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Abraham Cornelisse Hofstede was baptized on 7 November
1666 in Zoetermeer.  He married there on 28 January 1699 with Grietje
Jans Bogaert who was probably christened in Bleiswijk on 20 June
1666 as daughter of Jan Dirks Bogaert and Trijntje Claes.  The
family probably lived in Bleiswijk until about 1708.  They wound
up in Hillegersberg.

children:
1. Marijtje (Maria), c. 10 May 1699.  She died on 13 September 1765.
     She married on 15 November 1722 with Willem W. van der Leck
     and on 20 December 1736 with Gerrit Cornelisse Schriek.
2. Helena (Lena), c. 11 December 1701.  She died in Hillegersberg
     on 16 October 1781.  She married on 24 May 1727 with
     Dirk Verboom.  They had 7 children in Hillegersberg.
3. Jannetje (Janna), c. 19 October 1704.  She died in Hillegersberg
     on 11 April 1736.
4. Cornelis, c. 26 January 1708.

All baptisms took place at Bleiswijk.  Witnesses were Neeltje
Cornelis (1,3), Marijtje Jans (2) and Leentje Cornelisse (4).