Samuel Duque was a son of Jacob Duque and Rebekka Dwinger and the second of their three children. He was born on 18 June 1894 in Amsterdam and earned his living as a traveler and commercial agent. Before his marriage, he lived at home with his parents and sisters at Weesperstraat, Plantage Kerklaan 2, but on 22 July 1926 he married the 26-year old Estella Werkendam, a daughter of Mozes Werkendam a…