Rachel van Dal was the daughter of Gerrit Samuel van Dal and Debora Pronk. She married Benedicictus Soesan in 1881. The couple had one daughter, Debora. After Benedictus Soesan had died, Rachel van Dal married Jacob Wagenhuizen in 1902. He had four children from a previous marriage (two other children had died at a young age): Rachel, Femmetje, Marcus and Benedictus. Jacob Wagenhuizen died in 1907.
Amsterdam Municipal Archives; record card of Rachel van Dal
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