Genealogy Franssen family in the Netherlands (Zwolle)

GENEALOGY FRANSSEN
(Oostfriesland in Germany, Zwolle)

Generation I
Claes x N.N.

Generation II
a. Johan (Jan) Claessen † 18.2.1753, buried 27.2.1753 in Freepsum. x Sara (Saarke) Aries/Arius.
b. Arent Claassen, tenant of domain Sielmonken Monastery,
† 11.8.1765, buried 20.8.1765 in Uttum,
x (publication of the banns in Engerhafen) Uttum 1728
Swaantje Franssen 'The heroine of the Christmas stormflood 1717',
* 19.10.1703 in Uttum, ~ 22.10.1703 in Uttum,
daughter of Frans Gerdts, tenant of the domain Mittelsum,
† 3.6.1758, buried the same day, in Uttum.
From this marriage:

a.Claas, * 15.6.1729 in Freepsum, ~ 'the next Sunday' in Freepsum, † 9.9.1729 in Freepsum,
buried 'With Prayers, the following day' in Freepsum.
b.Claas, * 3.11.1730 in Freepsum.
c.Frans Arend, follows III
d.Swaanke, * 14.5.1735 in Freepsum, ~ 15.5.1735 'Testis erat Pater' in Freepsum, † 13.6.1761 in Uttum.
e.Folmtje, * 26.6.1738 in Freepsum.
f.Geertjen, * 12.12.1740 in Freepsum, ~ 14.12.1740 in Freepsum, † 22.2.1741 in Freepsum, buried 26.2.1741 in Freepsum.
g.Eeske, g* 12.12.1740 in Freepsum, ~ 14.12.1740 in Freepsum, † 24.12.1740 in Freepsum, buried 'in the evening...'.
h.Johann Franssen, * 27.4.1742 in Freepsum, ~ 29.4.1742 in Freepsum, † 24.6.1761 in Sielmonken/Uttum.
i.Geerdt Franssen, * 20.8.1745 in Freepsum.

Generation III
Frans Arend Claassen, * 'on monday', ~ 9.10.1732 in Freepsum,
† 15.7.1779 in Wirdum,
x Uttum 13.5.1763
Maria Poppe von Papetjuîch, ~ 8.1.1742 in Uttum,
daughter of Poppo Wilms, farmer, churchwarden, and of Swaantje Peters,
† 15.1.1780 in Wirdum.
From this marriage:

a.Arend Klaassen, follows IV
b.Swaantje, ~ 3.10.1768 in Wirdum, † 1847 in Emden.
c.Poppe Willems, ~ 28.4.1771 in Wirdum.
d.Jan Fransen, ~ 6.2.1774 in Wirdum.
e.Peter Martens, ~ 3.6.1776 in Wirdum.

Generation IV
Arend Klaassen Franssen, * 9.12.1766, ~ 12.12.1766 in Uttum, teacher (Schülmeister),
† 9.7.1819 in Suurhusen, buried 13.7.1819 in Suurhusen,
x Stapelmoor 16.11.1795
Bauwe Sjammen, * 15.3.1777 'three o'clock in the morning' in Stapelmoor, ~ 22.3.1777 in Stapelmoor,
daughter of Sjamme Harms, farmer, and of Rheena Montjes,
† 18.5.1848 in Amsterdam, buried in Amsterdam in the New Church (Nieuwe Kerk op de Dam).
From this marriage:

a.Frans Arend, ~ 24.12.1796 in Stapelmoor, † 22.6.1866 in Amsterdam. x Egberdina Susanna Hoekzema.
b.Sjamme Meints, * ± 1797, † 28.5.1873 from 'jaundice and fever' in Suurhusen.
c.dochter born and died not baptised, * 28.1.1799 in Stapelmoor.
d.Reena Montjes, ~ 9.4.1800 in Suurhusen, † 23.9.1848, begraven in Emden. x Thies Geerds Graalmann.
e.Sjamme Harms, ~ 27.11.1803 in Suurhusen, master baker and merchand, † 28.5.1873. x Gerda Brummer.
f.Maria Poppen, ~ 15.5.1806 in Suurhusen, † 3.6.1873. x E.P. Fehr.
g.Harm Sjammen, ~ 18.1.1808 in Suurhusen, draper in Amsterdam, † 6.5.1890 in Utrecht. x (1) Hendrica Kroesz. x (2) C.J. Schreuder.
h.Petronella Elisabeth, ~ 23.3.1812 in Suurhusen. † 2.4.1812 in Suurhusen
i.Pieter Martens, ~ 14.5.1813 in Suurhusen, iron merchant in Emden, † ca. 1843. x Elisabeth Penon.
j.little daughter born dead, not baptised, * 24.11.1815 in Suurhusen.
k.Ontje Montjes, follows V
l.Poppe Willems, ~ 22.8.1818 in Suurhusen, emigrated to America 1848 or 1850.

Generation V
Ontje Montjes Franssen, * 9.2.1817 in Suurhusen, Ambt Emden, Oostfriesland, ~ 16.2.1817 in Suurhusen, merchant, draper, building contractor

Ontje Montjes Franssen moved to Zwolle with his wife, Anna Maria Esser, in 1845 and became quite wealthy with the trade in drapery. In 1860 he bought a handsome building located at Melkmarkt 10 , where he founded a successful ladies' fashions store and drapery 'Franssen & Co.' and where lived here with his family. Around 1870 he built 6 houses in the Terpelkwijkstraat, nrs. 4-6-8-10-12 and bought several more, all in Zwolle.

Melkmarkt 10
© foto: J.P. de Koning, gem. fotodienst Zwolle

Jozef Anton Franssen lived with his family in the Terpelkwijkstraat nr. 8

Fortune brought him no happiness, though. When Ontje Montjes Franssen died in 1881, he had fathered eight children but only one daughter, Maria Helena, and one son, Jozef Anton, survived him. He left an inheritance worth 122231,66 1/2 gulden. After payment of the funeral, 149 gulden, the widow received fl. 61115,83 and the children (half of) fl. 60966,33. O.M. Franssen had been a talented businessman. In his will several houses in Zwolle are bequeathed: 1 in the Nieuwstraat, 2 in the Bitterstraat, 1 in the Sassenstraat, 2 in the Ter Pelkwijkstraat and half-ownership of 5 houses in the Kerkstraat. He clearly was a man with a modern vision, investing in American railway companies, owning $ 1000 worth of shares both the California & Oregon and the Chicago South Western and he invested in Russian and Baltic railways, too. His house was lighted with gas and on his list of creditors we find 3 booksellers.

† 3.4.1881 in Zwolle, buried in Zwolle, Bergklooster cemetery
x Groningen 9.11.1844
Anna Maria Esser, * 11.12.1815 in Amsterdam,
daughter of Willem Esser, tailor, and of Anna Maria Casteleijns,
† 3.10.1894 in Zwolle, buried in Zwolle, Bergklooster cemetery
From this marriage:
a.Anna Maria Bouwina, * 18.10.1846 in Zwolle, † 4.8.1858 in Zwolle.
b.Wilhelmina Antonia, * 26.9.1848 in Zwolle, † 28.8.1869 in Zwolle.
c.Maria Helena, * 15.11.1849 in Zwolle, † 23.8.1922 in Apeldoorn.
x 8.11.1883 Hugo la Rivière.
d.Willem Arend, * 8.2.1851 in Zwolle, † 28.6.1870 in Zwolle.
e.Arend Klaas, * 11.7.1852 in Zwolle, † 19.11.1860 in Zwolle.
f.Francina, * 15.7.1854 in Zwolle, † 8.12.1878 in Zwolle.
g.Anna Antonia, * april 1856 in Zwolle, † 14.7.1856 in Zwolle.
h.Jozef Anton, follows VI

Generation VI
Jozef Anton Franssen, * 9.8.1857 in Zwolle, merchant,
owner of lady's fashion store and drapery 'Franssen & Co', Melkmarkt 10, Zwolle,
† 15.11.1934 in Zwolle, buried 19.11.1934 in Zwolle, Bergklooster cemetery,
x Kampen 27.4.1880
Johanna Catharina (Johanna) Engelen, * 8.8.1856 in Kampen,
daughter of Dirk Gerrit Engelen and of Gesina Voorthuis,
† 28.3.1944 in Zwolle, buried 31.3.1933 in Zwolle, Bergklooster cemetery.
From this marriage:

a.Anne Marie * 29.7.1881 in Zwolle, † 3.2.1971 in Zwolle, buried 6.2.1971 in Zwolle, Bergklooster cemetery.
b. Gesina * 24.2.1883 in Zwolle, † 24.7.1945 in camp Tjideng, Batavia, Indonesia, from 'exhaustion and hunger oedema'.
x 25.11.1908 in Zwolle Carel Christiaan van Helsdingen.
c.Ontje Montjes * 18.1.1888 in Zwolle, civil servant in Goalpara, Indonesia, accountancy teacher,
† 22.9.1959 in Zwolle, buried 26.9.1959 in Zwolle, Bergklooster cemetery.
d.Dirk Gerrit, follows VII

Generation VII
Dirk Gerrit Franssen, * 13.12.1889 in Zwolle,
teacher of English language and litterature, interpreter/translator,
† 2.8.1977 in Zwolle, buried in Zwolle, Bergklooster cemetery,
x Zwolle 25.7.1933
Johanna Stremmelaar, * 29.8.1909 in Zwolle,
daughter of Gerrit Jan Stremmelaar and of Elisabeth Francisca Kleinsorge,
† 26.4.1968 in Zwolle, cremated in Dieren.
From this marriage:

a.Jozef Onno, follows VIII
b.Dick Gerhard * 3.2.1937 in Zwolle, journalist.

Generation VIII
Jozef Onno Franssen, * 27.6.1934 in Zwolle,
photographer, realtor, teacher,
† 9.6.1995 in Zwolle, buried in Zwolle, Bergklooster cemetery,
x (1) Haarlem 21.5.1958
Josepha Johanna (Sepha) Wesseldijk, * 9.5.1938 in Tentena, Sulawesi, Indonesia,
daughter of Hendrik Johannes Wesseldijk and of Jansje van den Berg,
† 13.5.1996 in Amsterdam, buried Driehuis, Duinhof cemetery.
From this marriage:

a.Chantal Odette * 15.11.1958 in 's Gravenhage.
b.Jeroen Onno * 8.5.1960 in 's Gravenhage,
† 9.5.1977 in Leiden, buried Driehuis, Duinhof cemetery.
c.Janine Mirelle * 25.6.1961 in Brielle, Kandidaat-notaris.
d.Eva Marjolein, * 21.8.1962 in Brielle,
† 23.8.1962 in Brielle, buried in Brielle.
e.Gabriëlle Pascale * 22.9.1963 in Dronten.

x Zwolle
(2) Zwolle Gretha Berendina Krol * 30.7.1944 in Zwolle
daughter of Pier Krol, doctor, and of Jantje Postma.
From this marriage:

a.Jurjen Aldo * 11.6.1968 in Zwolle.