He and his wife married in 1842. They emigrated to the United States from Holland in 1852.
Natralized February 28, 1859 at NYC.
1860 census: Arnold a "seamstress" living with his wife and three children Frances, Ginnet and Henry. Lived next door to a "Peter Brennan" in the 1st District, 9th Ward, NYC
1870 census: Arnold was a tailor living in the 13th District, 9th Ward, New York City. He lived with his wife Henrietta and their children Franz, 25, Jeanette, 23, and Henry, 17, a dry goods clerk. A "James Brennan," laborer, lived several doors away.
The 1900 Census lists their residence as 18 Christopher St. in Manhattan and his occupation as landlord. She reported 7 children born but only one living in 1900.
Recollections (May 2012) of John P. Brennan, great-grandson of Arnold Heidenis: "I don't care what the 1860 census says. My great-grandfather, Arnold Heidenis, was not a seamstress. It could have been his Dutch accent, or that of Henrietta, his wife, that confused the census taker. But my mother, Miriam Heidenis Brennan, Arnold's grandaughter, told my brothers and sisters and me the true story.
In Holland, Arnold Heidenis, apprenticed to be a silversmith. I don't know how many years his training took, presumably living in the home of a master silversmith. This was the requirment to be admitted to the Guild of Silversmiths. The completion of his training included the design of a work of art, handcrafted in silver. That was his masterpiece. For Arnold, this was a small silver cup, intricately designed with beautiful tiny flowers and the letter H, inscribed three times around the cup.
My understanding is that once he achieved his goal as a master silversmith, he married in Holland and he and Henrietta emigrated to New York City, where they raised their family and he opened a silver shop. He apparently was successful, because they purchased burial plots in Calvary Cemetery, where my great-grandparents, my Heidenis grandparents, and my mom and dad all lay peacefully."
Natralized February 28, 1859 at NYC.
1860 census: Arnold a "seamstress" living with his wife and three children Frances, Ginnet and Henry. Lived next door to a "Peter Brennan" in the 1st District, 9th Ward, NYC
1870 census: Arnold was a tailor living in the 13th District, 9th Ward, New York City. He lived with his wife Henrietta and their children Franz, 25, Jeanette, 23, and Henry, 17, a dry goods clerk. A "James Brennan," laborer, lived several doors away.
The 1900 Census lists their residence as 18 Christopher St. in Manhattan and his occupation as landlord. She reported 7 children born but only one living in 1900.
Recollections (May 2012) of John P. Brennan, great-grandson of Arnold Heidenis: "I don't care what the 1860 census says. My great-grandfather, Arnold Heidenis, was not a seamstress. It could have been his Dutch accent, or that of Henrietta, his wife, that confused the census taker. But my mother, Miriam Heidenis Brennan, Arnold's grandaughter, told my brothers and sisters and me the true story.
In Holland, Arnold Heidenis, apprenticed to be a silversmith. I don't know how many years his training took, presumably living in the home of a master silversmith. This was the requirment to be admitted to the Guild of Silversmiths. The completion of his training included the design of a work of art, handcrafted in silver. That was his masterpiece. For Arnold, this was a small silver cup, intricately designed with beautiful tiny flowers and the letter H, inscribed three times around the cup.
My understanding is that once he achieved his goal as a master silversmith, he married in Holland and he and Henrietta emigrated to New York City, where they raised their family and he opened a silver shop. He apparently was successful, because they purchased burial plots in Calvary Cemetery, where my great-grandparents, my Heidenis grandparents, and my mom and dad all lay peacefully."
He and his wife married in 1842. They emigrated to the United States from Holland in 1852.
Natralized February 28, 1859 at NYC.
1860 census: Arnold a "seamstress" living with his wife and three children Frances, Ginnet and Henry. Lived next door to a "Peter Brennan" in the 1st District, 9th Ward, NYC
1870 census: Arnold was a tailor living in the 13th District, 9th Ward, New York City. He lived with his wife Henrietta and their children Franz, 25, Jeanette, 23, and Henry, 17, a dry goods clerk. A "James Brennan," laborer, lived several doors away.
The 1900 Census lists their residence as 18 Christopher St. in Manhattan and his occupation as landlord. She reported 7 children born but only one living in 1900.
Recollections (May 2012) of John P. Brennan, great-grandson of Arnold Heidenis: "I don't care what the 1860 census says. My great-grandfather, Arnold Heidenis, was not a seamstress. It could have been his Dutch accent, or that of Henrietta, his wife, that confused the census taker. But my mother, Miriam Heidenis Brennan, Arnold's grandaughter, told my brothers and sisters and me the true story.
In Holland, Arnold Heidenis, apprenticed to be a silversmith. I don't know how many years his training took, presumably living in the home of a master silversmith. This was the requirment to be admitted to the Guild of Silversmiths. The completion of his training included the design of a work of art, handcrafted in silver. That was his masterpiece. For Arnold, this was a small silver cup, intricately designed with beautiful tiny flowers and the letter H, inscribed three times around the cup.
My understanding is that once he achieved his goal as a master silversmith, he married in Holland and he and Henrietta emigrated to New York City, where they raised their family and he opened a silver shop. He apparently was successful, because they purchased burial plots in Calvary Cemetery, where my great-grandparents, my Heidenis grandparents, and my mom and dad all lay peacefully."
Natralized February 28, 1859 at NYC.
1860 census: Arnold a "seamstress" living with his wife and three children Frances, Ginnet and Henry. Lived next door to a "Peter Brennan" in the 1st District, 9th Ward, NYC
1870 census: Arnold was a tailor living in the 13th District, 9th Ward, New York City. He lived with his wife Henrietta and their children Franz, 25, Jeanette, 23, and Henry, 17, a dry goods clerk. A "James Brennan," laborer, lived several doors away.
The 1900 Census lists their residence as 18 Christopher St. in Manhattan and his occupation as landlord. She reported 7 children born but only one living in 1900.
Recollections (May 2012) of John P. Brennan, great-grandson of Arnold Heidenis: "I don't care what the 1860 census says. My great-grandfather, Arnold Heidenis, was not a seamstress. It could have been his Dutch accent, or that of Henrietta, his wife, that confused the census taker. But my mother, Miriam Heidenis Brennan, Arnold's grandaughter, told my brothers and sisters and me the true story.
In Holland, Arnold Heidenis, apprenticed to be a silversmith. I don't know how many years his training took, presumably living in the home of a master silversmith. This was the requirment to be admitted to the Guild of Silversmiths. The completion of his training included the design of a work of art, handcrafted in silver. That was his masterpiece. For Arnold, this was a small silver cup, intricately designed with beautiful tiny flowers and the letter H, inscribed three times around the cup.
My understanding is that once he achieved his goal as a master silversmith, he married in Holland and he and Henrietta emigrated to New York City, where they raised their family and he opened a silver shop. He apparently was successful, because they purchased burial plots in Calvary Cemetery, where my great-grandparents, my Heidenis grandparents, and my mom and dad all lay peacefully."
