| Hendrikje Smit-Meijering | |
 Hendrikje Smit-Meijering baptising her great-great-grandchild Richard on 9 November 1958 | |
| Birth: | 7 November 1853 Dalen, Drenthe, Netherlands |
| Death: | 14 January 1961 Ter Apel, Groningen, Netherlands |
| Age: | 107 years, 68 days |
| Country: |  NED
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| Centenarian | |
Hendrikje "Hinderkien" Smit-Meijering (7 November 1853 – 14 January 1961) was a Dutch centenarian who was the oldest living person in the Netherlands at the time of her death.
Biography
Hendrikje Smit-Meijering was born in Dalen, Drenthe, Netherlands on 7 November 1853 to parents Harm Meijering and Albertje Brinks. She married Jans Smit in Emmen, Drenthe, on 27 March 1874 at the age of 20 years, with whom she would have two boys; Jannes and Harm Smit. On 9 November 1958, the Polygoon-Profilti (a Dutch newsreel) made an item about her baptising her great-great-grandchild Richard. It was one of the rare moments at the time that five generations in The Netherlands were all alive.
She became the oldest known living person in the Netherlands, following the death of 109-year-old Willem Kostering on 9 December 1960.
Smit-Meijering died in Ter Apel, Groningen, Netherlands on 14 January 1961 at the age of 107 years, 68 days.
References
- Hendrikje Meijering (1853-1961) Genealogy Online
- 105-jarige houdt achter-achter-kleinkind ten doop Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision, 9 November 1958 (Archived)