Selly Lakmaker, a daughter of Jacob Gerrit Lakmaker and Betje Jacob Goudsmit, was born in Amsterdam on 23 August 1870. She married at the age of 20 on 18 February 1891 the 18-year old Zacharias Pront, a son of Isak Pront and Dina Agsteribbe. They had five children, namely Jacob, Izak, Abraham, Dina and Gerrit, who all have been murdered during the Shoah.
After their wedding day in February 1891, S…