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Jacob Samuel MEYERS, occupation: wever
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1) Judith MEYERS, alias: Jet Meyers, birth 28 Sep 1822 Vierlingsbeek, died 25 Feb 1912 Almelo
Married 2 Jul 1847 Almelo to: Emanuel Salomon DE GROOT, birth 1 Apr 1810 Wierden, died 17 Dec 1898 Almelo, occupation: pedlar,merchant, son of Salomon Josepf DE GROOT and Martha HEIMANS Was reserve officer in Dutch rmy since 15.5.1830-1.8.1839. Participated in Holland-Belgium war from his encampment in "Vesting Grave". Like all combatants in "Veldtocht van Hasselt" 1830/1831, received distinction "Metal Cross" on 5.4.1832. Source: Algemeen Rijksarchief, Den Haag, letter G.H. den Kinkelder,2.1.2001. Moved to Almelo in 1833. He was a pedlar/merchant of textiles but first mention of "Fa. E.S. de Groot, Manufacturen en Tricotage" I found in smallguidebook Almelo, published in 1914 (16 years after his death). The company "Fa E.S. de Groot Manufactuern Engros" which occupied since 1900 a building in centre of town (Markt) was established by his son. About development of Twenthes textile industry, in which Jews played an important part, see B.W. de Vries : "From pedlars to textile-barons: The economic development of a Jewish minority group in the Netherlands", Bar-Ilan University 1996. |