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The June 4, 1977 letter from E. Th. R. Unger on behalf of the Rijksarchivaris in Noord-Holland provided a copy of the Birth Record and extracted and provided the following information in English:

 

"Matthijs van der Kloot was born in Middelharnis in the island of Goeree-Overflakkee (province of Zuid-Holland) on January 8, 1827. His parents: Adrianus van der Kloot and Maatje Domine"

A January 19, 1978 letter from the Gemeente Secretarie van Texel provided the following information from the Population Registers for the Vanderkloots:

• Adrianus van der Kloot born in 1798 at Oudvosmeer, he was reformed and his profession was smith, he was married with
• Maatje Dominé, she was born in 1804 in Middelharnis
  • Their children included:
    Matthijs, born in 1827 at Middelharnis;
    Jannetje, born in 1829 at Middelharnis;
    Martina, born in 1834 at Middelharnis.
    
• They moved in March 1856 to Haarlemmermeer.

The June 4, 1977 letter from E. Th. R. Unger on behalf of the Rijksarchivaris in Noord-Holland provided a copy of the Marriage Record and extracted and provided the following information in English:

"Matthijs van der Kloot and Trijntje Smit (Zijpe, November 15, 1851). At the time the parents of Matthijs van der Kloot were still alive and resident in the island of Texel, Aagtje Teun, being a widow, lived in Zijpe."

• The actual marriage record is rather long and written in long hand. There may well be other interesting information written in it, but it is in Dutch.

 

A January 19, 1978 letter from the Gemeente Secretarie van Texel provided the following information from the Population Registers for the Vanderkloots:

• Matthijs van der Kloot born on January 8, 1827 at Middelharnis, his religion was Reformed, his profession as black smith; he was married with
• Trijntje Smit born on May 21, 1832 at Oude Sluis.
  • Adrianus born April 16, 1852 at Texel. He left for Anna Paulowna on July 13, 1877.
  • Klaas van der Kloot born on February 5, 1854 at Texel. He left for Brouwershaven on April 28, 1876.
  • Marinus van der Kloot born on April 10, 1855 at Texel. He left for Winkel on May 13, 1879.
  • Aagje van der Kloot born on February 22, 1857 at Texel.
  • Pieter van der Kloot born on April 1, 1860 at Texel.
  • Maatje van der Kloot born on February 13, 1862 at Texel.
  • Matthijs van der Kloot born on July 21, 1863 at Texel.
  • Maria van der Kloot born on December 5, 1865 at Texel, she died January 8, 1869 at Texel.
  • Jannetje van der Kloot born on August 10, 1868 at Texel.
  • Cornelius van der Kloot born on December 3, 1870 at Texel.
  • Jan van der Kloot born on December 10, 1873 at Texel.
  • Jacob van der Kloot born on September 25, 1876 at Texel. He died December 5, 1876.
• They were all reformed.

 

May 16, 2000 e-mail from Miriam Klassen:

According to the Population Registration of Texel Adrianus van der Kloot, born 1852, carpenter, emigrated August 1881 on his own. Matthijs van der Kloot, born 1826, smith, emigrated in March 1886 with his wife .... Smit and four children.

• Click to see Matthijs and Trijntje Vanderkloot and Family's Ship Arrival Records - 22 March 1886 on the P. Caland

• Matthijs Vanderkloot arrived with his wife and four children.
• In America he used Mathys or Mathias.

• Matthijs Vanderkloot's Naturalization Records are stored separately because of their length.

• Link to Matthijs Vanderkloot's Naturalization Records.

Registered Number: 14037

 

1. Name of Deceased: Mathys Van der Kloot

2. Sex: M; Color: W

3. Place of Birth: Holland; Father's Birthplace: Same; Mother's Birthplace: Same

4. Age: 78 years 6 months

5. Lived in Illinois: 18 years

6. Died on the 1 day of July 1905, at about 6 A. M.

7. Single, Married, Widowed, Divorced; Occupation: ------

8. Place of Death: 2629 Union av

9. Place of Burial: Oakwoods; Date of Burial: July 3, 1905; Hour: 2 P. M.

10. Undertaker: J. Alberti; Address: 940 W. 63rd St.

 

Physician's Certificate of Cause of Death:

I hereby certify, That, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the cause of death of the above named and described deceased was as hereunder written:

 

Cause and Causes of Death:

Immediate and Determining: Chronic Nephritis; Duration: 5 years

 

 

Witness my hand, This 1 day of July, 1905

D. Birkhoff M. D. (signature)

Address: 608 S. Marshfield Av.

• Matthijs's age at death 78 years and 6 months agrees with his date of birth as January 8, 1827.
• Matthijs was thought to have immigrated in 1886, so 18 years of living in Illinois is about right.

• Nephritis is an acute inflammation of the kidneys, also called "Bright's Disease" when chronic. Chronic means of "long duration".

VAN DER KLOOT- Mathys Vanderkloot, at 2629 Union av., aged 78 years, husband of Tryntje. Funeral July 3. at 2 p. m., carriages to Oakwoods.

• The wording in the obituary show the Americanized spelling transition of Matthijs to Mathys and Trijntje to Tryntje

• Carriage to Oakwoods is likely horse drawn carriages as there were probably few automobiles at the time.