When Machtelina Hommersom was born on 14 November 1870, in Barendrecht, South Holland, Netherlands, her father, Teunis Hommersom, was 30 and her mother, Cornelia Van Leeuwen, was 34. She married Gerrit Blankestijn on 13 April 1893, in Maurik, Gelderland, Netherlands. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 6 daughters. She died on 17 May 1960, in Zeist, Utrecht, Netherlands, at the age of 89.
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