Johannes Molenaar Moolenaar* (1767

Events in Johannes Molenaar Moolenaar* (1767 - 1847)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Src
		turfdrager (peat carter), tapper
27 Oct 1767		Johannes Molenaar Moolenaar* was born	Spaarndam
25 Jul 1791	23	Death of father Abraham Molenaar* (aged 57)	Haarlem, NL
21 Apr 1793	25	Married Anna VanElsland (aged 23)	Haarlem, NL
26 Jan 1794	26	Birth of son Abraham Moolenaar	Haarlem, NL
25 Oct 1795	27	Birth of son Lourens Moolenaar	Haarlem, NL
29 Oct 1795	28	Death of son Lourens Moolenaar	Haarlem, NL
25 Oct 1796	28	Birth of son Lourens Moolenaar	Haarlem, NL
21 Oct 1797	29	Death of mother Elisabeth Vlij (aged 62)	Haarlem, NL
26 Aug 1798	30	Birth of daughter Elisabet Moolenaar	Haarlem, NL
23 Mar 1799	31	Death of daughter Elisabet Moolenaar	Haarlem, NL
22 Jan 1800	32	Birth of daughter Elisabet Moolenaar	Haarlem, NL
24 May 1801	33	Birth of son Francois Moolenaar	Haarlem, NL
03 Jul 1803	35	Birth of son Cornelis Moolenaar	Haarlem, NL
13 Dec 1805	38	Birth of son Wilhelmus Martinus Moolenaar
13 Dec 1805	38	Death of son Wilhelmus Martinus Moolenaar	Haarlem, NL
21 Dec 1806	39	Birth of son Wilhelmus Martinus Moolenaar	Haarlem, NL
13 Feb 1807	39	Death of son Wilhelmus Martinus Moolenaar	Haarlem, NL
18 Sep 1807	39	Death of son Cornelis Moolenaar (aged 4)	Haarlem, NL
31 Jan 1808	40	Birth of son Jan Christiaan Moolenaar	Haarlem, NL
06 Feb 1808	40	Death of wife Anna VanElsland (aged 38)	Haarlem, NL
22 May 1808	40	Married Clazina VanStuyvenberg (aged 37)	Haarlem, NL
06 Mar 1809	41	Death of wife Clazina VanStuyvenberg (aged 38)	Haarlem, NL
12 Mar 1809	41	Birth of son Nicolaas Molenaar	Haarlem, NL
28 Oct 1810	43	Married Maria Kinkert (aged 38)
02 Aug 1811	43	Death of wife Maria Kinkert (aged 39)	Haarlem, NL
31 Jan 1812	44	Married Wijmpje DeZoeten (aged 37)	Haarlem, NL
07 Nov 1812	45	Birth of son Samuel Molenaar	Haarlem, NL
12 May 1813	45	Death of son Samuel Molenaar	Haarlem, NL
04 Sep 1815	47	Birth of son Samuel Moolenaar*	Haarlem, NL
01 Nov 1822	55	Death of son Francois Moolenaar (aged 21)	Haarlem, NL
24 Apr 1840	72	Death of son Abraham Moolenaar (aged 46)	Middelburg
11 Feb 1843	75	Death of son Jan Christiaan Moolenaar (aged 35)	Haarlem, NL
14 Dec 1847	80	Johannes Molenaar Moolenaar* died	Haarlem, NL

Personal Notes:

Johannes Molenaar/Moolenaar 1767 – 1847
The first 2 branches of the family tree.

After four successive generations only one male successor has prevented the disappearance of our family. Then with Johannes the spread of the tree recommences together with the issue of his younger brother Cornelius. Together they produced 19 children out of which only four contributed to further growth.
This is really the only important item in our family history that is to be told about Johannes. His means of income was as a peat carter, assisting in the unloading of peat ships and as a barman. In those days peat was virtually the only fuel available for cooking and heating and the supply of the material would have provided a fairly regular labour market. Whilst the tapping of beer could be associated with the heavy and dusty work that the peat provided. If we try to form an image of him from the available information, he must have been a solidly built, strong individual. Heavy, dusty workloads, four marriages, 13 children and still able to reach the ripe old age of 80 years.
It is also known where he resided. Firstly in the Gasthuis straat then to the Turf Markt ( This street runs alongside the river Spaarne, can be translated to Peat Market so he lived close to his work. It is doubtful that he lived there happily because of the number of times he lost a wife there.
His first wife Anna van Elsland died 6th of February according to the monthly list of deaths and was due to scarlet fever, but not until 6 days after she gave birth to a son Jan Christiaan.
His second wife, Clazina van Stuyvenberg, died shortly after the birth of her son Nikolaas, this time death was due to chest congestion.
His third wife, Maria Klinkert, did not have any children. The marriage lasted less than 2 years and the cause of death this time perintinitus.
Only his fourth wife, Wijmpje de Zoeten, survived him by some 8 years. Earlier widow of Jan Breevoord since 17th April 1798 she married Johannes end January 1812 and in the same year presented him wih son Samuel on 7 November 1812 and named after her father. However this child too was not blessed with a long life and died 12th of May 1813 just 6 months old. However her second child, also named Samuel born on the 4th of September 1815 gave her some joy. She witnessed 40 years of his life and the birth of 9 grandchildren. What she and Johannes had not been able to experience were the artistic talents that were and still are preserved in the successors of Samuel Moolenaar. Talents such as music, painting and creative arts.

Created on 30 Dec 2018