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Adriaan (Arjaan) BODDINGIUS, child of Thomas BODDINGIUS and Maria Johanna OLIVIERSE, born 29 June 1864 in Middelburg (Z), died 14 April 1951 in Goes at age 86. He was named after his paternal grandfather Adriaan Boddingius.

He married 5 September 1889 in Schore (Z), with marriage banns published in Schore (Z) on 25 August 1889 and 1 September 1889:

Pieternella STERK, child of Pieter STERK and Johanna van den BERGE, born 19 September 1867 in Schore (Z), died 23 February 1954 in Goes at age 86, as a result of an unfortunate accident (see obituary far right).

At the time of their marriage he was 25 years old and a carpenter, while she was 21 years old, with no occupation. Both were living in Schore (Z).

Their marriage was witnessed by Jan Olivierse, 74 years, rentier (particulier), living in Goes and grandfather of the groom, Hubertus Boddingius, 44 years, an office clerk, living in Dordrecht (ZH) and uncle of the groom, Willem Hemmekam, 49 years, village constable, living in Schore (Z), no relative of the parties and Pieter Janse, 57 years, school principal in Schore (Z) and uncle of the groom. The document was signed by everyone, except her mother Johanna van den Berge, who declared that she had not learned how to write.

Shortly after their marriage, they moved to Kralingen (ZH), where they were registered in the civil records on 8 September 1889 as living in the Adelaarstraat G30, which is the house their first child was born. They moved to another address and then Helenastraat G83, where their second child was born on 31 October 1891.

While living in Kralingen (ZH), Adriaan Boddingius was a carpenter.

On 31 December 1892 they moved to Wemeldinge (Z), where in 1911 and 1920 he is listed with the occupation of assistant lock operator (sluisknecht).

Adriaan Boddingius was one of the registrants of the death of his father Thomas Boddingius on 25 March 1911 and his mother Maria Johanna Olivierse on 12 October 1920, both in Wemeldinge (Z).

Adriaan Boddingius and Pieternella Sterk had the following children:

1. Thomas BODDINGIUS, born 2 September 1890, at 11 PM, in the house in ward G, Adelaarstraat 30, in Kralingen (ZH). His birth was registered by his father the next day in Kralingen (ZH). He was named after his paternal grandfather Thomas Boddingius.

   He died 8 July 1963 in Wemeldinge (Z) at age 72 (see obituary and gravestone at the right).

   At the time of death of his mother in 1954, he was living in Wemeldinge (Z), where he continued to live until his own death in 1963.

   He was never married and did not have any children.

2. Johanna Maria BODDINGIUS, born 31 October 1891, at 9 AM, in the house in ward G, Helenastraat 83, in Kralingen (ZH). Her birth was registered by her father on 2 November 1891 in Kralingen (ZH). She was named after her paternal grandmother Maria Johanna Olivierse.

   She died 29 January 1980 in Goes at age 88 (see gravestone below right).

   She married 13 December 1917 in Goes, her first cousin:

   Jacobus (Ko) STEKETEE, child of Abraham STEKETEE and Maria STERK, born 20 March 1890 in Vlissingen (Z), died 9 January 1945 at age 54.

Pieternella Sterk at about age 80,

with her grand-daughter

Willy Boddingius

daughter of her son

Pieter Boddingius

(about 1947)

Gravestone of

Thomas Boddingius

at the cemetery in Wemeldinge (Z)

(March 2003)

Gravestone of

Jacobus Steketee and his wife

Johanna Maria Boddingius

at the cemetery in Goes (Z)

(March 2003)

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Jan Anton BODDINGIUS, child of Adriaan (Arjaan) BODDINGIUS and Pieternella STERK, born 12 November 1893 in Wemeldinge (Z). He was named after his uncle Jan Anton Boddingius who died in 1889. He died 15 October 1982 in 's-Gravenhage (ZH) at age 88.

He married in 1936 at about age 43:

Adriana (Jeanne) LOUIS, date of birth unknown, died 12 April 1991 in 's-Gravenhage (ZH).

In 1937 they were living in 's-Gravenhage (ZH), where they continued to live until their deaths.

They had the following children:

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Pieter BODDINGIUS, child of Adriaan (Arjaan) BODDINGIUS and Pieternella STERK, born 15 October 1907 in Wemeldinge (Z). He was named after his maternal grandfather Pieter Sterk.

He died 5 October 1997 in Vught (NB), less than two weeks short of his 90th birthday.

He married 29 June 1932 in Wissenkerke (Z) at age 24:

Adriana Hendrika van den BERGE, born 10 June 1905 in Wissenkerke (Z), died 10 September 1994 in 's-Hertogenbosch (NB) at age 89, age 27 at time of marriage.

They lived in Kolhorn (NH), Jutphaas (U) and Loenen aan de Vecht (U). In 1954 at the time of death of Pieter Boddingius' mother, Pieternella Sterk, they were living in Hierden (G). In 1963, they were living in 's-Hertogenbosch (NB), where they continued to live until their deaths.

They had the following children:

1. Nellie Johanna BODDINGIUS, born in Kolhorn (NH). She is not married and does not have any children.

2. Janny BODDINGIUS, born in Kolhorn (NH). She is a biologist (zoologist) with a PhD in histo-endocrinology.

   She married in Oxford, Great Britain:

   Syed Kamal-Eddin (Kamal) FORGHANY, born in Iran. He is a solid-state chemist and obtained a PhD from Oxford.

3. Jo Adriana BODDINGIUS, born in Jutphaas (U).

4. Jan Adriaan BODDINGIUS, born in Jutphaas (U). He is not married and does not have any children.

5. Willy BODDINGIUS, born in Loenen aan de Vecht (U).

6. Adriaan Thomas Pieter BODDINGIUS, born 21 June 1944 in Loenen aan de Vecht (U), died 3 July 1944 in Loenen aan de Vecht (U).

7. Adriaan Pieter Thomas (Aad) BODDINGIUS, born in Loenen aan de Vecht (U).

Facade of Janny Boddingius' house,

decorated for the marriage of

Prince Willem-Alexander and Máxima Zorreguieta

(2 February 2002)

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Annie BODDINGIUS, child of Jan Anton BODDINGIUS and Adriana (Jeanne) LOUIS, born in 's-Gravenhage (ZH).

She married in 's-Gravenhage (ZH):

Rudolf Eduard PORTIER, born 15 March 1926 in Bandoeng, Indonesia, died 3 May 1989 at age 63.

They had the following children:

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Jo Adriana BODDINGIUS, child of Pieter BODDINGIUS and Adriana Hendrika van den BERGE, born in Jutphaas (U), married in Lambarene, Gabon:

Walter MUNZ, born in Switzerland.

They had the following children:

They met each other while working for the Albert Schweitzer hospital in Lambarene, Gabon. In October 2000, they both were guest speakers at an International Albert Schweitzer conference. Following are their introductions as they appeared in the conference literature.

Born in Switzerland, Dr. Munz' medical studies were in Lausanne, Hamburg, Rome, and Zurich. He began his work at Dr. Schweitzer's hospital in Lambaréné, Africa, in 1961. Dr. Munz says, "Dr. Schweitzer had been a fascinating and inspiring person to me since my childhood." In 1964, one year before Schweitzer's death, Dr. Munz was entrusted with the medical direction of the hospital. Lambaréné gave Dr. Munz not only the gift of knowing quite intimately Albert Schweitzer, a closeness to African people and their life, and a wonderful professional workfield, but also his Dutch wife whom he found there serving as a midwife. And there in 1968 they were married at Christmastime. In 1969, they returned to Switzerland where subsequently he was the head of a surgical clinic for 18 years. In 1980-81 he and his wife returned with their three daughters to Lambaréné. They say that they sometimes compare their family life with a song of two parts: One melody sings about Africa, the other sings about Europe.

Ms. Munz, after completing her education as a general nurse, went to Johannesburg where she worked in a maternity hospital for two and a half years. A woman physician told her about Dr. Schweitzer and his hospital, and she immediately wrote and offered her services. She arrived in February, 1962, and worked there for two years. She returned to Lambaréné again in 1965. She says, "I am thankful to Albert Schweitzer who showed us an example of how to use our strength and knowledge in order to support people who need help."

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Willy BODDINGIUS, child of Pieter BODDINGIUS and Adriana Hendrika van den BERGE, born 4 November 1941 in Loenen aan de Vecht (U), died 7 September 2002 in De Bilt (U).

She married in Amstelveen (NH):

Bert SPRENGER. They since divorced.

They had the following children:

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Adriaan Pieter Thomas (Aad) BODDINGIUS, child of Pieter BODDINGIUS and Adriana Hendrika van den BERGE, born in Loenen aan de Vecht (U), married in 's-Hertogenbosch (NB):

Nelleke Wilhelmina NUGTEREN, born in Rotterdam (ZH).

They had the following children:

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Karin Ellen Patricia PORTIER, child of Annie BODDINGIUS and Rudolf Eduard PORTIER, born in 's-Gravenhage (ZH).

She had the following children:

Karin Ellen Patricia Portier in 2001

Anthony Portier in 2001

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Remko Jeroen PORTIER, child of Annie BODDINGIUS and Rudolf Eduard PORTIER, born in 's-Gravenhage (ZH).

He married in Wateringen (ZH):

Wilma SCHULLER.

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Mirjam Hedwig MUNZ, child of Walter MUNZ and Jo Adriana BODDINGIUS, born in Wil, Switzerland. She married:

Stefan PAZELLER.

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