Native of Holland, Netherlands.
Her last name is spelled Fosting or Forsting.
Johanna came to the United States from The Netherlands on a ship named the "Ship Edward Quesnel" on 17 March 1829 having departed from the port of Havre in The Netherlands.
Johanna is buried with A. Forsting who is her son Andris/Andrew Forsting based on the 20 year age difference in their birth years.
The following is an excerpt of a letter found, of all places, at a garage sale at the home of a well known local author in the San Luis Obispo, Ca. area and Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo Professor Loren Nicholson.
"How the Forsting Family got to America. Agreement between Mr. Hugo Christian Gildemeester and Jan Hendrick Forsting and his wife, Johanna Van Kleef, Agrees November 15, 1828. Mr. H.C. Gildemeester takes into his service from today, Johanna Van Kleef, as a wet nurse to go to North America with him for a monthly wage of twenty dutch guilders monthly during 10 months so until September 15, 1829, from this wages will be paid here monthly 6 guilders for the upkeep of her youngest child to Jan Van Kleef of Antje Van Kleef her parents by the honorable Mr. J. Kool, med. Doctor.
After these ten months the wages of the girl will be changed to the satisfaction of both parties until the end of this contract. The first named agrees to pay the trip to North America by boat for Jan Hendrick Forsting and his two children and to look after transportation and living expenses until he has reached the place of destination and has shown himself to Mr. H.C. Gildemeester. From that moment he, H.C. Gildemeester takes Jan Hendrick Forsting in his service for 1 1/2 saying one and a half year without wages, this service to pay for the advanced payment of the trip, while to Forsting and his wife and two children will be given during that 1 1/2 year free board and roof.
Jan Hendrick Forsting declares to be perfectly content with the aforesaid and to have accepted this contract of his own free will. He agrees to serve Mr. H.C. Gildemeester during the aforesaid time loyally and honestly and to behave rightly for which he also in the future may count on help, good service and protection.
Further, J.H. Forsting declares to be ready for shipment as soon as the chance will be given to him.
Johanna Van Kleef wife of J.H. Forsting declares to agree with all the aforesaid and to have accepted this contract of her own free will. At the signing of this contract Mr. H.C. Gildemeester will pay the 75 guilders for the outfit of their two children. Everything done and stipulated in good faith in Amsterdam, November 15, 1828."
All of this information is substantiated in records found on Ancestry.com. Johan Hendrick Forsting traveled to North America in the ship Brig. Martha and arrived in New York on 16 March 1829 with their three sons (not two as stated in the letter), Johan, Andris and Derick. Johanna traveled with the H.C. Gildemeester family on the ship Edward Quesnel and arrived in New York one day later on 17 March 1829. It looks like the only difference is that they brought the youngest child, Derick, with them rather than leave him, however temporarily, with Johanna's parents.
Her last name is spelled Fosting or Forsting.
Johanna came to the United States from The Netherlands on a ship named the "Ship Edward Quesnel" on 17 March 1829 having departed from the port of Havre in The Netherlands.
Johanna is buried with A. Forsting who is her son Andris/Andrew Forsting based on the 20 year age difference in their birth years.
The following is an excerpt of a letter found, of all places, at a garage sale at the home of a well known local author in the San Luis Obispo, Ca. area and Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo Professor Loren Nicholson.
"How the Forsting Family got to America. Agreement between Mr. Hugo Christian Gildemeester and Jan Hendrick Forsting and his wife, Johanna Van Kleef, Agrees November 15, 1828. Mr. H.C. Gildemeester takes into his service from today, Johanna Van Kleef, as a wet nurse to go to North America with him for a monthly wage of twenty dutch guilders monthly during 10 months so until September 15, 1829, from this wages will be paid here monthly 6 guilders for the upkeep of her youngest child to Jan Van Kleef of Antje Van Kleef her parents by the honorable Mr. J. Kool, med. Doctor.
After these ten months the wages of the girl will be changed to the satisfaction of both parties until the end of this contract. The first named agrees to pay the trip to North America by boat for Jan Hendrick Forsting and his two children and to look after transportation and living expenses until he has reached the place of destination and has shown himself to Mr. H.C. Gildemeester. From that moment he, H.C. Gildemeester takes Jan Hendrick Forsting in his service for 1 1/2 saying one and a half year without wages, this service to pay for the advanced payment of the trip, while to Forsting and his wife and two children will be given during that 1 1/2 year free board and roof.
Jan Hendrick Forsting declares to be perfectly content with the aforesaid and to have accepted this contract of his own free will. He agrees to serve Mr. H.C. Gildemeester during the aforesaid time loyally and honestly and to behave rightly for which he also in the future may count on help, good service and protection.
Further, J.H. Forsting declares to be ready for shipment as soon as the chance will be given to him.
Johanna Van Kleef wife of J.H. Forsting declares to agree with all the aforesaid and to have accepted this contract of her own free will. At the signing of this contract Mr. H.C. Gildemeester will pay the 75 guilders for the outfit of their two children. Everything done and stipulated in good faith in Amsterdam, November 15, 1828."
All of this information is substantiated in records found on Ancestry.com. Johan Hendrick Forsting traveled to North America in the ship Brig. Martha and arrived in New York on 16 March 1829 with their three sons (not two as stated in the letter), Johan, Andris and Derick. Johanna traveled with the H.C. Gildemeester family on the ship Edward Quesnel and arrived in New York one day later on 17 March 1829. It looks like the only difference is that they brought the youngest child, Derick, with them rather than leave him, however temporarily, with Johanna's parents.
Native of Holland, Netherlands.
Her last name is spelled Fosting or Forsting.
Johanna came to the United States from The Netherlands on a ship named the "Ship Edward Quesnel" on 17 March 1829 having departed from the port of Havre in The Netherlands.
Johanna is buried with A. Forsting who is her son Andris/Andrew Forsting based on the 20 year age difference in their birth years.
The following is an excerpt of a letter found, of all places, at a garage sale at the home of a well known local author in the San Luis Obispo, Ca. area and Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo Professor Loren Nicholson.
"How the Forsting Family got to America. Agreement between Mr. Hugo Christian Gildemeester and Jan Hendrick Forsting and his wife, Johanna Van Kleef, Agrees November 15, 1828. Mr. H.C. Gildemeester takes into his service from today, Johanna Van Kleef, as a wet nurse to go to North America with him for a monthly wage of twenty dutch guilders monthly during 10 months so until September 15, 1829, from this wages will be paid here monthly 6 guilders for the upkeep of her youngest child to Jan Van Kleef of Antje Van Kleef her parents by the honorable Mr. J. Kool, med. Doctor.
After these ten months the wages of the girl will be changed to the satisfaction of both parties until the end of this contract. The first named agrees to pay the trip to North America by boat for Jan Hendrick Forsting and his two children and to look after transportation and living expenses until he has reached the place of destination and has shown himself to Mr. H.C. Gildemeester. From that moment he, H.C. Gildemeester takes Jan Hendrick Forsting in his service for 1 1/2 saying one and a half year without wages, this service to pay for the advanced payment of the trip, while to Forsting and his wife and two children will be given during that 1 1/2 year free board and roof.
Jan Hendrick Forsting declares to be perfectly content with the aforesaid and to have accepted this contract of his own free will. He agrees to serve Mr. H.C. Gildemeester during the aforesaid time loyally and honestly and to behave rightly for which he also in the future may count on help, good service and protection.
Further, J.H. Forsting declares to be ready for shipment as soon as the chance will be given to him.
Johanna Van Kleef wife of J.H. Forsting declares to agree with all the aforesaid and to have accepted this contract of her own free will. At the signing of this contract Mr. H.C. Gildemeester will pay the 75 guilders for the outfit of their two children. Everything done and stipulated in good faith in Amsterdam, November 15, 1828."
All of this information is substantiated in records found on Ancestry.com. Johan Hendrick Forsting traveled to North America in the ship Brig. Martha and arrived in New York on 16 March 1829 with their three sons (not two as stated in the letter), Johan, Andris and Derick. Johanna traveled with the H.C. Gildemeester family on the ship Edward Quesnel and arrived in New York one day later on 17 March 1829. It looks like the only difference is that they brought the youngest child, Derick, with them rather than leave him, however temporarily, with Johanna's parents.
Her last name is spelled Fosting or Forsting.
Johanna came to the United States from The Netherlands on a ship named the "Ship Edward Quesnel" on 17 March 1829 having departed from the port of Havre in The Netherlands.
Johanna is buried with A. Forsting who is her son Andris/Andrew Forsting based on the 20 year age difference in their birth years.
The following is an excerpt of a letter found, of all places, at a garage sale at the home of a well known local author in the San Luis Obispo, Ca. area and Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo Professor Loren Nicholson.
"How the Forsting Family got to America. Agreement between Mr. Hugo Christian Gildemeester and Jan Hendrick Forsting and his wife, Johanna Van Kleef, Agrees November 15, 1828. Mr. H.C. Gildemeester takes into his service from today, Johanna Van Kleef, as a wet nurse to go to North America with him for a monthly wage of twenty dutch guilders monthly during 10 months so until September 15, 1829, from this wages will be paid here monthly 6 guilders for the upkeep of her youngest child to Jan Van Kleef of Antje Van Kleef her parents by the honorable Mr. J. Kool, med. Doctor.
After these ten months the wages of the girl will be changed to the satisfaction of both parties until the end of this contract. The first named agrees to pay the trip to North America by boat for Jan Hendrick Forsting and his two children and to look after transportation and living expenses until he has reached the place of destination and has shown himself to Mr. H.C. Gildemeester. From that moment he, H.C. Gildemeester takes Jan Hendrick Forsting in his service for 1 1/2 saying one and a half year without wages, this service to pay for the advanced payment of the trip, while to Forsting and his wife and two children will be given during that 1 1/2 year free board and roof.
Jan Hendrick Forsting declares to be perfectly content with the aforesaid and to have accepted this contract of his own free will. He agrees to serve Mr. H.C. Gildemeester during the aforesaid time loyally and honestly and to behave rightly for which he also in the future may count on help, good service and protection.
Further, J.H. Forsting declares to be ready for shipment as soon as the chance will be given to him.
Johanna Van Kleef wife of J.H. Forsting declares to agree with all the aforesaid and to have accepted this contract of her own free will. At the signing of this contract Mr. H.C. Gildemeester will pay the 75 guilders for the outfit of their two children. Everything done and stipulated in good faith in Amsterdam, November 15, 1828."
All of this information is substantiated in records found on Ancestry.com. Johan Hendrick Forsting traveled to North America in the ship Brig. Martha and arrived in New York on 16 March 1829 with their three sons (not two as stated in the letter), Johan, Andris and Derick. Johanna traveled with the H.C. Gildemeester family on the ship Edward Quesnel and arrived in New York one day later on 17 March 1829. It looks like the only difference is that they brought the youngest child, Derick, with them rather than leave him, however temporarily, with Johanna's parents.
Inscription
In memory of Johanna Forsting. Native of Holland Aged 75 years 3 mo's and 17 dy's. The back of the headstone says "In memory of Mrs J Forsting. Native of Holland Aged 75 years 3 mo's and 17 dy's.
The rest of the inscription reads:
"The rest this world has never gave
has now been found beyond the grave
her soul has reached the farther shore
to be at rest forever more"
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