| Antonius Wilhelmus
Hendrikus Roosen (b 1863) |
| Parents: |
Everhardus
Eligius Roosen & Geertruida Antonia Elizabeth
Formanoij |
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| Born: |
2
November 1863 |
Harderwijk, Gelderland, NL[1] |
| Baptised: | 3 November 1863 | Harderwijk Roman Catholic Church, Harderwijk, NL[8] |
| Died: |
25
January 1935 |
Arnhem,
Gelderland, NL[2] |
| Married: |
4
May 1889 |
Doesburg,
Gelderland, NL[5] |
| Maria Theodora Böhmer | ||
| Born: |
26
March 1858 |
Wisch,
Gelderland, NL[3] |
| Died: |
2
April 1925 |
Arnhem,
Gelderland, NL[4] |
| Children: |
Everhardus
Antonius |
Geertruida
Johanna Maria |
Maria
Berendina |
| Dorathea
Maria |
Berendina
Maria |
| Biography |
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Antonius was born in Harderwijk, the fifth of ten children. The witnesses noted on his birth certificate were Henderikus Kornelis and Josephus Eligius Roosen. These are brothers and half-brothers of Antonius' grandfather, Antonius. He was born at his parents' house in the Luttekepoorstraat. |
 He was baptised on 3 November 1863. |
Extract of Register of Persons, Harderwijk Roman Catholic Church
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Antonius probably grew up in Harderwijk and learned the trade of
Printer's Typesetter
(Letterzetter)[5].
Perhaps he learned his trade from his great-uncle, Josephus Eligius
Roosen?
As a young man, Antonius left Harderwijk for Doesburg and found
work there. Sometime later, he met Maria Theodora Böhmer.
Maria was born in Wisch and her parents were Gerhard Böhmer, a Wooden Shoemaker
and Johanna Gezina Berendsen[3].
Gerhard was born in Gendringen in 1828 and Johanna was born in
Wisch in 1834. They were married on 14 January 1858 in Wisch just
a few months before Maria Theodora was born. Other children of
Gerhard and Johanna were - Henrica, born 1860, Geradus Hendrikus, born
1870 and Berendina Theodora, born 1873. All four children were
born in Wisch[7].
In 1889, Antonius and Maria Böhmer (Marie) were married in Doesburg[5].
Maria was 31 years of age and had no occupation.
She was already 5 months
pregnant with their first child, Everhardus Antonius, when they married.
 Antonius/Maria marriage certificate They lived in Doesburg for many years and were there to celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary in 1914. |
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Antonius' grandson, Marie Hendrik Roosen, has very
little recollection of his grandfather having only met him once as a
young boy. This minimal contact was due to the separation
that existed between Antonius and his only son, Everhardus
Antonius who, having trained for the priesthood, gave up his Roman
Catholic faith and married a non-Catholic woman. Perhaps
Antonius, a very pious Catholic, could never forgive his son[6].
In 1977, a daughter of Antonius (Maria Berendina) is reported to have
passed the following information to a friend of William Roosen[6].
My translation:-
Antonius was a
very young man when he left Harderwijk to go to Doesburg to work as
a Printer's Typesetter and always made a solid living. He
worked for many years with firm H.G.J. Becking in the
Roogestraat, Doesburg. This firm no longer exists.
After his departure from Becking in approx 1918, he worked
for a short time in Druten and then went to Arnhem where
he worked for some time for a daily newspaper. He had
heavy asthma and died of pneumonia in 1935. His character
was
very impetuous and short-tempered.
Marie Hendrik Roosen has passed on another anecdote about Antonius' short temper:- ........Antonius and Maria had their first child very shortly after their marriage (4 months actually) then followed up with a second child 1½ years after that. There was then a pause of more than 3 years before the third child was born. The story goes that the local priest was concerned about this long time between numbers 2 and 3 and went to Antonius' house to discuss this. Apparently, Antonius misinterpreted the good meaning of the priest and flew into a rage. He lifted the flabby priest right off his feet and threw him down the stairs............ |
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 Antonius Wilhelmus Hendrikus Roosen ca 1885 |
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| Antonius Wilhelmus Hendrikus Roosen and Maria Theodora Böhmer | Maria Theodora Böhmer with daughter, Geertruida Johanna Maria. Her son, Everhardus Antonius, is to the right holding on to her dress. |
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| Towns of interest - Harderwijk, Doesburg, Druten, Arnhem |
| Credit:- Maps of Netherlands - Visit us for large and small maps of the Netherlands. |
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Antonius and Maria left Doesburg around 1918 and after a short time in Druten they moved to Arnhem.
Maria died in Arnhem aged 67 years. Antonius died 10 years after Maria in Arnhem aged 71 years.  Antonius' death certificate |
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| Maria Theodora Böhmer and one of her daughters ca 1905 | Maria Theodora Böhmer (thought to be) |
| References |
| 1 |
Antonius
Wilhelmus Hendrikus Roosen birth
certificate |
| 2 |
Antonius
Wilhelmus Hendrikus Roosen death
certificate |
| 3 |
Maria
Theodora Böhmer birth
certificate |
| 4 |
Maria
Theodora Böhmer death
certificate |
| 5 | Antonius Wilhelmus Hendrikus Roosen & Maria Theodora Böhmer marriage certificate |
| 6 | Marie Hendrik Roosen – personal communication, Oct 2004 |
| 7 | Jeroen Geven - personal communication, Feb 2009 |
