Hendrik Roelofs
van Dam
Born in Haren, Groningen, Nederland
Ancestors 
Son of Roelf (Jans) van Dam
and Egberdina Jans Van Wuffen
Brother of
Hester Roelofs van Dam, Jan Roelofs van Dam, Hester Roelofs van Dam, Lammechjen Roelofs van Dam, Lammechien Roelofs van Dam, Egberdina Roelofs van Dam, Roelf Roelofs van Dam and Jannes Roelfs van Dam
Husband of
Grietien van Norg
— married
23 Nov 1833 in Haren, Groningen, Nederland
Descendants 
Father of
Egberdina van Dam, Hendrik Hendriks van Dam, Pietertje (van Dam) Nyenhuis, Roelf van Dam, Lammechien van Dam, Lammechien van Dam, Pieter van Dam, Hinderkien van Dam, Pieter van Dam, Roeliena van Dam and Grietje van Dam
Died
at age 70
in Haren, Groningen, Nederland
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Biography
- Christening:
- Date: 23 Nov 1806
- Place: Haren,Groningen,Netherlands
- Served with the 8th section of the infantry for 5 years, Hendrik van Dam (1806-1877) had married Grietje van Norg (1805-1878) in Haren and had a thriving business in Haren, a combination cafe and bakery in the center of Haren called "de Kroon" (The Crown). Hendrik and Grietje had eleven children.
- The third child, Pietertje (1836-?) married Egbert Nijenhuis and came to join her cousins in Michigan in 1864.
- The family of Hendrik and Grietje continued to thrive in Haren with their active business enterprise, and they are the forebears of the van Dam family in The Netherlands.
- Their oldest son, Hendrik van Dam (1835-1908) and brother of Pietertje van Dam Nijenhuis, had a total of 13 children as a result of two marriages, first with Geesien Adolfs (?-1875) and after her death with Hendrikje Berends. At the death of Geesien Adolfs, Hendrik inherited the Adolph's farm and house which became the family home of the Haren van Dam's. Hendrik was killed when his horse bolted in downtown Haren in 1908.
- Heerke van Dam (1894-1977) was the youngest child of the 13 children. He married Maaike Dijkstra in 1932. Two of their 5 children, Anne Jan (b. 1938) and Hendrikus (b. 1948) have attended the Van Dam family reunion in Drenthe, Michigan on July 13,1993
- Their oldest son, Hendrik van Dam (1835-1908) and brother of Pietertje van Dam Nijenhuis, had a total of 13 children as a result of two marriages, first with Geesien Adolfs (?-1875) and after her death with Hendrikje Berends. At the death of Geesien Adolfs, Hendrik inherited the Adolph's farm and house which became the family home of the Haren van Dam's. Hendrik was killed when his horse bolted in downtown Haren in 1908.
- Civil register - Death[1]
- Archive location Groninger Archieven
- General Municipality: Haren
- Type of record: overlijden
- Record number: 18
- Registration date: 07-04-1877
- Deceased Hendrik van Dam
- Gender: M
- Date of death: 07-04-1877
- Age: 70
- Place of death: Haren
- Father Roelf Jans van Dam
- Mother Egberdina Wufsen
- Partner Grietje van Norg
- Relationship: echtgenoot
- Additional information geboortepl: Haren; beroep overl.: bakker
Sources
- ↑ Burgerlijke Stand Overlijden 1877, Haren, Groningen, Nederland. Akte 18 (1877-04-07), AlleGroningers accessed via OpenArch Permalink
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