Simon de Bruin, born 1876 in Avereest, was a son of Isaac Meijer de Bruin and Aaltje Leman. He married Hester Ligtenstein in Groningen 16 May 1907, a daughter of Mozes Ligtenstein and Cornelia Schooning. She was born in 1872 in Strijen, (province of Zuid Holland). The couple had four children, namely Izaak Meijer in 1908, Cornelis Alida in 1909, Alida Paulina in 1913 and Eva in 1917. All were ki…