Grietje van Praag-Fransman

Mozes van Praag, (1866-1931), shoemaker, bread depot keeper and grocer, married Grietje Fransman (1867-1941) on 15 May 1889, and had six children with her, namely: Arnold on 11 April 1893; Leendert on 17 July 1895; Meijer on 2 March 1898, who died however as a baby on 19 April 1899, only 13 months old. Then there was Bertha who was born on 1 February 1900, followed by Debora on 11 August 1903 and …

Grietje Fransman was born on 28 July 1867 in Amsterdam when her parents, Leendert Fransman and Dora Meijer Menist, still lived at Joden Houttuinen 41.  Grietje married Mozes van Praag on 15 May 1889 and their address after the marriage became Joden Breestraat 29. Mozes van Praag was a son of Aron van Praag and Brechje Stouwer and he was a shoemaker/shopkeeper by profession.

The Van Praag couple ha…