Baars Shipbuilders
In period—1832—Kornelis Baars (1808) of Heinenoord married a Sliedrecht girl named Kornelia Visser (1811) who came from a long line of shipbuilders. Kornelis leased a site by the river where he began building wooden barges, tjalks and rowboats. These vessels were used for transportation, dredging and to carry wetland products. Kornelis soon made a name for himself as a shipbuilder. Four years later, he was able to purchase a plot of land and a share of a house and shed for 600 guilders. The couple had thirteen children, five of whom survived.