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Alexander Isaac Cohen, birth Probably Nijkerk, buried 20 Mar 1805 Amsterdam, Buried at Zeeburg Cemetery. The registration of his burial was supplied as proof of death when daughter Mietje married., son of Isaac Ezechiel Cohen and Rebecca Alexander van Embden
Another Alexander Cohen must have lived in Nijkerk: there was a burial there of a Mietje Alexander Cohen, 12 Aug1794, Jewish.

Also Alexander Ziskind Cohen, after his grandfather van Emden.
D.E. Cohen in De geschiedenis van de familie Cohen: Isaac Ezechiels son Alexander/Abraham later moved to Amsterdam where he adopted the name Lohman. Because of the name Zadoks there may be a mix-up with Abraham Isac/Eizik Lohmans/Cohen-Zadoks wh o died in 1827 in Amsterdam (see Akevoth Ashkenazi Amsterdam in the Eighteenth Century),

Married 3 May 1767 Nijkerk, Marriage Nijkerk 3 May 1767 Alexander Isaak Cohen & Sara Zadoks Hartog to:
Sara Zadok Hartog, birth ± 1747, died 26 Jan 1822 Amsterdam, Sara Zadoks 75 jr widow of Alexander Isaac Cohen
1) Magdalena Alexander Cohen, birth 20 Sep 1770 Amsterdam, died 26 Sep 1841 Haarlem, Reg. 27 sep 1841, died 26 sep, age 71, born 20 sep 1770 in Amsterdam, widow of Jacob Izaak de Vries
Married 2 Nov 1791 Amersfoort, In accordance with the shown Act from Mayors and Governors of the City of Rotterdam, where the three mariage proclamations were done without hindrance, Jacob Isaac en Magdalena Cohen are now married.
Maybe they married in the Benjamin Cohen's country house "De Vinkenhoef", between Amersfoort and Nijkerk, where many Cohens married. This may be the reason for this switch from Nijkerk and Rotterdam to Amersfoort.
to:
Jacob Isaak de Vries, birth ± 1765 Rotterdam, died 2 Nov 1825 Amsterdam, Registered 3 Nov 1825, died 2 Nov at the St Antoniebreestr, age 60, born in Rotterdam, married to Magdalena Alexander Cohen
2) Isaac Alexander Cohen, birth ± 1773 Nijkerk, died 30 Dec 1818 Amsterdam, Registered 31 dec 1818 the death of Isaac Alexander Cohen at the Zeedijk, merchant, age 45, born in Nijkerk, husband of Rachel Snoek. He leaves children. Informants brother Zadok age 54 and brother in law Jacob Isaac Fries
See Akevoth, Ashkenazi Amsterdam in the Eighteenth Century
to:
Rachel Snoek
3) Susanna Alexander Cohen, died 3 Jan 1848 Amsterdam, Registered 4 jan 1848 the death on 3 jan in the Zwanenburgstraat no 7 of Sipora Alexander Kuun, age 68, born in Nwkerk, widow of Moses Barend Boleman. Informants Alexander Moses Boleman, 35 yrs, diamondcutter, Zwanenburgstraat 44, son of the decea sed, and Lion Isaac Stokvis, 27 yrs diamond cutter living at the Miuderstraat no 13, acquaintance of the deceased.
See also Akevoth, Ashkenazi Amsterdam in the Eighteenth Century
Her first name on BMD certificates usually Susanna, sometimes Sophia, and on her own death certificate Sipora. After the name adoptions 1811-12 on BMD certificates her surname was written as Cohen, Coen, Koen, Kun, Kuen, Khune and Kuun.
to:
Moses Barend Boleman
4) Rebecca Alexander Cohen, birth ± 1782 Nijkerk, died 4 Dec 1838 Amsterdam, Died 4 Dec 1838, Zwanenburgwal Rebecka Alexander Cohen wid of Emanuel Schabracq, age 54 yrs
Birth year based on age recorded at marriage, her age at death suggests she was two years younger. Whatever it was, she was more than 30 years younger than her husband.

Married 8 Sep 1805 Amsterdam to:
Emanuel Hartog Schabracq, birth ± 1751 Amsterdam, 8 Elul 5511 - 29 Aug 1751 circumcision of Menachem Man ben Hirsch Segal-Schabracq, died 14 Feb 1816 Amsterdam, Emanuel Schabrack 65 yr Lange Koningsstr. no occupation, married to Rebecca Alex Cohen. Informants Zadok Alexander Cohen brother in law 38 yrs old occ commisionair OZ Achterburgwal bij Korte Niezel and Jacob Izak de Vries brother in law 52 yrs ol d occ pottery shop, son of Hartog Isaac Levie and Caatje Ezechiel Cohen
In 1784 he is not present when his brother Leonard married, he may have resided in France, in business with the Hombergs and/or brother Isaac.
1815, birth of son Alexander: occupation "fijnschildersbaas". A miniature signed and dated 'Em:l Schabracq 1798' was auctioned by Christie's in 2001.

29 Dec 1806 Rotterdam: burial of a stillborn child of Emanuel Chabracq
5) Mietje Alexander Cohen, birth ± 4 May 1786 Nijkerk, Year of birth declared by witnesses before marriage (instead of birth cert)
Married 17 Jul 1822 Amsterdam, His occupation: cobbler, her occupation: dealer in earthenware to:
Hijman Hartog Drulman, birth ± 1786 Amsterdam
6) Zadok Alexander Cohen, birth ± 1788 Nijkerk
Married 12 Jun 1808 Amsterdam to:
Saartje Daniels
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