Geert Adriaans Boomgaard

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Geert Adriaans Boomgaard (born September 21, 1788 in Groningen , Netherlands ; † February 3, 1899 ibid) is recognized by most researchers as the first person to have exceeded the age limit of 110 years .

Geert Adriaans Boomgaard (1890s)

Life

Little is known about Boomgaard's life. He married Stijntje Bus on March 4, 1818 and after her death on March 17, 1831, Grietje Abels Jonker. His father was a ship's captain, and officials say Boomgaard did the same. Other sources claim that he was a soldier in the Napoleonic army. Boomgaard was awarded the Helen Medal .

Boomgaard lived 110 years and 135 days. He held the world age record until September 30, 1902, when the British Margaret Ann Neve exceeded his lifetime. According to the current state of research, he was not replaced as a male record holder until October 28, 1966 by the British John Mosely Turner.

He had eight children with his first wife, Stijntje Bus:

  • 1. Geesje Boomgaard (November 24, 1818 - November 15, 1859)
  • 2. Anna Boomgaard (May 31, 1820 - June 13, 1844)
  • 3. Adriana Boomgaard (September 26, 1821 - January 1, 1838)
  • 4. Hinderika Margaretha Boomgaard (November 28, 1823 - October 14, 1825)
  • 5. Teunis Boomgaard (September 30, 1825 - July 21, 1862)
  • 6. Jansje Boomgaard (March 15, 1827 - June 9, 1827)
  • 7. Jansje Hinderika Boomgaard (August 10, 1828 - May 24, 1885)
  • 8. Jacoba Boomgaard (February 19, 1830 - March 7, 1830)

He had four children with his second wife Grietje Abels Jonker:

  • 1. Anna Henderika Boomgaard (November 25, 1831 - March 9, 1832)
  • 2. Abel Gerardus Boomgaard (February 6, 1833 - unknown)
  • 3. Jacob Boomgaard (May 7, 1834 - February 22, 1879)
  • 4. Geert Boomgaard (March 12, 1837 - August 23, 1838)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://derniersveterans.free.fr/napoleon1.html
  2. ↑ Genlias - Search by in Genlias database. Archived from the original on March 16, 2012 ; Retrieved on December 26, 2013 (Dutch, The Genlias website is offline as of January 1st. 2013. The role of national genealogical platform has been taken over by the website WieWasWie.).
  3. ↑ Geert Adriaans Boomgaard / WieWasWie / BS Overlijden / 14329188. Retrieved on December 26, 2013 (Dutch, there are more documents available.).
  4. ↑ The Guinness Book of Records accepted Thomas Peters (April 6, 1745 to March 26, 1857), also from the Netherlands, as the first 110-year-old, but there are doubts about the authenticity of his life data due to a lack of documentation.
  5. ↑ http://www.stehelene.org/images/gadriaans.jpg
personal data
SURNAME Boomgaard, Geert Adriaans
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Dutch man, first recognized 110 year old
DATE OF BIRTH September 21, 1788
PLACE OF BIRTH Groningen , the Netherlands
DATE OF DEATH February 3, 1899
Place of death Groningen , the Netherlands