom (L?)yn booeck
"In the year of Our Lord 1717,
> Yan Bloem ys gestorven yn het yaer 1732 den 28 Jannewarye om Advent
>>(myodernagt?)
Jan Bloem has died in the year 1732, January,28 at midnight
> Femmilye Bloem ys gestoven yn yaer 1732 on 11 febrewarye omtrer(?) A
>my(oo?)vernagt
Family(?) or Femmilye Bloem died in the year 1732, February,11 in the
night
> Anty(i) Bloem ys gestoven yn het yaer 1732 den__ Febrewary(z?) Om
>trent(?) 8 uven(?) Opden day
Antien/Antje Bloem has died in the year 1732, February,about -hour- 8 in
the morning/at daytime
> Cornelius Covenhoven ys gestoven ymn het 1736 den 16 mey omtrent 88
>uven(?) Yn de morgen
Cornelis Cnouwenhoven has died -?- 1736,May 16 about 8.00 in the morning
> Margarye Covenhoven ys gestoven ye het yuaer 1738/9 den 21 January on
>tegen(?) den naavent(?)
Margarye Couwenhoven has died in the year 1738/1739 ,January,21 in the
evening.
> Moeder Maragreta Covenhoven Is Gestoen In het yaer 1751 den 6 Desenber
Mother Margareta Couwenhoven has died in the year 1751, December, 6
> Mary Covenhoven Departed this Life November th 3 1768 Wife of Daniel
>Vanmater"
Mary Couwenhoven left this life November 3,1768, wife of Daniel Vanmater
>In the blank pages before the back cover:
> "Jan Blooem En Sarah Van foorheis is ge vout in yaer 1717 de 19
October
Jan Bloem en Saran Voorhees/Van Foorheis have been married(?) in the
year
1717, October 19
>
> (S?)emmety(_) Blooem is geboren in het yaer 1728 de 21 Desember
(F)emmety/Femmetje Bloem has been born in the year 1728, December,21
> Ant(y?)e Bloem is gebotren yn het yaer 1730 den 21 September
Antye/Antje Bloem has been born in the year 1730, September,21
> "Roelf Cov(u?)enhoven ys ge(?) Trout met Sara Vorhees de (V? F?)ou Van
>Yan Blom yn het yar 1773 Den 23 Jeune
Roelof/Roelf Couwenhoven has been married with Sarah Voorhees,wife of
Jan
Blom in the year 1773, June,23
> Maragritye Couenhoven ys geboren yn het yaer 1734 Den 6 mey
Margriete/Margrietje Couwenhoven has been born in the year 173, May,6
> Mareija Couenhoven is geboren yn het yaer 1737 de 16 July
Mareija/Marie/Maria Couwenhoven has been born in the year 1737, July,16
> Cfornelys Couvenhoven is geboren yn het yaer 1740 de 29 July
Cornelus/Cornelis Couwenhoven has been born in the year 1740, July,29
> Sara Couenhoven is geboren yn het yaer 1744 de 23 July"
Sara(h) Couwenhoven has been born in the year 1744, July,23
>