Black Plague in Holland
This story is about Grandma Boot’s Great Grandmother Maria de Weerd Donkers
Born: 31 March 1819 Culemburg, South Holland, Netherlands
Died: 29 January 1985 ‘S-Gravenhage, South Holland, Netherlands
My grandmother’s mother when the black plague was in Holland and people dying all over nobody wanted to help the sick. That my great grandmother Donkers went to help a sick family, everybody said don’t do that your own family will be getting it. But she said if the Lord pleases I have to help that poor family and she did. All died but one son and my great grandmother took him in as their own son. She did have 7 children of their own. My great grandfather did have a water and fire store. That is where you could buy hot water, coal, soap etc. also he was a man that walked early in the morning thorough town and called the time. Like, it is 6 in the morning. As they used to do in old days.