Person:Matthijs Heijns (3)

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Matthijs arrived August 28,1911, at the Port of New York (which includes Hoboken, NJ) on the ship Noordam I from the Holland American Line.

https://familytrees.net/heijns/images/matthijs-450.jpg Matthijs and Anna Heyns and grandson Larry at Cheshire Drive house, 1942.

Matthijs and Anna married in 1911 in Hoboken, NJ USA. Matthijs's petitioned for naturalization on the 4th. day of January, 1922 and received an Order of the Court Admitting Petitioner dated 18th day of September, 1922. Prior to Sept. 22, 1922 the wife became naturalized upon citizenship being conferred to her husband. This also applied to any children under age 21. William writes, "My Dad's papers were granted on Sept. 18, 1922 -- that was close."

Matthijs started and owned some of the first grocery stores with aisles where shoppers could select their own items. Matthijs's son William says, "My Dad's grocery business was known as 'Matt's Self Serve, Cash and Carry.'" Grandson Larry Heyns adds that Matthijs was also president of the Michigan Retail Grocers and Meat Dealers Association and director of Grocers Co-operative Dairy Company.

1. ↑ Kind Matthijs Heijns
   Geboortedatum 11-02-1891
   Geslacht Man
   
   Vader Willem Heijns
   Beroep Landbouwer
   Leeftijd 37
   Moeder Rijna Hoogendoorn
   Beroep z.b.
   
   Gebeurtenis Geboorte
   Datum 11-02-1891
   
   Documenttype BS Geboorte
   Erfgoedinstelling Streekarchief Midden-Holland
   Collectiegebied Zuid-Holland
   Archief 1234
   Registratienummer 5
   Aktenummer 9
   Registratiedatum 11-02-1891
   Akteplaats Moerkapelle
   AkteSoort Geboorteakte