Gerrit Burgers: A military man and settler, but where?

Question

Hello everyone,

I was researching Gerrit Burgers, the husband of my 4th-great-grand-aunt, and the records shoe he served in the military and was a kolonist, or settler.

Does anyone know how I can find out where or when?

Answer 1

About the settler part: he  died in Ommen as a "kolonist". In Ommen was the "Ommerschans" a beggars colony where all the municipalities of the Netherlands could send their beggars and vagabonds to. It seems he was one of them.

Comments

here is a link to information about the place

and this link is meant for people looking for ancestors who have been there. This one too.

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Sorry for the late reply.

Thank you so much, that is very fascinating!

I would never have guessed that he lived in a beggars colony!