Bernard Chapon was a son of David Chapon and Flora Buitakan (Buitenkant). He married Marianna Soester in Zaandam on 23 December 1936, a daughter of Isaac Soester and Sientje Buitenkant. The couple had one son, who has survived the Holocaust. Also Bernard’s spouse has survived the Shoah.
Bernad had also a brother Arnold and a sister Jeannette. Both have been killed in the Shoah too.
City Archive of Amsterdam, family registration card of David Chapon, archive card of Bernard Chapon, Marianna Soester and website www.wiewaswie.