Brief Life History of Catharina Helena
When Catharina Helena Bergman was born on 25 November 1897, in Holland, Netherlands, her father, Johannes Bergman, was 36 and her mother, Catharina van der Voort, was 33. She married Johannes Franciscus van den Berg on 2 September 1919, in Lisse, South Holland, Netherlands. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She died on 29 November 1983, in Anna Paulowna, North Holland, Netherlands, at the age of 86.
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- Catharina Helena Bergman, "Netherlands, Archival Indexes, Population Registers"
- Catharina Helena Bergman, "Netherlands, Archival Indexes, Vital Records"
- Catharina Helena Bergman, "Netherlands, Archival Indexes, Vital Records"
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1899 · Hague Peace Convention
The Hague Peace Convention was a series conferences that produced treaties and declarations. The convention took place in Hague, Netherlands. The conferences were among the first formal statements of the laws of war and war crimes in secular international law.
1904 · Weerdinge Couple Found in Bog
Two skeletons were found next to each other in Drenthe, Netherlands. The skeletons were dated back to between 160 BC and 220 AD. One of the skeletons was thought to be a female and the other a male so scientists called them the Weerdinge couple or Mr. and Mrs. Veenstra. It was determined that both skeletons were men and the name was changed to Weerdinge Men.
1922
Dutch women get the vote.
Name Meaning
Swedish: ornamental or topographic name from berg ‘mountain, hill’ + man ‘man’, or a habitational name for someone from a place named with the word berg. The surname, which is also found in Finland, may also be of German (compare 3 below) or Dutch (see 2 below) origin.
Dutch: topographic name denoting an upland dweller, from berg (see Berg ) ‘mountain, hill’ + man ‘man’.
Altered form of German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) Bergmann . This form of the surname is also found in Czechia, Poland, and some other European countries.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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